1. The # of characteristics used to describe life?
Eight
2. The # of properties that controls life’s characteristics?
Three
3. The most important subatomic particle in the organization of life?
Electrons
4. How many atoms compromise 99.5% of protoplasm
Six
5. The atoms in the previous questions are important because they are
Unstable
6. Stability of atoms is a function of their electron arrangement
True
7. How many types of macromolecules are required to produce a life form
Four
8. The most important atom in biological systems because of its structure is
Carbon
9. The most abundant molecule (70%)
Water
10. Level of organization at which life first appears
Cells
11. Level of biological organization where one has many identical organisms
Population
12. Level of biological organizations where one has many different organisms
Community
13. Level of biological organization where one includes abiotic factors
Ecosystem
14. The first proposed idea of cell theory and Biol. Unity
Schwan and Schleidan 15. First persona to observe basic unit of life and coin the term cell
Hooke
16. First to observe basic unit of life as a while organism
Van Leevenhook 17. Which of the following cell types possess organelles
Eukaryote
18. Organisms in the microbial world do not include
Dissimilar dependent multi-celled eukaryotes 19. Higher Organisms in the microbial world (plants and animals) include
Dissimilar dependent multicelled eukaryotes 20. In microbial, one finds both single and multi-celled organisms
True
21. In macrobial, one finds both single and multi-celled organisms
False
22. In microbial, one finds both prokaryotic and euk. Celled organisms
True
23. In macrobial, one finds both prokaryotic and euk. Celled organisms
False
24. The science of naming organisms or groups is known as
Taxonomy
25. The science of organizing organisms or group based on genetic and evolution is known as
Systematics
26. Basic Tax. Unit in most schemes is
Species
27. Binomial nomenclature was proposed by
Linneaus
28. In Linneaus’s classification there was how many kingdoms?
Two
29. The three kingdom classification scheme was proposed by?
Hackel
30. The 5 kingdom classification scheme Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista and Monera was proposed by?
Whittaker
31. # Domain system incorporating Archae, Bacteria, and Eukarya was proposed by?
Woese
32. The 3-domain system how many kingdoms are there?
6
33. In the 3-domain system, how many kingdoms are prokaryotic?
Two
34. In the 3-domain system, how many kingdoms are eukaryotic?
4
35. The processes leading to life began approximately how many years ago?
4 billion 36. The term for life arising from nonliving matter?
Spontaneous Generation 37. The term for life at any level having more properties then the sum of the properties at the pervious level of organization is
Emergent Properties 38. Presumably the first cell type (exists now)
Prokaryote
39. Process of photosynthesis evolved how many years ago?
2.0 billion 40. Evolution of multi-celled organisms was how many years ago?
1.0 billion 41. Endosymbiosis probably ocurred how many years ago?
1 million 42. Process in prokaryotic cells for duplication of genetic info. During growth
Binary Fission 43. Process in eukaryotic cells for duplication of nuclei during growth
Mitosis
44. Process in eukaryotic cells for duplication of nuclei for gamete production for sexual reproduction purposes
Meiosis
45. The minimum size of single cell is dictated by
Minimum # of molecules required for life 46. The maximum size of single cell is theoretically dictated by
Surface area and volume ratio 47. First person to propose a common ancestor
Buffon
48. First person to propose a reproduction as a mechanism for the formation of new organisms
Virchow
49. First person to propose the mechanism of evolutionary theory
Darwin and Wallace 50. The central dogma propose by Crick explains how genetic information is transformed into protein in all life form
True

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