Campbell Essential Biology, 5e (Simon/Yeh)
Chapter 1 Introduction: Biology Today
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) What is biology?
A) the scientific study of life
B) the scientific study of the environment
C) the scientific study of DNA
D) the scientific study of ecosystems
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Which of the following is not a property of life?
,A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time.
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind.
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
4) What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?
A) speciation and evolution
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling
D) sunlight and photosynthesis
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
5) Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,6) Which of the following is a producer?
A) oak tree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Humans are ______.
A) producers
B) producers and consumers
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
A) DNA molecules
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
, Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ______.
A) larger and more complex
B) smaller and simpler
C) larger and equally complex
D) smaller and more complex
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Humans are composed of ______ cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Chapter 1 Introduction: Biology Today
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) What is biology?
A) the scientific study of life
B) the scientific study of the environment
C) the scientific study of DNA
D) the scientific study of ecosystems
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Which of the following is not a property of life?
,A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time.
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind.
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
4) What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?
A) speciation and evolution
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling
D) sunlight and photosynthesis
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
5) Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
,6) Which of the following is a producer?
A) oak tree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Humans are ______.
A) producers
B) producers and consumers
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers
Answer: C
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
A) DNA molecules
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
, Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ______.
A) larger and more complex
B) smaller and simpler
C) larger and equally complex
D) smaller and more complex
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Humans are composed of ______ cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
