TEST BANK FOR
BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS 10TH EDITION LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL CHAPTERS
FULLY COVERED
BY CECIE STARR (AUTHOR), CHRISTINE EVERS (AUTHOR), LISA STARR (AUTHOR)
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
o THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE
o LIFE’S CHEMICAL BASIS
o MOLECULES OF LIFE
o CELL STRUCTURE
o GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM
o WHERE IT STARTS—PHOTOSYNTHESIS
o RELEASING CHEMICAL ENERGY
UNIT 2: GENETICS
o DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
o FROM DNA TO PROTEIN
o CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION
o HOW CELLS REPRODUCE
o MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
o PATTERNS IN INHERITED TRAITS
o HUMAN INHERITANCE
o BIOTECHNOLOGY
UNIT 3: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION
o EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
o PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION
o LIFE’S ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION
UNIT 4: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
o VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND ARCHAEA
o THE PROTISTS
o PLANT EVOLUTION
o FUNGI
o ANIMALS I: MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS
o ANIMALS II: THE CHORDATES
UNIT 5: HOW PLANTS WORK
o PLANT TISSUES
o PLANT NUTRITION AND TRANSPORT
o REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLOWERING PLANTS
UNIT 6: HOW ANIMALS WORK
,o ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS
o NEURAL CONTROL
o SENSORY PERCEPTION
o ENDOCRINE CONTROL
o STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
o CIRCULATION
o IMMUNITY
o RESPIRATION
o DIGESTION AND HUMAN NUTRITION
o MAINTAINING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
o REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIT 7: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
o ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
o POPULATION ECOLOGY
o COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
o ECOSYSTEMS
o THE BIOSPHERE
o HUMAN EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE THAT CAN SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE ON ITS OWN IS A(N):
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?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING
THINGS.
TOPICS: BLOOM'S: REMEMBER
2. ALL OF THE COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) LIVING IN THE MOJAVE DESERT CONSTITUTE A(N):
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?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - USING SUITABLE EXAMPLES, DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE
LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING THINGS FROM ATOMS TO THE
BIOSPHERE.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: UNDERSTAND
3. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES "ALL POPULATIONS OF ALL SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA"?
a. ECOSYSTEM
b. COMMUNITY
c. BIOSPHERE
d. ORGANISM
e. POPULATION
ANSWER; B
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SECTION 1.1 HOW DO LIVING THINGS DIFFER FROM NON-LIVING THINGS?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING
THINGS.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: REMEMBER
NOTES: MODIFIED
4. ORGANISMS DESIGNATED AS PRODUCERS USUALLY OBTAIN THEIR ENERGY FROM:
a. OTHER PRODUCERS
b. DEAD CONSUMERS
BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS 10TH EDITION LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL CHAPTERS
FULLY COVERED
BY CECIE STARR (AUTHOR), CHRISTINE EVERS (AUTHOR), LISA STARR (AUTHOR)
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
o THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE
o LIFE’S CHEMICAL BASIS
o MOLECULES OF LIFE
o CELL STRUCTURE
o GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM
o WHERE IT STARTS—PHOTOSYNTHESIS
o RELEASING CHEMICAL ENERGY
UNIT 2: GENETICS
o DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
o FROM DNA TO PROTEIN
o CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION
o HOW CELLS REPRODUCE
o MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
o PATTERNS IN INHERITED TRAITS
o HUMAN INHERITANCE
o BIOTECHNOLOGY
UNIT 3: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION
o EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
o PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION
o LIFE’S ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION
UNIT 4: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY
o VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND ARCHAEA
o THE PROTISTS
o PLANT EVOLUTION
o FUNGI
o ANIMALS I: MAJOR INVERTEBRATE GROUPS
o ANIMALS II: THE CHORDATES
UNIT 5: HOW PLANTS WORK
o PLANT TISSUES
o PLANT NUTRITION AND TRANSPORT
o REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLOWERING PLANTS
UNIT 6: HOW ANIMALS WORK
,o ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS
o NEURAL CONTROL
o SENSORY PERCEPTION
o ENDOCRINE CONTROL
o STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
o CIRCULATION
o IMMUNITY
o RESPIRATION
o DIGESTION AND HUMAN NUTRITION
o MAINTAINING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
o REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIT 7: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
o ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
o POPULATION ECOLOGY
o COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
o ECOSYSTEMS
o THE BIOSPHERE
o HUMAN EFFECTS ON THE BIOSPHERE
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE THAT CAN SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE ON ITS OWN IS A(N):
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?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING
THINGS.
TOPICS: BLOOM'S: REMEMBER
2. ALL OF THE COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) LIVING IN THE MOJAVE DESERT CONSTITUTE A(N):
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?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - USING SUITABLE EXAMPLES, DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE
LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING THINGS FROM ATOMS TO THE
BIOSPHERE.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: UNDERSTAND
3. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES "ALL POPULATIONS OF ALL SPECIES LIVING IN THE SAME AREA"?
a. ECOSYSTEM
b. COMMUNITY
c. BIOSPHERE
d. ORGANISM
e. POPULATION
ANSWER; B
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SECTION 1.1 HOW DO LIVING THINGS DIFFER FROM NON-LIVING THINGS?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING
THINGS.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: REMEMBER
NOTES: MODIFIED
4. ORGANISMS DESIGNATED AS PRODUCERS USUALLY OBTAIN THEIR ENERGY FROM:
a. OTHER PRODUCERS
b. DEAD CONSUMERS
