Exam 1: Invitation to Biology

Classification. Answer the following questions in reference to life's diversity. Choose only the most correct answer. -Yeasts belong to this group. A)archaea B)bacteria C)Eukarya D)Plantae E)fungi F)animals G)protists

The DNA molecule is most similar functionally to a ____.

Match the term with its definition. a.atom b.organism c.biosphere d.molecule e.population f.ecosystem g.cell h.community -group of interbreeding individuals of the same species that live in a given area

The final step in the scientific method for a scientist is ____.

A result is statistically significant if ____.

Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others?​

The process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a multicelled adult is called ____.

Which of the following words describes a tentative explanation to a given question?​

In the scientific name, Pan paniscus, Pan represents the name of the ____, while paniscus represents the name of the ____.

In science, a theory is defined as ____.​

An experimenter wanted to test the effects of cigarette smoking on rats. She infused the cages of 50 rats with cigarette smoke and the cages of another 50 rats with pure, clean air. The rats that received the clean air were the ____.​

​Energy flow is one-way because ____.

Matching Based on the Olestra potato chip experiment conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, match the following letters to the number with which they best correspond. -People who eat potato chips with Olestra will be more likely to get intestinal cramps than those who eat potato chips made without Olestra. A)observation B)hypothesis C)prediction D)experiment E)control group F)experimental group G)the variable H)results I)conclusion

Matching Based on the Olestra potato chip experiment conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, match the following letters to the number with which they best correspond. -A set of people got regular potato chips. A)observation B)hypothesis C)prediction D)experiment E)control group F)experimental group G)the variable H)results I)conclusion

​What name is given to the scientific study of life?

The difference between results obtained from a subset and results obtained from the whole is known as the ____.​

The category of organisms that get their energy and nutrients by feeding on the tissues, wastes, or remains of other organisms is generally called ____.

In science, all results ____.​

What is a characteristic of eukaryotes?

Match the term with its definition. a.atom b.organism c.biosphere d.molecule e.population f.ecosystem g.cell h.community -smallest unit of life