Test bank - Biology The Unity and Diversity of Life, AP® Edition,Starr, - 15e - (2025 updated)

Test Bank - Chapter_48
Question 1
Which of the following is used by all living things as the carrier of genetic
information?
Answer Choices:
A. Cell
B. DNA ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
C. Organ
D. Molecule
E. Population
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Question 2
The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n) ___________.
Answer Choices:
A. cell ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
B. molecule
C. organ
D. population
E. ecosystem
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Question 3
The most inclusive level of organization is exemplified by which of the
following?
Answer Choices:
A. Heart
B. Carbon atom

,C. DNA
D. Zebra ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
E. Red blood cell
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Question 4
What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of
life, from the least inclusive to the most inclusive?
Answer Choices:
A. Atoms, tissues, cells, organs, and organisms
B. Molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
C. Ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
D. Cells, tissues, organs, communities, and populations
E. Cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems ★ CORRECT
ANSWER ★
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Question 5
Figure 1.3




Answer Choices:
A. Atom

,B. Tissue
C. Molecule
D. Organ ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
E. Cell
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Question 6
Figure 1.3




Answer Choices:
A. Atom
B. Tissue
C. Molecule
D. Organ
E. Cell ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
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Question 7
A community
Answer Choices:
A. includes all populations of all species in a given area. ★ CORRECT
ANSWER ★

, B. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical
environment.
C. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where
organisms live.
D. includes members of only one species.
E. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.
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Question 8
At what level of organization does life begin?
Answer Choices:
A. Reproductive organs
B. Cell ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
C. Molecule (water)
D. Molecule (DNA)
E. Population
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Question 9
Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below. However,
rocks are components of _____.
Answer Choices:
A. the community
B. the population
C. the ecosystem only
D. the biosphere only
E. both the ecosystem and the biosphere ★ CORRECT ANSWER ★
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