BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7 Exam Questions and Answers 2024 UPDATED
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Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells? - Bacteria and Archaea
A hypothesis is a(n) ________. - tentative answer to a question
Which of the following is NOT recycled but is lost from ecosystems? - energy
What is biology? - the scientific study of life
Science is ________. - the...
BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7
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, BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7 Exam Questions
and Answers 2024 UPDATED
Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells? - Bacteria and Archaea
A hypothesis is a(n) ________. - tentative answer to a question
Which of the following is NOT recycled but is lost from ecosystems? - energy
What is biology? - the scientific study of life
Science is ________. - the inquiry-based effort to describe and explain nature
You try to start your car, but it does not start. Which of these is a prediction? -
If I recharge the battery, then my car will start.
What are the two main processes upon which ecosystems depend? - Nutrient
recycling and energy flow
Which of these is required for natural selection to occur? - all of the above
(inheritance, unequal reproductive success, and individual variation)
What does "adaptation" mean in an evolutionary context? - the accumulation
of favorable variations in a population over time
Discovery science is primarily based on ________. - observation
In the process of evolution by natural selection illustrated in the
accompanying figure, which of the following is the mechanism or agent of
natural selection? - selective predation
Humans are ________. - consumers
Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ________. - larger and
more complex
Which of these statements is CORRECT? - Scientific ideas are subjected to
repeated testing.
BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7 Exam Questions
and Answers 2024 UPDATED
, BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7 Exam Questions
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How does taxonomy assist biologists? - by categorizing diverse items into
smaller and smaller numbers of groups
Which of the following are the proper components of the scientific method? -
observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results,
conclusion
Regulation in biological systems depends on feedback, which is an example
of information flow. When diabetes destroys insulin-producing cells, what
information flow is disrupted? - The body is unable to send signals that
indicate the amount of sugar in the blood.
Which of these results would you predict to occur if climate change results in
increased warming global temperatures? - The tree line (at which it is too cold
for trees to grow) moves toward the north and south poles.
Which of these would be a valid scientific hypothesis? - Humans and bacteria
share a common genetic code.
More than half of all known species are ________. - insects
Which of the following is NOT a property of life? - Population of organisms
rarely change over time.
A newly discovered multicellular organism obtains food by digesting dead
organisms. Such an organism is most likely a member of the kingdom
________. - Fungi
Antibiotic resistance evolves in bacteria when ________. - the presence of
antibiotics favors bacteria that already have genes for resistance
What is the difference between discovery science and hypothesis-driven
science? - Discovery science is mostly about describing nature, whereas
hypothesis-driven science tries to explain nature.
BSC1005 Midterm Study Guide, Ch. 1-7 Exam Questions
and Answers 2024 UPDATED
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