TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH PHYSIOLOGY, 3RD EDITION: STARR

CHAPTER 1 INVITATION TO BIOLOGY Multiple-Choice Questions IMPACT, ISSUES: THE SECRET LIFE OF EARTH E 1. In 2005, a team of explorers found that an Indonesian cloud forest a. was home to unknown animals. b. was home to unknown plants. c. was home to species that were thought to be extinct. d. contained swampy areas covered with moss. e. was home to all of these. Answer: e Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge E 2. Recent expeditions into an Indonesian cloud forest revealed the presence of a. a frog the size of a pea. b. a cat-sized rat. c. a mouse-sized opossum. d. plants that had plate-size flowers. e. all of these. Answer: e Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge M 3. It is thought that about __________ species become extinct every minute in rain forests. a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25 Answer: d Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge LIFE’S LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION M 4. Nature is every __________ and __________in the universe except what humans have __________. a. ion; macromolecule; genetically engineered b. substance; macromolecule; modified c. substance; energy; manufactured d. animal; plant; domesticated e. form of life; nonliving thing; cultivated Answer: c Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge D 5. Which of the following schemas represent the most accurate organization of life? a. biosphere → ecosystems → communities → populations → organisms → cells → molecules → atoms b. ecosystems → biosphere → communities → populations → organisms → cells → molecules → atoms c. ecosystems → biosphere → communities → organisms → populations → cells → molecules → atoms d. communities → biosphere → organisms → ecosystems → populations → cells → molecules → atoms e. communities → biosphere → organisms → ecosystems → populations → molecules → atoms → cells Answer: a Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension/Analysis M 6. Which of the following organization levels is the most inclusive? a. population b. community c. cell d. atom e. molecule Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension M 7. Which of the following statements are accurate? a. A cell is the lowest level of structure that can perform all functions essential for life. b. A cell is the basic unit of structure and function of an organism. c. Cells are subunits of animals and plants. d. Cells contain molecules that are themselves made up of atoms. e. All of these are accurate. Answer: e Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge M 8. An ecosystem such as a woodland in Central Park (New York) is made up of a. plants, animals and fungi. b. organisms and nonliving things. c. rocks and minerals. d. plants, protozoa, and fungi. e. all of these. Answer: b Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge