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Chapter 1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) All of the individuals of the same species living within a specified area is known as a
A) community.
B) ecosystem.
C) family.
D) population.
2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example,
plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight to
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) chemical energy.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic energy.
3) The primary source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
A) light energy.
B) kinetic energy.
C) thermal energy.
D) chemical energy.
E) ATP.
4) All of the living things on Earth along with all of the places where life exists is known as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
5) All of the living things in a particular area along with all of the nonliving aspects of the
environment with which organisms interact is known as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
6) All of the organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem are known as
A) a biological system.
B) a biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
7) Which of the following types of cells lack a nucleus?
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,A) animal
B) plant
C) archaea
D) fungi
E) protists
8) Investigating the molecular structure of DNA in order to understand the chemical basis of
inheritance is an example of which approach utilized in the study of biology?
A) systems biology
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) mutualism
9) Living things are divided into three different domains. Which of these domains are classified
as prokaryotes?
A) Bacteria and Eukarya
B) Archaea and Monera
C) Eukarya and Monera
D) Bacteria and Protista
E) Bacteria and Archaea
10) In her studies of chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall collected both qualitative and
quantitative data. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
A) Chimpanzees typically travel together in small groups.
B) Pairs of animals take turns grooming each other.
C) Young chimpanzees play games in the trees and on the ground.
D) Mothers and their infants typically nap for two to three hours each afternoon.
11) A single-celled organism isolated from a deep-sea, hot thermal vent was found to have a cell
wall but lacked a nucleus. This organism is most likely a member of which of the following
domains?
A) Eukarya
B) Archaea
C) Animalia
D) Protista
E) Fungi
12) Strong evidence in support of the common ancestry of all life comes from
A) the fact that decomposers include both bacteria and fungi.
B) the ability of plants to convert light energy to chemical energy.
C) the existence of a nearly universal genetic code.
D) the universal use of protein catalysts by all cells.
13) Charles Darwin proposed that "descent with modification" resulted when organisms of a
particular species become adapted to their environment because they possess
A) nonheritable traits that enhance survival and decrease their reproductive success in the local
environment.
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, B) nonheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local
environment.
C) heritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
D) heritable traits that enhance their survival and decrease their reproductive success in the local
environment.
14) Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A) a reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B) an organism that dies after five days of life but leaves ten offspring, all of whom survive to
reproduce
C) a male who mates with 20 females and fathers one offspring
D) an organism that lives 100 years and leaves two offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce
E) a female who mates with 20 males and produces two offspring who live to reproduce
15) Over time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed land
animals to aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is best explained
by
A) an emergent property.
B) reductionism.
C) the hierarchy of the biological organization of life.
D) natural selection.
16) Which of the following was Charles Darwin's most significant original contribution to
understanding both the unity and diversity of life?
A) He documented examples of organisms that had evolved over time.
B) He proposed a mechanism to explain the process of evolution.
C) He explained the relationship between genes and evolution.
D) He observed that individuals in a population generally displayed variation for a number of
traits.
E) He suggested that survival depends upon competition.
18) Which of the following correctly describes the forms by which energy flows through an
ecosystem from entry to exit?
A) heat → chemical → heat
B) light → heat → chemical
C) light → chemical → heat
D) chemical → heat → light
20) Membrane-enclosed components of cells that carry out specialized functions are
A) tissues.
B) organs.
C) organelles.
D) molecules.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE
DAME
Campbell Biology in Focus
Questions and Answers
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) All of the individuals of the same species living within a specified area is known as a
A) community.
B) ecosystem.
C) family.
D) population.
2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example,
plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight to
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) chemical energy.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic energy.
3) The primary source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
A) light energy.
B) kinetic energy.
C) thermal energy.
D) chemical energy.
E) ATP.
4) All of the living things on Earth along with all of the places where life exists is known as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
5) All of the living things in a particular area along with all of the nonliving aspects of the
environment with which organisms interact is known as
A) an ecosystem.
B) the biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
6) All of the organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem are known as
A) a biological system.
B) a biosphere.
C) a biological community.
D) a population.
7) Which of the following types of cells lack a nucleus?
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,A) animal
B) plant
C) archaea
D) fungi
E) protists
8) Investigating the molecular structure of DNA in order to understand the chemical basis of
inheritance is an example of which approach utilized in the study of biology?
A) systems biology
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) mutualism
9) Living things are divided into three different domains. Which of these domains are classified
as prokaryotes?
A) Bacteria and Eukarya
B) Archaea and Monera
C) Eukarya and Monera
D) Bacteria and Protista
E) Bacteria and Archaea
10) In her studies of chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall collected both qualitative and
quantitative data. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
A) Chimpanzees typically travel together in small groups.
B) Pairs of animals take turns grooming each other.
C) Young chimpanzees play games in the trees and on the ground.
D) Mothers and their infants typically nap for two to three hours each afternoon.
11) A single-celled organism isolated from a deep-sea, hot thermal vent was found to have a cell
wall but lacked a nucleus. This organism is most likely a member of which of the following
domains?
A) Eukarya
B) Archaea
C) Animalia
D) Protista
E) Fungi
12) Strong evidence in support of the common ancestry of all life comes from
A) the fact that decomposers include both bacteria and fungi.
B) the ability of plants to convert light energy to chemical energy.
C) the existence of a nearly universal genetic code.
D) the universal use of protein catalysts by all cells.
13) Charles Darwin proposed that "descent with modification" resulted when organisms of a
particular species become adapted to their environment because they possess
A) nonheritable traits that enhance survival and decrease their reproductive success in the local
environment.
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, B) nonheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local
environment.
C) heritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment.
D) heritable traits that enhance their survival and decrease their reproductive success in the local
environment.
14) Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A) a reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B) an organism that dies after five days of life but leaves ten offspring, all of whom survive to
reproduce
C) a male who mates with 20 females and fathers one offspring
D) an organism that lives 100 years and leaves two offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce
E) a female who mates with 20 males and produces two offspring who live to reproduce
15) Over time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed land
animals to aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is best explained
by
A) an emergent property.
B) reductionism.
C) the hierarchy of the biological organization of life.
D) natural selection.
16) Which of the following was Charles Darwin's most significant original contribution to
understanding both the unity and diversity of life?
A) He documented examples of organisms that had evolved over time.
B) He proposed a mechanism to explain the process of evolution.
C) He explained the relationship between genes and evolution.
D) He observed that individuals in a population generally displayed variation for a number of
traits.
E) He suggested that survival depends upon competition.
18) Which of the following correctly describes the forms by which energy flows through an
ecosystem from entry to exit?
A) heat → chemical → heat
B) light → heat → chemical
C) light → chemical → heat
D) chemical → heat → light
20) Membrane-enclosed components of cells that carry out specialized functions are
A) tissues.
B) organs.
C) organelles.
D) molecules.
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