TEST BANK FOR Biology Concepts and Applications 10th Edition by Starr - Test Bank, All 44 Chapters Covered Completely, Verified Newest Edition Instant Download

TEST BANK FOR Biology Concepts and Applications
10th Edition by Starr - Test Bank, All 44 Chapters
Covered Completely, Verified Newest Edition Instant
Download




Multiple Choice f




1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f


a. atom
b. cell
c. molecule
d. organ
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
f f f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
f f f f f f f f f f f f


TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember f




2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n):
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a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
f f f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of
f f f f f f f f f f f


organization in living things from atoms to the biosphere.
f f f f f f f f f


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand f




3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?
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a. ecosystem
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, b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population




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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
f f f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:f f BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
f f f f f f f f f f


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember f


NOTES: Modified


4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from:
f f f f f f f f


a. other producers f


b. dead consumers
f


c. decomposers
d. the environment
f


e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember f



NOTES: Modified


5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as
f f f f f energy. f f f f f f f


a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for
f f f f f f f f f f f f


sustaining life. f f


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember f




6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
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a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation


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, ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: f f BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for f f f f f f f f f f


sustaining life.
f f


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember f


NOTES: Modified


7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 mg
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per 100 ml of blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f


blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f


bodily process called:
f f f


a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for
f f f f f f f f f f f f


sustaining life. f f


KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application f


NOTES: Modified


8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
f f f f f f f f


a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? f f f f f f f


LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
f f f f f f f f f f f f f



KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember f


NOTES: Modified


9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism?
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a. growth
b. development
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