ESSENTIALS OF BIOLOGY 7TH EDITION
BY SYLVIA MADER AND MICHAEL WINDE
LSPECHT
1) The ckidney cof ca cdolphin cis cconsidered can corgan cbecause cit cis ccomposed cof cdifferent
A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.
2) Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly clists cthe clevels cof cbiological corganization cfrom
cmost ccomplex cto csimplest?
A) cells, corgans, ctissues, corgan csystems, corganism
B) organism, corgan csystem, corgans, ctissues, ccells
C) tissues, corgans, corgan csystems, corganism, ccells
D) cells, ctissues, corgans, corgan csystems, corganism
E) organ csystems, ctissues, ccells, corganism, corgans
3) When cpopulations cof cdifferent ctypes cof corganisms cinteract cin ca cgiven carea, cthey
ccomprise ca(n)
A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
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,D) biosphere.
E) species.
4) Organisms cthat ctransform csolar cenergy cinto cchemical cenergy care ccalled
A) carnivores.
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,B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.
5) Using ctheir clateral cline corgan, cfish ccan cperceive cand creact cto cchanges cin cwater
ccurrents ccaused cby cprey cand cpredators. cThis cis can cexample cof
A) maintaining chomeostasis.
B) metabolism.
C) response cto cthe cenvironment.
D) energy cregulation.
E) organization.
6) Salmon care cborn cin cfresh cwater cbut cmigrate cout cto cmarine cwaters cfor cmost cof ctheir
clife. cEventually, cthey creturn cto cthe cplace cthey cwere cborn cto cspawn. cBecause cmigrating
cbetween cfresh cwater cand csaltwater caffects cthe cbalance cof cwater cin ctheir cbody, csalmon
chave cevolved can cinternal ccontrol csystem ccalled cosmoregulation cthat crestores cwater cbalance
cby cnegative cfeedback. cThis cis can cexample cof cwhich ccharacteristic cof clife?
A) adaptation
B) reproduction cand cdevelopment
C) response cto cthe cenvironment
D) energy ctransformation
E) maintaining chomeostasis
7) Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatement(s) cregarding cgenes cis/are ctrue?
A) Genes care cmade cup cof cDNA.
B) All ccells cin ca cmulticellular corganism ccontain cthe csame cset cof cgenes.
C) Humans creceive ctheir cDNA/genes cfrom ceither ctheir cmother cor ctheir cfather cbut cnot
cboth.
D) Variations cin cgenes care cthe cresult cof cmutations.
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, E) All corganisms csuch cas croses, celephants cand cmushrooms chave cthe csame cset cof cgenes.
8) Which cof cthe cfollowing cpairs cof cwords cis cmatched ccorrectly?
A) bladder c- corgan
B) neuron c- ctissue
C) osteocyte c- cmolecule
D) gene c- catom
E) heart c- corgan csystem
9) Many cinsects ccannot csee cthe ccolor cred, cand cas ca cresult cmany cinsect-pollinated
cflowers care ccolors cother cthan cred c(e.g., cpurple cand cyellow). cFlower ccolor cwould cbe
cconsidered ca(n)
A) method cfor cmaintaining chomeostasis.
B) way cto cmaintain cmetabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) example cof cenergy cflow.
E) example cof cnutrient ccycling.
10) Latonya cis can cavid cgardener cwho cspends ca clot cof ctime ccaring cfor cthe cplants cin cher
cgarden. cTo cminimize cdamage cfrom cpests, cLatonya cuses ca cpesticide cspray. cAfter ca cfew
cyears cof cusing cthe csame cpesticide cspray, cshe cnotices cthat cit chas cbecome cless ceffective.
cThis cis cmost clikely cdue cto
A) evolution cby cnatural cselection.
B) not cusing cenough cpesticide cspray.
C) the cplants cin cthe cgarden cevolving.
D) the cplants cmaintaining chomeostasis.
E) something celse cin cthe cenvironment.
11) All cthe cchemical creactions cthat coccur cin ca ccell care ccollectively ccalled
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BY SYLVIA MADER AND MICHAEL WINDE
LSPECHT
1) The ckidney cof ca cdolphin cis cconsidered can corgan cbecause cit cis ccomposed cof cdifferent
A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.
2) Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly clists cthe clevels cof cbiological corganization cfrom
cmost ccomplex cto csimplest?
A) cells, corgans, ctissues, corgan csystems, corganism
B) organism, corgan csystem, corgans, ctissues, ccells
C) tissues, corgans, corgan csystems, corganism, ccells
D) cells, ctissues, corgans, corgan csystems, corganism
E) organ csystems, ctissues, ccells, corganism, corgans
3) When cpopulations cof cdifferent ctypes cof corganisms cinteract cin ca cgiven carea, cthey
ccomprise ca(n)
A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
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,D) biosphere.
E) species.
4) Organisms cthat ctransform csolar cenergy cinto cchemical cenergy care ccalled
A) carnivores.
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,B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.
5) Using ctheir clateral cline corgan, cfish ccan cperceive cand creact cto cchanges cin cwater
ccurrents ccaused cby cprey cand cpredators. cThis cis can cexample cof
A) maintaining chomeostasis.
B) metabolism.
C) response cto cthe cenvironment.
D) energy cregulation.
E) organization.
6) Salmon care cborn cin cfresh cwater cbut cmigrate cout cto cmarine cwaters cfor cmost cof ctheir
clife. cEventually, cthey creturn cto cthe cplace cthey cwere cborn cto cspawn. cBecause cmigrating
cbetween cfresh cwater cand csaltwater caffects cthe cbalance cof cwater cin ctheir cbody, csalmon
chave cevolved can cinternal ccontrol csystem ccalled cosmoregulation cthat crestores cwater cbalance
cby cnegative cfeedback. cThis cis can cexample cof cwhich ccharacteristic cof clife?
A) adaptation
B) reproduction cand cdevelopment
C) response cto cthe cenvironment
D) energy ctransformation
E) maintaining chomeostasis
7) Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatement(s) cregarding cgenes cis/are ctrue?
A) Genes care cmade cup cof cDNA.
B) All ccells cin ca cmulticellular corganism ccontain cthe csame cset cof cgenes.
C) Humans creceive ctheir cDNA/genes cfrom ceither ctheir cmother cor ctheir cfather cbut cnot
cboth.
D) Variations cin cgenes care cthe cresult cof cmutations.
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, E) All corganisms csuch cas croses, celephants cand cmushrooms chave cthe csame cset cof cgenes.
8) Which cof cthe cfollowing cpairs cof cwords cis cmatched ccorrectly?
A) bladder c- corgan
B) neuron c- ctissue
C) osteocyte c- cmolecule
D) gene c- catom
E) heart c- corgan csystem
9) Many cinsects ccannot csee cthe ccolor cred, cand cas ca cresult cmany cinsect-pollinated
cflowers care ccolors cother cthan cred c(e.g., cpurple cand cyellow). cFlower ccolor cwould cbe
cconsidered ca(n)
A) method cfor cmaintaining chomeostasis.
B) way cto cmaintain cmetabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) example cof cenergy cflow.
E) example cof cnutrient ccycling.
10) Latonya cis can cavid cgardener cwho cspends ca clot cof ctime ccaring cfor cthe cplants cin cher
cgarden. cTo cminimize cdamage cfrom cpests, cLatonya cuses ca cpesticide cspray. cAfter ca cfew
cyears cof cusing cthe csame cpesticide cspray, cshe cnotices cthat cit chas cbecome cless ceffective.
cThis cis cmost clikely cdue cto
A) evolution cby cnatural cselection.
B) not cusing cenough cpesticide cspray.
C) the cplants cin cthe cgarden cevolving.
D) the cplants cmaintaining chomeostasis.
E) something celse cin cthe cenvironment.
11) All cthe cchemical creactions cthat coccur cin ca ccell care ccollectively ccalled
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