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BIOLOGY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, 9E STARR TB
Table of CONTENTS
Chapter 01 INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Chapter 02 LIFES CHEMICAL BASIS
Chapter 03 MOLECULES OF LIFE
Chapter 04 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 05 GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM
Chapter 06 WHERE IT STARTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Chapter 07 HOW CELLS RELEASE CHEMICAL ENERGY
Chapter 08 DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 09 FROM DNA TO PROTEIN
Chapter 10 CONTROLS OVER GENES
Chapter 11 HOW CELLS REPRODUCE
Chapter 12 MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Chapter 13 OBSERVING_PATTERNS_IN_INHERITED_TRAITS
Chapter 14 HUMAN_INHERITANCE
Chapter 15 BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chapter 16 EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
Chapter 17 PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION
Chapter 18 LIFES ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION
Chapter 19 VIRUSES BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA
Chapter 20 THE PROTISTS
Chapter 21 PLANT EVOLUTION
Chapter 22 FUNGI
Chapter 23 ANIMALS I MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS
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,Chapter 24 ANIMALS II THE CHORDATES
Chapter 25 PLANT TISSUES
Chapter 26 PLANT NUTRITION AND_TRANSPORT
Chapter 01: INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Chapter 27 PLANT REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Multiple Choice
Chapter 28 ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS
1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):
Chapter 29 NEURAL CONTROL a. atom
Chapter 30 SENSORY PERCEPTION b. cell
c. molecule
Chapter 31 ENDOCRINE CONTROL d. organ
e. population
Chapter 32 STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
ANSWER: b
Chapter 33 CIRCULATIONS POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
Chapter 34 IMMUNITY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
Chapter 35 RESPIRATIONS TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember
Chapter 36 DIGESTION AND HUMAN NUTRITION 2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n):
a. ecosystem
Chapter 37 THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
b. community
Chapter 38 REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT c. biosphere
d. organism
Chapter 39 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR e. population
Chapter 40 POPULATION ECOLOGY ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
Chapter 41 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in
Chapter 42 ECOSYSTEMS
living things from atoms to the biosphere.
Chapter 43 THE_BIOSPHERE KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
Chapter 44 HUMAN EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE 3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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,NOTES: Modified b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from: d. metabolism
a. other producers
e. development
b. dead consumers
ANSWER: b
c. decomposers
POINTS: 1
d. the environment
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
e. themselves
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
ANSWER: d
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
POINTS: 1
NOTES: Modified
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. 8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. proteins
NOTES: Modified b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as ____ energy. d. energy
a. electrical
e. lipids
b. heat
ANSWER: c
c. light
POINTS: 1
d. mechanical
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
e. nuclear
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
ANSWER: b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
POINTS: 1
NOTES: Modified
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. 9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. growth
b. development
6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range? c. reproduction
a. metabolism
d. evolution
b. homeostasis
e. inheritance
c. development
ANSWER: a
d. physiology
POINTS: 1
e. thermoregulation
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
POINTS: 1
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. 10. What term describes the process of transformation of the first cell of a new individual into an adult?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. inheritance
NOTES: Modified b. genetics
c. reproduction
7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 mg per 100 ml of d. development
blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is
e. sex
maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the bodily process called:
a. adaptation ANSWER: d
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, POINTS: 1 a. family name only
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? b. genus name only
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA. c. species designation only
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember d. family name and genus name
e. genus name and specific epithet
11. Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei? ANSWER: e
a. archaea only
POINTS: 1
b. bacteria only
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
c. eukarya
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
d. both archaea and bacteria
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
e. both bacteria and eukarya
ANSWER: d 15. What is the most diverse and inclusive classification group?
POINTS: 1 a. domain
REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? b. genus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3 - Classify organisms on the basis of presence or absence of a nucleus. c. kingdom
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand d. phylum
e. species
12. Which organisms are multicellular eukaryotes, with the majority being photosynthetic producers? ANSWER: a
a. plants
POINTS: 1
b. animals
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
c. fungi
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.3 - List the taxa of the Linnaean classification system from species to domain.
d. bacteria
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
e. archaea
ANSWER: a 16. The eighteenth-century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for creating:
POINTS: 1 a. the theory of natural selection
REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? b. a system for naming and classifying organisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3.2 - What are the four main kingdoms of eukaryotes? c. the biological species concept
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember d. the first microscope
NOTES: New e. the scientific method
ANSWER: b
13. Which is the correct format for a scientific name? POINTS: 1
a. Homo Sapiens
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
b. Homo Sapiens
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
c. homo sapiens
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
d. Homo sapiens
e. Homo sapiens 17. Critical thinking is the process of:
ANSWER: e a. finding fault in yourself
POINTS: 1 b. unconditionally accepting information from a trusted source
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? c. designing a scientific experiment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system? d. making a hypothesis
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand e. judging the quality of information before accepting it
ANSWER: e
14. A scientific name consists of which of the following? POINTS: 1
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BIOLOGY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, 9E STARR TB
Table of CONTENTS
Chapter 01 INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Chapter 02 LIFES CHEMICAL BASIS
Chapter 03 MOLECULES OF LIFE
Chapter 04 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 05 GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM
Chapter 06 WHERE IT STARTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Chapter 07 HOW CELLS RELEASE CHEMICAL ENERGY
Chapter 08 DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 09 FROM DNA TO PROTEIN
Chapter 10 CONTROLS OVER GENES
Chapter 11 HOW CELLS REPRODUCE
Chapter 12 MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Chapter 13 OBSERVING_PATTERNS_IN_INHERITED_TRAITS
Chapter 14 HUMAN_INHERITANCE
Chapter 15 BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chapter 16 EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
Chapter 17 PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION
Chapter 18 LIFES ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION
Chapter 19 VIRUSES BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA
Chapter 20 THE PROTISTS
Chapter 21 PLANT EVOLUTION
Chapter 22 FUNGI
Chapter 23 ANIMALS I MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS
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,Chapter 24 ANIMALS II THE CHORDATES
Chapter 25 PLANT TISSUES
Chapter 26 PLANT NUTRITION AND_TRANSPORT
Chapter 01: INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Chapter 27 PLANT REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Multiple Choice
Chapter 28 ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS
1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):
Chapter 29 NEURAL CONTROL a. atom
Chapter 30 SENSORY PERCEPTION b. cell
c. molecule
Chapter 31 ENDOCRINE CONTROL d. organ
e. population
Chapter 32 STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
ANSWER: b
Chapter 33 CIRCULATIONS POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
Chapter 34 IMMUNITY
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
Chapter 35 RESPIRATIONS TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember
Chapter 36 DIGESTION AND HUMAN NUTRITION 2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n):
a. ecosystem
Chapter 37 THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
b. community
Chapter 38 REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT c. biosphere
d. organism
Chapter 39 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR e. population
Chapter 40 POPULATION ECOLOGY ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
Chapter 41 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in
Chapter 42 ECOSYSTEMS
living things from atoms to the biosphere.
Chapter 43 THE_BIOSPHERE KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
Chapter 44 HUMAN EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE 3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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,NOTES: Modified b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from: d. metabolism
a. other producers
e. development
b. dead consumers
ANSWER: b
c. decomposers
POINTS: 1
d. the environment
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
e. themselves
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
ANSWER: d
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
POINTS: 1
NOTES: Modified
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. 8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. proteins
NOTES: Modified b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as ____ energy. d. energy
a. electrical
e. lipids
b. heat
ANSWER: c
c. light
POINTS: 1
d. mechanical
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
e. nuclear
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
ANSWER: b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
POINTS: 1
NOTES: Modified
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. 9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. growth
b. development
6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range? c. reproduction
a. metabolism
d. evolution
b. homeostasis
e. inheritance
c. development
ANSWER: a
d. physiology
POINTS: 1
e. thermoregulation
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
POINTS: 1
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. 10. What term describes the process of transformation of the first cell of a new individual into an adult?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember a. inheritance
NOTES: Modified b. genetics
c. reproduction
7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 mg per 100 ml of d. development
blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is
e. sex
maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the bodily process called:
a. adaptation ANSWER: d
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, POINTS: 1 a. family name only
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? b. genus name only
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA. c. species designation only
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember d. family name and genus name
e. genus name and specific epithet
11. Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei? ANSWER: e
a. archaea only
POINTS: 1
b. bacteria only
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
c. eukarya
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
d. both archaea and bacteria
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
e. both bacteria and eukarya
ANSWER: d 15. What is the most diverse and inclusive classification group?
POINTS: 1 a. domain
REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? b. genus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3 - Classify organisms on the basis of presence or absence of a nucleus. c. kingdom
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand d. phylum
e. species
12. Which organisms are multicellular eukaryotes, with the majority being photosynthetic producers? ANSWER: a
a. plants
POINTS: 1
b. animals
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
c. fungi
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.3 - List the taxa of the Linnaean classification system from species to domain.
d. bacteria
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
e. archaea
ANSWER: a 16. The eighteenth-century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for creating:
POINTS: 1 a. the theory of natural selection
REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? b. a system for naming and classifying organisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3.2 - What are the four main kingdoms of eukaryotes? c. the biological species concept
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember d. the first microscope
NOTES: New e. the scientific method
ANSWER: b
13. Which is the correct format for a scientific name? POINTS: 1
a. Homo Sapiens
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species?
b. Homo Sapiens
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system?
c. homo sapiens
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
d. Homo sapiens
e. Homo sapiens 17. Critical thinking is the process of:
ANSWER: e a. finding fault in yourself
POINTS: 1 b. unconditionally accepting information from a trusted source
REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? c. designing a scientific experiment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system? d. making a hypothesis
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand e. judging the quality of information before accepting it
ANSWER: e
14. A scientific name consists of which of the following? POINTS: 1
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