Test Bank; Biology Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition Cecie Starr. Chapter 1-44.__Complete solution with 893 Pages The smallest unit of life that can
... [Show More] survive and reproduce on its own is a(n): a. a t o m b. cell c. molecule d. organ e. population ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things. TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember 2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n): a. ecosystem b. community c. biosphere d. organism e. population ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in living things from atoms to the biosphere. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"? a. ecosystem b. community c. biosphere d. organism e. population ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from: a. other producers b. dead consumers c. decomposers d. the environmentChapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 2 e. themselves ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as ____ energy. a. electrical b. heat c. light d. mechanical e. nuclear ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range? a. metabolism b. homeostasis c. development d. physiology e. thermoregulation ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 mg per 100 ml of blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the bodily process called: a. adaptation b. homeostasis c. inheritance d. metabolism e. development ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?Chapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application NOTES: Modified 8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in: a. proteins b. carbohydrates c. DNA d. energy e. lipids ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism? a. growth b. development c. reproduction d. evolution e. inheritance ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 10. What term describes the process of transformation of the first cell of a new individual into an adult? a. inheritance b. genetics c. reproduction d. development e. sex ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 11. Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei? a. archaea only b. bacteria onlyChapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 4 c. eukarya d. both archaea and bacteria e. both bacteria and eukarya ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3 - Classify organisms on the basis of presence or absence of a nucleus. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 12. Which organisms are multicellular eukaryotes, with the majority being photosynthetic producers? [Show Less]