WGU C190 BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Characteristics of Life. Answer: 1. Be made of materials organized in
a hierarchical pattern.
2. Use energy and raw materials to survive.
3. Sense and respond to changing environments and maintain internal
stability, or homeostasis.
4. Grow, Develop and reproduce.
5. Be part of a population that evolves.
⩥ Cell. Answer: Is the smallest unit that displays all of the
characteristics of a living organism.
⩥ Matter. Answer: any substance that has mass and takes up space.
⩥ Biotic matter. Answer: if it was ever alive at some point. ex. bacteria,
cotton, Yogurt.
⩥ Abiotic matter. Answer: if it is nonliving and never has been alive. ex.
water, Glucose, carbon dioxide, Cold Virus.
, ⩥ All of the following are part of the sutdy of biology EXCEPT:
a) Living Organisms
b) The interaction between living organisms and their environment
c) Earthquakes
d) Life. Answer: C. Earthquakes.
⩥ Atom. Answer: Basic unit of matter.
⩥ Molecule. Answer: a chemical structure consisting of at least two
atoms held together by a chemical bond.
⩥ Macromolecules. Answer: are important molecules that are
technically polymers.
⩥ Prokaryotes. Answer: small and simple, they do not have andy clearly
defined compartments inside of them.
⩥ Eukaryotes. Answer: include membrane-bound organelles:
compartments inside the cell that contain specific groups of macro-
molecules and carry out specific cellular functions.
⩥ Tissues. Answer: Are formed when similar cells work together to
fulfill the same detailed function
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Characteristics of Life. Answer: 1. Be made of materials organized in
a hierarchical pattern.
2. Use energy and raw materials to survive.
3. Sense and respond to changing environments and maintain internal
stability, or homeostasis.
4. Grow, Develop and reproduce.
5. Be part of a population that evolves.
⩥ Cell. Answer: Is the smallest unit that displays all of the
characteristics of a living organism.
⩥ Matter. Answer: any substance that has mass and takes up space.
⩥ Biotic matter. Answer: if it was ever alive at some point. ex. bacteria,
cotton, Yogurt.
⩥ Abiotic matter. Answer: if it is nonliving and never has been alive. ex.
water, Glucose, carbon dioxide, Cold Virus.
, ⩥ All of the following are part of the sutdy of biology EXCEPT:
a) Living Organisms
b) The interaction between living organisms and their environment
c) Earthquakes
d) Life. Answer: C. Earthquakes.
⩥ Atom. Answer: Basic unit of matter.
⩥ Molecule. Answer: a chemical structure consisting of at least two
atoms held together by a chemical bond.
⩥ Macromolecules. Answer: are important molecules that are
technically polymers.
⩥ Prokaryotes. Answer: small and simple, they do not have andy clearly
defined compartments inside of them.
⩥ Eukaryotes. Answer: include membrane-bound organelles:
compartments inside the cell that contain specific groups of macro-
molecules and carry out specific cellular functions.
⩥ Tissues. Answer: Are formed when similar cells work together to
fulfill the same detailed function
