TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY, 15TH EDITION, CECIE STARR, RALPH TAGGART, CHRISTINE EVERS, LISA STARR

Name: Class: Date: chapter 1 Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A community a. includes all populations of all species in a given area. b. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment. c. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live. d. includes members of only one species. e. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem. 2. Randomly selecting samples of experimental units from an environment can result in __________________. a. sampling error b. blind testing c. evidence d. experimental design e. consensus 3. Science is based on ___________. a. faith b. authority c. evidence d. force e. opinion 4. Members of which prokaryotic domain are most closely related to eukaryotes evolutionarily? a. Animals b. Protists c. Fungi d. Bacteria e. Archaea 5. Which group of organisms does not depend directly on sunlight for energy? I. Terrestrial producers II. Animal consumers III. Decomposers a. I only b. II and III only c. II only d. III only e. I and III 6. The most inclusive level of organization is exemplified by which of the following? a. Heart b. Carbon atom c. DNA d. Zebra