,CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Cell theory is one of the foundations of biology. What are the tenets of the cell theory?
A) All organisms are made up of more than one cell.
B) All cells have the ability to move.
C) Cells carry genetic material passed to daughter cells during cellular division.
D) Cells arise from other cells through the process of cell division.
E) Organisms are formed through spontaneous generation
F) All living organisms consist of cells
Question Details
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Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.04.01 Discuss the core concepts that underlie the study of biology.
Section : 01.04
Topic : Core Concepts in Biology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Understanding the cell theory
2) Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by many modern pieces of evidence.
A) New measurements of the age of the earth.
B) An understanding of the mechanism of heredity.
C) Human population growth.
D) Comparative studies of animal structures.
E) Similarities in DNA of related species.
Question Details
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Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.03.02 Describe the evidence that supports the theory of evolution.
Section : 01.03
Topic : An Example of Scientific Inquiry Darwin and Evolution
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > RQ Evidence supporting Darwin's theory of
evolution.
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
3) Science is subdivided into specific areas of study termed disciplines. These divisions are
artificial but are helpful to narrow the massive scope of scientific knowledge to a manageable
amount. Given what you know about each, which scientific division is likely to present the
best answer to a question about how fluid dynamics affect blood pressure in mammals?
A) Biochemistry – study of chemical reactions needed for life function, usually at the
cellular level.
B) Bioinformatics – use of technology to study and store biological data
C) Biophysics – study of biological processes through physics
D) Biology – study of life
Question Details
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Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.01 Compare biology to other natural sciences.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Specific bio divisions compared within the sciences
4) Based on hierarchical levels of biological organization, which of these choices represents the
broadest level?
A) Endocrine system
B) 3 toed sloths
C) School of piranhas
D) Amazon Basin
E) Jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws, capybaras
Question Details
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Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.03 Characterize the hierarchical organization of living systems.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Ordering of hierarchical organization.
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,5) Experiments are carried out to test a hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and
should include an unchanged variable termed a(n)_________.
A) experimental variable
B) altered variable
C) control
D) stable variable
Question Details
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Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Variables in an experiment
6) The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination
of many specific cases is called:
A) deductive reasoning.
B) theoretical reasoning.
C) hypothetical reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.
E) experimental reasoning.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Types of reasoning used in science.
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,7) Dr. Ratard was trying to determine the cause of a mysterious epidemic affecting fish in the
Gulf of Mexico. His proposal that the deaths were caused by an organism called a protist is
considered a(n)_________
A) experiment.
B) hypothesis.
C) conclusion.
D) theory.
E) data set.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Steps of scientific research
8) After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural
selection was a mechanism for:
A) artificial selection.
B) evolution.
C) sexual selection.
D) speciation.
E) overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.03.01 Examine Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection as a scientific theory.
Section : 01.03
Topic : An Example of Scientific Inquiry Darwin and Evolution
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Process of natural selection
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,9) A scientific theory is:
A) a suggested explanation that accounts for observations.
B) a way to organize how we think about a problem.
C) a concept that is supported by experimental evidence that explains the facts in an area
of study.
D) a way to understand a complex system by reducing it to its working parts.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Science is based on
10) What common life characteristic would cells from a daisy, bacteria, and a dog all have?
A) DNA
B) cell walls
C) organs
D) ability to conduct photosynthesis
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.02 Describe the characteristics of living systems.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Life characteristics
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,11) A yellow jacket, an insect in the order Hymenoptera, stung me. A wasp, an insect in
Hymenoptera, stung me. A hornet, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung me. I see a pattern. All
insects in this order must have stingers. What type of reasoning does this represent?
A) inductive reasoning
B) deductive reasoning
C) reductionism
D) comparative reasoning
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Reasoning used in science.
12) You explain to your study group that a hypothesis is:
A) an explanation that accounts for careful observations.
B) a proposition that will be true and fits the known facts.
C) a theory.
D) constant over time.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Idea of a hypothesis
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, 13) A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is
a(n):
A) experiment.
B) generality.
C) hypothesis.
D) scientific principle.
E) theory.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Steps of scientific method.
14) Based on the literature, you hypothesize that students in traditional biology lectures will have
the same grades as students in online biology lectures. You decide to test your hypothesis by
comparing grades of students in traditional and online biology lectures over a semester. As a
result of the experiment, you observe that the grades in the traditional lectures and the grades
in the online lectures are not significantly different. What do these observations allow you to
do?
A) reject the hypothesis
B) modify the hypothesis to fit the results
C) develop a scientific theory
D) retain the hypothesis
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Formulating a hypothesis
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answers the question.
1) Cell theory is one of the foundations of biology. What are the tenets of the cell theory?
A) All organisms are made up of more than one cell.
B) All cells have the ability to move.
C) Cells carry genetic material passed to daughter cells during cellular division.
D) Cells arise from other cells through the process of cell division.
E) Organisms are formed through spontaneous generation
F) All living organisms consist of cells
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.04.01 Discuss the core concepts that underlie the study of biology.
Section : 01.04
Topic : Core Concepts in Biology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Understanding the cell theory
2) Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by many modern pieces of evidence.
A) New measurements of the age of the earth.
B) An understanding of the mechanism of heredity.
C) Human population growth.
D) Comparative studies of animal structures.
E) Similarities in DNA of related species.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.03.02 Describe the evidence that supports the theory of evolution.
Section : 01.03
Topic : An Example of Scientific Inquiry Darwin and Evolution
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > RQ Evidence supporting Darwin's theory of
evolution.
Version 1 1
,MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
3) Science is subdivided into specific areas of study termed disciplines. These divisions are
artificial but are helpful to narrow the massive scope of scientific knowledge to a manageable
amount. Given what you know about each, which scientific division is likely to present the
best answer to a question about how fluid dynamics affect blood pressure in mammals?
A) Biochemistry – study of chemical reactions needed for life function, usually at the
cellular level.
B) Bioinformatics – use of technology to study and store biological data
C) Biophysics – study of biological processes through physics
D) Biology – study of life
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.01 Compare biology to other natural sciences.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Specific bio divisions compared within the sciences
4) Based on hierarchical levels of biological organization, which of these choices represents the
broadest level?
A) Endocrine system
B) 3 toed sloths
C) School of piranhas
D) Amazon Basin
E) Jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws, capybaras
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.03 Characterize the hierarchical organization of living systems.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Ordering of hierarchical organization.
Version 1 2
,5) Experiments are carried out to test a hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and
should include an unchanged variable termed a(n)_________.
A) experimental variable
B) altered variable
C) control
D) stable variable
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Variables in an experiment
6) The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination
of many specific cases is called:
A) deductive reasoning.
B) theoretical reasoning.
C) hypothetical reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.
E) experimental reasoning.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Types of reasoning used in science.
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,7) Dr. Ratard was trying to determine the cause of a mysterious epidemic affecting fish in the
Gulf of Mexico. His proposal that the deaths were caused by an organism called a protist is
considered a(n)_________
A) experiment.
B) hypothesis.
C) conclusion.
D) theory.
E) data set.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Steps of scientific research
8) After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural
selection was a mechanism for:
A) artificial selection.
B) evolution.
C) sexual selection.
D) speciation.
E) overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.03.01 Examine Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection as a scientific theory.
Section : 01.03
Topic : An Example of Scientific Inquiry Darwin and Evolution
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Process of natural selection
Version 1 4
,9) A scientific theory is:
A) a suggested explanation that accounts for observations.
B) a way to organize how we think about a problem.
C) a concept that is supported by experimental evidence that explains the facts in an area
of study.
D) a way to understand a complex system by reducing it to its working parts.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Science is based on
10) What common life characteristic would cells from a daisy, bacteria, and a dog all have?
A) DNA
B) cell walls
C) organs
D) ability to conduct photosynthesis
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.01.02 Describe the characteristics of living systems.
Section : 01.01
Topic : The Science of Life
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Life characteristics
Version 1 5
,11) A yellow jacket, an insect in the order Hymenoptera, stung me. A wasp, an insect in
Hymenoptera, stung me. A hornet, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung me. I see a pattern. All
insects in this order must have stingers. What type of reasoning does this represent?
A) inductive reasoning
B) deductive reasoning
C) reductionism
D) comparative reasoning
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Reasoning used in science.
12) You explain to your study group that a hypothesis is:
A) an explanation that accounts for careful observations.
B) a proposition that will be true and fits the known facts.
C) a theory.
D) constant over time.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Idea of a hypothesis
Version 1 6
, 13) A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is
a(n):
A) experiment.
B) generality.
C) hypothesis.
D) scientific principle.
E) theory.
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Steps of scientific method.
14) Based on the literature, you hypothesize that students in traditional biology lectures will have
the same grades as students in online biology lectures. You decide to test your hypothesis by
comparing grades of students in traditional and online biology lectures over a semester. As a
result of the experiment, you observe that the grades in the traditional lectures and the grades
in the online lectures are not significantly different. What do these observations allow you to
do?
A) reject the hypothesis
B) modify the hypothesis to fit the results
C) develop a scientific theory
D) retain the hypothesis
Question Details
Accessibility : Screen Reader/Keyboard/CC
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Gradable : automatic
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: The Science of Biology > Formulating a hypothesis
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