Test Bank - Campbell Biology, 2nd Canadian Edition (Reece, 2017)

11/16/23, 2:54 PM Test Bank - Campbell Biology, 2nd Canadian Edition (Reece, 2017)

Test Bank - Campbell Biology, 2nd Canadian Edition (Reece, 2017)



Campbell Biology, Cdn. Ed., 2e (Reece et al.)
Chapter 1 Introduction: Evolution and Themes of Biology

1) What is a localized group of organisms that belong to the same species called?
A) biosystem
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
E) family
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example,
what do plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into?
A) the energy of motion
B) carbon dioxide and water
C) the potential energy of chemical bonds
D) oxygen
E) kinetic energy
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension

3) What does the main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem come from?
A) solar energy
B) other animals as a food source
C) the atmosphere
D) plants
E) water
Answer: A
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension




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4) Which of the following types of cells utilize deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as their genetic
material but do not have their DNA encased within a nucleus?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaea
D) fungi
E) protists
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis

5) 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) the cell theory
E) feedback regulation
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis

6) Once labour begins in childbirth, contractions increase in intensity and frequency until
delivery. The increasing labour contractions of childbirth are an example of which type of
regulation?
A) a bioinformatic system
B) positive feedback
C) negative feedback
D) feedback inhibition
E) enzymatic catalysis
Answer: B
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis




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7) When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a result, the
blood glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the pancreas secretes
glucagon and, as a result, the blood glucose level rises. What is this regulation of the blood
glucose level the result of?
A) catalytic feedback
B) positive feedback
C) negative feedback
D) bioinformatic regulation
E) protein-protein interactions
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis

8) Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms?
A) informatics
B) schematic biology
C) taxonomy
D) genomics
E) evolution
Answer: C
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension

9) Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?
A) Bacteria and Eukarya
B) Archaea and Monera
C) Eukarya and Monera
D) Bacteria and Protista
E) Bacteria and Archaea
Answer: E
Type: MC
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension




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