TEST BANK Biological Science (8TH ED), Freeman,
Quillin, Allison, et al | All Chapters LATEST EDITION
UNIT 1: THE MOLECULAR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
1. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
2. Protein Structure and Function
3. Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
4. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
5. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
UNIT 2: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
6. Inside the Cell
7. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
8. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
9. Photosynthesis
10. Cell–Cell Interactions
11. The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3: GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
12. Meiosis
13. Mendel and the Gene
14. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
15. How Genes Work
16. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
17. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
18. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
19. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
20. Genes, Development, and Evolution
UNIT 4: EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
21. Evolution by Natural Selection
22. Evolutionary Processes
23. Speciation
24. Phylogenies and the History of Life
UNIT 5: THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
,25. Bacteria and Archaea
26. Diversification of Eukaryotes
27. Green Algae and Land Plants
28. Fungi
29. An Introduction to Animals
30. Protostome Animals
31. Deuterostome Animals
32. Viruses
UNIT 6: HOW PLANTS WORK
33. Plant Form and Function
34. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
35. Plant Nutrition
36. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
37. Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
UNIT 7: HOW ANIMALS WORK
38. Animal Form and Function
39. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
40. Animal Nutrition
41. Gas Exchange and Circulation
42. Animal Nervous Systems
43. Animal Sensory Systems
44. Animal Movement
45. Chemical Signals in Animals
46. Animal Reproduction and Development
47. The Immune System in Animals
UNIT 8: ECOLOGY
48. An Introduction to Ecology
49. Behavioral Ecology
50. Population Ecology
51. Community Ecology
52. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
53. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
APPENDICES
,A. Answers
B. Periodic Table of Elements
Sample Test Bank Questions (50 Questions)
Chapter 1: Biology and the Tree of Life
1) The pattern component of the cell theory claims that all organisms consist of cells.
A) true
B) false
Answer: A
Reference: Section 1.1
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp1-2. Describe the two components of the cell theory.
2) How does a scientific theory differ from a scientific hypothesis?
A) There is no difference—the terms are interchangeable.
B) A theory is an explanation for a very general phenomenon or observation; hypotheses
treat more specific observations.
C) A hypothesis is an explanation for a very general phenomenon; theories treat more
specific observations.
D) A theory is a guess, while a hypothesis is a well-supported explanation.
Answer: B
Reference: Section 1.6
Bloom's Level: Understanding
LOs: Chp1-6. Explain the scientific process.
3) Which of the following is NOT one of the five fundamental traits shared by all
living organisms?
A) Made up of membrane-bound cells
B) Able to replicate/reproduce
C) Possess hereditary information encoded in genes
D) Able to perform photosynthesis
Answer: D
Reference: Section 1.1
Bloom's Level: Remembering
, LOs: Chp1-1. List five traits shared by all living organisms.
4) The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently proposed by which
two scientists?
A) Watson and Crick
B) Darwin and Wallace
C) Mendel and Morgan
D) Pasteur and Koch
Answer: B
Reference: Section 1.4
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp1-4. Define the theory of evolution.
5) In the tree of life, a monophyletic group is also known as a:
A) Clade
B) Paraphyletic group
C) Polyphyletic group
D) Kingdom
Answer: A
Reference: Section 1.5
Bloom's Level: Understanding
LOs: Chp1-5. Explain how branches on the tree of life are named.
Chapter 2: Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
6) The partial negative charge at one end of a water molecule is attracted to the
partial positive charge of another water molecule. What is this attraction called?
A) A covalent bond
B) A hydrogen bond
C) An ionic bond
D) A hydrophobic interaction
Answer: B
Reference: Section 2.2
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp2-2. Describe the properties of water.
7) Which of the following is a property of water that allows it to moderate
temperature?
Quillin, Allison, et al | All Chapters LATEST EDITION
UNIT 1: THE MOLECULAR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
1. Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
2. Protein Structure and Function
3. Nucleic Acids and an RNA World
4. An Introduction to Carbohydrates
5. Lipids, Membranes, and the First Cells
UNIT 2: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
6. Inside the Cell
7. Energy and Enzymes: An Introduction to Metabolism
8. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
9. Photosynthesis
10. Cell–Cell Interactions
11. The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3: GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION
12. Meiosis
13. Mendel and the Gene
14. DNA and the Gene: Synthesis and Repair
15. How Genes Work
16. Transcription, RNA Processing, and Translation
17. Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria
18. Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
19. The Molecular Revolution: Biotechnology, Genomics, and New Frontiers
20. Genes, Development, and Evolution
UNIT 4: EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
21. Evolution by Natural Selection
22. Evolutionary Processes
23. Speciation
24. Phylogenies and the History of Life
UNIT 5: THE DIVERSIFICATION OF LIFE
,25. Bacteria and Archaea
26. Diversification of Eukaryotes
27. Green Algae and Land Plants
28. Fungi
29. An Introduction to Animals
30. Protostome Animals
31. Deuterostome Animals
32. Viruses
UNIT 6: HOW PLANTS WORK
33. Plant Form and Function
34. Water and Sugar Transport in Plants
35. Plant Nutrition
36. Plant Sensory Systems, Signals, and Responses
37. Flowering Plant Reproduction and Development
UNIT 7: HOW ANIMALS WORK
38. Animal Form and Function
39. Water and Electrolyte Balance in Animals
40. Animal Nutrition
41. Gas Exchange and Circulation
42. Animal Nervous Systems
43. Animal Sensory Systems
44. Animal Movement
45. Chemical Signals in Animals
46. Animal Reproduction and Development
47. The Immune System in Animals
UNIT 8: ECOLOGY
48. An Introduction to Ecology
49. Behavioral Ecology
50. Population Ecology
51. Community Ecology
52. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
53. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
APPENDICES
,A. Answers
B. Periodic Table of Elements
Sample Test Bank Questions (50 Questions)
Chapter 1: Biology and the Tree of Life
1) The pattern component of the cell theory claims that all organisms consist of cells.
A) true
B) false
Answer: A
Reference: Section 1.1
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp1-2. Describe the two components of the cell theory.
2) How does a scientific theory differ from a scientific hypothesis?
A) There is no difference—the terms are interchangeable.
B) A theory is an explanation for a very general phenomenon or observation; hypotheses
treat more specific observations.
C) A hypothesis is an explanation for a very general phenomenon; theories treat more
specific observations.
D) A theory is a guess, while a hypothesis is a well-supported explanation.
Answer: B
Reference: Section 1.6
Bloom's Level: Understanding
LOs: Chp1-6. Explain the scientific process.
3) Which of the following is NOT one of the five fundamental traits shared by all
living organisms?
A) Made up of membrane-bound cells
B) Able to replicate/reproduce
C) Possess hereditary information encoded in genes
D) Able to perform photosynthesis
Answer: D
Reference: Section 1.1
Bloom's Level: Remembering
, LOs: Chp1-1. List five traits shared by all living organisms.
4) The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently proposed by which
two scientists?
A) Watson and Crick
B) Darwin and Wallace
C) Mendel and Morgan
D) Pasteur and Koch
Answer: B
Reference: Section 1.4
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp1-4. Define the theory of evolution.
5) In the tree of life, a monophyletic group is also known as a:
A) Clade
B) Paraphyletic group
C) Polyphyletic group
D) Kingdom
Answer: A
Reference: Section 1.5
Bloom's Level: Understanding
LOs: Chp1-5. Explain how branches on the tree of life are named.
Chapter 2: Water and Carbon: The Chemical Basis of Life
6) The partial negative charge at one end of a water molecule is attracted to the
partial positive charge of another water molecule. What is this attraction called?
A) A covalent bond
B) A hydrogen bond
C) An ionic bond
D) A hydrophobic interaction
Answer: B
Reference: Section 2.2
Bloom's Level: Remembering
LOs: Chp2-2. Describe the properties of water.
7) Which of the following is a property of water that allows it to moderate
temperature?
