Test Bank for Principles of Biology, 4th Edition by Robert Brooker, Widmaier

Test Bank Test Bank for Principles of Biology, 4e 4th Edition by Robert Brooker, Eric Widmaier, Linda Graham and Peter Stiling. Answers given at the end of every chapter (Chapter 1 to 47) 1 An Introduction to Biology UNIT I Chemistry 2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water 3 The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules UNIT II Cells 4 Evolutionary Origin of Cells and Their General Features 5 Membranes: The Interface Between Cells and Their Environment 6 How Cells Utilize Energy 7 How Cells Capture Light Energy via Photosynthesis 8 How Cells Communicate with Each Other and with the Environment UNIT III Genetics 9 The Information of Life: DNA and RNA Structure, DNA Replication, and Chromosome Structure 10 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes I: Transcription and Translation 11 The Expression of Genetic Information via Genes II: Non-coding RNAs 12 The Control of Genetic Information via Gene Regulation 13 Altering the Genetic Material: Mutation, DNA Repair, and Cancer 14 How Eukaryotic Cells Sort and Transmit Chromosomes: Mitosis and Meiosis 15 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring I: Patterns That Follow Mendel’s Laws 16 Transmission of Genetic Information from Parents to Offspring II: Epigenetics, Linkage, and Extranuclear Inheritance 17 The Simpler Genetic Systems of Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea 18 Genetic Technologies: How Biologists Study Genes and Genomes UNIT IV Evolution 19 Evolution of Life I: How Populations Change from Generation to Generation 20 Evolution of Life II: The Emergence of New Species 21 How Biologists Classify Species and Study Their Evolutionary Relationships 22 The History of Life on Earth and Human Evolution UNIT V Diversity 23 Diversity of Microbial Life: Archaea, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi 24 Microbiomes: Microbial Systems on and Around Us 25 Plant Evolution: How Plant Diversification Changed Planet Earth 26 Invertebrates: The Vast Array of Animal Life Without a Backbone 27 Vertebrates: Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals UNIT VI Flowering Plants 28 An Introduction to Flowering Plant Form and Function 29 How Flowering Plants Sense and Interact with Their Environments 30 How Flowering Plants Obtain and Transport Water, Mineral Nutrients, and Organic Compounds 31 How Flowering Plants Reproduce and Develop UNIT VII Animals 32 General Features of Animal Bodies, and Homeostasis as a Key Principle of Animal Biology 33 Neuroscience I: The Structure, Function, and Evolution of Nervous Systems 34 Neuroscience II: How Sensory Systems Allow Animals to Interact with the Environment 35 How Muscles and Skeletons Are Adaptations for Movement, Support, and Protection 36 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Transporting Solutes and Exchanging Gases 37 Digestive and Excretory Systems: Maintaining Nutrient, Water, and Energy Balance and Removing Waste 38 How Endocrine Systems Influence the Activities of All Other Organ Systems 39 The Production of Offspring: Reproduction and Development 40 Immune Systems: How Animals Defend Against Pathogens and Other Dangers 41 An Example of a System-Wide Response to a Challenge to Homeostasis UNIT VIII Ecology 42 Behavioral Ecology: The Struggle to Find Food and Mates and to Pass on Genes 43 Population Growth and Species Interactions 44 Communities and Ecosystems: Ecological Organization at Large Scales 45 Biomes: How Climate Affects the Distribution of Species on Earth 46 The Age of Humans 47 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology