Campbell Biology, 13th Edition
Lisa A. Urry • Peter V. Minorsky • Kerry L. Hull • Rebecca B. Orr
ISBN: 9780135455647
This PDF includes Chapters 1–20. The complete test bank package covers all 56 chapters and is
provided in 3 PDF files.
Question Types Included
:
• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
• Data Interpretation Questions
• Figure and Diagram-Based Questions
• Graph Analysis Questions
• Application and Critical Thinking Questions
• Scenario-Based Questions
• Conceptual Biology Questions
• Answer Keys Included
Package Structure:
PDF 1: Chapters 1–20
PDF 2: Chapters 21–40
PDF 3: Chapters 41–56
All chapters are included in the complete package.
,Campbell Biology, 13e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which statement below best describes a characteristic of cells?
A) A single cell is the simplest unit of life.
B) Prokaryotic organisms are unicellular and eukaryotic organisms are multicellular.
C) Some cells are nonliving in nature.
D) A nucleus contains the genetic information in all cells.
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
2) An archaeal cell is most likely to lack which of the following structures?
A) nuclear membrane
B) cell membrane
C) cytoplasm
D) DNA
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
3) A new unicellular organism lacking a nucleus was recently isolated from a salty boiling hot
spring. This organism is most likely which of the following type of cell?
A) animal
B) protist
C) archaea
D) fungi
Answer: C
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
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,4) To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular structure
of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of biology?
A) evolution
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) feedback regulation
Answer: C
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G7, V&C LO: VC-SF
5) Which of the following statements best describes an aspect of the complexity of biological
systems?
A) An understanding of the interactions between different components within a living system
is an approach towards understanding reductionism.
B) Knowing the function of a component of a living system can provide insights into the
structure and organization of the living system.
C) Understanding the chemical structure of DNA reveals how it directs the functioning of a
living cell.
D) An ecosystem displays complex properties of the biotic components only.
Answer: B
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
6) Which statement below best describes a characteristic feature of ecological organization?
A) An organism is part of a population.
B) A community is part of a population.
C) An ecosystem is part of a community.
D) The biosphere is part of an ecosystem.
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
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, 7) Apple on tree ripens ripe apple produces ethylene ethylene signals neighboring apples to ripen
neighbor apples produce more ethylene more apples ripen. The above process is an example
of which of the following?
A) positive feedback regulation
B) negative feedback regulation
C) chemical cycling
D) emergent properties
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-EM
8) Which of the following is the correct order of organization of genetic material from smallest
to largest?
A) gene, nucleotide, chromosome, genome
B) chromosome, genome, nucleotide, gene
C) genome, chromosome, gene, nucleotide
D) nucleotide, gene, chromosome, genome
Answer: D
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E
9) The relationship between letters of the alphabet and the English language is most similar to
the relationship between which of the following molecules and genetic information?
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) amino acids
D) glucose
Answer: B
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1, Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-E
10) Three important research developments that have made the genomic and proteomic
approaches possible are f i . l l i n t h e b l a n k
A) high throughput technology, bioinformatics, and interdisciplinary research teams
B) bioinformatics, gene therapy, and genetically modified organisms
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