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1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):
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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?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 -
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Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
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TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember ap
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?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 -
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand ap
3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?
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a. ecosystem
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c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
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Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
NOTES: Modified
4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from:
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a. other producers
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b. dead consumers
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c. decomposers
d. the environment
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e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
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5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as
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a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 -
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Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
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a. metabolism
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c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ap a p BCA.SES.1.2.2 - ap
Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
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 t
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he blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to t
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he bodily process called:
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a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 -
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Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application ap
NOTES: Modified
8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
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a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
NOTES: Modified
Multiple Choice ap
1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):
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a. atom
b. cell
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d. organ
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 -
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Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
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TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember ap
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?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 -
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Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in living t
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hings from atoms to the biosphere. ap ap ap ap ap
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand ap
3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?
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a. ecosystem
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c. biosphere
d. organism
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:ap a p BCA.SES.1.1 - ap
Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
NOTES: Modified
4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from:
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a. other producers
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c. decomposers
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e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
NOTES: Modified
5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as
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a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 -
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Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
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a. metabolism
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c. development
d. physiology
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ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ap a p BCA.SES.1.2.2 - ap
Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
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 t
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he bodily process called:
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a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 -
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Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application ap
NOTES: Modified
8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
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a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? ap ap ap ap ap ap ap
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism‘s DNA.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ap
NOTES: Modified