BSC1010 FSW SLISHER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Biology
Scientific study of life
Cell
Basic unit of life
5 Characteristics of Life
-organization
-energy use
-maintenance of internal constancy
-reproduction, growth, and development
-evolution
3 Types of Energy Producers
-Primary (autotrophs)
- Consumers (obtain energy from other living things)
-Decomposers (absorb energy from dead things)
2 Types of Reproduction
sexual and asexual
,Evolution
Change in genetic makeup of a population over multiple generations
Adaptation
Inherited characteristic or behavior that enables an organism to survive and reproduce successfully in its
environment
Natural Selection
Enhanced reproductive success of certain individuals from a population based on inherited
characteristics
Smallest to Largest Component of Life
- Atom
-Molecule
-Organelle
-Cell
-Tissue
-Organ
-Organ System
-Organism
- Population
- Community
- Ecosystem
-Biosphere
Three Branches of Tree of Life
, -Archaea
- Bacteria
-Eukarya
Taxonomy
science of naming and classifying organisms
Species
Most basic unit of classifying organisms
Genus
Group of closely related species
Domain
broadest category of taxonomy
Prokaryote
DNA is free in cell and not confined to nucleus
List the two prokaryote domains
Bacteria and Archaea
Kingdom
subdivision of Domains
Kingdoms of Eukarya
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Biology
Scientific study of life
Cell
Basic unit of life
5 Characteristics of Life
-organization
-energy use
-maintenance of internal constancy
-reproduction, growth, and development
-evolution
3 Types of Energy Producers
-Primary (autotrophs)
- Consumers (obtain energy from other living things)
-Decomposers (absorb energy from dead things)
2 Types of Reproduction
sexual and asexual
,Evolution
Change in genetic makeup of a population over multiple generations
Adaptation
Inherited characteristic or behavior that enables an organism to survive and reproduce successfully in its
environment
Natural Selection
Enhanced reproductive success of certain individuals from a population based on inherited
characteristics
Smallest to Largest Component of Life
- Atom
-Molecule
-Organelle
-Cell
-Tissue
-Organ
-Organ System
-Organism
- Population
- Community
- Ecosystem
-Biosphere
Three Branches of Tree of Life
, -Archaea
- Bacteria
-Eukarya
Taxonomy
science of naming and classifying organisms
Species
Most basic unit of classifying organisms
Genus
Group of closely related species
Domain
broadest category of taxonomy
Prokaryote
DNA is free in cell and not confined to nucleus
List the two prokaryote domains
Bacteria and Archaea
Kingdom
subdivision of Domains
Kingdoms of Eukarya
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista
