Chapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
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Multiple Choice
1. The smallest unit of life that can survive
... [Show More] and reproduce on its own is a(n):
a. atom
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
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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
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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
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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?
a. plants
b. animals
c. fungi
d. bacteria
e. archaea
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3.2 - What are the four main kingdoms of eukaryotes?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember
NOTES: New
13. Which is the correct format for a scientific name?
a. Homo Sapiens
b. Homo Sapiens
c. homo sapiens
d. Homo sapiens
e. Homo sapiens
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
14. A scientific name consists of which of the following?
a. family name only
b. genus name only
c. species designation only
d. family name and genus name
e. genus name and specific epithet
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?Chapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
15. What is the most diverse and inclusive classification group?
a. domain
b. genus
c. kingdom
d. phylum
e. species
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.3 - List the taxa of the Linnaean classification system from species to domain.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
16. The eighteenth-century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for creating:
a. the theory of natural selection
b. a system for naming and classifying organisms
c. the biological species concept
d. the first microscope
e. the scientific method
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
17. Critical thinking is the process of:
a. finding fault in yourself
b. unconditionally accepting information from a trusted source
c. designing a scientific experiment
d. making a hypothesis
e. judging the quality of information before accepting it
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5 - Explain the scientific method.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
18. A testable explanation for a natural phenomenon is a(n):
a. experiment
b. hypothesis
c. prediction
d. model
e. conclusive descriptionChapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.2 - Explain a few ways of testing a prediction.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: Modified
19. Arriving at a conclusion based upon one’s observations is known as:
a. inductive reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. critical thinking
d. logic
e. the scientific method
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.1 - Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
20. A scientist is investigating the results of varying temperature on the growth rate of a bacterial culture. In this
experiment, temperature is the:
a. dependent variable
b. independent variable
c. control
d. model
e. hypothesis [Show Less]