GoConqr has a new look! Let us know what you think.

Sign up free

Quiz

Bio 110 Final: Chapter 1

Deleted user 10 questions Updated 13 Dec 2017

Take the quiz

Questions in this quiz (10)

  1. 1A bird maintains a relatively stable internal body temperature on a cold day. This is an example of
    1. AAdaption
    2. BEvolution
    3. CMetabolism
    4. DHomeostasis
    5. EDevelopment
  2. 2Populations of organisms change over the course of many generations. Many of these changes result in increased survival and reproduction. This phenomenon is
    1. AEvolution
    2. BHomeostasis
    3. CDevelopment
    4. DGenetics
    5. EMetabolism
  3. 3A biologist is studying the living organisms in a valley in western Colorado. She is studying
    1. Aan Ecosystem
    2. Ba Community
    3. Cthe Biosphere
    4. Da Viable Land Mass
    5. Ea Population
  4. 4Which of the following is an example of horizontal gene transfer?
    1. Athe transmission of an eye color gene from father to daughter
    2. Bthe transmission of a mutant gene causing cystic fibrosis from father to daughter
    3. Cthe transmission of a gene conferring pathogenicity (the ability to cause disease) from one bacterial species to another
    4. Dthe transmission of a gene conferring antibiotic resistance from a mother cell to its two daughter cells
    5. Eall of the above
  5. 5The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. The name Homo is the _________ to which humans are classified.
    1. AKingdom
    2. BPhylum
    3. COrder
    4. DGenus
    5. ESpecies
  6. 6The complete genetic makeup of an organism is called its
    1. AGenus
    2. BGenome
    3. CProteome
    4. DGenotype
    5. EPhenotype
  7. 7After observing certain desert plants in their native environment, a researcher proposes that they drop their leaves to conserve water. This is an example of
    1. Aa theory
    2. Ba law
    3. Ca prediction
    4. Da hypothesis
    5. Ean assay
  8. 8In science, a theory should
    1. Abe equated with knowledge
    2. Bbe supported by a substantial body of evidence
    3. Cprovide the ability to make many correct predictions
    4. Ddo all of the above
    5. Eb and c only
  9. 9Conducting research without a preconceived hypothesis is called
    1. Adiscovery-based science
    2. Bthe scientific method
    3. Chypothesis testing
    4. Da control experiment
    5. Enone of the above
  10. 10What is the purpose of using a control group in scientific experiments?
    1. AA control group allows the researcher to practice the experiment first before actually conducting it.
    2. BA researcher can compare the results in the experimental group and control group to determine if a single variable is causing a particular outcome in the experimental group.
    3. CA control group provides the framework for the entire experiment so the researcher can recall the procedures that should be conducted.
    4. DA control group allows the researcher to conduct other experimental changes without disturbing the original experiment.
    5. EAll of the above are correct.

Information

Description
User has deleted their subject information Quiz on Bio 110 Final: Chapter 1, created by Deleted user on 12/12/2017.
Author
Deleted user
Language
English
Views
20
History
Created on 12 Dec 2017 · updated on 13 Dec 2017

Feedback

What is it about?

What do you think of the new look?

How do you like it?