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BIO 101 Missouri State University Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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BIO 101 Missouri State University ExamQuestions with Correct Answers
Biology - Answer-The study of life
Life - Answer-the set of common characteristics that distinguish living organisms from
nonliving matter, including such properties and processes as order, regulation, growth
and development, energy utilization, response to the environment, reproduction, and the
capacity to evolve over time
reproduction - Answer-all organisms reproduce their own kind (humans make humans)
growth and development - Answer-information carried by genes controls the pattern of
growth in all organisms. Example: African Elephants grow tusks as they age.
energy use - Answer-organisms take in energy, converts it to useful forms and expels
energy. Ex. Take in energy from eating, use that energy from the food to move, then
expels that energy through body heat.
order - Answer-Each living thing has a complex but well-ordered structure
cells - Answer-all living organisms consist of at least 1
response to enviroment - Answer-responses that help keep an organism's internal
environment within narrow limits even when the external environment changes a lot.
evolution - Answer-traits that help keep an organism alive and reproduce these traits;
the descent with gradual modification of ancestral species to modern-day ones.
Is a virus a living thing? - Answer-No it is not
Biosphere - Answer-Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life
exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
Ecosystem - Answer-includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water,
rocks, and other nonliving things in a given area
Community - Answer-consists of all the interacting populations of organisms occupying
an ecosystem. Includes plants, animals, and microscopic organisms.
population - Answer-A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in
the same area
organism - Answer-An individual living thing
, organ system - Answer-A group of organs that work together in performing vital body
functions.
organ - Answer-consists of various tissues that work together to carry out a specific
function
tissue - Answer-An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function
organelle - Answer-a component of the cell that performs a specific function; membrane
enclosed structures found only in eukaryotic cells.
molecule - Answer-A group of atoms bonded together
atom - Answer-Basic unit of matter, the smallest unit capable of displaying the
properties of an element.
scientific method - Answer-A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific
problem. Starting with Observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, results,
conclusion.
Hypothesis - Answer-a proposed explanation for an observation; must be testable,
results either support or refute.
theory - Answer-a well-substantiated explanation that is much broader in scope than a
hypothesis; more comprehensive, not shown to be false.
controlled experiment - Answer-a test is run multiple times with one variable changing
and ideally all other variables are held constant.
Independent Variable - Answer-manipulated variable
dependent variable - Answer-The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the
research is interested.
control group - Answer-In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment;
contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the
effect of the treatment.
negative control - Answer-Group with no response expected
positive control - Answer-Group expected to have a positive result, allowing the
researcher to show that the experimental set up was capable of producing results.
single blind experiment - Answer-An experiment in which the subjects do not know
whether they are members of the experimental group or the control group.
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