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Chapter aU1 a U a U Human aUBiology, aUScience, aUand aUSociety
1.1 Multiple aUChoice aUQuestions
1) The aUbranch aUof aUscience aUthat aUstudies aUliving aUorganisms aUand aUtheir aUlife aUprocesses aUis
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physics
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.0
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
2) The aUprocess aUby aUwhich aUliving aUorganisms aUmaintain aUa aUfairly aUconstant aUinternal
aUenvironment aUdespite aUchanges aUin aUthe aUexternal aUenvironment aUis aUknown aUas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistry
aUAnswer: a U C
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Molecules aUof aUlife aUinclude aUwhich aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing?
A) water, aUproteins, aUlipids, aUnucleic aUacids, aUcarbohydrates
B) proteins, aUsaturated aUfats, aUmonosaccharides, aUbut aUnot aUpolysaccharides
C) lipids aUand aUproteins aUonly
D) any aUnoncarbon aUbase aUmolecule
E) nonsugar aUcarbohydrates, aUproteins, aUlipids,
aUwater aUAnswer: a U A
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
4) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUTRUE aUstatement?
A) Molecules aUare aUconsidered aUto aUbe aUthe aUsmallest aUunit aUcapable aUof aUexhibiting aUall aUthe
aUcharacteristics aUof aUlife.
B) Cells aUarise aUspontaneously aUfrom aUnonliving aUchemical aUelements.
C) All aUliving aUthings aUare aUmade aUup aUof aUat aUleast aUone aUcell.
D) Cells aUare aUincapable aUof aUmaintaining aUhomeostasis aUbecause aUthey aUare aUtoo aUsmall.
E) Complex aUorganisms aUcan aUbe
aUunicellular. aUAnswer: a U C
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.1
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5) All aUof aUthese aUcriteria aUare aUused aUto aUclassify aUan aUorganism aUas aUa aUmember aUof aUthe aUplant,
aUanimal, aUor aUfungi aUkingdom aUEXCEPT aUwhich aUone?
A) the aUorganism's aUlife aUcycle
B) the aUmeans aUby aUwhich aUthe aUorganism aUtransports aUitself
C) the aUstructure aUor aUbody aUplan aUof aUthe aUorganism
D) the aUmode aUof aUnutrition aUof aUthe
aUorganism aUAnswer: a U B
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUCORRECT aUstatement aUregarding aUmetabolism?
A) Few aUliving aUorganisms aUrequire aUraw aUmaterials aUand aUa aUconstant aUsource aUof aUenergy.
B) Plants aUget aUthe aUraw aUmaterials aUthey aUneed aUfor aUlife aUprocesses aUentirely aUfrom aUthe aUair.
C) Cells aUmaintain aUlife aUthrough aUthe aUbreakdown aUof aUmolecules aUand aUenergy aUby aUchemical aUand
aUphysical aUprocesses.
D) Cells aUdo aUnot aUrequire aUenergy aUto aUchange aUmolecules aUfrom aUone aUform aUto aUanother.
E) Animals aUuse aUenergy aUobtained aUdirectly aUfrom aUthe aUsun aUand aUchemicals aUobtained aUfrom
aUplants, aUother aUanimals, aUair, aUand aUwater.
Answer: a U C
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUkingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) Bacteria
aUAnswer: a U D
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
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, 8) Based aUon aUthe aUfigure aUabove, aUwhich aUgroup aUof aUorganisms aUis aUmost aUclosely aUrelated aUto
aUmembers aUof aUthe aUKingdom aUAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) Archaea
aUAnswer: a U B
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Application/Analysis
9) Which aUkingdom aUin aUthe aUDomain aUEukarya aUcontains aUmulticellular aUphotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) Animalia
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUtaxa aU(subgroups aUused aUin aUclassification) aUapplies aUto aUhumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) Bacteria
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
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Copyright aU© aU2014 aUPearson aUEducation,
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Chapter aU1 a U a U Human aUBiology, aUScience, aUand aUSociety
1.1 Multiple aUChoice aUQuestions
1) The aUbranch aUof aUscience aUthat aUstudies aUliving aUorganisms aUand aUtheir aUlife aUprocesses aUis
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physics
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.0
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
2) The aUprocess aUby aUwhich aUliving aUorganisms aUmaintain aUa aUfairly aUconstant aUinternal
aUenvironment aUdespite aUchanges aUin aUthe aUexternal aUenvironment aUis aUknown aUas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistry
aUAnswer: a U C
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Molecules aUof aUlife aUinclude aUwhich aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing?
A) water, aUproteins, aUlipids, aUnucleic aUacids, aUcarbohydrates
B) proteins, aUsaturated aUfats, aUmonosaccharides, aUbut aUnot aUpolysaccharides
C) lipids aUand aUproteins aUonly
D) any aUnoncarbon aUbase aUmolecule
E) nonsugar aUcarbohydrates, aUproteins, aUlipids,
aUwater aUAnswer: a U A
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
4) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUTRUE aUstatement?
A) Molecules aUare aUconsidered aUto aUbe aUthe aUsmallest aUunit aUcapable aUof aUexhibiting aUall aUthe
aUcharacteristics aUof aUlife.
B) Cells aUarise aUspontaneously aUfrom aUnonliving aUchemical aUelements.
C) All aUliving aUthings aUare aUmade aUup aUof aUat aUleast aUone aUcell.
D) Cells aUare aUincapable aUof aUmaintaining aUhomeostasis aUbecause aUthey aUare aUtoo aUsmall.
E) Complex aUorganisms aUcan aUbe
aUunicellular. aUAnswer: a U C
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.1
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5) All aUof aUthese aUcriteria aUare aUused aUto aUclassify aUan aUorganism aUas aUa aUmember aUof aUthe aUplant,
aUanimal, aUor aUfungi aUkingdom aUEXCEPT aUwhich aUone?
A) the aUorganism's aUlife aUcycle
B) the aUmeans aUby aUwhich aUthe aUorganism aUtransports aUitself
C) the aUstructure aUor aUbody aUplan aUof aUthe aUorganism
D) the aUmode aUof aUnutrition aUof aUthe
aUorganism aUAnswer: a U B
Topic: a U Sec. aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUCORRECT aUstatement aUregarding aUmetabolism?
A) Few aUliving aUorganisms aUrequire aUraw aUmaterials aUand aUa aUconstant aUsource aUof aUenergy.
B) Plants aUget aUthe aUraw aUmaterials aUthey aUneed aUfor aUlife aUprocesses aUentirely aUfrom aUthe aUair.
C) Cells aUmaintain aUlife aUthrough aUthe aUbreakdown aUof aUmolecules aUand aUenergy aUby aUchemical aUand
aUphysical aUprocesses.
D) Cells aUdo aUnot aUrequire aUenergy aUto aUchange aUmolecules aUfrom aUone aUform aUto aUanother.
E) Animals aUuse aUenergy aUobtained aUdirectly aUfrom aUthe aUsun aUand aUchemicals aUobtained aUfrom
aUplants, aUother aUanimals, aUair, aUand aUwater.
Answer: a U C
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.1
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUis aUa aUkingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) Bacteria
aUAnswer: a U D
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
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, 8) Based aUon aUthe aUfigure aUabove, aUwhich aUgroup aUof aUorganisms aUis aUmost aUclosely aUrelated aUto
aUmembers aUof aUthe aUKingdom aUAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) Archaea
aUAnswer: a U B
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Application/Analysis
9) Which aUkingdom aUin aUthe aUDomain aUEukarya aUcontains aUmulticellular aUphotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) Animalia
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Which aUone aUof aUthe aUfollowing aUtaxa aU(subgroups aUused aUin aUclassification) aUapplies aUto aUhumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) Bacteria
aUAnswer: a U A
aUTopic: a U Sec.
aU1.2
Skill: a U Knowledge/Comprehension
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