BIO 151 FINAL EXAM TARA STOULIG ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 How are living things organized? - ANSWER cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism cell - ANSWER Basic and smallest unit of life tissue - ANSWER A group of similar cells that perform the same function. organ - ANSWER A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body organ system - ANSWER A group of organs that work together in performing vital body functions. Organism - ANSWER Any living thing Levels of Biological Organization - ANSWER biosphere -> ecosystems -> communities -> populations -> organisms -> organs and organ systems -> tissues -> cells -> organelles -> molecules Biopsphere - ANSWER ? Ecosystem - ANSWER A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Community - ANSWER All the different populations that live together in an area Population - ANSWER A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area ***Domains Bacteria and Archaea are - ANSWER prokaryotes ***Domain Eukarya is a - ANSWER Eukaryotes ***The domain Eukarya includes three multicellular kingdoms : - ANSWER Plantae, Fungi, Animalia what did Darwin call his mechanism of evolutionary adaptation? - ANSWER natural selection -how living things adapt because the environment selects for advantageous traits in population inductive reasoning - ANSWER A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. *specific -> general* deductive reasoning - ANSWER the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations *general -> specific* what is the most complex ecosystem? - ANSWER tropical rainforest independent variable - ANSWER The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. dependent variable - ANSWER The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested. control group - ANSWER group that is not exposed to the treatment ***A hypothesis must be - ANSWER testable and falsifiable ***a theory is - ANSWER Broader in scope than a hypothesis General, and can lead to new testable hypotheses Supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis Taxonomy - ANSWER The scientific study of how living things are classified classification of living things - ANSWER Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Detailed Classification groups -> general groups - ANSWER ? What is a radioactive isotope? - ANSWER isotope in which the nucleus decays (breaks down) over time, giving off radiation in the form of matter and energy isotope - ANSWER An atom with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons from other atoms of the same element. How are radioactive isotopes useful? - ANSWER -used in biological research -determining the age of fossils, tracing the steps of chemical reactions and industrial processes, diagnosing and treating disease, and providing sources of energy water makes up what amount of living things? - ANSWER ??? Atoms with completed valence shells are - ANSWER unreactive or inert valence shell - ANSWER outermost electron shell an electron's energy level is correlated with - ANSWER its average distance from the nucleus Atoms with incomplete valence shells - ANSWER can form chemical bonds with other atoms can also share or transfer electrons
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