BSC 1010 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions What is science? - Correct Answer the study of the natural world What is biology? - Correct Answer The study of life List and describe the characteristics of life - Correct Answer Cell Order Evolutionary adaptation Response to environment Regulation Energy processing Growth and development Describe the different levels of biology - Correct Answer Molecules Organelles Cell Tissues Organs and organ systems Organisms Population Communities Ecosystems The biosphere Describe how energy flows through an ecosystem - Correct Answer Starts from sunlight, then each level of the ecosystem gets energy from its food source What characteristics do eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have in common? How do they differ? -
Correct Answer Same: Both are cells
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-Eukaryotic: nucleus
-Prokaryotic: does not have nucleus
What types of organisms are prokaryotic? What types are eukaryotic? - Correct Answer Eukaryotic: Animal and plant cells
Prokaryotic: Bacterial and archaea
What are the taxonomic groups that we use to classify living organisms? - Correct Answer Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species State and give an example of the three domains of life. - Correct Answer Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea, and Eukarya Describe the role that DNA plays in the growth, development, and reproduction. - Correct Answer DNA creates everything in an organism What is positive feedback? - Correct Answer Feedback that increases the output of a process.What is negative feedback? - Correct Answer A response to a change in the body that counteracts or opposes the initial change.Describe the steps of the scientific method - Correct Answer 1) Hypothesis 2) Design an experiment 3) Conduct experiment 4) Collect Data 5) Compare results/ Research 6) Re-test to conclude if data is significant What does it mean that a hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable? - Correct Answer Able to be tested and the ability to be wrong
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