TEST BANK
HUMAN BIOLOGY, 17TH EDITION BY SYLVIA S. MADER
AND MICHAEL WINDELSPECHT| COMPLETE VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.
,TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Exploring Life and Science
Unit 1 Human Organization
2. Chemistry of Life
3. Cell Structure and Function
4. Organization and Regulation of Body Systems
Unit 2 Maintenance of the Human Body
5. Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels
6. Cardiovascular System: Blood
7. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
8. Biology of Infectious Diseases
9. Digestive System and Nutrition
10. Respiratory System
11. Urinary System
Unit 3 Movement and Support in Humans
12. Skeletal System
13. Muscular System
Unit 4 Integration and Coordination in Humans
14. Nervous System
15. Senses
16. Endocrine System
Unit 5 Reproduction in Humans
17. Reproductive System
18. Development and Aging
Unit 6 Human Genetics
19. Patterns of Chromosome Inheritance
20. Cancer
21. Genetic Inheritance
22. DNA Biology and Technology
Unit 7 Human Evolution and Ecology
23. Human Evolution
24. Ecology and the Nature of Ecosystems
25. Human Interactions with the Biosphere
,Chapter 1: Exploring Life and Science
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic common to all living organisms?
A. Organization
B. Ability to respond to stimuli
C. Ability to fly
D. Reproduction
ANS >>> C
2. What is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism?
A. Atom
B. Molecule
C. Cell
D. Tissue
ANS >>>
C
3. Biology is best defined as:
A. The study of human behavior
B. The study of living organisms and their environments
C. The study of plants only
D. The study of chemical reactions
ANS >>> B
4. Which level of organization comes immediately after molecules?
A. Atoms
B. Cells
C. Tissues
D. Organs
ANS >>>
B
5. True or False: Bacteria are multicellular organisms.
ANS >>> False
6. What is a tissue?
A. A single cell
B. A group of similar cells that perform a particular function
C. A collection of different organs
D. An entire organism
ANS >>> B
7. The brain and spinal cord are examples of which level of organization?
A. Tissue
B. Organ
, C. Organ system
D. Organism
ANS >>> C
8. All members of one species in a particular area belong to a:
A. Community
B. Population
C. Ecosystem
D. Biosphere
ANS >>> B
9. True or False: The biosphere includes all of Earth's ecosystems collectively.
ANS >>> True
10. What is energy defined as?
A. The capacity to do work
B. A type of molecule
C. A living organism
D. A chemical reaction
ANS >>> A
11. Which process do plants use to convert solar energy into chemical energy?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Metabolism
D. Homeostasis
ANS >>> B
12. Metabolism is:
A. The death of an organism
B. The sum of all chemical reactions in a cell or organism
C. A type of reproduction
D. A form of energy
ANS >>> B
13. True or False: Humans acquire energy by eating food.
ANS >>> True
14. What is the ultimate source of energy for most life on Earth?
A. The moon
B. The sun
C. Wind
D. Water
ANS >>>
B
15. Homeostasis refers to:
HUMAN BIOLOGY, 17TH EDITION BY SYLVIA S. MADER
AND MICHAEL WINDELSPECHT| COMPLETE VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.
,TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Exploring Life and Science
Unit 1 Human Organization
2. Chemistry of Life
3. Cell Structure and Function
4. Organization and Regulation of Body Systems
Unit 2 Maintenance of the Human Body
5. Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels
6. Cardiovascular System: Blood
7. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
8. Biology of Infectious Diseases
9. Digestive System and Nutrition
10. Respiratory System
11. Urinary System
Unit 3 Movement and Support in Humans
12. Skeletal System
13. Muscular System
Unit 4 Integration and Coordination in Humans
14. Nervous System
15. Senses
16. Endocrine System
Unit 5 Reproduction in Humans
17. Reproductive System
18. Development and Aging
Unit 6 Human Genetics
19. Patterns of Chromosome Inheritance
20. Cancer
21. Genetic Inheritance
22. DNA Biology and Technology
Unit 7 Human Evolution and Ecology
23. Human Evolution
24. Ecology and the Nature of Ecosystems
25. Human Interactions with the Biosphere
,Chapter 1: Exploring Life and Science
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic common to all living organisms?
A. Organization
B. Ability to respond to stimuli
C. Ability to fly
D. Reproduction
ANS >>> C
2. What is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism?
A. Atom
B. Molecule
C. Cell
D. Tissue
ANS >>>
C
3. Biology is best defined as:
A. The study of human behavior
B. The study of living organisms and their environments
C. The study of plants only
D. The study of chemical reactions
ANS >>> B
4. Which level of organization comes immediately after molecules?
A. Atoms
B. Cells
C. Tissues
D. Organs
ANS >>>
B
5. True or False: Bacteria are multicellular organisms.
ANS >>> False
6. What is a tissue?
A. A single cell
B. A group of similar cells that perform a particular function
C. A collection of different organs
D. An entire organism
ANS >>> B
7. The brain and spinal cord are examples of which level of organization?
A. Tissue
B. Organ
, C. Organ system
D. Organism
ANS >>> C
8. All members of one species in a particular area belong to a:
A. Community
B. Population
C. Ecosystem
D. Biosphere
ANS >>> B
9. True or False: The biosphere includes all of Earth's ecosystems collectively.
ANS >>> True
10. What is energy defined as?
A. The capacity to do work
B. A type of molecule
C. A living organism
D. A chemical reaction
ANS >>> A
11. Which process do plants use to convert solar energy into chemical energy?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Metabolism
D. Homeostasis
ANS >>> B
12. Metabolism is:
A. The death of an organism
B. The sum of all chemical reactions in a cell or organism
C. A type of reproduction
D. A form of energy
ANS >>> B
13. True or False: Humans acquire energy by eating food.
ANS >>> True
14. What is the ultimate source of energy for most life on Earth?
A. The moon
B. The sun
C. Wind
D. Water
ANS >>>
B
15. Homeostasis refers to:
