Biology - Test Questions with 100% Correct
Answers.
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism is called what? - ANS
metabolism
In all organisms, DNA contains what kind of information? - ANS genetic
Basically, the biological term for "keeping things the same". - ANS homeostasis
In what form of reproduction are offspring genetically the same as the parent organism? -
ANS asexual
Most importantly, a hypothesis must be... - ANS testable
Which is not a theme that unifies biology - interdependence, evolution, diversity and unity
of life, or homeostasis? - ANS homeostasis
True or false - because water is a nonpolar molecule, it tends to cause ionic compounds
mixed in water to dissociate into ions. - ANS false
Where are an atom's electrons found? - ANS In orbitals around the nucleus
Biological catalysts - ANS enzymes
Buffers prevent fluctuation in... - ANS pH
A molecule with a partial positive charge on one side and a partial negative charge on the
other is called a(n)... - ANS polar molecule
If an atom has 6 electrons in its outer shell, it is likely to form... - ANS 2 covalent bonds
If an atom involved in a REDOX reaction loses an electron, it is said to be... - ANS
oxidized
Answers.
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism is called what? - ANS
metabolism
In all organisms, DNA contains what kind of information? - ANS genetic
Basically, the biological term for "keeping things the same". - ANS homeostasis
In what form of reproduction are offspring genetically the same as the parent organism? -
ANS asexual
Most importantly, a hypothesis must be... - ANS testable
Which is not a theme that unifies biology - interdependence, evolution, diversity and unity
of life, or homeostasis? - ANS homeostasis
True or false - because water is a nonpolar molecule, it tends to cause ionic compounds
mixed in water to dissociate into ions. - ANS false
Where are an atom's electrons found? - ANS In orbitals around the nucleus
Biological catalysts - ANS enzymes
Buffers prevent fluctuation in... - ANS pH
A molecule with a partial positive charge on one side and a partial negative charge on the
other is called a(n)... - ANS polar molecule
If an atom has 6 electrons in its outer shell, it is likely to form... - ANS 2 covalent bonds
If an atom involved in a REDOX reaction loses an electron, it is said to be... - ANS
oxidized
