LIFESCIENC LS 7C FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
abiotic - (answer)non-living
adaptation - (answer)a physical or behavioral characteristic that allows an organism to survive in its
environment
autotroph - (answer)organism that creates its own food
biotic - (answer)living
cell - (answer)building block of organisms
consumer - (answer)organism that eats other organisms for energy
develop - (answer)to change over the life cycle
eukaryote - (answer)a cell with a membrane-bound nucleus
evolve - (answer)to change over time
extinction - (answer)for a species to die out
heredity - (answer)the passing of traits from parent to offspring
homeostasis - (answer)internal balance
,LIFESCIENC LS 7C FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
metamorphosis - (answer)an animal hatches from an egg, develops and drastically changes its body
structure throughout development
multicellular - (answer)made of many cells
offspring - (answer)the product of reproduction
organ - (answer)a bunch of tissues with the same function
organ system - (answer)a bunch of organs with the a common function
producer - (answer)an organism that creates its own food
prokaryote - (answer)a cell without a nucleus (DNA floats free)
reproduce - (answer)to create an offspring
response - (answer)the effect of a stimulus
stimulus - (answer)the cause of an effect
tissue - (answer)a bunch of cells with the same function
unicellular - (answer)an organism made of one cell
course adjustment - (answer)the larger knob that moves the stage more quickly
, LIFESCIENC LS 7C FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
diaphragm - (answer)controls amount of light
field of view - (answer)what can be seen in the microscope; measured by the diameter of the viewing
area
fine adjustment - (answer)the smaller knob that moves the stage slowly
focus - (answer)to bring into clear view
high power - (answer)40x, total magnification = 400x
low power - (answer)4x, total magnification = 40x
medium power - (answer)10x, total magnification = 100x
objective lens - (answer)low, medium, and high power lenses on revolving nosepiece
ocular lens - (answer)10x power lens on the eyepiece
total magnification - (answer)ocular lens (10x) X objective lens (4x, 10x, or 40x)
binomial nomenclature - (answer)the two-name system for classifying organisms
classify - (answer)to arrange in categories based on similarities
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
abiotic - (answer)non-living
adaptation - (answer)a physical or behavioral characteristic that allows an organism to survive in its
environment
autotroph - (answer)organism that creates its own food
biotic - (answer)living
cell - (answer)building block of organisms
consumer - (answer)organism that eats other organisms for energy
develop - (answer)to change over the life cycle
eukaryote - (answer)a cell with a membrane-bound nucleus
evolve - (answer)to change over time
extinction - (answer)for a species to die out
heredity - (answer)the passing of traits from parent to offspring
homeostasis - (answer)internal balance
,LIFESCIENC LS 7C FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
metamorphosis - (answer)an animal hatches from an egg, develops and drastically changes its body
structure throughout development
multicellular - (answer)made of many cells
offspring - (answer)the product of reproduction
organ - (answer)a bunch of tissues with the same function
organ system - (answer)a bunch of organs with the a common function
producer - (answer)an organism that creates its own food
prokaryote - (answer)a cell without a nucleus (DNA floats free)
reproduce - (answer)to create an offspring
response - (answer)the effect of a stimulus
stimulus - (answer)the cause of an effect
tissue - (answer)a bunch of cells with the same function
unicellular - (answer)an organism made of one cell
course adjustment - (answer)the larger knob that moves the stage more quickly
, LIFESCIENC LS 7C FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - UCLA.
diaphragm - (answer)controls amount of light
field of view - (answer)what can be seen in the microscope; measured by the diameter of the viewing
area
fine adjustment - (answer)the smaller knob that moves the stage slowly
focus - (answer)to bring into clear view
high power - (answer)40x, total magnification = 400x
low power - (answer)4x, total magnification = 40x
medium power - (answer)10x, total magnification = 100x
objective lens - (answer)low, medium, and high power lenses on revolving nosepiece
ocular lens - (answer)10x power lens on the eyepiece
total magnification - (answer)ocular lens (10x) X objective lens (4x, 10x, or 40x)
binomial nomenclature - (answer)the two-name system for classifying organisms
classify - (answer)to arrange in categories based on similarities
