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CHAPTER l#1 l # EVOLUTION, l#THE l#THEMES l#OF l#BIOLOGY, l#AND l#SCIENTIFIC l#INQUIRY
1.1 Multiple-Choice l#Questions
1) Cells l#are .
A) only l#found l#in l#pairs, l#because l#single l#cells l#cannot l#exist l#independently
B) limited l#in l#size l#to l#200 l#and l#500 l#micrometers l#in l#diameter
C) characteristic l#of l#eukaryotic l#but l#not l#prokaryotic l#organisms
D) characteristic l#of l#prokaryotic l#and l#eukaryotic l#organisms l#Answer: l#D
l# Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.1
2) In l#comparison l#to l#eukaryotes, l#prokaryotes .
A) are l#more l#structurally l#complex
B) are l#larger
C) are l#smaller
D) do l#not l#have l#membranes l#Answer: l#C
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.1
3) Which l#of l#the l#following l#types l#of l#cells l#utilize l#deoxyribonucleic l#acid l#(DNA) l#as l#their
l# genetic l#material l#but l#do l#not l#have l#their l#DNA l#encased l#within l#a l#nuclear l#envelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi l#Answer: l#C
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.1
4) To l#understand l#the l#chemical l#basis l#of l#inheritance, l#we l#must l#understand l#the l#molecular
l# structure l#of l#DNA. l#This l#is l#an l#example l#of l#the l#application l#of l#which l#concept l#to l#the l#study l#of
l# biology?
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A) evolution
B) emergent l#properties
C) reductionism
D) feedback l#regulation l#Answer: l#C
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.1
5) A l#localized l#group l#of l#organisms l#that l#belong l#to l#the l#same l#species l#is l#called l#a l # .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family l#Answer: l#B
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.1
6) Which l#of l#the l#following l#statements l#is l#true l#regarding l#the l#complexity l#of l#biological
systems?
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A) An l#understanding l#of l#the l#interactions l#between l#different l#components l#within l#a l#living
l# system l#is l#an l#approach l#towards l#understanding l#reductionism.
B) Knowing l#the l#function l#of l#a l#component l#of l#a l#living l#system l#can l#provide l#insights l#into l#the
l# structure l#and l#organization l#of l#the l#living l#system.
C) Understanding l#the l#chemical l#structure l#of l#DNA l#reveals l#how l#it l#directs l#the l#functioning l#of l#a
l# living l#cell.
D) An l#ecosystem l#displays l#complex l#properties l#of l#the l#biotic l#component l#only. l#Answer: l#B
l# Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.1
7) Which l#of l#the l#following l#order l#is l#correct l#in l#terms l#of l#the l#hierarchy l#of l#the l#organization?
A) Ecosystem l#→ l#Biosphere l#→ l#Population l#→ l#Community l#→ l#Organism
B) Biosphere l#→ l#Ecosystem l#→ l#Population l#→ l#Community l#→ l#Organism
C) Ecosystem l#→ l#Community l#→ l#Biosphere l#→ l#Population l#→ l#Organism
D) Biosphere l#→ l#Ecosystem l#→Community l#→ l#Population l#→ l#Organism l#Answer: l#D
l# Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.1
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8) When l#your l#body l#temperature l#rises l#on l#a l#hot l#day, l#the l#neural l#and l#hormonal l#mechanisms
l# activate l#sweating. l#Evaporation l#of l#sweat l#leads l#to l#cooling l#of l#the l#body l#surface. l#This l#is l#an l#example
l# of
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A) positive l#feedback l#regulation
B) negative l#feedback l#regulation
C) chemical l#cycling
D) emergent l#properties l#Answer: l#B
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.1
9) Characters l#are l#transmitted l#from l#parents l#to l#offspring. are l#the l#units l#of l#inheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
Answer: l#A
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.1
10) As l#letters l#are l#to l#English l#language, is/are l#to l#genetic l#information.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA l#double l#helix
D) A l#and l#B l#Answer: l#B
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.1
11) The l#process l#by l#which l#the l#information l#in l#a l#gene l#directs l#the l#synthesis l#of l#a l#protein l#is l#called
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A) gene l#expression
B) replication
C) post l#translation l#modification
D) cloning l#Answer: l#A
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.2
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12) Which l#of l#the l#following l#statements l#is l#true?
A) mRNA l#is l#the l#only l#type l#of l#RNA l#found l#in l#the l#living l#system
B) All l#forms l#of l#life l#employ l#the l#same l#genetic l#code
C) A l#typical l#human l#liver l#cell l#has l#one l#set l#of l#chromosomes
D) Organisms l#interact l#but l#do l#not l#affect l#their l#environment l#Answer: l#B
l# Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.2
13) Plants l#convert l # .
A) chemical l#energy l#to l#mechanical l#energy.
B) sunlight l#to l#mechanical l#energy.
C) sunlight l#to l#chemical l#energy.
D) mechanical l#energy l#to l#chemical l#energy. l#Answer: l#C
l# Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.2
14) Which l#of l#these l#provides l#evidence l#of l#the l#common l#ancestry l#of l#all l#life?
A) near l#universality l#of l#the l#genetic l#code
B) structure l#of l#the l#nucleus
C) structure l#of l#cilia
D) structure l#of l#chloroplasts l#Answer: l#A
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Application/Analysis l#Section: l#1.2
15) Which l#branch l#of l#biology l#is l#concerned l#with l#the l#naming l#and l#classifying l#of l#organisms?
A) informatics
B) taxonomy
C) genomics
D) evolution l#Answer: l#B
Bloom's l#Taxonomy: l#Knowledge/Comprehension l#Section: l#1.2
16) Use l#the l#following l#figure l#to l#answer l#the l#question.
The l#phylogenetic l#tree l# .
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