BIO 1104 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Describe the first and second laws of thermodynamics and how they apply to biological system
s CORRECT ANSWER
Give examples of sources of energy in biological systems CORRECT ANSWER
Describe the law of conservation of mass and how it applies to biological systems
CORRECT ANSWER
Give examples of sources of matter in biological systems CORRECT ANSWER
Describe and give examples of the four classes of biological molecules CORRECT ANSWER
Practice using the language of biology: photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide, glucose, bio
mass, energy, soil, nutrients, food CORRECT ANSWER
Think critically about how trees (and all plants) gain most of their dry biomass
CORRECT ANSWER
Describe/explain experimental evidence that shows from which sources plants DO NOT gain m
ost of their dry biomass CORRECT ANSWER
What is the radish experiment? CORRECT ANSWER
What is the BIG IDEA about photosynthesis CORRECT ANSWER
, Describe KEY IDEAS about the two main parts of photosynthesis (light reactions and Calvin clue
) and how stye work together to accomplish the BIG IDEA CORRECT ANSWER
Describe what we mean by "food" as it pertains to photosynthesis and biology
CORRECT ANSWER
Understand the different sizes and scales of photosynthesis (the relative size of different molec
ules involved and where the processes take place) CORRECT ANSWER
Visualize the components of photosynthesis and how they re involved in the overall process
CORRECT ANSWER
What is the big idea about cellular respiration CORRECT ANSWER
Explain where the oxygen you breathe in goes, and where the carbon dioxide you exhale come
s from CORRECT ANSWER
Describe the four main steps of cellular respiration, where they occur, and the key ideas about
what each step accomplishes CORRECT ANSWER
Be able to give examples of what organisms use the final product of cellular respiration (ATP) f
or CORRECT ANSWER
Explain how these ideas connect to other processes like plants doing photosynthesis, or you ea
ting food. CORRECT ANSWER
Describe in your own words using the language of biology a scientific explanation for results of
the acorn scenario CORRECT ANSWER
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Describe the first and second laws of thermodynamics and how they apply to biological system
s CORRECT ANSWER
Give examples of sources of energy in biological systems CORRECT ANSWER
Describe the law of conservation of mass and how it applies to biological systems
CORRECT ANSWER
Give examples of sources of matter in biological systems CORRECT ANSWER
Describe and give examples of the four classes of biological molecules CORRECT ANSWER
Practice using the language of biology: photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide, glucose, bio
mass, energy, soil, nutrients, food CORRECT ANSWER
Think critically about how trees (and all plants) gain most of their dry biomass
CORRECT ANSWER
Describe/explain experimental evidence that shows from which sources plants DO NOT gain m
ost of their dry biomass CORRECT ANSWER
What is the radish experiment? CORRECT ANSWER
What is the BIG IDEA about photosynthesis CORRECT ANSWER
, Describe KEY IDEAS about the two main parts of photosynthesis (light reactions and Calvin clue
) and how stye work together to accomplish the BIG IDEA CORRECT ANSWER
Describe what we mean by "food" as it pertains to photosynthesis and biology
CORRECT ANSWER
Understand the different sizes and scales of photosynthesis (the relative size of different molec
ules involved and where the processes take place) CORRECT ANSWER
Visualize the components of photosynthesis and how they re involved in the overall process
CORRECT ANSWER
What is the big idea about cellular respiration CORRECT ANSWER
Explain where the oxygen you breathe in goes, and where the carbon dioxide you exhale come
s from CORRECT ANSWER
Describe the four main steps of cellular respiration, where they occur, and the key ideas about
what each step accomplishes CORRECT ANSWER
Be able to give examples of what organisms use the final product of cellular respiration (ATP) f
or CORRECT ANSWER
Explain how these ideas connect to other processes like plants doing photosynthesis, or you ea
ting food. CORRECT ANSWER
Describe in your own words using the language of biology a scientific explanation for results of
the acorn scenario CORRECT ANSWER
