Quiz 1

Question 1

What is biology?

Answer 1

the study of life

Question 2

Name the 7 properties of life.

Answer 2

1. order 2. regulation 3. growth and development 4. energy processing 5. response to environment 6. reproduction 7. evolution

Question 3

What is the lowest level of life that exhibits all of life’s characteristics?

Answer 3

the cell

Question 4

Name the levels of life from highest to lowest.

Answer 4

biosphere ecosystem community population organism organ system organ tissue cell organelle molecule/atom

Question 5

Define biosphere.

Answer 5

all ecosystems on Earth; abiotic and biotic

Question 6

Define ecosystem.

Answer 6

habitat with multiple species; abiotic and biotic

Question 7

Define community.

Answer 7

group of organisms living in specific place

Question 8

Define population.

Answer 8

organisms of same species

Question 9

Define organism.

Answer 9

individual living thing

Question 10

Define organ system.

Answer 10

two or more organs

Question 11

Define organ.

Answer 11

group of tissue performing same function

Question 12

Define tissue.

Answer 12

group of specialized cells

Question 13

Define cell.

Answer 13

basic building block of life

Question 14

Define organelle.

Answer 14

parts of cells performing same function

Question 15

Define molecule/atom.

Answer 15

basic unit of matter

Question 16

What is an example of an ecosystem?

Answer 16

tundra

Question 17

What is an example of a community?

Answer 17

Rabbit Pond

Question 18

What is an example of a population?

Answer 18

humans

Question 19

What is an example of an organism?

Answer 19

a cat

Question 20

What is an example of an organ system?

Answer 20

endocrine system

Question 21

What is an example of an organ

Answer 21

liver

Question 22

What is an example of a tissue?

Answer 22

epidermis

Question 23

What is an example of a cell?

Answer 23

neuron

Question 24

What is an example of an organelle?

Answer 24

mitochondrion

Question 25

What is an example of a molecule/atom?

Answer 25

deoxyribonucleic acid/hydrogen

Question 26

What is an example of order?

Answer 26

pinecone

Question 27

What is an example of regulation?

Answer 27

maintenance of body temperature

Question 28

How does growth and development occur?

Answer 28

through the use of DNA, a universal genetic code

Question 29

What is an example of energy processing?

Answer 29

a puffin eats fish to power swimming and other locomotion

Question 30

What is an example of response to environment?

Answer 30

a venus fly trap closes its leaves in response to insect's touch

Question 31

What is an example of reproduction?

Answer 31

hippos make a new generation of hippos

Question 32

What is an example of evolution?

Answer 32

a katydid gains camouflage abilities suited to its environment through natural selection for these traits over time

Question 33

What is the magnification on the scanning objective?

Answer 33

4x

Question 34

What is the magnification on the low power objective?

Answer 34

10x

Question 35

What is the magnification on the high power objective?

Answer 35

40x

Question 36

What is the TOTAL magnification of scanning?

Answer 36

40x

Question 37

What is the TOTAL magnification of low power?

Answer 37

100x

Question 38

What is the TOTAL magnification of high power?

Answer 38

400x

Question 39

What is the magnification on the ocular lens?

Answer 39

10x

Question 40

What is the diameter of the field of view under scanning?

Answer 40

4mm=4000 microns

Question 41

What is the diameter of the field of view under low power?

Answer 41

2mm=2000 microns

Question 42

What is the diameter of the field of view under high power?

Answer 42

0.5mm=500 microns

Question 43

How many millimeters are in a centimeter?

Answer 43

10mm

Question 44

How many millimeters are in a meter?

Answer 44

1000mm

Question 45

How many centimeters are in a meter?

Answer 45

100cm

Question 46

How many meters are in a kilometer?

Answer 46

1000m