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WGU Intro to Biology C190 Unit 1 (Modules 1-3) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Abiotic ......ANSWER........Non-living or have never lived
Biotic ......ANSWER........Living or have lived
Biology ......ANSWER........the scientific study of life
Characteristics of life ......ANSWER........made of materials
organized in a hierarchical pattern, uses energy and raw
materials, responds to changing environments, grow and
develop, part of evolving population
Matter ......ANSWER........Has mass and takes up space and
cycles within living systems
Atom ......ANSWER........Basic unit of matter
Molecule ......ANSWER........a chemical structure consisting of at
least two atoms held together by a chemical bond
Macromolecules ......ANSWER........A very large organic molecule
composed of many smaller molecules
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Polymere ......ANSWER........A long chain made of smaller units
called monomeres.
Population ......ANSWER........A group of individuals that belong
to the same species and live in the same area
Community ......ANSWER........All the different populations that
live together in an area
Ecosystem ......ANSWER........all living things in a particular area
together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment
Biosphere ......ANSWER........Includes all life on earth
What is the first level of hierarchical organization that possesses
the emergent property of "life?" ......ANSWER........Cell
Is a virus living? ......ANSWER........No, it is nonliving
Tissue ......ANSWER........A group of similar cells that perform a
specific function.
Organelle ......ANSWER........A tiny cell structure that carries out a
specific function within the cell
WGU Intro to Biology C190 Unit 1 (Modules 1-3) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Abiotic ......ANSWER........Non-living or have never lived
Biotic ......ANSWER........Living or have lived
Biology ......ANSWER........the scientific study of life
Characteristics of life ......ANSWER........made of materials
organized in a hierarchical pattern, uses energy and raw
materials, responds to changing environments, grow and
develop, part of evolving population
Matter ......ANSWER........Has mass and takes up space and
cycles within living systems
Atom ......ANSWER........Basic unit of matter
Molecule ......ANSWER........a chemical structure consisting of at
least two atoms held together by a chemical bond
Macromolecules ......ANSWER........A very large organic molecule
composed of many smaller molecules
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Polymere ......ANSWER........A long chain made of smaller units
called monomeres.
Population ......ANSWER........A group of individuals that belong
to the same species and live in the same area
Community ......ANSWER........All the different populations that
live together in an area
Ecosystem ......ANSWER........all living things in a particular area
together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment
Biosphere ......ANSWER........Includes all life on earth
What is the first level of hierarchical organization that possesses
the emergent property of "life?" ......ANSWER........Cell
Is a virus living? ......ANSWER........No, it is nonliving
Tissue ......ANSWER........A group of similar cells that perform a
specific function.
Organelle ......ANSWER........A tiny cell structure that carries out a
specific function within the cell
