Bio 1500 Midterm Practice Tests
1. Which of the following is an attribute of living things?: One of the attributes that we
associate with groups of living things is the ability to adapt by evolving.
2. Which of the following is not an attribute of living things?: All living things require
oxygen.
3. What is the appropriate term for an interbreeding group of individuals of a
single type occupying a defined area?: Population
4. Emergent properties of living systems are properties that: are due to the arrangement
and interactions of parts as complexity increases
5. Which of the following statements best describes when properties emerge?
(: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
6. Which of the following can best be considered a biological system?
the biosphere
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, A single liver cell
A pond: all
7. In an ecosystem, nutrients and energy .: are recycled; flows
through
8. The energy used by most organisms for metabolism and growth ultimately
comes from: the sun
9. Which of the following is the fundamental unit of structure and function in
living organisms?: cell
10. What is the molecule that is responsible for both the unity and the diversity
of life?: dna
11. How is the information encoded in DNA actually used by organisms?: The
information in DNA is transcribed to RNA and then usually translated into protein
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1. Which of the following is an attribute of living things?: One of the attributes that we
associate with groups of living things is the ability to adapt by evolving.
2. Which of the following is not an attribute of living things?: All living things require
oxygen.
3. What is the appropriate term for an interbreeding group of individuals of a
single type occupying a defined area?: Population
4. Emergent properties of living systems are properties that: are due to the arrangement
and interactions of parts as complexity increases
5. Which of the following statements best describes when properties emerge?
(: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
6. Which of the following can best be considered a biological system?
the biosphere
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, A single liver cell
A pond: all
7. In an ecosystem, nutrients and energy .: are recycled; flows
through
8. The energy used by most organisms for metabolism and growth ultimately
comes from: the sun
9. Which of the following is the fundamental unit of structure and function in
living organisms?: cell
10. What is the molecule that is responsible for both the unity and the diversity
of life?: dna
11. How is the information encoded in DNA actually used by organisms?: The
information in DNA is transcribed to RNA and then usually translated into protein
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