BIOLOGY 112 – EXAMINATION
INTERMEDIATE BIOLOGY ASSESSMENT COVERING MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY, GENETICS, EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS, PLANT &
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, AND ECOLOGY
SPRING SEMESTER EXAM [2025/2026]
Domain Archaea
Prokaryotic, single-celled organisms; have cell walls; reproduce using binary fission
(duplication); RNA sequence is most similar to Eukarya; live in extreme environments and
therefore do not infect humans; oldest life forms; include methanogens, extreme thermophiles,
and extreme halophiles.
Domain Bacteria
Prokaryotic, single-celled organisms; have cell walls; reproduce using binary fission; differ from
archaea in environment and materials in cell wall; includes cyanobacteria.
Biology
The scientific study of life and its processes.
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, Biosphere
"Largest ecosystem"; the Earth from atmosphere to core.
Cell
An organism's basic unit of structure and function; enclosed by a membrane that regulates the
passage of materials between its insides and its surroundings; uses DNA as genetic information.
Community
A set of populations in a given area.
Consumer
A heterotroph; an organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or
substances derived from them.
Controlled Experiment
An experiment in which an experimental group is compared with a control group that varies
only in the factor being tested.
Deductive Reasoning
If...then logic; specific results are predicted from a general premise; general to specific
reasoning.
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, DNA
A nucleic acid molecule; central database of genetic information; determines genes; translated
to RNA which makes proteins.
Domain Eukarya
All organisms made up of eukaryotic cells; includes the Kingdoms Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, and
protists.
Emergent Properties
Properties that become apparent as complexity is elevated.
Eukaryotic Cell
Has a "true nucleus," and organelles with membranes; is much larger than the other type of
cell.
Gene
A unit of inheritance; determines physical traits.
Genome
The entire genetic library of an organism.
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INTERMEDIATE BIOLOGY ASSESSMENT COVERING MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY, GENETICS, EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS, PLANT &
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, AND ECOLOGY
SPRING SEMESTER EXAM [2025/2026]
Domain Archaea
Prokaryotic, single-celled organisms; have cell walls; reproduce using binary fission
(duplication); RNA sequence is most similar to Eukarya; live in extreme environments and
therefore do not infect humans; oldest life forms; include methanogens, extreme thermophiles,
and extreme halophiles.
Domain Bacteria
Prokaryotic, single-celled organisms; have cell walls; reproduce using binary fission; differ from
archaea in environment and materials in cell wall; includes cyanobacteria.
Biology
The scientific study of life and its processes.
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, Biosphere
"Largest ecosystem"; the Earth from atmosphere to core.
Cell
An organism's basic unit of structure and function; enclosed by a membrane that regulates the
passage of materials between its insides and its surroundings; uses DNA as genetic information.
Community
A set of populations in a given area.
Consumer
A heterotroph; an organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or
substances derived from them.
Controlled Experiment
An experiment in which an experimental group is compared with a control group that varies
only in the factor being tested.
Deductive Reasoning
If...then logic; specific results are predicted from a general premise; general to specific
reasoning.
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, DNA
A nucleic acid molecule; central database of genetic information; determines genes; translated
to RNA which makes proteins.
Domain Eukarya
All organisms made up of eukaryotic cells; includes the Kingdoms Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, and
protists.
Emergent Properties
Properties that become apparent as complexity is elevated.
Eukaryotic Cell
Has a "true nucleus," and organelles with membranes; is much larger than the other type of
cell.
Gene
A unit of inheritance; determines physical traits.
Genome
The entire genetic library of an organism.
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