Test Bank for Biology, 6th Edition by Robert Brooker, Eric Widmaier, Linda
Graham
Answers Included ✅
Chap 01 6e Brooker
1) A community is composed of different populations of animals and plants.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) All tissues are composed of cells.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) A flower on a plant represents which level of organization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
4) Boa constrictors on an island are an example of a(n)
A) cell.
B) organ.
C) organism.
D) population.
E) ecosystem.
5) Molecules are made up of
A) atoms.
B) cells.
C) organs.
D) organisms.
E) populations.
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,6) Which is the smallest of all levels of organization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
7) A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment is a(n)
A) population.
B) organism.
C) biosphere.
D) ecosystem.
E) macromolecular community.
8) In multicellular organisms, cells of the same type can associate with each other to form
A) atoms.
B) molecules.
C) macromolecules.
D) tissues.
E) populations.
9) Which level of organization is present in all life forms?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organelle
E) colony
10) Which level of organization includes all of the others in the list?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
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,11) During-photosynthesis,-plants-take-in-water-and-carbon-dioxide-from-the-environment-and-
use-sunlight-to-fuel-a-series-of-chemical-reactions-that-ultimately-build-small-sugar-
molecules.-Which-of-the-core-concepts-of-biology-is-exemplified-by-photosynthesis?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
12) The-phenomenon-through-which-populations-of-organisms-change-over-time-due-to-
mutation,-natural-selection,-and-genetic-exchange-is
A) homeostasis.
B) growth-and-development.
C) reproduction.
D) biological-evolution.
E) organization.
13) The-protein-elastin-plays-an-important-role-in-providing-elasticity-and-resilience-to-many-
tissues-in-the-body.-Elastin-has-elastic-properties-because-of-the-way-the-protein-can-change-
shape.-In-a-relaxed-condition,-the-protein-has-an-overall-coiled,-or-looped-shape.-When-
stretched,-the-protein-extends-into-a-straighter,-more-linear-form.-When-the-stretching-force-
is-removed,-elastin-recoils-back-into-the-relaxed-form.-Which-core-concept-of-biology-does-
the-elastin-protein-exemplify?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
14) Children-often-resemble-their-parents.-The-transmission-of-an-eye-color-gene-from-parent-
to-child-is-an-example-of-which-core-concept-of-biology?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
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, 15) Vertical-evolution,-whereby-living-organisms-evolve-from-a-common-ancestor-("tree-of-
life"),-is-the-only-mechanism-of-evolution-on-Earth.
⊚- true
⊚- false
16) All-genetic-mutations-are-harmful-to-an-organism.
⊚- true
⊚- false
17) In-the-process-of-biological-evolution,-new-species-may-evolve-through-exchange-of-
genes-from-one-species-to-another.-This-process-is-called
A) proteome-transfer.
B) horizontal-gene-transfer.
C) vertical-evolution.
D) vertical-descent-with-mutation.
E) genomic-sciences.
18) How-does-evolutionary-change-occur?
A) Through-the-modification-of-characteristics-in-a-preexisting-population.
B) It-may-involve-vertical-descent-with-mutation.
C) It-may-involve-horizontal-gene-transfer.
D) All-of-these-choices-are-correct.
E) None-of-these-choices-are-correct.
19) A-variety-of-finch-species-within-the-Hawaiian-Islands-have-acquired-different-types-of-
beaks-needed-for-utilizing-specific-food-resources.-What-is-the-likely-process-by-which-
these-different-species-of-finches-came-about?
A) vertical-descent-with-mutation
B) horizontal-gene-transfer
C) an-accumulation-of-harmful-genetic-mutations
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Graham
Answers Included ✅
Chap 01 6e Brooker
1) A community is composed of different populations of animals and plants.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) All tissues are composed of cells.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) A flower on a plant represents which level of organization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
4) Boa constrictors on an island are an example of a(n)
A) cell.
B) organ.
C) organism.
D) population.
E) ecosystem.
5) Molecules are made up of
A) atoms.
B) cells.
C) organs.
D) organisms.
E) populations.
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,6) Which is the smallest of all levels of organization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
7) A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment is a(n)
A) population.
B) organism.
C) biosphere.
D) ecosystem.
E) macromolecular community.
8) In multicellular organisms, cells of the same type can associate with each other to form
A) atoms.
B) molecules.
C) macromolecules.
D) tissues.
E) populations.
9) Which level of organization is present in all life forms?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organelle
E) colony
10) Which level of organization includes all of the others in the list?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
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,11) During-photosynthesis,-plants-take-in-water-and-carbon-dioxide-from-the-environment-and-
use-sunlight-to-fuel-a-series-of-chemical-reactions-that-ultimately-build-small-sugar-
molecules.-Which-of-the-core-concepts-of-biology-is-exemplified-by-photosynthesis?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
12) The-phenomenon-through-which-populations-of-organisms-change-over-time-due-to-
mutation,-natural-selection,-and-genetic-exchange-is
A) homeostasis.
B) growth-and-development.
C) reproduction.
D) biological-evolution.
E) organization.
13) The-protein-elastin-plays-an-important-role-in-providing-elasticity-and-resilience-to-many-
tissues-in-the-body.-Elastin-has-elastic-properties-because-of-the-way-the-protein-can-change-
shape.-In-a-relaxed-condition,-the-protein-has-an-overall-coiled,-or-looped-shape.-When-
stretched,-the-protein-extends-into-a-straighter,-more-linear-form.-When-the-stretching-force-
is-removed,-elastin-recoils-back-into-the-relaxed-form.-Which-core-concept-of-biology-does-
the-elastin-protein-exemplify?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
14) Children-often-resemble-their-parents.-The-transmission-of-an-eye-color-gene-from-parent-
to-child-is-an-example-of-which-core-concept-of-biology?
A) Evolution
B) Structure-and-function
C) Information-flow,-exchange,-and-storage
D) Pathways-and-transformations-of-energy-and-matter
E) Systems
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, 15) Vertical-evolution,-whereby-living-organisms-evolve-from-a-common-ancestor-("tree-of-
life"),-is-the-only-mechanism-of-evolution-on-Earth.
⊚- true
⊚- false
16) All-genetic-mutations-are-harmful-to-an-organism.
⊚- true
⊚- false
17) In-the-process-of-biological-evolution,-new-species-may-evolve-through-exchange-of-
genes-from-one-species-to-another.-This-process-is-called
A) proteome-transfer.
B) horizontal-gene-transfer.
C) vertical-evolution.
D) vertical-descent-with-mutation.
E) genomic-sciences.
18) How-does-evolutionary-change-occur?
A) Through-the-modification-of-characteristics-in-a-preexisting-population.
B) It-may-involve-vertical-descent-with-mutation.
C) It-may-involve-horizontal-gene-transfer.
D) All-of-these-choices-are-correct.
E) None-of-these-choices-are-correct.
19) A-variety-of-finch-species-within-the-Hawaiian-Islands-have-acquired-different-types-of-
beaks-needed-for-utilizing-specific-food-resources.-What-is-the-likely-process-by-which-
these-different-species-of-finches-came-about?
A) vertical-descent-with-mutation
B) horizontal-gene-transfer
C) an-accumulation-of-harmful-genetic-mutations
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