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Test Bank for Biological Science 6th
Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth
Allison




Test Bank for Biological Science 6th Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth Allison

, TEST ITEM FILE


FOR




BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE




Textbook Authors

Scott Freeman, University of Washington
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University




Test Bank for Biological Science 6th Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth Allison

, Biological Science, Canadian Edition., 2e (Freeman et al.)
Chapter 1 Biology and the Tree of Life

1) The pattern component of the cell theory claims that all organisms!!consist!!of!!cells.
A) true
B) false!!A
nswer:! ! A
Reference:!!Section!!1.1!!Bloo
m's!!Level:! ! Remembering
LOs:! ! Chp1-2.!!Describe!!the!!two!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.

2) How!!does!!a!!scientific!!theory!!differ!! from!!a!!scientific!!hypothesis?
A) There!!is!!no!!difference—the!!terms!!are!!interchangeable.
B) A!!theory!!is!!an!!explanation!!for!!a!!very!!general!!phenomenon!!or!!observation;!!hypotheses!!tr
eat!more!!specific!!observations.
C) A!!hypothesis!!is!!an!!explanation!!for!!a!!very!!general!!phenomenon;!!theories!!treat!!more!!speci
fic!issues.
D) Theories!!define!!scientific!!laws;!!hypotheses!!are!!used!!to!!set!!up!!experiment
s.!Answer:!!B
Reference:! ! Section!!1.1
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Comprehension
LOs:! ! Chp1-2.!!Describe!!the!!two!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.

3) Algae!!in!!the!!genus!!Caulerpa!!typically!!grow!!to!!a!!length!!of!!over!!half!!a!!meter!!and!!have!!stru
ctures!!similar!!to!!stems,!!leaves,!!and!!roots.!!Reproduction!!occurs!!when!!adults!!produce!!sperm!!an
d!!eggs!!that!!fuse!!to!!form!!offspring.!!Each!!adult!!Caulerpa,!!however,!!consists!!of!!just!!a!!single!!cell
.!Which!!of!!the!!following!!statements!! is!!true?
A) Caulerpa!!violate!!the!!pattern!!component!!of!!the!!cell!!theory—that!!all!!organisms!!consist!!of!!cells.
B) Caulerpa!!violate!!the!!process!!component!!of!!the!!cell!!theory—
that!!all!!cells!!come!!from!preexisting!!cells.
C) Caulerpa!!violate!!both!!the!!pattern!!and!!process!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.
D) The!!existence!!of!!Caulerpa!!is!!consistent!!with!!the!!cell!!theor
y.!Answer:!!D
Reference:! ! Section!!1.1
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Comprehension
LOs:! ! Chp1-2.!!Describe!!the!!two!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.

4) Which!!statement!!about!!spontaneous!!generation!!is!!FALSE?
A) Pasteur!!demonstrated!!that!!it!!does!!not!!occur!!under!!normal!!laboratory!!conditions.
B) It!!apparently!!occurred!!at!!least!!once–when!!life!!on!!Earth!!began.
C) It!!occurs!!every!!time!!a!!new!!species!!evolves!! from!!a!!preexisting!!species.
D) It!!addresses!!the!!formation!!of!!living!!cells!!from!!previously!!nonliving!!material.
Test Bank for Biological Science 6th Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth Allison

, Answer:!!!!!!C!!Referenc
e:!!Section!!1.1
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Remembering
LOs:! ! Chp1-2.!!Describe!!the!!two!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.
5) Recall!!Pasteur's!!experiment!!on!!spontaneous!!generation.!!Originally,!!he!!used!!sealed!!and!!unse
aled!!flasks!!instead!!of!!swan-
necked!!and!!unsealed!!flasks.!!Critics!!claimed!!that!!the!!experiment!!was!!inconclusive.!!Which!!of!!th
e!!following!!criticisms!!would!!be!!addressed!! by!!using!!a!!swan-
necked!flask!! instead!!of!!the!!sealed!! flask?
A) The!!broth!!was!!heated!!too!!intensively.
B) There!!had!!not!!been!!enough!!time!! for!!spontaneous!!generation!!to!!occur.
C) Fresh!!air!! is!!required!!for!!spontaneous!!generation.
D) The!!broth!!was!!not!!nutritious!!enough
.!Answer:!!C
Reference:! ! Section!!1.1
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Comprehension/Applying
LOs:! ! Chp1-2.!!Describe!!the!!two!!components!!of!!the!!cell!!theory.

6) Which!!of!!the!!following!!is!!the!!best!!example!!of!!a!!heritable!!variation?
A) skin!!cancer
B) amputation
C) red!!hair
D) love!!for!!musi
c!Answer:!!C
Reference:! ! Section!!1.2
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Comprehension
LOs:! ! Chp1-1.!!Name!!five!!fundamental!!characteristics!!shared!!by!!all!!living!!organisms.

7) How!!does!!artificial!!selection!!differ!! from!!natural!!selection?
A) Artificial!!selection!!occurs!!only!!in!!computer!!simulations, !!not!!with!!actual!!organisms.
B) Artificial!!selection!!is!!based!!on!!conscious!!choices!!by!!humans.
C) Artificial!!selection!!occurs!!only!!with!!plants.
D) Artificial!!selection!!is!!not!!based!!on!!heritable!!variation,!!but!!on!!new!!mutation
s.!Answer:!!B
Reference:! ! Section!!1.2
Bloom's!!Level:! ! Comprehension
LOs:! ! Chp1-
3.!!Briefly!!explain!!the!!theory!!of!!natural!!selection,!!and!!clarify!!the!!two!!conditions!!that!are!!necess
ary!!and!!sufficient!!for!!natural!!selection!!to!!bring!!about!!evolutionary!!change!!in!!a!!population.




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