2 Chapter One
CHAPTER 1
INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Multiple-Choice Questions
IMPACT, ISSUES: THE SECRET LIFE OF
EARTH
E 1. In 2005, a team of explorers
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Indonesian cloud forest
a. was home to unknown animals.
b. was home to unknown plants.
c. was home to species that were thought to
be extinct.
d. contained swampy areas covered with
moss.
e. was home to all of these.
Answer: e
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E 2. Recent expeditions into an Indonesian cloud
forest revealed the presence of
a. a frog the size of a pea.
b. a cat-sized rat.
c. a mouse-sized opossum.
d. plants that had plate-size flowers.
e. all of these.
Answer: e
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M 3. It is thought that about __________ species
become extinct every minute in rain forests.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. 25
Answer: d
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LIFE’S LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION
M 4. Nature is every __________ and __________in
the universe except what humans have
__________.
a. ion; macromolecule; genetically
engineered
b. substance; macromolecule; modified
c. substance; energy; manufactured
d. animal; plant; domesticated
e. form of life; nonliving thing; cultivated
Answer: c
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D 5. Which of the following schemas represent the
most accurate organization of life?
a. biosphere → ecosystems → communities
→ populations → organisms → cells →
molecules → atoms
b. ecosystems → biosphere → communities
→ populations → organisms → cells →
molecules → atoms
c. ecosystems → biosphere → communities
→ organisms → populations → cells →
molecules → atoms
d. communities → biosphere → organisms
→ ecosystems → populations → cells →
molecules → atoms
e. communities → biosphere → organisms
→ ecosystems → populations →
molecules → atoms → cells
Answer: a
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M 6. Which of the following organization levels is
the most inclusive?
a. population
b. community
c. cell
d. atom
e. molecule
Answer: b
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M 7. Which of the following statements are
accurate?
a. A cell is the lowest level of structure that
can perform all functions essential for life.
b. A cell is the basic unit of structure and
function of an organism.
c. Cells are subunits of animals and plants.
d. Cells contain molecules that are
themselves made up of atoms.
e. All of these are accurate.
Answer: e
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M 8. An ecosystem such as a woodland in Central
Park (New York) is made up of
a. plants, animals and fungi.
b. organisms and nonliving things.
c. rocks and minerals.
d. plants, protozoa, and fungi.
e. all of these.
Answer: b
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