BIO-111 Ch. 1 Review Qs

A set of practice flashcards covering core concepts from Chapter 1 review questions in Biology 2e. Each card presents a question and its correct answer.

The first forms of life on Earth were .

microorganisms

A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a .

hypothesis

Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?

computer science

The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called .

inductive reasoning

The process of helps to ensure that a scientist’s research is original, significant, logical, and thorough.

peer review

A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow more quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants grow better when exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of reasoning?

inductive reasoning

The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the .

cell

Viruses are not considered living because they .

cannot reproduce

The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of .

eukaryotic cells

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n) .

population

Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most inclusive to the least complex level?

biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently?

branch tips