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Chapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
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1. Thehsmallesthunithofhlifehthathcanhsurvivehandhreproducehonhitshownhisha(n):
a. atom
b. cell
c. molecule
d. organ
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1h-hDescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthings.
TOPICS: Bloom's:hRemember
2. Allhofhthehcoyotesh(Canishlatrans)hlivinghinhthehMojavehDeserthconstituteha(n):
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1.2h-
hUsinghsuitablehexamples,hdescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthingshfromh
atomshtohthehbiosphere.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hUnderstand
3. Whathtermhdescribesh"allhpopulationshofhallhspecieshlivinghinhthehsameharea"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1h-hDescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthings.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
4. Organismshdesignatedhashproducershusuallyhobtainhtheirhenergyhfrom:
a. otherhproducers
b. deadhconsumers
c. decomposers
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d. thehenvironment
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e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.1h-hDistinguishhbetweenhproducershandhconsumers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
5. Ashenergyhishtransferredhamonghorganisms,hsomehescapeshfromhthehenvironmenthash energy.
a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
6. Whathishthehprocesshusedhbyhlivinghthingshtohmaintainhanhinternalhenvironmenthwithinhahtolerablehrange?
a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
7. Abouth12htoh24hhourshafterhthehlasthmeal,hahperson'shbloodhsugarhlevelhnormallyhvarieshfromh60htoh90hmghperh100hmlhofhb
lood,halthoughhithmayhrisehtoh130hmghperh100hmlhafterhmealshhighhinhcarbohydrates.hThaththehbloodhsugarhlevelhishmaintain
edhwithinhahfairlyhnarrowhrange,hdespitehunevenhintakehofhsugar,hishduehtohthehbodilyhprocesshcalled:
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
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LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hApplication
NOTES: Modified
8. Hereditaryhinstructionshforhgrowthhandhdevelopmentharehcarriedhin:
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
9. Whathtermhrefershtohanhincreasehinhnumber,hsize,horhvolumehinhthehcellshofhanhorganism?
a. growth
b. development
c. reproduction
d. evolution
e. inheritance
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
10. Whathtermhdescribeshthehprocesshofhtransformationhofhthehfirsthcellhofhahnewhindividualhintohanhadult?
a. inheritance
b. genetics
c. reproduction
d. development
e. sex
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
11. Whichhdomainhorhdomainsharehmadehuphofhorganismshwithouthnuclei?
a. archaeahonly
b. bacteriahonly
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hh Cecie Starr
Chapter 01—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
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MultiplehChoice
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hh
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1. Thehsmallesthunithofhlifehthathcanhsurvivehandhreproducehonhitshownhisha(n):
a. atom
b. cell
c. molecule
d. organ
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1h-hDescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthings.
TOPICS: Bloom's:hRemember
2. Allhofhthehcoyotesh(Canishlatrans)hlivinghinhthehMojavehDeserthconstituteha(n):
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1.2h-
hUsinghsuitablehexamples,hdescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthingshfromh
atomshtohthehbiosphere.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hUnderstand
3. Whathtermhdescribesh"allhpopulationshofhallhspecieshlivinghinhthehsameharea"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.1hHowhdohlivinghthingshdifferhfromhnon-livinghthings?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.1h-hDescribehthehsuccessivehlevelshofhorganizationhinhlivinghthings.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
4. Organismshdesignatedhashproducershusuallyhobtainhtheirhenergyhfrom:
a. otherhproducers
b. deadhconsumers
c. decomposers
CengagehLearninghTesting,hPoweredhbyhCognero Pageh1
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d. thehenvironment
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e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.1h-hDistinguishhbetweenhproducershandhconsumers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
5. Ashenergyhishtransferredhamonghorganisms,hsomehescapeshfromhthehenvironmenthash energy.
a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
6. Whathishthehprocesshusedhbyhlivinghthingshtohmaintainhanhinternalhenvironmenthwithinhahtolerablehrange?
a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
7. Abouth12htoh24hhourshafterhthehlasthmeal,hahperson'shbloodhsugarhlevelhnormallyhvarieshfromh60htoh90hmghperh100hmlhofhb
lood,halthoughhithmayhrisehtoh130hmghperh100hmlhafterhmealshhighhinhcarbohydrates.hThaththehbloodhsugarhlevelhishmaintain
edhwithinhahfairlyhnarrowhrange,hdespitehunevenhintakehofhsugar,hishduehtohthehbodilyhprocesshcalled:
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
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LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.2h-hDefinehhomeostasishandhexplainhwhyhithishimportanthforhsustaininghlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hApplication
NOTES: Modified
8. Hereditaryhinstructionshforhgrowthhandhdevelopmentharehcarriedhin:
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
NOTES: Modified
9. Whathtermhrefershtohanhincreasehinhnumber,hsize,horhvolumehinhthehcellshofhanhorganism?
a. growth
b. development
c. reproduction
d. evolution
e. inheritance
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
10. Whathtermhdescribeshthehprocesshofhtransformationhofhthehfirsthcellhofhahnewhindividualhintohanhadult?
a. inheritance
b. genetics
c. reproduction
d. development
e. sex
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Sectionh1.2hHowharehallhlivinghthingshalike?
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h BCA.SES.1.2.3h-hListhsomehfunctionshthatharehguidedhbyhanhorganism’shDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:hRemember
11. Whichhdomainhorhdomainsharehmadehuphofhorganismshwithouthnuclei?
a. archaeahonly
b. bacteriahonly
CengagehLearninghTesting,hPoweredhbyhCognero Pageh4