Exam 1: Ch. 1, 2, 3

Which level of organization is the most complex?

• organ system

• organism

• species

• organ

What is the smallest functional & organizational unit of life?

• atom

• molecule

• organism

• cell

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

• Organization

• Requires energy

• Homeostasis

• Movement

What are the three major divisions of all organisms?

• kingdom

• class

• domain

• species

Which below is the correct format for a scientific name?

• genus species

• Family genus

• Genus species

• family species

Biology is

• the scientific study of relationships between organisms

• the scientific study of life

• the science of cells

• the study of the scientific method

The process of science usually involves (Check all that apply)

• hypothesis formation

• making predictions

• performing experiments

• organizing organisms

• analyzing data

A hypothesis is

• a concept that is supported by a broad range of experiments and data

• the results of an experiment

• a way to test an explanation for a natural event

• a tentative explanation for a natural event

The nucleus of an element contains

• neutrons and electrons

• neutrons and protons

• protons and electrons

• neutrons, electrons and protons

Changing the number of neutrons in an element creates a(n)

• isotope

• ion

• new element

• new property