BIOL 5 - Introduction to Biology for Health Sciences BSP 1-1

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What is the term used to describe the ability to react or respond to any environmental change?

  • Evolution
  • Metabolism
  • Irritability (correct)
  • Assimilation

Who proposed the concept of Homeostasis?

  • Francis Crick
  • James Watson
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Claude Bernard (correct)

Which scientist is referred to as the 'Father of Genetics'?

  • Charles Darwin
  • Maurice Wilkins
  • Gregor Mendel (correct)
  • Rosalind Franklin

What does the term 'Assimilation' refer to in living organisms?

<p>Process of converting non-living molecules into living cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of living things refers to the possibility of producing offspring similar to themselves?

<p>Reproduction and Development (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist was involved in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA?

<p>James Watson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with coining the term 'Biology'?

<p>Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered blood circulation and proved it is produced in the bones?

<p>William Harvey (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered cells under the microscope and coined the term 'animalcules' for single-celled organisms?

<p>Anton van Leeuwenhoek (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of biology is primarily concerned with the study of cells?

<p>Cytology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with the discovery of Schwann cells, responsible for the improvement of the speed of transmission in axons?

<p>Theodore Schwann (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of study in Evolution?

<p>Organisms' characteristics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed that all living things are composed of cells?

<p>Theodore Schwann (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of biology would likely be involved in the study of bacteria?

<p>Microbiology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who contradicted the Spontaneous Generation theory proposed by Aristotle?

<p>Matthias Schleiden (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main principle of biogenesis?

<p>All living things only reproduce with living organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of biology is primarily concerned with the study of fungi?

<p>Mycology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these branches of biology would be involved in the study of human body function?

<p>Physiology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of study focused on by Rudolf Virchow, the Father of Modern Pathology?

<p>Cellular level (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in the scientific method according to the lesson?

<p>Observation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of creating charts and graphs in the scientific method?

<p>To analyze and interpret data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the formulation of conclusion in the scientific method?

<p>Writing of findings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the final step in the scientific method?

<p>Communication of Results (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of the identification of a problem in the scientific method?

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