GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 FALL 2017-LENTZ EXAM 1

GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 FALL 2017-LENTZ EXAM 1 • Bubble in the test form (last page) • Read all questions carefully 1. Humans are eukaryotes. A. True B. False 2. Which statement is not a component of the cell theory? A. The earliest cells had no nucleus. B. All organisms are made of cells. C. All cells come from pre-existing cells. D. All of the above are components of the cell theory. 3. Which of the following is not a property of life? A. Living things have the ability to store and use information. B. Living things have the ability to create energy. C. Living things are composed of cells. D. Living things undergo evolutionary adaptation. E. Living things have the ability to replicate. 4. There are some individuals in the human population that have heritable traits that make them resistant to HIV (the AIDS virus) infection. In central Africa, where HIV infection rates are high, humans must be evolving. A. True B. False 5. Pasteur's results from his swan-neck flask experiments showed that: A. With enough time, any sterile environment will become contaminated with cells. B. When growth medium is not contaminated by pre-existing cells, the growth medium remains sterile. C. When growth medium is not contaminated by pre-existing cells, cells still grow there. 6. Which choice is an example of artificial selection? A. The long neck of a giraffe. B. Unique breeds of dogs. C. Ants trying to find their nest while walking on stilts. D. All of the above result from artificial selection.