HCC BIO TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bborders bbof bborganization bbof bblife bbis bbcorrect? bb(from
bbsmaller bbto bblarger bblevels bbof bborganization) bb- bbAnswer bbAtoms, bbmolecules,
bbmacromolecules, bbcells
How bbare bbArchaea bbdifferent bbfrom bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer bblive bbin bbmore bbextreme
bbenvironments
How bbare bbfungi bbdifferent bbfrom bbanimals? bb- bbAnswer bbFungi bbdigest bbtheir bbfood
bbbefore bbingesting bbit.
How bbare bbfungi bbdifferent bbfrom bbplants? bb- bbAnswer bbFungi bbare bbheterotrophic.
How bbare bbmost bbprotists bb(Kingdom bbProtista) bbsimilar bbto bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer
bbThey bbare bbsingle-celled.
How bbare bbprotists bbdifferent bbfrom bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer bbProtists bbare bbmuch
bblarger bbthan bbbacteria.
In bbwhat bbway bbcould bbanimals bbbe bbconsidered bbmore bbcomplex bb(or bbadvanced)
bbthan bbmost bbprotists? bb- bbAnswer bbAnimals bbare bbmulti-cellular.
Which bbis bbthe bbproper bborder bb(smallest bbto bblargest) bbof bbthe bbcategories bbused
bbfor bbclassification bbof bbliving bborganisms? bb- bbAnswer bbSpecies, bbgenus, bbfamily,
bborder, bbclass, bbphylum, bbkingdom, bbdomain
Bees bband bbbeetles bbare bbclassified bbin bbdifferent bbOrders bb(Hymenoptera bband
bbColeoptera), bbbut bbthey bbare bbboth bbin bbthe bbsame bbClass bb(Insecta). bbThis bbalso
bbmeans bbthat bb_________________. bb- bbAnswer bbbeetles bband bbbees bbwould bbbe
bbclassified bbin bbthe bbsame bbKingdom bband bbin bbthe bbsame bbPhylum.
The bbidea bbthat bbtemperatures bbon bbour bbplanet bbare bblinked bbto bbcarbon bbdioxide
bbconcentrations bbin bbthe bbatmosphere bbis bbwell-supported bbby bbdata bbfrom bbice
bbcores bbstretching bbback bb100,000s bbof bbyears. bbTo bbtest bbthe bbhypothesis bbthat
bbrecent bbhuman-produced bbCO2 bbhas bbcaused bbincreases bbin bbglobal bbtemperature,
bbwe bbcould bbbuild bband bbrun bba bbcomputer bbsimulation. bbWhat bbvariable bbwould
, bbCO2 bbconcentration bbbe bbin bbthis bb'simulated bbexperiment'? bb- bbAnswer bbthe
bbindependent bbvariable
A bbrelationship bbthat bbhas bbbeen bbestablished bbbased bbon bblarge bbamounts bbof
bbobservational bband bbexperimental bbdata bb(such bbas bbevolution) bbis bbreferred bbto
bbas bb______________. bb- bbAnswer bbA bbtheory
Why bbis bba bbcarefully bbdesigned bbexperiment bbsometimes bba bbbetter bbway bbto bbtest
bba bbhypothesis bbthan bbonly bbcollecting bbobservational bbdata bbto bbdescribe bba
bbpattern bbthat bboccurs bbin bbnature? bb- bbAnswer bbObservations bbwithout
bbexperiments bbcannot bbshow bbcausation.
Living bbthings bbcan bbbe bbdistinguished bbfrom bbnon-living bbthings bbbecause bbthey
bbhave bb- bbAnswer bbcellular bborganization
(True bbor bbFalse) bbScience bbworks bbto bbunderstand bbsomething bbnew bbbeginning
bbby bbobservation bb(gathering bbdata), bband bbthen bbputs bbthe bbobservations bbtogether
bbin bba bblogical bbfashion bbto bbform bba bbgeneral bbprinciple bb(also bbcalled bbinductive
bbreasoning). bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
When bbtrying bbto bbfigure bbout bbexplanations bbfor bbobservations, bbyou bbusually
bbconstruct bba bbseries bbof bbpossible bbhypotheses. bbThen bbyou bbmake bbpredictions
bbof bbwhat bbwill bbhappen bbif bbeach bbhypothesis bbis bbtrue, bband bb- bbAnswer bbtest
bbeach bbhypothesis, bbusing bbappropriate bbcontrols, bbto bbrule bbout bbas bbmany
bbhypotheses bbas bbpossible
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbstatements bbis bbcorrect bbregarding bba bbhypothesis?
bb(choose bbthe bbbest bbanswer) bb- bbAnswer bbAfter bbsufficient bbtesting bbyou bbcan
bbaccept bbit bbas bbprobable, bbbeing bbaware bbthat bbit bbmay bbbe bbrevised bbor bbrejected
bbin bbthe bbfuture.
The bbwolf, bbdomestic bbdog, bband bbred bbfox bbare bball bbin bbthe bbsame bbfamily,
bbCanidae. bbThe bbscientific bbname bbfor bbthe bbwolf bbis bbCanis bblupus, bbthe bbdomestic
bbdog bbis bbCanis bbfamiliaris bband bbthe bbred bbfox bbis bbVulpes bbvulpes. bbThis bbmeans
bbthat bb- bbAnswer bbthe bbred bbfox bbis bbin bbthe bbsame bbfamily, bbbut bbdifferent bbgenus
bbthan bbdogs bband bbwolves.
Classification bbsystems bbfor bborganisms bbare bbbased bbon bb- bbAnswer bbphysical
bb(appearance) bband bbchemical bb(DNA) bbcharacteristics.
Match bbthe bbdescription bbof bbthe bborganism bbto bbits bbappropriate bbkingdom.
This bbis bba bbsplendid bbtiger bbbeetle. bbSome bbtiger bbbeetles bbcan bbrun bbup bbto bb120
bb'body bblengths' bbper bbsecond! bbThey bbrun bbso bbfast bbthat bbtheir bbvision bbbecomes
bbblurry bbwhile bbthey're bbmoving. bbThey bbhave bbto bbstop bbmoving bbto bbregain bbtheir
bbvision bband bbtrack bbtheir bbprey. bb- bbAnswer bbAnimalia
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bborders bbof bborganization bbof bblife bbis bbcorrect? bb(from
bbsmaller bbto bblarger bblevels bbof bborganization) bb- bbAnswer bbAtoms, bbmolecules,
bbmacromolecules, bbcells
How bbare bbArchaea bbdifferent bbfrom bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer bblive bbin bbmore bbextreme
bbenvironments
How bbare bbfungi bbdifferent bbfrom bbanimals? bb- bbAnswer bbFungi bbdigest bbtheir bbfood
bbbefore bbingesting bbit.
How bbare bbfungi bbdifferent bbfrom bbplants? bb- bbAnswer bbFungi bbare bbheterotrophic.
How bbare bbmost bbprotists bb(Kingdom bbProtista) bbsimilar bbto bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer
bbThey bbare bbsingle-celled.
How bbare bbprotists bbdifferent bbfrom bbbacteria? bb- bbAnswer bbProtists bbare bbmuch
bblarger bbthan bbbacteria.
In bbwhat bbway bbcould bbanimals bbbe bbconsidered bbmore bbcomplex bb(or bbadvanced)
bbthan bbmost bbprotists? bb- bbAnswer bbAnimals bbare bbmulti-cellular.
Which bbis bbthe bbproper bborder bb(smallest bbto bblargest) bbof bbthe bbcategories bbused
bbfor bbclassification bbof bbliving bborganisms? bb- bbAnswer bbSpecies, bbgenus, bbfamily,
bborder, bbclass, bbphylum, bbkingdom, bbdomain
Bees bband bbbeetles bbare bbclassified bbin bbdifferent bbOrders bb(Hymenoptera bband
bbColeoptera), bbbut bbthey bbare bbboth bbin bbthe bbsame bbClass bb(Insecta). bbThis bbalso
bbmeans bbthat bb_________________. bb- bbAnswer bbbeetles bband bbbees bbwould bbbe
bbclassified bbin bbthe bbsame bbKingdom bband bbin bbthe bbsame bbPhylum.
The bbidea bbthat bbtemperatures bbon bbour bbplanet bbare bblinked bbto bbcarbon bbdioxide
bbconcentrations bbin bbthe bbatmosphere bbis bbwell-supported bbby bbdata bbfrom bbice
bbcores bbstretching bbback bb100,000s bbof bbyears. bbTo bbtest bbthe bbhypothesis bbthat
bbrecent bbhuman-produced bbCO2 bbhas bbcaused bbincreases bbin bbglobal bbtemperature,
bbwe bbcould bbbuild bband bbrun bba bbcomputer bbsimulation. bbWhat bbvariable bbwould
, bbCO2 bbconcentration bbbe bbin bbthis bb'simulated bbexperiment'? bb- bbAnswer bbthe
bbindependent bbvariable
A bbrelationship bbthat bbhas bbbeen bbestablished bbbased bbon bblarge bbamounts bbof
bbobservational bband bbexperimental bbdata bb(such bbas bbevolution) bbis bbreferred bbto
bbas bb______________. bb- bbAnswer bbA bbtheory
Why bbis bba bbcarefully bbdesigned bbexperiment bbsometimes bba bbbetter bbway bbto bbtest
bba bbhypothesis bbthan bbonly bbcollecting bbobservational bbdata bbto bbdescribe bba
bbpattern bbthat bboccurs bbin bbnature? bb- bbAnswer bbObservations bbwithout
bbexperiments bbcannot bbshow bbcausation.
Living bbthings bbcan bbbe bbdistinguished bbfrom bbnon-living bbthings bbbecause bbthey
bbhave bb- bbAnswer bbcellular bborganization
(True bbor bbFalse) bbScience bbworks bbto bbunderstand bbsomething bbnew bbbeginning
bbby bbobservation bb(gathering bbdata), bband bbthen bbputs bbthe bbobservations bbtogether
bbin bba bblogical bbfashion bbto bbform bba bbgeneral bbprinciple bb(also bbcalled bbinductive
bbreasoning). bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
When bbtrying bbto bbfigure bbout bbexplanations bbfor bbobservations, bbyou bbusually
bbconstruct bba bbseries bbof bbpossible bbhypotheses. bbThen bbyou bbmake bbpredictions
bbof bbwhat bbwill bbhappen bbif bbeach bbhypothesis bbis bbtrue, bband bb- bbAnswer bbtest
bbeach bbhypothesis, bbusing bbappropriate bbcontrols, bbto bbrule bbout bbas bbmany
bbhypotheses bbas bbpossible
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbstatements bbis bbcorrect bbregarding bba bbhypothesis?
bb(choose bbthe bbbest bbanswer) bb- bbAnswer bbAfter bbsufficient bbtesting bbyou bbcan
bbaccept bbit bbas bbprobable, bbbeing bbaware bbthat bbit bbmay bbbe bbrevised bbor bbrejected
bbin bbthe bbfuture.
The bbwolf, bbdomestic bbdog, bband bbred bbfox bbare bball bbin bbthe bbsame bbfamily,
bbCanidae. bbThe bbscientific bbname bbfor bbthe bbwolf bbis bbCanis bblupus, bbthe bbdomestic
bbdog bbis bbCanis bbfamiliaris bband bbthe bbred bbfox bbis bbVulpes bbvulpes. bbThis bbmeans
bbthat bb- bbAnswer bbthe bbred bbfox bbis bbin bbthe bbsame bbfamily, bbbut bbdifferent bbgenus
bbthan bbdogs bband bbwolves.
Classification bbsystems bbfor bborganisms bbare bbbased bbon bb- bbAnswer bbphysical
bb(appearance) bband bbchemical bb(DNA) bbcharacteristics.
Match bbthe bbdescription bbof bbthe bborganism bbto bbits bbappropriate bbkingdom.
This bbis bba bbsplendid bbtiger bbbeetle. bbSome bbtiger bbbeetles bbcan bbrun bbup bbto bb120
bb'body bblengths' bbper bbsecond! bbThey bbrun bbso bbfast bbthat bbtheir bbvision bbbecomes
bbblurry bbwhile bbthey're bbmoving. bbThey bbhave bbto bbstop bbmoving bbto bbregain bbtheir
bbvision bband bbtrack bbtheir bbprey. bb- bbAnswer bbAnimalia
