Biology 103 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What |are |the |key |characteristics |of |living |things? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(1) |Orderliness, |
complexity, |organization
(2) |energy |use |and |production, |metabolism
(3) |balance, |homeostasis
(4) |irritability, |adaptation |(evolution)
(5) |reproduction, |growth, |development
The |sum |of |all |the |chemical |reactions |that |take |place |in |the |body |is |called |_____. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-metabolism
Taxonomic |Heirarchy |(IN |ORDER!) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Domain, |Kingdom, |Phylum, |Class, |
Order, |Family, |Genus, |Specific |Epithet
What |two |parts |make |up |a |scientific |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genus |and |specific |
epithet
What |is |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |that |scientists |use |to |
evaluate |ideas |and |information.
What |are |the |parts |of |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observation, |
Information, |Hypothesis, |Repeated |experimentation, |conclusion, |retest |conclusions
What |is |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |naming |and |classifying |of |organisms
,What |is |the |proper |term |for |a |scientific |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Binomial |
Nomenclature
Who |developed |binomial |nomenclature? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carl |Linnaeus
A |_____ |_____ |is |a |hypothesis |that |has |withstood |the |test |of |time |and |much |experimentation
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |theory
In |experiments, |a |_____ |_____ |is |a |group |that |is |the |same |as |an |experimental |group |except |
for |one |variable; |used |as |a |standard |of |comparison |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-control |group
What |is |an |atom? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |unit |of |matter
What |are |the |3 |subatomic |particles |in |an |atom |and |where |are |they |found? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Protons |(nucleus), |Neutrons |(nucleus), |Electrons |(electron |shells).
What |is |the |charge |of |a |proton? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive
What |is |the |charge |of |a |neutron? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neutral
What |is |the |charge |of |an |electron? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-negative
What |is |the |importance |of |the |proton |number |in |an |atom? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |the |
atomic |number
What |are |valence |electrons |and |what |do |they |determine? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Electrons |
in |the |outermost |shell, |they |determine |the |number |of |bonds |that |an |atom |will |form
, _____ |are |atoms |of |the |same |element |which |have |different |atomic |weights |because |they |have
|different |numbers |of |neutrons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Isotopes
_____ |is |the |clinging |of |one |substance |to |another. |This |makes |water |a |particularly |good |
solvent. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adhesion
I. |Adenine, |II |Guanine, |III |Thymine, |IV |Cysosine: |From |the |list |of |nitrogenous |bases |above, |
which |are |pyrimidines? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-III |and |IV
A(n) |_____ |is |a |substance |made |of |only |one |kind |of |atom, |and |can't |be |broken |down |to |other |
substances |by |chemical |reactions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-element
_____ |is |the |energy-storing |polysaccharide |of |plants. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Starch
Fats, |oils, |and |waxes |are |all |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lipids
_____ |are |negatively |charged |particles |that |orbit |the |nucleus |of |an |atom. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Electrons
A(n) |_____ |bond |involves |the |equal |sharing |of |valence |electrons. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
covalent
An |atom |can |form |as |many |bonds |as |there |are...? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unpaired |electrons |
in |its |outermost |electron |shell
_____ |bear |a |positive |electrical |charge, |while |_____ |have |no |electrical |charge. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Protons, |neutrons
CORRECT ANSWERS
What |are |the |key |characteristics |of |living |things? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(1) |Orderliness, |
complexity, |organization
(2) |energy |use |and |production, |metabolism
(3) |balance, |homeostasis
(4) |irritability, |adaptation |(evolution)
(5) |reproduction, |growth, |development
The |sum |of |all |the |chemical |reactions |that |take |place |in |the |body |is |called |_____. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-metabolism
Taxonomic |Heirarchy |(IN |ORDER!) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Domain, |Kingdom, |Phylum, |Class, |
Order, |Family, |Genus, |Specific |Epithet
What |two |parts |make |up |a |scientific |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genus |and |specific |
epithet
What |is |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |that |scientists |use |to |
evaluate |ideas |and |information.
What |are |the |parts |of |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observation, |
Information, |Hypothesis, |Repeated |experimentation, |conclusion, |retest |conclusions
What |is |taxonomy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |naming |and |classifying |of |organisms
,What |is |the |proper |term |for |a |scientific |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Binomial |
Nomenclature
Who |developed |binomial |nomenclature? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carl |Linnaeus
A |_____ |_____ |is |a |hypothesis |that |has |withstood |the |test |of |time |and |much |experimentation
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |theory
In |experiments, |a |_____ |_____ |is |a |group |that |is |the |same |as |an |experimental |group |except |
for |one |variable; |used |as |a |standard |of |comparison |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-control |group
What |is |an |atom? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |unit |of |matter
What |are |the |3 |subatomic |particles |in |an |atom |and |where |are |they |found? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Protons |(nucleus), |Neutrons |(nucleus), |Electrons |(electron |shells).
What |is |the |charge |of |a |proton? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive
What |is |the |charge |of |a |neutron? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neutral
What |is |the |charge |of |an |electron? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-negative
What |is |the |importance |of |the |proton |number |in |an |atom? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |the |
atomic |number
What |are |valence |electrons |and |what |do |they |determine? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Electrons |
in |the |outermost |shell, |they |determine |the |number |of |bonds |that |an |atom |will |form
, _____ |are |atoms |of |the |same |element |which |have |different |atomic |weights |because |they |have
|different |numbers |of |neutrons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Isotopes
_____ |is |the |clinging |of |one |substance |to |another. |This |makes |water |a |particularly |good |
solvent. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adhesion
I. |Adenine, |II |Guanine, |III |Thymine, |IV |Cysosine: |From |the |list |of |nitrogenous |bases |above, |
which |are |pyrimidines? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-III |and |IV
A(n) |_____ |is |a |substance |made |of |only |one |kind |of |atom, |and |can't |be |broken |down |to |other |
substances |by |chemical |reactions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-element
_____ |is |the |energy-storing |polysaccharide |of |plants. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Starch
Fats, |oils, |and |waxes |are |all |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lipids
_____ |are |negatively |charged |particles |that |orbit |the |nucleus |of |an |atom. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Electrons
A(n) |_____ |bond |involves |the |equal |sharing |of |valence |electrons. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
covalent
An |atom |can |form |as |many |bonds |as |there |are...? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unpaired |electrons |
in |its |outermost |electron |shell
_____ |bear |a |positive |electrical |charge, |while |_____ |have |no |electrical |charge. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Protons, |neutrons
