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,Campbell Biology, 11e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry
1.1 Multiple-Choice 8bQuestions
1) Cells 8bare .
A) only 8bfound 8bin 8bpairs, 8bbecause 8bsingle 8bcells 8bcannot 8bexist 8bindependently
B) limited 8bin 8bsize 8bto 8b200 8band 8b500 8bmicrometers 8bin 8bdiameter
C) characteristic 8bof 8beukaryotic 8bbut 8bnot 8bprokaryotic 8borganisms
D) characteristic 8bof 8bprokaryotic 8band 8beukaryotic
8borganisms8bAnswer: 8 b D
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
2) In 8bcomparison 8bto 8beukaryotes, 8bprokaryotes .
A) are 8bmore 8bstructurally 8bcomplex
B) are 8blarger
C) are 8bsmaller
D) do 8bnot 8bhave
8bmembranes8bAnswer: 8 b C
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
3) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8btypes 8bof 8bcells 8butilize 8bdeoxyribonucleic 8bacid 8b(DNA) 8bas
8btheir 8bgenetic8bmaterial 8bbut 8bdo 8bnot 8bhave 8btheir 8bDNA 8bencased 8bwithin 8ba 8bnuclear
8benvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
8bAnswer:
8bC
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
4) To 8bunderstand 8bthe 8bchemical 8bbasis 8bof 8binheritance, 8bwe 8bmust 8bunderstand 8bthe
8bmolecular 8bstructure8o b f 8bDNA. 8bThis 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof 8bthe 8bapplication 8bof 8bwhich
8bconcept 8bto 8bthe 8bstudy 8bof 8bbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergent 8bproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedback
8bregulation8bAnswer:
8 b C
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
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,5) A 8blocalized 8bgroup 8bof 8borganisms 8bthat 8bbelong 8bto 8bthe 8bsame 8bspecies 8bis 8bcalled 8ba .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family
8bAnswer:
8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
6) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8bstatements 8bis 8btrue 8bregarding 8bthe 8bcomplexity 8bof 8bbiological
8bsystems?
A) An 8bunderstanding 8bof 8bthe 8binteractions 8bbetween 8bdifferent 8bcomponents 8bwithin 8ba 8bliving
8bsystem 8bis8ban 8bapproach 8btowards 8bunderstanding 8breductionism.
B) Knowing 8bthe 8bfunction 8bof 8ba 8bcomponent 8bof 8ba 8bliving 8bsystem 8bcan 8bprovide
8binsights 8binto 8bthe8bstructure 8band 8borganization 8bof 8bthe 8bliving 8bsystem.
C) Understanding 8bthe 8bchemical 8bstructure 8bof 8bDNA 8breveals 8bhow 8bit 8bdirects 8bthe
8bfunctioning 8bof 8ba8l
b iving 8bcell.
D) An 8becosystem 8bdisplays 8bcomplex 8bproperties 8bof 8bthe 8bbiotic
8bcomponent 8bonly.8A b nswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
7) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8border 8bis 8bcorrect 8bin 8bterms 8bof 8bthe 8bhierarchy 8bof 8bthe 8borganization?
A) Ecosystem 8b→ 8bBiosphere 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bOrganism
B) Biosphere 8b→ 8bEcosystem 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bOrganism
C) Ecosystem 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bBiosphere 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bOrganism
D) Biosphere 8b→ 8bEcosystem 8b→Community 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→
8bOrganism8bAnswer: 8 b D
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
8) When 8byour 8bbody 8btemperature 8brises 8bon 8ba 8bhot 8bday, 8bthe 8bneural 8band 8bhormonal
8bmechanisms 8bactivate8bsweating. 8bEvaporation 8bof 8bsweat 8bleads 8bto 8bcooling 8bof 8bthe 8bbody
8bsurface. 8bThis 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof
8b .
A) positive 8bfeedback 8bregulation
B) negative 8bfeedback 8bregulation
C) chemical 8bcycling
D) emergent
8bproperties8bAnswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
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, 9) Characters 8bare 8btransmitted 8bfrom 8bparents 8bto 8boffspring. are 8bthe 8bunits 8bof 8binheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
8bAnswer:
8bA
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
10) As 8bletters 8bare 8bto 8bEnglish 8blanguage, is/are 8bto 8bgenetic 8binformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA 8bdouble 8bhelix
D) A 8band
8bB8A
b nswer:
8 b B
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
11) The 8bprocess 8bby 8bwhich 8bthe 8binformation 8bin 8ba 8bgene 8bdirects 8bthe 8bsynthesis 8bof 8ba 8bprotein
8bis 8bcalled
8b .
A) gene 8bexpression
B) replication
C) post 8btranslation 8bmodification
D) cloning
8bAnswer:
8bA
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.2
12) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8bstatements 8bis 8btrue?
A) mRNA 8bis 8bthe 8bonly 8btype 8bof 8bRNA 8bfound 8bin 8bthe 8bliving 8bsystem
B) All 8bforms 8bof 8blife 8bemploy 8bthe 8bsame 8bgenetic 8bcode
C) A 8btypical 8bhuman 8bliver 8bcell 8bhas 8bone 8bset 8bof 8bchromosomes
D) Organisms 8binteract 8bbut 8bdo 8bnot 8baffect 8btheir
8benvironment8bAnswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8bSection: 8 b 1.2
13) Plants 8bconvert .
A) chemical 8benergy 8bto 8bmechanical 8benergy.
B) sunlight 8bto 8bmechanical 8benergy.
C) sunlight 8bto 8bchemical 8benergy.
D) mechanical 8benergy 8bto 8bchemical
8benergy.8bAnswer: 8 b C
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,Campbell Biology, 11e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry
1.1 Multiple-Choice 8bQuestions
1) Cells 8bare .
A) only 8bfound 8bin 8bpairs, 8bbecause 8bsingle 8bcells 8bcannot 8bexist 8bindependently
B) limited 8bin 8bsize 8bto 8b200 8band 8b500 8bmicrometers 8bin 8bdiameter
C) characteristic 8bof 8beukaryotic 8bbut 8bnot 8bprokaryotic 8borganisms
D) characteristic 8bof 8bprokaryotic 8band 8beukaryotic
8borganisms8bAnswer: 8 b D
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
2) In 8bcomparison 8bto 8beukaryotes, 8bprokaryotes .
A) are 8bmore 8bstructurally 8bcomplex
B) are 8blarger
C) are 8bsmaller
D) do 8bnot 8bhave
8bmembranes8bAnswer: 8 b C
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
3) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8btypes 8bof 8bcells 8butilize 8bdeoxyribonucleic 8bacid 8b(DNA) 8bas
8btheir 8bgenetic8bmaterial 8bbut 8bdo 8bnot 8bhave 8btheir 8bDNA 8bencased 8bwithin 8ba 8bnuclear
8benvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
8bAnswer:
8bC
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
4) To 8bunderstand 8bthe 8bchemical 8bbasis 8bof 8binheritance, 8bwe 8bmust 8bunderstand 8bthe
8bmolecular 8bstructure8o b f 8bDNA. 8bThis 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof 8bthe 8bapplication 8bof 8bwhich
8bconcept 8bto 8bthe 8bstudy 8bof 8bbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergent 8bproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedback
8bregulation8bAnswer:
8 b C
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
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Copyright 8b© 8b2017 8bPearson 8bEducation,
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,5) A 8blocalized 8bgroup 8bof 8borganisms 8bthat 8bbelong 8bto 8bthe 8bsame 8bspecies 8bis 8bcalled 8ba .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family
8bAnswer:
8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
6) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8bstatements 8bis 8btrue 8bregarding 8bthe 8bcomplexity 8bof 8bbiological
8bsystems?
A) An 8bunderstanding 8bof 8bthe 8binteractions 8bbetween 8bdifferent 8bcomponents 8bwithin 8ba 8bliving
8bsystem 8bis8ban 8bapproach 8btowards 8bunderstanding 8breductionism.
B) Knowing 8bthe 8bfunction 8bof 8ba 8bcomponent 8bof 8ba 8bliving 8bsystem 8bcan 8bprovide
8binsights 8binto 8bthe8bstructure 8band 8borganization 8bof 8bthe 8bliving 8bsystem.
C) Understanding 8bthe 8bchemical 8bstructure 8bof 8bDNA 8breveals 8bhow 8bit 8bdirects 8bthe
8bfunctioning 8bof 8ba8l
b iving 8bcell.
D) An 8becosystem 8bdisplays 8bcomplex 8bproperties 8bof 8bthe 8bbiotic
8bcomponent 8bonly.8A b nswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
7) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8border 8bis 8bcorrect 8bin 8bterms 8bof 8bthe 8bhierarchy 8bof 8bthe 8borganization?
A) Ecosystem 8b→ 8bBiosphere 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bOrganism
B) Biosphere 8b→ 8bEcosystem 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bOrganism
C) Ecosystem 8b→ 8bCommunity 8b→ 8bBiosphere 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→ 8bOrganism
D) Biosphere 8b→ 8bEcosystem 8b→Community 8b→ 8bPopulation 8b→
8bOrganism8bAnswer: 8 b D
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
8) When 8byour 8bbody 8btemperature 8brises 8bon 8ba 8bhot 8bday, 8bthe 8bneural 8band 8bhormonal
8bmechanisms 8bactivate8bsweating. 8bEvaporation 8bof 8bsweat 8bleads 8bto 8bcooling 8bof 8bthe 8bbody
8bsurface. 8bThis 8bis 8ban 8bexample 8bof
8b .
A) positive 8bfeedback 8bregulation
B) negative 8bfeedback 8bregulation
C) chemical 8bcycling
D) emergent
8bproperties8bAnswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.1
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Copyright 8b© 8b2017 8bPearson 8bEducation,
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, 9) Characters 8bare 8btransmitted 8bfrom 8bparents 8bto 8boffspring. are 8bthe 8bunits 8bof 8binheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
8bAnswer:
8bA
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
10) As 8bletters 8bare 8bto 8bEnglish 8blanguage, is/are 8bto 8bgenetic 8binformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA 8bdouble 8bhelix
D) A 8band
8bB8A
b nswer:
8 b B
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8S b ection: 8 b 1.1
11) The 8bprocess 8bby 8bwhich 8bthe 8binformation 8bin 8ba 8bgene 8bdirects 8bthe 8bsynthesis 8bof 8ba 8bprotein
8bis 8bcalled
8b .
A) gene 8bexpression
B) replication
C) post 8btranslation 8bmodification
D) cloning
8bAnswer:
8bA
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Application/Analysis8bSection: 8 b 1.2
12) Which 8bof 8bthe 8bfollowing 8bstatements 8bis 8btrue?
A) mRNA 8bis 8bthe 8bonly 8btype 8bof 8bRNA 8bfound 8bin 8bthe 8bliving 8bsystem
B) All 8bforms 8bof 8blife 8bemploy 8bthe 8bsame 8bgenetic 8bcode
C) A 8btypical 8bhuman 8bliver 8bcell 8bhas 8bone 8bset 8bof 8bchromosomes
D) Organisms 8binteract 8bbut 8bdo 8bnot 8baffect 8btheir
8benvironment8bAnswer: 8bB
Bloom's 8bTaxonomy:
8 b Knowledge/Comprehension8bSection: 8 b 1.2
13) Plants 8bconvert .
A) chemical 8benergy 8bto 8bmechanical 8benergy.
B) sunlight 8bto 8bmechanical 8benergy.
C) sunlight 8bto 8bchemical 8benergy.
D) mechanical 8benergy 8bto 8bchemical
8benergy.8bAnswer: 8 b C
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