TEST BANK
Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition
by Eric Simon All Chapters 1 to 12
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. An Introduction to the Science of Life
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life
4. Energy and Life
5. Chromosomes and Inheritance
6. DNA: Molecule of Life
7. Darwinian Evolution
8. Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms
9. Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants
10. Biodiversity 3: Animals
11. Human Body Systems
12. Ecology
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,Biology: The Core, 3e (Simon)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Science of Life
1) How is life defined?
A) The only requirement for life is the ability to reproduce.
B) Life is defined through a set of shared characteristics that all living things display.
C) A living thing must be able to move.
D) Life is determined by neural activity.
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
A) The ability to reproduce
B) The ability to move
C) The ability to grow and develop
D) The ability to respond to the environment
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
3) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. Why is it not alive?
A) It does not have cells.
B) It does not consist of complex, well-ordered structures.
C) It does not pass on genes for traits to its offspring.
D) All of the above are accurate reasons why fire is not alive.
Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
4) Is a virus considered alive?
A) Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.
B) Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.
C) No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.
D) No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life.
Answer: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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, 5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of their host. Why are
they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) Parasites are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is the
study of life.
C) As long as parasites are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.
D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are actually not considered alive.
Answer: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Synthesizing/Evaluating
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Global
Learning: G2
6) A population consists of .
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) The statement, "There are 628 gray squirrels living on campus," describes the of
gray squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global Learning: G2
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Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition
by Eric Simon All Chapters 1 to 12
1
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. An Introduction to the Science of Life
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Life
4. Energy and Life
5. Chromosomes and Inheritance
6. DNA: Molecule of Life
7. Darwinian Evolution
8. Biodiversity 1: Microscopic Organisms
9. Biodiversity 2: Fungi and Plants
10. Biodiversity 3: Animals
11. Human Body Systems
12. Ecology
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,Biology: The Core, 3e (Simon)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Science of Life
1) How is life defined?
A) The only requirement for life is the ability to reproduce.
B) Life is defined through a set of shared characteristics that all living things display.
C) A living thing must be able to move.
D) Life is determined by neural activity.
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
A) The ability to reproduce
B) The ability to move
C) The ability to grow and develop
D) The ability to respond to the environment
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
3) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. Why is it not alive?
A) It does not have cells.
B) It does not consist of complex, well-ordered structures.
C) It does not pass on genes for traits to its offspring.
D) All of the above are accurate reasons why fire is not alive.
Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
4) Is a virus considered alive?
A) Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.
B) Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.
C) No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.
D) No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life.
Answer: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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, 5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of their host. Why are
they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) Parasites are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is the
study of life.
C) As long as parasites are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.
D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are actually not considered alive.
Answer: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Synthesizing/Evaluating
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Global
Learning: G2
6) A population consists of .
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) The statement, "There are 628 gray squirrels living on campus," describes the of
gray squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global Learning: G2
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