Biology: Concepts and Applications (9th Edition – Starr, Evers & Starr) – Complete Test Bank with Answers ISBN-

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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
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?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: Modified

5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as energy.
a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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 per 100 ml of
blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is
maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the bodily process called:
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application
NOTES: Modified

8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: Modified

9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism?
a. growth
b. development
c. reproduction
d. evolution
e. inheritance
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

10. What term describes the process of transformation of the first cell of a new individual into an adult?
a. inheritance
b. genetics
c. reproduction
d. development
e. sex
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

11. Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei?
a. archaea only
b. bacteria only

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