Essentials of Biology, 7th Edition by Mader and Windelspecht Test Bank, Questions and Answers (All Chapters 1-32)

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1) Thef7kidneyf7off7af7dolphinf7isf7consideredf7anf7organf7becausef7itf7isf7composedf7off7differen
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A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.




2) Whichf7off7thef7followingf7correctlyf7listsf7thef7levelsf7off7biologicalf7organizationf7fro
mf7mostf7complexf7tof7simplest?
A) cells,f7organs,f7tissues,f7organf7systems,f7organism
B) organism,f7organf7system,f7organs,f7tissues,f7cells
C) tissues,f7organs,f7organf7systems,f7organism,f7cells
D) cells,f7tissues,f7organs,f7organf7systems,f7organism
E) organf7systems,f7tissues,f7cells,f7organism,f7organs




3) Whenf7populationsf7off7differentf7typesf7off7organismsf7interactf7inf7af7givenf7area,f7theyf7co
mprisef7a(n)
A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
D) biosphere.
E) species.




4) Organismsf7thatf7transformf7solarf7energyf7intof7chemicalf7energyf7aref7called
A) carnivores.
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B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.


5) Usingf7theirf7lateralf7linef7organ,f7fishf7canf7perceivef7andf7reactf7tof7changesf7inf7waterf7
currentsf7causedf7byf7preyf7andf7predators.f7Thisf7isf7anf7examplef7of
A) maintainingf7homeostasis.
B) metabolism.
C) responsef7tof7thef7environment.
D) energyf7regulation.
E) organization.




6) Salmonf7aref7bornf7inf7freshf7waterf7butf7migratef7outf7tof7marinef7watersf7forf7mostf7off7their
f7 life.f7Eventually,f7theyf7returnf7tof7thef7placef7theyf7weref7bornf7tof7spawn.f7Becausef7migratingf7be
tweenf7freshf7waterf7andf7saltwaterf7affectsf7thef7balancef7off7waterf7inf7theirf7body,f7salmonf7havef7
evolvedf7anf7internalf7controlf7systemf7calledf7osmoregulationf7thatf7restoresf7waterf7balancef7byf7ne
gativef7feedback.f7Thisf7isf7anf7examplef7off7whichf7characteristicf7off7life?
A) adaptation
B) reproductionf7andf7development
C) responsef7tof7thef7environment
D) energyf7transformation
E) maintainingf7homeostasis




7) Whichf7off7thef7followingf7statement(s)f7regardingf7genesf7is/aref7true?
A) Genesf7aref7madef7upf7off7DNA.
B) Allf7cellsf7inf7af7multicellularf7organismf7containf7thef7samef7setf7off7genes.
C) Humansf7receivef7theirf7DNA/genesf7fromf7eitherf7theirf7motherf7orf7theirf7fatherf7butf7notf7b
oth.
D) Variationsf7inf7genesf7aref7thef7resultf7off7mutations.
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E) Allf7organismsf7suchf7asf7roses,f7elephantsf7andf7mushroomsf7havef7thef7samef7setf7off7genes
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8) Whichf7off7thef7followingf7pairsf7off7wordsf7isf7matchedf7correctly?
A) bladderf7-f7organ
B) neuronf7-f7tissue
C) osteocytef7-f7molecule
D) genef7-f7atom
E) heartf7-f7organf7system


9) Manyf7insectsf7cannotf7seef7thef7colorf7red,f7andf7asf7af7resultf7manyf7insect-
pollinatedf7flowersf7aref7colorsf7otherf7thanf7redf7(e.g.,f7purplef7andf7yellow).f7Flowerf7colorf7woul
df7bef7consideredf7a(n)
A) methodf7forf7maintainingf7homeostasis.
B) wayf7tof7maintainf7metabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) examplef7off7energyf7flow.
E) examplef7off7nutrientf7cycling.




10) Latonyaf7isf7anf7avidf7gardenerf7whof7spendsf7af7lotf7off7timef7caringf7forf7thef7plantsf7inf7he
rf7garden.f7Tof7minimizef7damagef7fromf7pests,f7Latonyaf7usesf7af7pesticidef7spray.f7Afterf7af7fewf7
yearsf7off7usingf7thef7samef7pesticidef7spray,f7shef7noticesf7thatf7itf7hasf7becomef7lessf7effective.f7T
hisf7isf7mostf7likelyf7duef7to
A) evolutionf7byf7naturalf7selection.
B) notf7usingf7enoughf7pesticidef7spray.
C) thef7plantsf7inf7thef7gardenf7evolving.
D) thef7plantsf7maintainingf7homeostasis.
E) somethingf7elsef7inf7thef7environment.




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11) Allf7thef7chemicalf7reactionsf7thatf7occurf7inf7af7cellf7aref7collectivelyf7called
A) mitosis.




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