BIOL 110 Final Exam Sample Questions With
Correct Answers
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccharacteristics cdo cnot cdescribe cscientific cknowledge?
A. cit cis cknowledge cabout cfundamental, cgeneral cprinciples
B. cit ccan cbe cprivately cknown cby cjust cone cperson
C. cin cscientific cknowledge chypotheses cthat chave cbeen ctested cand cnot cfalsified care
ccombined cinto cmore cgeneral ctheories
D. cit ccan cbe chypothesis-driven cor cbased con cdiscovery
E. cit ctries cto canswer c"how cquestions" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cit ccan cbe cprivately
cknown cby cjust cone cperson
Scientific chypotheses
A. care cdeveloped cby cdeductive creasoning conly
B. ccan cgenerally cbe cproved ctrue
C. chave cto cbe ccapable cof cbeing cproved cfalse cin corder cfor cthem cto chave cany
cmeaning
D. cA cand cB
E. cA cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. chave cto cbe ccapable cof cbeing cproved cfalse cin
corder cfor cthem cto chave cany cmeaning
Science
A. cis ca cmechanism cfor cidentifying cwhat cwe ccan cpublicly caccept cis ctrue
B. cis cgood cat canswering cquestions cabout cmeaning cand cvalues
C. cis ca ctool cfor cweeding cout cwhat cwe cmight clike cto cbe ctrue
D. cA cand cC
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cA cand cC
Important cscientific ctheories cin cbiology
A. clink cmany chypotheses cinto ca cmore cgeneral cmodel
B. care ctheories cin cthe ceveryday csense cof cjust can cuntested cidea
C. cinclude ca ctheory cof cevolution cin cwhich call ccharacteristics cthat cmake can
corganism cstronger care cpreserved
D. cA cand cB
E. cA cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. clink cmany chypotheses cinto ca cmore cgeneral
cmodel
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot ctrue cabout cthe ccellular ctheory
A. cit cstates cthat call cliving cthings care cmade cof ccells
B. cit cstates cthat ccells carise cfrom cother ccells
C. cit cis cconsistent cwith cspontaneous cgeneration c(the cformation cof clife cfrom
cnonliving cmatter)
D. cit cis cone cof cthe ctwo cmost cimportant cscientific ctheories cin cbiology
The ctheory cof cevolution cby cnatural cselection
A. cstates cthat corganisms chave cevolved cover ctime
B. cstates cthat cnatural cselection cby cdifferential csurvival cand creproduction cis cthe
cmechanism cof cevolution
C. cstates cthat cany ccharacteristic cthat cmakes can corganism cphysically cbigger cand
cstronger cwill calways cbecome cmore ccommon cin cfuture cgenerations
D. cA cand cB
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cA cand cB
The ctotal cdiversity cof clife
A. cincludes can cestimated c8 cmillion ccurrently cliving cspecies
B. cincludes cmany cspecies cthat care cnow cextinct
C. cis climited cto cplants, canimals, cand cfungi
D. cA cand cB
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cA cand cB
The cthree cdomains cof clife
A. care ccalled cplants, canimals, cand cfungi
B. ccan cbe carranged con ca ctree cof clife cwhere cthe clength cof cthe cbranches cindicates
cthe cdegree cof cevolutionary crelatedness c(shorter cbranches cequals cgreater
crelatedness)
C. cinclude cthe cfamiliar cplants, canimals, cand cfungi cas ca clarge cfraction cof cthe cwhole
cof clife
D. cA cand cB
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. ccan cbe carranged con ca ctree cof clife cwhere cthe
clength cof cthe cbranches cindicates cthe cdegree cof cevolutionary crelatedness c(shorter
cbranches cequals cgreater crelatedness)
The corganism cright cbefore c(right cbelow) cthe cdivergence cbetween cthe cvarious
cbranches cof cthe ctree cof clife
A. cis ccalled cthe cfirst cuniversal ccommon cancestor
B. cis ca ccommon cancestor cto call ccurrently cliving corganisms
C. chad ccharacteristics cshared cwith call ccurrently cliving corganisms
D. cA cand cB
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔E. cB cand cC
A cdifference cbetween catoms cinteracting cto cmake cmolecules cand ccells cinteracting cto
cmake corganisms
A. cis cthat cmore catoms care cneeded cto cmake ca cmolecule cthan ccells care cneeded cto
cmake can corganism
B. cis cthat cthe ccells chave cevolved cto cinteract, cbut cthe catoms chave cnot
C. cis cthat cthe cinteraction cof ccells cto cmake corganisms cyields cemergent cproperties,
cbut cthe cinteraction cof catoms cto cmake cmolecules cdoes cnot
, D. cA cand cB
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔E. cB cand cC
All cthe cmembers cof cone cspecies cof crabbit cthat clive cin can carea cand cinteract cis can
cexample cof cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
A. cpopulation
B. ccommunity
C. cecosystem
D. cbiosphere
E. cnone cof cthe cabove c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. cpopulation
All cthe cspecies cof cplants cthat clive cin can carea cand call cthe cspecies cof canimals cthat
ceat cthem cis can cexample cof cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
A. cpopulation
B. ccommunity
C. cecosystem
D. cbiosphere
E. cnone cof cthe cabove c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. ccommunity
The crelationship cbetween cmass cand cenergy cimplied cby cthe ctheory cof cspecial
crelativity
A. cmeans cthat cputting cenergy cinto c(charging) ca cbattery cadds ca c(very csmall)
camount cof cmass
B. cholds conly cin cnuclear creactions
C. cexplains chow cthe cmass cof cthe cquarks ccan cbe conly ca csmall cfraction cof cthe
cmass cof ca cproton
D. cA cand cC
E. cB cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cA cand cC
For cthis ccourse, ccovalent cbonds care cabout chow clong?
A. c1 cmicrometer
B. c0.1 cmicrometer
C. c1 cnanometer
D. c0.1 cnanometer
E. cnone cof cthe cabove c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. c0.1 cnanometer
Eukaryotic ccells
A. care cabout c10 ctimes clonger cthan cprokaryotic cones
B. ccan cbe cup cto capproximately c1000 ctimes clonger cthan cprokaryotic ccells
C. cbranched coff cfrom cbacteria cafter cthey cbranched coff cfrom carchaea cin cthe ctree cof
clife c(that cis, ceukaryotic ccells cbranched coff cfrom carchaea cfirst cbefore cbranching coff
cfrom cbacteria)
D. cA cand cB
E. cA cand cC c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D. cA cand cB
The ctime csince cLUCA cis
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