BIO 3000 Midterm Exam 1 Questions
Answered Correctly.
features of living things - Answer evolution, inheritance and reproduction, metabolism, and diversity
evolution - Answer - living things change over time
- unifying theory of biology
inheritance and reproduction - Answer - living things make more living things
- offspring inherit traits from their parents; DNA is passed from one generation to the next
metabolism - Answer all living things require energy throughout their lives
diversity - Answer all living things have evolved into distinct, unique forms that confirm life's
evolutionary past
hierarchical organization of life - Answer atom, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ
systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, & the biosphere
unifying principle - Answer evolution
Darwin's theory (3 observations) - Answer 1) individuals in a population vary from one another
2) variations are inherited
3) in every population, many offspring die before reaching maturity
2 main core principles of evolutionary theory - Answer Common descent with modification and natural
selection
common descent with modification - Answer the idea that species DO change over time & are related
in some way
, natural selection - Answer HOW species change over time
Scientific method - Answer 1) observations
2) hypothesis
3) design studies
4) analyze data
5) share results
6) conduct more research
scientific theories - Answer - a general set of principles supported by evidence
- more valuable than a fact because theories have explanatory power
hypothesis - Answer asking questions to further explain events
basics of peer review process? - Answer 2-3 other scientists, not involved in the study, critique a paper
and determine whether it has any obvious errors
observational studies - Answer - used when questions are difficult or impossible to study through
experiment
- researchers track different populations to analyze outcomes
how do observational studies differ from experiments? - Answer observational studies observe the
effect of an intervention without trying to change anything while experimental studies introduce an
intervention and study its effects
assumptions of science - Answer cause and effect, consistency and repeatability, materialism
cause and effect - Answer things happen because something caused it to happen
Answered Correctly.
features of living things - Answer evolution, inheritance and reproduction, metabolism, and diversity
evolution - Answer - living things change over time
- unifying theory of biology
inheritance and reproduction - Answer - living things make more living things
- offspring inherit traits from their parents; DNA is passed from one generation to the next
metabolism - Answer all living things require energy throughout their lives
diversity - Answer all living things have evolved into distinct, unique forms that confirm life's
evolutionary past
hierarchical organization of life - Answer atom, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ
systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, & the biosphere
unifying principle - Answer evolution
Darwin's theory (3 observations) - Answer 1) individuals in a population vary from one another
2) variations are inherited
3) in every population, many offspring die before reaching maturity
2 main core principles of evolutionary theory - Answer Common descent with modification and natural
selection
common descent with modification - Answer the idea that species DO change over time & are related
in some way
, natural selection - Answer HOW species change over time
Scientific method - Answer 1) observations
2) hypothesis
3) design studies
4) analyze data
5) share results
6) conduct more research
scientific theories - Answer - a general set of principles supported by evidence
- more valuable than a fact because theories have explanatory power
hypothesis - Answer asking questions to further explain events
basics of peer review process? - Answer 2-3 other scientists, not involved in the study, critique a paper
and determine whether it has any obvious errors
observational studies - Answer - used when questions are difficult or impossible to study through
experiment
- researchers track different populations to analyze outcomes
how do observational studies differ from experiments? - Answer observational studies observe the
effect of an intervention without trying to change anything while experimental studies introduce an
intervention and study its effects
assumptions of science - Answer cause and effect, consistency and repeatability, materialism
cause and effect - Answer things happen because something caused it to happen
