BIO 1050- Chapter 1 Quiz Questions and Correct Answers
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BIO 1050
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BIO 1050
A smart phone is not alive. List three characteristics of life that the phone does not exhibit 1. Reproduction 2: Regulation 3. Evolutionary Adaptation
Does a motor vehicle fulfill any of the characteristics of life? If so, which ones? Energy processing (use of gas)
Which of the following is the ...
BIO 1050- Chapter 1 Quiz Questions and
Correct Answers
A smart phone is not alive. List three characteristics of life that the phone does not
exhibit ✅1. Reproduction
2: Regulation
3. Evolutionary Adaptation
Does a motor vehicle fulfill any of the characteristics of life? If so, which ones?
✅Energy processing (use of gas)
Which of the following is the highest level of taxonomic organization?
A. Species
B. Domain
C. Kingdom
D. Phylum ✅B. Domain
What are the four kingdoms of the domain Eukarya ✅Protista, Fungi, Plantae,
Animalia
Characteristics of Protista ✅Diverse, single cell organisms
Characteristics of Fungi ✅- Diverse
- Decompose organic wastes
- Absorb nutrients
Characteristics of animalia ✅Eat other organisms
Characteristics of plantae ✅- consists of plants
- produces photosynthesis for food
What will all members of the domains Archaea and bacteria have in common? ✅All the
organisms will be prokaryotic. (No nucleus)
Which of the following would be considered a population?
A. The nervous system of a human
B. All the organisms found in the tropical rainforest
C. A lion and a zoo
D. A school of fish in a lake ✅D. A school of fish in a lake
Emergent properties ✅New characteristics emerge as you go higher in biological
levels
, Science ✅An approach for understanding the natural world and its phenomena
qualitative data ✅descriptive data
Eg: color, size, shape
Quantitative data ✅numerical data
Eg: frequency and duration
What is a hypothesis? ✅A tentative explanation to an observation or set of
observations
What is a common misconception among students that a hypothesis and a theory are
essentially the same? ✅A theory is supported by a larger body of evidence and widely
accepted
How many factors does a scientist want to differ between the experimental and control
groups ✅One
You are a research scientist for the NIH interested in performing a controlled experiment
to determine the effects of caffeine on human blood pressure. Briefly explain why you
would want that to be the only variable the difference between the two groups ✅It
makes it easier to know why changes occur
True or false: based on DNA evidence the red panda belongs neither to the raccoon nor
bear families ✅False, The red panda belongs in both families
Does feedback from the scientific community influence the formation and testing of
hypothesis ✅Yes
Science description ✅Understand natural phenomena
Technology description ✅Apply scientific knowledge for a specific purpose
How has science and technology intersected? ✅- Scientific discoveries lead to
development of new technologies
- Technology may increase ability of scientists to discover new knowledge
What is evolution? ✅Responsible for the change that has occurred to life on earth from
the beginnings of the planet until today
*Observations* of Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection ✅1. Individual
variation: population varies in traits
2. Overproduction of offspring: produce more offspring than environment can support
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