Test Bank for Biology, 6th Edition by Robert Brooker, Eric Widmaier, Linda
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Graham
Answers Included ✅ x
Chapx01x6exBrooker
1) Axcommunityxisxcomposedxofxdifferentxpopulationsxofxanimalsxandxplants.
⊚x true
⊚x false
2) Allxtissuesxarexcomposedxofxcells.
⊚x true
⊚x false
3) Axflowerxonxaxplantxrepresentsxwhichxlevelxofxorganization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
4) Boaxconstrictorsxonxanxislandxarexanxexamplexofxa(n)
A) cell.
B) organ.
C) organism.
D) population.
E) ecosystem.
5) Moleculesxarexmadexupxof
A) atoms.
B) cells.
C) organs.
D) organisms.
E) populations.
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,6) Whichxisxthexsmallestxofxallxlevelsxofxorganization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
7) Axcommunityxofxorganismsxinteractingxwithxtheirxphysicalxenvironmentxisxa(n)
A) population.
B) organism.
C) biosphere.
D) ecosystem.
E) macromolecularxcommunity.
8) Inxmulticellularxorganisms,xcellsxofxthexsamextypexcanxassociatexwithxeachxotherxtoxform
A) atoms.
B) molecules.
C) macromolecules.
D) tissues.
E) populations.
9) Whichxlevelxofxorganizationxisxpresentxinxallxlifexforms?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organelle
E) colony
10) Whichxlevelxofxorganizationxincludesxallxofxthexothersxinxthexlist?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
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,11) Duringxphotosynthesis,xplantsxtakexinxwaterxandxcarbonxdioxidexfromxthexenvironmentxandxusex
sunlightxtoxfuelxaxseriesxofxchemicalxreactionsxthatxultimatelyxbuildxsmallxsugarxmolecules.xW
hichxofxthexcorexconceptsxofxbiologyxisxexemplifiedxbyxphotosynthesis?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
12) Thexphenomenonxthroughxwhichxpopulationsxofxorganismsxchangexoverxtimexduextoxmutation,x
naturalxselection,xandxgeneticxexchangexis
A) homeostasis.
B) growthxandxdevelopment.
C) reproduction.
D) biologicalxevolution.
E) organization.
13) Thexproteinxelastinxplaysxanximportantxrolexinxprovidingxelasticityxandxresiliencextoxmanyxtiss
uesxinxthexbody.xElastinxhasxelasticxpropertiesxbecausexofxthexwayxthexproteinxcanxchangexshap
e.xInxaxrelaxedxcondition,xthexproteinxhasxanxoverallxcoiled,xorxloopedxshape.xWhenxstretched,x
thexproteinxextendsxintoxaxstraighter,xmorexlinearxform.xWhenxthexstretchingxforcexisxremoved,x
elastinxrecoilsxbackxintoxthexrelaxedxform.xWhichxcorexconceptxofxbiologyxdoesxthexelastinxpro
teinxexemplify?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
14) Childrenxoftenxresemblextheirxparents.xThextransmissionxofxanxeyexcolorxgenexfromxparentxtox
childxisxanxexamplexofxwhichxcorexconceptxofxbiology?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
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, 15) Verticalxevolution,xwherebyxlivingxorganismsxevolvexfromxaxcommonxancestorx("treexofxlife"),x
isxthexonlyxmechanismxofxevolutionxonxEarth.
⊚x true
⊚x false
16) Allxgeneticxmutationsxarexharmfulxtoxanxorganism.
⊚x true
⊚x false
17) Inxthexprocessxofxbiologicalxevolution,xnewxspeciesxmayxevolvexthroughxexchangexofxgenesx
fromxonexspeciesxtoxanother.xThisxprocessxisxcalled
A) proteomextransfer.
B) horizontalxgenextransfer.
C) verticalxevolution.
D) verticalxdescentxwithxmutation.
E) genomicxsciences.
18) Howxdoesxevolutionaryxchangexoccur?
A) Throughxthexmodificationxofxcharacteristicsxinxaxpreexistingxpopulation.
B) Itxmayxinvolvexverticalxdescentxwithxmutation.
C) Itxmayxinvolvexhorizontalxgenextransfer.
D) Allxofxthesexchoicesxarexcorrect.
E) Nonexofxthesexchoicesxarexcorrect.
19) AxvarietyxofxfinchxspeciesxwithinxthexHawaiianxIslandsxhavexacquiredxdifferentxtypesxofxbeaksx
neededxforxutilizingxspecificxfoodxresources.xWhatxisxthexlikelyxprocessxbyxwhichxthesexdiffer
entxspeciesxofxfinchesxcamexabout?
A) verticalxdescentxwithxmutation
B) horizontalxgenextransfer
C) anxaccumulationxofxharmfulxgeneticxmutations
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x x x x x x x x x x x x
Graham
Answers Included ✅ x
Chapx01x6exBrooker
1) Axcommunityxisxcomposedxofxdifferentxpopulationsxofxanimalsxandxplants.
⊚x true
⊚x false
2) Allxtissuesxarexcomposedxofxcells.
⊚x true
⊚x false
3) Axflowerxonxaxplantxrepresentsxwhichxlevelxofxorganization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
4) Boaxconstrictorsxonxanxislandxarexanxexamplexofxa(n)
A) cell.
B) organ.
C) organism.
D) population.
E) ecosystem.
5) Moleculesxarexmadexupxof
A) atoms.
B) cells.
C) organs.
D) organisms.
E) populations.
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,6) Whichxisxthexsmallestxofxallxlevelsxofxorganization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
7) Axcommunityxofxorganismsxinteractingxwithxtheirxphysicalxenvironmentxisxa(n)
A) population.
B) organism.
C) biosphere.
D) ecosystem.
E) macromolecularxcommunity.
8) Inxmulticellularxorganisms,xcellsxofxthexsamextypexcanxassociatexwithxeachxotherxtoxform
A) atoms.
B) molecules.
C) macromolecules.
D) tissues.
E) populations.
9) Whichxlevelxofxorganizationxisxpresentxinxallxlifexforms?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organelle
E) colony
10) Whichxlevelxofxorganizationxincludesxallxofxthexothersxinxthexlist?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
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,11) Duringxphotosynthesis,xplantsxtakexinxwaterxandxcarbonxdioxidexfromxthexenvironmentxandxusex
sunlightxtoxfuelxaxseriesxofxchemicalxreactionsxthatxultimatelyxbuildxsmallxsugarxmolecules.xW
hichxofxthexcorexconceptsxofxbiologyxisxexemplifiedxbyxphotosynthesis?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
12) Thexphenomenonxthroughxwhichxpopulationsxofxorganismsxchangexoverxtimexduextoxmutation,x
naturalxselection,xandxgeneticxexchangexis
A) homeostasis.
B) growthxandxdevelopment.
C) reproduction.
D) biologicalxevolution.
E) organization.
13) Thexproteinxelastinxplaysxanximportantxrolexinxprovidingxelasticityxandxresiliencextoxmanyxtiss
uesxinxthexbody.xElastinxhasxelasticxpropertiesxbecausexofxthexwayxthexproteinxcanxchangexshap
e.xInxaxrelaxedxcondition,xthexproteinxhasxanxoverallxcoiled,xorxloopedxshape.xWhenxstretched,x
thexproteinxextendsxintoxaxstraighter,xmorexlinearxform.xWhenxthexstretchingxforcexisxremoved,x
elastinxrecoilsxbackxintoxthexrelaxedxform.xWhichxcorexconceptxofxbiologyxdoesxthexelastinxpro
teinxexemplify?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
14) Childrenxoftenxresemblextheirxparents.xThextransmissionxofxanxeyexcolorxgenexfromxparentxtox
childxisxanxexamplexofxwhichxcorexconceptxofxbiology?
A) Evolution
B) Structurexandxfunction
C) Informationxflow,xexchange,xandxstorage
D) Pathwaysxandxtransformationsxofxenergyxandxmatter
E) Systems
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, 15) Verticalxevolution,xwherebyxlivingxorganismsxevolvexfromxaxcommonxancestorx("treexofxlife"),x
isxthexonlyxmechanismxofxevolutionxonxEarth.
⊚x true
⊚x false
16) Allxgeneticxmutationsxarexharmfulxtoxanxorganism.
⊚x true
⊚x false
17) Inxthexprocessxofxbiologicalxevolution,xnewxspeciesxmayxevolvexthroughxexchangexofxgenesx
fromxonexspeciesxtoxanother.xThisxprocessxisxcalled
A) proteomextransfer.
B) horizontalxgenextransfer.
C) verticalxevolution.
D) verticalxdescentxwithxmutation.
E) genomicxsciences.
18) Howxdoesxevolutionaryxchangexoccur?
A) Throughxthexmodificationxofxcharacteristicsxinxaxpreexistingxpopulation.
B) Itxmayxinvolvexverticalxdescentxwithxmutation.
C) Itxmayxinvolvexhorizontalxgenextransfer.
D) Allxofxthesexchoicesxarexcorrect.
E) Nonexofxthesexchoicesxarexcorrect.
19) AxvarietyxofxfinchxspeciesxwithinxthexHawaiianxIslandsxhavexacquiredxdifferentxtypesxofxbeaksx
neededxforxutilizingxspecificxfoodxresources.xWhatxisxthexlikelyxprocessxbyxwhichxthesexdiffer
entxspeciesxofxfinchesxcamexabout?
A) verticalxdescentxwithxmutation
B) horizontalxgenextransfer
C) anxaccumulationxofxharmfulxgeneticxmutations
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