Principles of Biology 3rd Edition Brooker Test Bank
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F'
if the statement is false.
1) All tissues are composed of cells.
⊚ true ⊚ false
2) The capacity to maintain a fairly constant body
temperature is a homeostatic process.
⊚ true ⊚ false
3) A community is composed of different populations of
animals and plants.
⊚ true ⊚ false
4) A defining characteristic that distinguishes prokaryotic
and eukaryotic organisms is the lack of a cell membrane in
prokaryotes.
⊚ true ⊚ false
5) The modification of a limb that was used for walking species today is called
in a preexisting ancestor to one that is used as a wing for a biological organization.
⊚ true ⊚ false
,⊚ true ⊚ false
7) All genetic mutations are harmful to an organism.
⊚ true ⊚ false
8) Vertical evolution, whereby living organisms evolve mechanism of evolution on
from a common ancestor ("tree of life"), is the only Earth.
⊚ true ⊚ false
9) Proteins, rather than genes, are most directly
responsible for the structure, function, and appearance of
organisms.
⊚ true ⊚ false
10) Little scientific evidence is necessary when
formulating a theory.
⊚ true ⊚ false
11) The maintenance of cell structure requires energy.
⊚ true ⊚ false
12) Discovery-based science and hypothesis testing are the
two major scientific approaches that help us understand
biology.
,⊚ true ⊚ false
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best environmental differences.
completes the statement or answers the question. The areas of science
13) A journal article that you are reading explains the incorporated in this article
difference between DNA sequences of a species of plant that include .
is found in diverse environments. These sequences lead to (Check all that apply.)
structural change in the size of the flowers due to
D) molecular
A) ecology biology
B) anatomy E) systems
C) cell biology biology
14) When performing hypothesis testing, the steps that include .
most accurately describe the process you must go through (Check all that apply.)
F) design
A) create a natural phenomenon. experiments to determine
B) analyze data to support or reject hypothesis. if predictions are correct or
C) observe a natural phenomena. not.
D) develop a theory based on observations.
E) develop hypotheses to explain phenomena.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that animals is best explained
best completes the statement or answers the question. by what unifying principle
15) Plant photosynthesis and the consumption of plants by of life?
homeostasis.
A) All living organisms use energy. E) All living
B) All living organisms maintain organization. organisms are composed of
C) All living organisms have evolved over the similar structures.
course of many generations.
D) All living organisms maintain some level of
, 16) A plant will begin flowering in response to changes in example of which unifying
length of daylight, temperature, and light quality. This is an principle of life?
E) Populations of
A) Plants conduct photosynthesis. organisms evolve from one
B) Living organisms maintain homeostasis. generation to the next.
C) Living organisms interact with their environment.
D) Living organisms grow and develop.
17) Whether the external temperature is hot or cold, birds
maintain an internal body temperature of approximately 40°C.
This is an example of
D) homeostasis.
A) metabolism. E) proteomics.
B) cellular respiration.
C) growth and development.
18) Proteins are largely responsible for the traits of living
organismswhile provides the blueprint for the
organization, development, and function of living things.
C) carbohydrate
A) DNA D) lipid
B) protein E) metabolite
19) Which level of organization includes all of theothers
in the list?
C) organ
A) cell D) organism
B) tissue E) population
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F'
if the statement is false.
1) All tissues are composed of cells.
⊚ true ⊚ false
2) The capacity to maintain a fairly constant body
temperature is a homeostatic process.
⊚ true ⊚ false
3) A community is composed of different populations of
animals and plants.
⊚ true ⊚ false
4) A defining characteristic that distinguishes prokaryotic
and eukaryotic organisms is the lack of a cell membrane in
prokaryotes.
⊚ true ⊚ false
5) The modification of a limb that was used for walking species today is called
in a preexisting ancestor to one that is used as a wing for a biological organization.
⊚ true ⊚ false
,⊚ true ⊚ false
7) All genetic mutations are harmful to an organism.
⊚ true ⊚ false
8) Vertical evolution, whereby living organisms evolve mechanism of evolution on
from a common ancestor ("tree of life"), is the only Earth.
⊚ true ⊚ false
9) Proteins, rather than genes, are most directly
responsible for the structure, function, and appearance of
organisms.
⊚ true ⊚ false
10) Little scientific evidence is necessary when
formulating a theory.
⊚ true ⊚ false
11) The maintenance of cell structure requires energy.
⊚ true ⊚ false
12) Discovery-based science and hypothesis testing are the
two major scientific approaches that help us understand
biology.
,⊚ true ⊚ false
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best environmental differences.
completes the statement or answers the question. The areas of science
13) A journal article that you are reading explains the incorporated in this article
difference between DNA sequences of a species of plant that include .
is found in diverse environments. These sequences lead to (Check all that apply.)
structural change in the size of the flowers due to
D) molecular
A) ecology biology
B) anatomy E) systems
C) cell biology biology
14) When performing hypothesis testing, the steps that include .
most accurately describe the process you must go through (Check all that apply.)
F) design
A) create a natural phenomenon. experiments to determine
B) analyze data to support or reject hypothesis. if predictions are correct or
C) observe a natural phenomena. not.
D) develop a theory based on observations.
E) develop hypotheses to explain phenomena.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that animals is best explained
best completes the statement or answers the question. by what unifying principle
15) Plant photosynthesis and the consumption of plants by of life?
homeostasis.
A) All living organisms use energy. E) All living
B) All living organisms maintain organization. organisms are composed of
C) All living organisms have evolved over the similar structures.
course of many generations.
D) All living organisms maintain some level of
, 16) A plant will begin flowering in response to changes in example of which unifying
length of daylight, temperature, and light quality. This is an principle of life?
E) Populations of
A) Plants conduct photosynthesis. organisms evolve from one
B) Living organisms maintain homeostasis. generation to the next.
C) Living organisms interact with their environment.
D) Living organisms grow and develop.
17) Whether the external temperature is hot or cold, birds
maintain an internal body temperature of approximately 40°C.
This is an example of
D) homeostasis.
A) metabolism. E) proteomics.
B) cellular respiration.
C) growth and development.
18) Proteins are largely responsible for the traits of living
organismswhile provides the blueprint for the
organization, development, and function of living things.
C) carbohydrate
A) DNA D) lipid
B) protein E) metabolite
19) Which level of organization includes all of theothers
in the list?
C) organ
A) cell D) organism
B) tissue E) population
