Campbell Biology in Focus, 2e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) All of the individuals of the same species living within a specified area is known as a
A) community.
B) ecosystem.
C) family.
D) population.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For
example, plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight to
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) chemical energy.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic energy.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) The primary source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
A) light energy.
B) kinetic energy.
C) thermal energy.
D) chemical energy.
E) ATP.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) All of the living things on Earth along with all of the places where life exists is known
as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) All of the living things in a particular area along with all of the nonliving aspects of the
environment with which organisms interact is known as
A) an ecosystem.
,B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
6) All of the organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem are known as
A) a biological system.
B) a biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
7) Which of the following types of cells lack a nucleus?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaea
D) fungi
E) protists
Answer: C
, Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
Learning Outcome: 1.1
8) Investigating the molecular structure of DNA in order to understand the chemical basis
of inheritance is an example of which approach utilized in the study of biology?
A) systems biology
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) mutualism
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Chapter 1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) All of the individuals of the same species living within a specified area is known as a
A) community.
B) ecosystem.
C) family.
D) population.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For
example, plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight to
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) chemical energy.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic energy.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) The primary source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
A) light energy.
B) kinetic energy.
C) thermal energy.
D) chemical energy.
E) ATP.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) All of the living things on Earth along with all of the places where life exists is known
as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: B
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) All of the living things in a particular area along with all of the nonliving aspects of the
environment with which organisms interact is known as
A) an ecosystem.
,B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
6) All of the organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem are known as
A) a biological system.
B) a biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 1.1
7) Which of the following types of cells lack a nucleus?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaea
D) fungi
E) protists
Answer: C
, Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
Learning Outcome: 1.1
8) Investigating the molecular structure of DNA in order to understand the chemical basis
of inheritance is an example of which approach utilized in the study of biology?
A) systems biology
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) mutualism
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
Learning Outcome: 1.1
