BIO 110 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW QUIZ

What name is given to the scientific study of life?

• GEOGRAPHY

• GEOLOGY

• STATISTICS

• BIOLOGY

• ECOLOGY

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The species extinctions taking place today are being caused by ____ activities.​

• GEOTHERMAL

• EXTRATERRESTRIAL

• PLATE TECTONIC

• HUMANS

• VOLCANIC

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following represents the most correct order of the organization of life from the smallest unit to the largest?​

• biosphere --> organisms--> communities --> ecosystems -->populations --> molecules --> cells --> atoms

• atoms --> molecules --> cells --> organisms --> populations --> ecosystems --> communities --> biosphere

• atoms --> molecules --> cells --> organisms --> populations --> communities--> ecosystems --> biosphere

• ecosystems -->atoms --> molecules --> cells --> organisms --> populations --> communities--> biosphere

• biosphere-->atoms --> molecules --> cells --> organisms --> populations --> communities--> ecosystems

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

A population is composed of individuals of ____.​

• the same species

• interacting species of different kinds

• interacting species of different kinds and the nonliving things in their environment

• a single species interacting with nonliving things

• all species found in a given area

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which organisms are single-celled and lack a nucleus?

• archaea & bacteria

• archaea & fungi

• protist & bacteria

• fungi & bacteria

• archaea & protist

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is a characteristic of all eukaryotes

• All are multi celled organisms

• Their DNA is contained in a nucleus

• They are more like bacteria than archaea

• Their cells are less complex than bacteria and archaea

• Their cells are typically smaller than bacteria

In order to verify a hypothesis, scientists ____.​

• perform experiments and/or make observations

• consider facts

• establish law

• make predictions

• develop theories

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

In science, all results ____.​

• are accepted as fact​

• must be consistent with previous knowledge

• have a probability of being incorrect

• are only hypotheses

• are uncritically accepted by other scientist

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

In science, if a result is deemed statistically significant, that means ____.

• it is a very important result​

• it has a high probability of being incorrect.

• it has a low probability of being skewed by sampling error

• there is very little variation in the data

• there is no doubt of the result being true

A result is considered statistically significant if _________.

• it is likely to have occurred in 50% of the cases

• it is consistent with predictions

• it is unlikely to have occurred by chance

• it is widely accepted

• it is likely to have occurred by chance