,Biological ilScience, ilCanadian ilEdition., il2e il(Freeman ilet
ilal.)liChapter il1 il ilBiology iland ilthe ilTree ilof ilLife
1) The ilpattern ilcomponent ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory ilclaims ilthat ilall ilorganisms ilconsist ilof ilcells.
A) true
B) false
ilAnswer:
ilA
Reference: ilSection il1.1
ilBloom's ilLevel:
i l Remembering
LOs: i l Chp1-2. ilDescribe ilthe iltwo ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
2) How ildoes ila ilscientific iltheory ildiffer ilfrom ila ilscientific ilhypothesis?
A) There ilis ilno ildifference—the ilterms ilare ilinterchangeable.
B) A iltheory ilis ilan ilexplanation ilfor ila ilvery ilgeneral ilphenomenon ilor ilobservation;
ilhypotheses iltreatlimore ilspecific ilobservations.
C) A ilhypothesis ilis ilan ilexplanation ilfor ila ilvery ilgeneral ilphenomenon; iltheories iltreat ilmore
ilspecificliissues.
D) Theories ildefine ilscientific illaws; ilhypotheses ilare ilused ilto ilset ilup
ilexperiments.liAnswer: ilB
Reference: i l Section il1.1
Bloom's ilLevel: i l Comprehension
LOs: i l Chp1-2. ilDescribe ilthe iltwo ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
3) Algae ilin ilthe ilgenus ilCaulerpa iltypically ilgrow ilto ila illength ilof ilover ilhalf ila ilmeter iland
ilhave ilstructures ilsimilar ilto ilstems, illeaves, iland ilroots. ilReproduction iloccurs ilwhen iladults
ilproduce ilsperm iland ileggs ilthat ilfuse ilto ilform iloffspring. ilEach iladult ilCaulerpa, ilhowever,
ilconsists ilof iljust ila ilsingle ilcell.liWhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilstatements ilis iltrue?
A) Caulerpa ilviolate ilthe ilpattern ilcomponent ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory—that ilall ilorganisms ilconsist
ilof ilcells.
B) Caulerpa ilviolate ilthe ilprocess ilcomponent ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory—that ilall ilcells
ilcome ilfromlipreexisting ilcells.
C) Caulerpa ilviolate ilboth ilthe ilpattern iland ilprocess ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
D) The ilexistence ilof ilCaulerpa ilis ilconsistent ilwith ilthe ilcell
iltheory.liAnswer: i l D
Reference: i l Section il1.1
Bloom's ilLevel: i l Comprehension
LOs: i l Chp1-2. ilDescribe ilthe iltwo ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
4) Which ilstatement ilabout ilspontaneous ilgeneration ilis ilFALSE?
A) Pasteur ildemonstrated ilthat ilit ildoes ilnot iloccur ilunder ilnormal illaboratory ilconditions.
B) It ilapparently iloccurred ilat illeast ilonce–when illife ilon ilEarth ilbegan.
C) It iloccurs ilevery iltime ila ilnew ilspecies ilevolves ilfrom ila ilpreexisting ilspecies.
D) It iladdresses ilthe ilformation ilof illiving ilcells ilfrom ilpreviously ilnonliving
ilmaterial.liAnswer: i l C
Reference: ilSection il1.1
ilBloom's ilLevel:
i l Remembering
LOs: i l Chp1-2. ilDescribe ilthe iltwo ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
, 5) Recall ilPasteur's ilexperiment ilon ilspontaneous ilgeneration. ilOriginally, ilhe ilused ilsealed iland
ilunsealed ilflasks ilinstead ilof ilswan-necked iland ilunsealed ilflasks. ilCritics ilclaimed ilthat ilthe
ilexperiment ilwas ilinconclusive. ilWhich ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilcriticisms ilwould ilbe iladdressed ilby
ilusing ila ilswan-neckedliflask ilinstead ilof ilthe ilsealed ilflask?
A) The ilbroth ilwas ilheated iltoo ilintensively.
B) There ilhad ilnot ilbeen ilenough iltime ilfor ilspontaneous ilgeneration ilto iloccur.
C) Fresh ilair ilis ilrequired ilfor ilspontaneous ilgeneration.
D) The ilbroth ilwas ilnot ilnutritious
ilenough.liAnswer: i l C
Reference: i l Section il1.1
Bloom's ilLevel: i l Comprehension/Applying
LOs: i l Chp1-2. ilDescribe ilthe iltwo ilcomponents ilof ilthe ilcell iltheory.
6) Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilthe ilbest ilexample ilof ila ilheritable ilvariation?
A) skin ilcancer
B) amputation
C) red ilhair
D) love ilfor
ilmusicliAnswer:
ilC
Reference: i l Section il1.2
Bloom's ilLevel: i l Comprehension
LOs: i l Chp1-1. ilName ilfive ilfundamental ilcharacteristics ilshared ilby ilall illiving ilorganisms.
7) How ildoes ilartificial ilselection ildiffer ilfrom ilnatural ilselection?
A) Artificial ilselection iloccurs ilonly ilin ilcomputer ilsimulations, ilnot ilwith ilactual ilorganisms.
B) Artificial ilselection ilis ilbased ilon ilconscious ilchoices ilby ilhumans.
C) Artificial ilselection iloccurs ilonly ilwith ilplants.
D) Artificial ilselection ilis ilnot ilbased ilon ilheritable ilvariation, ilbut ilon ilnew
ilmutations.liAnswer: ilB
Reference: i l Section il1.2
Bloom's ilLevel: i l Comprehension
LOs: i l Chp1-3. ilBriefly ilexplain ilthe iltheory ilof ilnatural ilselection, iland ilclarify ilthe iltwo
ilconditions ilthatliare ilnecessary iland ilsufficient ilfor ilnatural ilselection ilto ilbring ilabout
ilevolutionary ilchange ilin ila ilpopulation.