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1) The79kidney79of79a79dolphin79is79considered79an79organ79because79it79is79composed79of79diff
erent
A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.
2) Which79of79the79following79correctly79lists79the79levels79of79biological79organization79fr
om79most79complex79to79simplest?
A) cells,79organs,79tissues,79organ79systems,79organism
B) organism,79organ79system,79organs,79tissues,79cells
C) tissues,79organs,79organ79systems,79organism,79cells
D) cells,79tissues,79organs,79organ79systems,79organism
E) organ79systems,79tissues,79cells,79organism,79organs
3) When79populations79of79different79types79of79organisms79interact79in79a79given79area,79they7
comprise79a(n)
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A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
D) biosphere.
E) species.
4) Organisms79that79transform79solar79energy79into79chemical79energy79are79called
A) carnivores.
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B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.
5) Using79their79lateral79line79organ,79fish79can79perceive79and79react79to79changes79in79wat
er79currents79caused79by79prey79and79predators.79This79is79an79example79of
A) maintaining79homeostasis.
B) metabolism.
C) response79to79the79environment.
D) energy79regulation.
E) organization.
6) Salmon79are79born79in79fresh79water79but79migrate79out79to79marine79waters79for79most79of79t
heir79life.79Eventually,79they79return79to79the79place79they79were79born79to79spawn.79Because79migra
ting79between79fresh79water79and79saltwater79affects79the79balance79of79water79in79their79body,79sal
mon79have79evolved79an79internal79control79system79called79osmoregulation79that79restores79water79
balance79by79negative79feedback.79This79is79an79example79of79which79characteristic79of79life?
A) adaptation
B) reproduction79and79development
C) response79to79the79environment
D) energy79transformation
E) maintaining79homeostasis
7) Which79of79the79following79statement(s)79regarding79genes79is/are79true?
A) Genes79are79made79up79of79DNA.
B) All79cells79in79a79multicellular79organism79contain79the79same79set79of79genes.
C) Humans79receive79their79DNA/genes79from79either79their79mother79or79their79father79but79no
t79both.
D) Variations79in79genes79are79the79result79of79mutations.
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E) All79organisms79such79as79roses,79elephants79and79mushrooms79have79the79same79set79of79ge
nes.
8) Which79of79the79following79pairs79of79words79is79matched79correctly?
A) bladder79-79organ
B) neuron79-79tissue
C) osteocyte79-79molecule
D) gene79-79atom
E) heart79-79organ79system
9) Many79insects79cannot79see79the79color79red,79and79as79a79result79many79insect-
pollinated79flowers79are79colors79other79than79red79(e.g.,79purple79and79yellow).79Flower79color79w
ould79be79considered79a(n)
A) method79for79maintaining79homeostasis.
B) way79to79maintain79metabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) example79of79energy79flow.
E) example79of79nutrient79cycling.
10) Latonya79is79an79avid79gardener79who79spends79a79lot79of79time79caring79for79the79plants79in
her79garden.79To79minimize79damage79from79pests,79Latonya79uses79a79pesticide79spray.79After79
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a79few79years79of79using79the79same79pesticide79spray,79she79notices79that79it79has79become79less79
effective.79This79is79most79likely79due79to
A) evolution79by79natural79selection.
B) not79using79enough79pesticide79spray.
C) the79plants79in79the79garden79evolving.
D) the79plants79maintaining79homeostasis.
E) something79else79in79the79environment.
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11) All79the79chemical79reactions79that79occur79in79a79cell79are79collectively79called
A) mitosis.
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Test Bank for Essentials of Biology, 7th Edition by Sylvi
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a Mader and Michael Windelspecht A+
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1) The79kidney79of79a79dolphin79is79considered79an79organ79because79it79is79composed79of79diff
erent
A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.
2) Which79of79the79following79correctly79lists79the79levels79of79biological79organization79fr
om79most79complex79to79simplest?
A) cells,79organs,79tissues,79organ79systems,79organism
B) organism,79organ79system,79organs,79tissues,79cells
C) tissues,79organs,79organ79systems,79organism,79cells
D) cells,79tissues,79organs,79organ79systems,79organism
E) organ79systems,79tissues,79cells,79organism,79organs
3) When79populations79of79different79types79of79organisms79interact79in79a79given79area,79they7
comprise79a(n)
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A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
D) biosphere.
E) species.
4) Organisms79that79transform79solar79energy79into79chemical79energy79are79called
A) carnivores.
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B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.
5) Using79their79lateral79line79organ,79fish79can79perceive79and79react79to79changes79in79wat
er79currents79caused79by79prey79and79predators.79This79is79an79example79of
A) maintaining79homeostasis.
B) metabolism.
C) response79to79the79environment.
D) energy79regulation.
E) organization.
6) Salmon79are79born79in79fresh79water79but79migrate79out79to79marine79waters79for79most79of79t
heir79life.79Eventually,79they79return79to79the79place79they79were79born79to79spawn.79Because79migra
ting79between79fresh79water79and79saltwater79affects79the79balance79of79water79in79their79body,79sal
mon79have79evolved79an79internal79control79system79called79osmoregulation79that79restores79water79
balance79by79negative79feedback.79This79is79an79example79of79which79characteristic79of79life?
A) adaptation
B) reproduction79and79development
C) response79to79the79environment
D) energy79transformation
E) maintaining79homeostasis
7) Which79of79the79following79statement(s)79regarding79genes79is/are79true?
A) Genes79are79made79up79of79DNA.
B) All79cells79in79a79multicellular79organism79contain79the79same79set79of79genes.
C) Humans79receive79their79DNA/genes79from79either79their79mother79or79their79father79but79no
t79both.
D) Variations79in79genes79are79the79result79of79mutations.
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E) All79organisms79such79as79roses,79elephants79and79mushrooms79have79the79same79set79of79ge
nes.
8) Which79of79the79following79pairs79of79words79is79matched79correctly?
A) bladder79-79organ
B) neuron79-79tissue
C) osteocyte79-79molecule
D) gene79-79atom
E) heart79-79organ79system
9) Many79insects79cannot79see79the79color79red,79and79as79a79result79many79insect-
pollinated79flowers79are79colors79other79than79red79(e.g.,79purple79and79yellow).79Flower79color79w
ould79be79considered79a(n)
A) method79for79maintaining79homeostasis.
B) way79to79maintain79metabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) example79of79energy79flow.
E) example79of79nutrient79cycling.
10) Latonya79is79an79avid79gardener79who79spends79a79lot79of79time79caring79for79the79plants79in
her79garden.79To79minimize79damage79from79pests,79Latonya79uses79a79pesticide79spray.79After79
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a79few79years79of79using79the79same79pesticide79spray,79she79notices79that79it79has79become79less79
effective.79This79is79most79likely79due79to
A) evolution79by79natural79selection.
B) not79using79enough79pesticide79spray.
C) the79plants79in79the79garden79evolving.
D) the79plants79maintaining79homeostasis.
E) something79else79in79the79environment.
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11) All79the79chemical79reactions79that79occur79in79a79cell79are79collectively79called
A) mitosis.
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