Test Bank For Campbell Biology Concepts.pdf

Test Bank For Campbell Biology C Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections, 9e (Taylor et al.) Chapter 1 Biology: Exploring Life 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which statement about the properties of life is false? A) Organisms have the ability to take in energy and use it. B) Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment. C) Organisms have the ability to reproduce. D) Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment. Answer: D Topic: 1.1 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.1 2) Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which sequence correctly lists that hierarchy from least inclusive to most inclusive? A) ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue B) cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organelle, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community C) molecule, cell, organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community, ecosystem D) molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem Answer: D Topic: 1.3 Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.2 Global LO: 2 3) Which statement best describes the relationship between a tissue and an organ system? A) The tissue level of organization is more inclusive than the organ system level. B) Tissues are not composed of cells; organ systems are composed of cells. C) A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist independently of tissues. D) An organ system includes tissues. Answer: D Topic: 1.3 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2 3 4) The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent a(n) A) species. B) community. C) population. D) ecosystem. Answer: B Topic: 1.3 Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.2 Global LO: 2 5) If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are represented in this ground-up muscle? A) organism, population, and community B) organ, organ system, and organism C) organelle, cell, and tissue D) tissue, organ, and organ system Answer: C Topic: 1.2 Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.2 Global LO: 2 6) Which statement about ecosystems is false? A) Bacteria and fungi recycle energy within an ecosystem. B) Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems. C) Chemical nutrients cycle within an ecosystem. D) In the process of energy conversions within an ecosystem, some energy is converted to heat. Answer: A Topic: 1.13 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.4 7) In an ecosystem, energy A) cycles along with chemical nutrients. B) typically flows from consumers to producers to decomposers. C) typically flows from producers to a series of consumers. D) comes ultimately from bacteria. Answer: C Topic: 1.3 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.4 4 8) Which statement about genetics is true? A) Genes are proteins that produce DNA. B) DNA is made up of six different kinds of nucleotides. C) Differences among organisms reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA. D) Each DNA molecule is a single strand of nucleotides. Answer: C Topic: 1.11 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.4 9) Which statement about bacteria is true? A) Archaea belong to the same domain. B) Bacteria do not use the same genetic code as organisms in other domains. C) All bacteria are multicellular organisms. D) Bacteria are in a domain of their own. Answer: D Topic: 1.2, 1.11 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2 10) Members of the kingdom Animalia A) can obtain their food either by absorption or by photosynthesis. B) can obtain their food by eating other organisms. C) make their own food through photosynthesis. Answer: B Topic: 1.2 Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2