TEST BANK
,TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY 2nd EDITION BY OPENSTAX
Senior Contributing Authors
Mary Ann Clark, Texas Wesleyan University
Matthew Douglas, Grand Rapids Community College
Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology
ISBN-13: 978-1-947172-51-7
1
The first forms of life on Earth were ________.
a. plants
b. microorganisms
c. birds
d. dinosaurs
5.
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________.
a. hypothesis
b. variable
c. theory
d. control
6.
Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
a. biology
b. astronomy
c. physics
d. computer science
7.
The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called
________.
a. deductive reasoning
b. the scientific method
c. hypothesis-based science
d. inductive reasoning
,8.
The process of ________ helps to ensure that a scientist’s research is original, significant, logical,
and thorough.
a. publication
b. public speaking
c. peer review
d. the scientific method
9.
A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow more
quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants grow better when
exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of reasoning?
a. inductive reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. neither, because no hypothesis was made
d. both inductive and deductive reasoning
10.
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the
________.
a. organ
b. organelle
c. cell
d. macromolecule
11.
Viruses are not considered living because they ________.
a. are not made of cells
b. lack cell nuclei
c. do not contain DNA or RNA
d. cannot reproduce
12.
The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of ________.
a. prokaryotic cells
b. eukaryotic cells
c. living organisms
d. bacteria
13.
, A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n) ________.
a. family
b. community
c. population
d. ecosystem
14.
Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most
inclusive to the least complex level?
a. organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population
b. organ, organism, tissue, organelle, molecule
c. organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
d. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
15.
Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently?
a. at the base
b. within the branches
c. at the nodes
d. at the branch tips
Note:
CHAPTER 1
2The Chemical Foundation of Life
Review Questions
4.
If xenon has an atomic number of 54 and a mass number of 108, how many neutrons does it have?
a. 54
b. 27
c. 100
d. 108
5.
Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei are called ________.
a. ions
b. neutrons
c. neutral atoms
d. isotopes
,TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY 2nd EDITION BY OPENSTAX
Senior Contributing Authors
Mary Ann Clark, Texas Wesleyan University
Matthew Douglas, Grand Rapids Community College
Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology
ISBN-13: 978-1-947172-51-7
1
The first forms of life on Earth were ________.
a. plants
b. microorganisms
c. birds
d. dinosaurs
5.
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________.
a. hypothesis
b. variable
c. theory
d. control
6.
Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
a. biology
b. astronomy
c. physics
d. computer science
7.
The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called
________.
a. deductive reasoning
b. the scientific method
c. hypothesis-based science
d. inductive reasoning
,8.
The process of ________ helps to ensure that a scientist’s research is original, significant, logical,
and thorough.
a. publication
b. public speaking
c. peer review
d. the scientific method
9.
A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow more
quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants grow better when
exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of reasoning?
a. inductive reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. neither, because no hypothesis was made
d. both inductive and deductive reasoning
10.
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the
________.
a. organ
b. organelle
c. cell
d. macromolecule
11.
Viruses are not considered living because they ________.
a. are not made of cells
b. lack cell nuclei
c. do not contain DNA or RNA
d. cannot reproduce
12.
The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of ________.
a. prokaryotic cells
b. eukaryotic cells
c. living organisms
d. bacteria
13.
, A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n) ________.
a. family
b. community
c. population
d. ecosystem
14.
Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most
inclusive to the least complex level?
a. organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population
b. organ, organism, tissue, organelle, molecule
c. organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
d. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
15.
Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently?
a. at the base
b. within the branches
c. at the nodes
d. at the branch tips
Note:
CHAPTER 1
2The Chemical Foundation of Life
Review Questions
4.
If xenon has an atomic number of 54 and a mass number of 108, how many neutrons does it have?
a. 54
b. 27
c. 100
d. 108
5.
Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei are called ________.
a. ions
b. neutrons
c. neutral atoms
d. isotopes
