Biology 103 FINAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development - ANSWER-What are the key
characteristics of living things?
metabolism - ANSWER-The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in
the body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet -
ANSWER-Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet - ANSWER-What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information. - ANSWER-
What is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion,
retest conclusions - ANSWER-What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms - ANSWER-What is
taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER-What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus - ANSWER-Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory - ANSWER-A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the
test of time and much experimentation
, control group - ANSWER-In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the
same as an experimental group except for one variable; used as a standard of
comparison
basic unit of matter - ANSWER-What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells). - ANSWER-
What are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
positive - ANSWER-What is the charge of a proton?
neutral - ANSWER-What is the charge of a neutron?
negative - ANSWER-What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number - ANSWER-What is the importance of the proton number
in an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an
atom will form - ANSWER-What are valence electrons and what do they
determine?
Isotopes - ANSWER-_____ are atoms of the same element which have different
atomic weights because they have different numbers of neutrons
Adhesion - ANSWER-_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This
makes water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV - ANSWER-I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the list
of nitrogenous bases above, which are pyrimidines?
element - ANSWER-A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and
can't be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions
Starch - ANSWER-_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids - ANSWER-Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons - ANSWER-_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus
of an atom.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development - ANSWER-What are the key
characteristics of living things?
metabolism - ANSWER-The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in
the body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet -
ANSWER-Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet - ANSWER-What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information. - ANSWER-
What is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion,
retest conclusions - ANSWER-What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms - ANSWER-What is
taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER-What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus - ANSWER-Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory - ANSWER-A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the
test of time and much experimentation
, control group - ANSWER-In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the
same as an experimental group except for one variable; used as a standard of
comparison
basic unit of matter - ANSWER-What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells). - ANSWER-
What are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
positive - ANSWER-What is the charge of a proton?
neutral - ANSWER-What is the charge of a neutron?
negative - ANSWER-What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number - ANSWER-What is the importance of the proton number
in an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an
atom will form - ANSWER-What are valence electrons and what do they
determine?
Isotopes - ANSWER-_____ are atoms of the same element which have different
atomic weights because they have different numbers of neutrons
Adhesion - ANSWER-_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This
makes water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV - ANSWER-I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the list
of nitrogenous bases above, which are pyrimidines?
element - ANSWER-A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and
can't be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions
Starch - ANSWER-_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids - ANSWER-Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons - ANSWER-_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus
of an atom.
