Human Biology 11th Edition Sylvia Mader 2025 | Textbook PDF, Study Guide & Resources

,HumanlBiology,l7el(Johnson)
Chapterl1l l HumanlBiology,lScience,landlSociety

1.1 MultiplelChoicelQuestions

1) Thelbranchloflsciencelthatlstudiesllivinglorganismslandltheirllifelprocesseslis
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physicslAns
wer:l AlTopic:l
Sec.l1.0
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Thelprocesslbylwhichllivinglorganismslmaintainlalfairlylconstantlinternallenvironmentldespitelch
angeslinlthelexternallenvironmentlislknownlas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistrylA
nswer:l ClTopic
:l Sec.l1.1
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

3) Moleculeslofllifelincludelwhichloneloflthelfollowing?
A) water,lproteins,llipids,lnucleiclacids,lcarbohydrates
B) proteins,lsaturatedlfats,lmonosaccharides,lbutlnotlpolysaccharides
C) lipidslandlproteinslonly
D) anylnoncarbonlbaselmolecule
E) nonsugarlcarbohydrates,lproteins,llipids,lwaterl
Answer:l A
Topic:l Sec.l1.1
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

4) WhichloneloflthelfollowinglislalTRUElstatement?
A) Moleculeslarelconsideredltolbelthelsmallestlunitlcapableloflexhibitinglalllthelcharacteristicslofl
life.
B) Cellslariselspontaneouslylfromlnonlivinglchemicallelements.
C) Allllivinglthingslarelmadeluploflatlleastlonelcell.
D) Cellslarelincapableloflmaintaininglhomeostasislbecauseltheylareltoolsmall.
E) Complexlorganismslcanlbelunicellular.l
Answer:l C
Topic:l Sec.l1.1
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,5) Alllofltheselcriterialarelusedltolclassifylanlorganismlaslalmemberloflthelplant,lanimal,lorlfungilkin
gdomlEXCEPTlwhichlone?
A) thelorganism'sllifelcycle
B) thelmeanslbylwhichlthelorganismltransportslitself
C) thelstructurelorlbodylplanloflthelorganism
D) thelmodeloflnutritionloflthelorganisml
Answer:l B
Topic:l Sec.l1.2
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

6) WhichloneloflthelfollowinglislalCORRECTlstatementlregardinglmetabolism?
A) Fewllivinglorganismslrequirelrawlmaterialslandlalconstantlsourceloflenergy.
B) Plantslgetlthelrawlmaterialsltheylneedlforllifelprocesseslentirelylfromlthelair.
C) Cellslmaintainllifelthroughlthelbreakdownloflmoleculeslandlenergylbylchemicallandlphysicallpr
ocesses.
D) Cellsldolnotlrequirelenergyltolchangelmoleculeslfromlonelformltolanother.
E) Animalsluselenergylobtainedldirectlylfromlthelsunlandlchemicalslobtainedlfromlplants,lotherlan
imals,lair,landlwater.
Answer:l ClTopic
:l Sec.l1.1
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

7) Whichloneloflthelfollowinglislalkingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) BacterialAns
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Sec.l1.2
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, 8) Basedlonlthelfigurelabove,lwhichlgrouploflorganismslislmostlcloselylrelatedltolmembersloflthe
lKingdomlAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) ArchaealAns
wer:l BlTopic:l
Sec.l1.2
Skill:l Application/Analysis

9) WhichlkingdomlinlthelDomainlEukaryalcontainslmulticellularlphotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) AnimalialAn
swer:l AlTopic:l
Sec.l1.2
Skill:l Knowledge/Comprehension

10) Whichloneloflthelfollowingltaxal(subgroupslusedlinlclassification)lappliesltolhumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) BacterialAns
wer:l AlTopic:l
Sec.l1.2
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