Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Human Biology, Science, and Society
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Living Things
Chapter 3: Structure and Function of Cells
Chapter 4: From Cells to Organ Systems
Chapter 5: The Skeletal System
Chapter 6: The Muscular System
AP
Chapter 7: Blood
Chapter 8: Heart and Blood Vessels
Chapter 9: The Immune System and Mechanisms of Defense
Chapter 10: The Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases
Chapter 11: The Nervous System: Integration and Control
Chapter 12: Sensory Mechanisms
EX
Chapter 13: The Endocrine System
Chapter 14: The Digestive System and Nutrition
Chapter 15: The Urinary System
Chapter 16: Reproductive Systems
Chapter 17: Cell Reproduction and Differentiation
SO
Chapter 18: Cancer: Uncontrolled Cell Division and Differentiation
Chapter 19: Genetics and Inheritance
Chapter 20: DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering
Chapter 21: Development and Aging
Chapter 22: Evolution and the Origins of Life
Chapter 23: Ecosystems and Populations
LU
Chapter 24: Human Impacts, Biodiversity, and Environmental Issues
TI
O
N
S
,Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
Chapter 1 Human Biology, Science, and Society
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The branch of science that studies living organisms and their life processes is
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
AP
D) physics
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.0
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) The process by which living organisms maintain a fairly constant internal environment despite
EX
changes in the external environment is known as
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
SO
E) chemistry
Answer: C
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Molecules of life include which one of the following?
LU
A) water, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates
B) proteins, saturated fats, monosaccharides, but not polysaccharides
C) lipids and proteins only
D) any noncarbon base molecule
E) nonsugar carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, water
TI
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
4) Which one of the following is a TRUE statement?
A) Molecules are considered to be the smallest unit capable of exhibiting all the characteristics
of life.
N
B) Cells arise spontaneously from nonliving chemical elements.
C) All living things are made up of at least one cell.
D) Cells are incapable of maintaining homeostasis because they are too small.
S
E) Complex organisms can be unicellular.
Answer: C
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
5) All of these criteria are used to classify an organism as a member of the plant, animal, or fungi
kingdom EXCEPT which one?
A) the organism's life cycle
B) the means by which the organism transports itself
C) the structure or body plan of the organism
D) the mode of nutrition of the organism
Answer: B
Topic: Sec. 1.2
AP
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement regarding metabolism?
A) Few living organisms require raw materials and a constant source of energy.
B) Plants get the raw materials they need for life processes entirely from the air.
C) Cells maintain life through the breakdown of molecules and energy by chemical and physical
EX
processes.
D) Cells do not require energy to change molecules from one form to another.
E) Animals use energy obtained directly from the sun and chemicals obtained from plants, other
animals, air, and water.
Answer: C
SO
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Which one of the following is a kingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
LU
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) Bacteria
Answer: D
Topic: Sec. 1.2
TI
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
N
S
, Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
AP
EX
8) Based on the figure above, which group of organisms is most closely related to members of
the Kingdom Animalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
SO
D) Bacteria
E) Archaea
Answer: B
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Application/Analysis
LU
9) Which kingdom in the Domain Eukarya contains multicellular photosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) Animalia
TI
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
10) Which one of the following taxa (subgroups used in classification) applies to humans?
A) Mammals
N
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
S
E) Bacteria
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Human Biology, Science, and Society
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Living Things
Chapter 3: Structure and Function of Cells
Chapter 4: From Cells to Organ Systems
Chapter 5: The Skeletal System
Chapter 6: The Muscular System
AP
Chapter 7: Blood
Chapter 8: Heart and Blood Vessels
Chapter 9: The Immune System and Mechanisms of Defense
Chapter 10: The Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases
Chapter 11: The Nervous System: Integration and Control
Chapter 12: Sensory Mechanisms
EX
Chapter 13: The Endocrine System
Chapter 14: The Digestive System and Nutrition
Chapter 15: The Urinary System
Chapter 16: Reproductive Systems
Chapter 17: Cell Reproduction and Differentiation
SO
Chapter 18: Cancer: Uncontrolled Cell Division and Differentiation
Chapter 19: Genetics and Inheritance
Chapter 20: DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering
Chapter 21: Development and Aging
Chapter 22: Evolution and the Origins of Life
Chapter 23: Ecosystems and Populations
LU
Chapter 24: Human Impacts, Biodiversity, and Environmental Issues
TI
O
N
S
,Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
Chapter 1 Human Biology, Science, and Society
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The branch of science that studies living organisms and their life processes is
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
AP
D) physics
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.0
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) The process by which living organisms maintain a fairly constant internal environment despite
EX
changes in the external environment is known as
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
SO
E) chemistry
Answer: C
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Molecules of life include which one of the following?
LU
A) water, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates
B) proteins, saturated fats, monosaccharides, but not polysaccharides
C) lipids and proteins only
D) any noncarbon base molecule
E) nonsugar carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, water
TI
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
4) Which one of the following is a TRUE statement?
A) Molecules are considered to be the smallest unit capable of exhibiting all the characteristics
of life.
N
B) Cells arise spontaneously from nonliving chemical elements.
C) All living things are made up of at least one cell.
D) Cells are incapable of maintaining homeostasis because they are too small.
S
E) Complex organisms can be unicellular.
Answer: C
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
5) All of these criteria are used to classify an organism as a member of the plant, animal, or fungi
kingdom EXCEPT which one?
A) the organism's life cycle
B) the means by which the organism transports itself
C) the structure or body plan of the organism
D) the mode of nutrition of the organism
Answer: B
Topic: Sec. 1.2
AP
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement regarding metabolism?
A) Few living organisms require raw materials and a constant source of energy.
B) Plants get the raw materials they need for life processes entirely from the air.
C) Cells maintain life through the breakdown of molecules and energy by chemical and physical
EX
processes.
D) Cells do not require energy to change molecules from one form to another.
E) Animals use energy obtained directly from the sun and chemicals obtained from plants, other
animals, air, and water.
Answer: C
SO
Topic: Sec. 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Which one of the following is a kingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
LU
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) Bacteria
Answer: D
Topic: Sec. 1.2
TI
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
N
S
, Complete Test Bank for Human Biology 11th Edition by Cecie Starr
AP
EX
8) Based on the figure above, which group of organisms is most closely related to members of
the Kingdom Animalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
SO
D) Bacteria
E) Archaea
Answer: B
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Application/Analysis
LU
9) Which kingdom in the Domain Eukarya contains multicellular photosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) Animalia
TI
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
O
10) Which one of the following taxa (subgroups used in classification) applies to humans?
A) Mammals
N
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
S
E) Bacteria
Answer: A
Topic: Sec. 1.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
