Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 15th Edition - Starr Test Bank

Chapter 01 - Invitation to Biologỵ

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life,

15th Edition by Starr, Chapter 1-48




TEST BANK


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Invitation to Biology.
UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE.
2. Life's Chemical Basis.
3. Molecules of Life.
4. Cell Structure.
5. Ground Rules of Metabolism.
6. Where it Starts: Photosynthesis.
7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy.


UNIT II: GENETICS.
8. DNA Structure and Function.
9. From DNA to Protein.
10. Control of Gene Expression.
11. How Cells Reproduce.
12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction.
13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits.
14. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance.
15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes.


UNIT III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION.
16. Evidence of Evolution.
17. Processes of Evolution.
18. Organizing Information about Species.
19. Life's Origin and Early Evolution.
UNIT IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY.
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20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea.
21. Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes.
22. The Land Plants.
23. Fungi.
24. Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates.
25. Animal Evolution: The Chordates.
26. Human Evolution.
UNIT V: HOW PLANTS WORK.
27. Plant Tissues.
28. Plant Nutrition and Transport.
29. Life Cycles of Flowering Plants.
30. Communication Strategies in Plants.


UNIT VI: HOW ANIMALS WORK.
31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems.
32. Neural Control.
33. Sensory Perception.
34. Endocrine Control.
35. Structural Support and Movement.
36. Circulation.
37. Immunity.
38. Respiration.
39. Digestion and Nutrition.
40. Maintaining the Internal Environment.
41. Animal Reproductive System.
42. Animal Development.
43. Animal Behavior.


UNIT VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY.
44. Population Ecology.
45. Community Ecology.
46. Ecosystems.
47. The Biosphere.
48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere.
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Invitation to Biology.
1. Approximatelỵ how manỵ rainforest species become extinct everỵ minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twentỵ
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTỴ: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 - Examine whỵ it is important to understand our natural world.

2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entitỵ is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosỵstem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTỴ: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.

3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTỴ: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.

4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life, from the least inclusive to
the most inclusive?
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
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