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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 14th Edition
By Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
1. Invitation to Biology
Unit I. Principles of Cellular Life
2. Life’s Chemical Basis
3. Molecules of Life
4. Cell Structure
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism
LU
6. Where It Starts—Photosynthesis
7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy
Unit II. Genetics
XE
8. DNA Structure and Function
9. From DNA to Protein
10. Control of Gene Expression
11. How Cells Reproduce
LI
12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits
BR
14. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance
15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes
Unit III. Principles of Evolution
AR
16. Evidence of Evolution
17. Processes of Evolution
18. Organizing Information About Species
19. Life’s Origin and Early Evolution
Y
Unit IV. Evolution and Biodiversity
20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
21. Protists—The Simplest Eukaryotes
22. The Land Plants
23. Fungi
24. Animal Evolution—The Invertebrates
25. Animal Evolution—The Chordates
,26. Human Evolution
Unit V. How Plants Work
27. Plant Tissues
28. Plant Nutrition and Transport
29. Life Cycles of Flowering Plants
30. Communication Strategies in Plants
Unit VI. How Animals Work
31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
LU
32. Neural Control
33. Sensory Perception
34. Endocrine Control
XE
35. Structural Support and Movement
36. Circulation
37. Immunity
38. Respiration
LI
39. Digestion and Nutrition
40. Maintaining the Internal Environment
BR
41. Animal Reproductive Systems
42. Animal Development
43. Animal Behavior
AR
Unit VII. Principles of Ecology
44. Population Ecology
45. Community Ecology
46. Ecosystems
Y
47. The Biosphere
48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere
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Multiple Choice
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
LU
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 - Examine why it is important to understand our natural world.
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
XE
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LI
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
BR
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANSWER: d
AR
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life, from the least inclusive to the most
inclusive?
Y
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, communities, and populations
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
JHGFDSA
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 14th Edition
By Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
1. Invitation to Biology
Unit I. Principles of Cellular Life
2. Life’s Chemical Basis
3. Molecules of Life
4. Cell Structure
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism
LU
6. Where It Starts—Photosynthesis
7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy
Unit II. Genetics
XE
8. DNA Structure and Function
9. From DNA to Protein
10. Control of Gene Expression
11. How Cells Reproduce
LI
12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits
BR
14. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance
15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes
Unit III. Principles of Evolution
AR
16. Evidence of Evolution
17. Processes of Evolution
18. Organizing Information About Species
19. Life’s Origin and Early Evolution
Y
Unit IV. Evolution and Biodiversity
20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea
21. Protists—The Simplest Eukaryotes
22. The Land Plants
23. Fungi
24. Animal Evolution—The Invertebrates
25. Animal Evolution—The Chordates
,26. Human Evolution
Unit V. How Plants Work
27. Plant Tissues
28. Plant Nutrition and Transport
29. Life Cycles of Flowering Plants
30. Communication Strategies in Plants
Unit VI. How Animals Work
31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
LU
32. Neural Control
33. Sensory Perception
34. Endocrine Control
XE
35. Structural Support and Movement
36. Circulation
37. Immunity
38. Respiration
LI
39. Digestion and Nutrition
40. Maintaining the Internal Environment
BR
41. Animal Reproductive Systems
42. Animal Development
43. Animal Behavior
AR
Unit VII. Principles of Ecology
44. Population Ecology
45. Community Ecology
46. Ecosystems
Y
47. The Biosphere
48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere
, KJHGFDSA
Multiple Choice
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
LU
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 - Examine why it is important to understand our natural world.
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
XE
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LI
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
BR
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANSWER: d
AR
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life, from the least inclusive to the most
inclusive?
Y
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, communities, and populations
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
JHGFDSA
