Test Bank for Biology Life on Earth with Physiology 11th Edition By Gerald Audesirk Teresa Audesirk Bruce Byers (All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)

This is Test Bank zip file. PDF file is giving error in upload, thats why zip file is added. Check Sample Preview: Chaptre 1 Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) W hich of the following statements is a hypothesis rather than a theory? 1) _______ A) F emale birds prefer to mate with male birds that have longer tails. B) L iving things are made of cells. C) M atter is composed of atoms. D) M odern organisms descended from preexisting life-forms. 2) F rancesco Redi designed an experiment to test the notion of spontaneous generation. He left the first jar of meat open to the air and covered the second jar. The first jar would be called the ________ jar. 2) _______ A) e xperimental B) c onclusive C) h ypothetical D) c ontrol 3) Y ou observe a plant on your windowsill that is growing at an angle toward the outside. This is an example of a living thing 3) _______ A) e volving. B) r eproducing. C) m aintaining precise internal conditions. D) r esponding to stimuli. 4) T he "first cells" shown at the bottom of this illustration were most likely 4) _______ A) a nimals. B) p rokaryotes. C) f ungi. D) p rotists. E) p lants. 5) I n evolutionary terms, which of the following cells is considered to be the most primitive? 5) _______ A) A utotroph B) E ukaryote C) H eterotroph D) P rokaryote 6) W hich group has prokaryotic individuals? 6) _______ A) P rotist kingdoms B) K ingdom Plantae C) K ingdom Fungi D) K ingdom Animalia E) D omain Archaea 7) S uppose an organism has an enzyme that repairs changes in its DNA. The result is a decrease in m utations. Biology Life on Earth with Physiology 11e Gerald Audesirk Teresa Audesirk Bruce Byers (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) This trait would definitel y influence the organism 's ability to 7) __ __ __ _ A) o btain energy. B) m aintain homeostasis. C) e volve. D) m ove. 8) O f the following levels of organization, Archaea have 8) _______ A) m olecules only. B) o rgans only. C) a toms and molecules. D) a toms, molecules, and organs. E) a toms only. 9) A ll of the following are true of all living organisms EXCEPT that they 9) _______ A) p ossess either DNA or RNA. B) r espond to stimuli. C) a re made of cells. D) c an reproduce themselves. E) c an grow. 10) W hich of the following is an example of deductive reasoning? 10) ______ A) L iving objects are composed of cells. B) I f an object exhibits all the characteristics of life, it must be living. C) A ll objects on Earth will fall down when dropped, and none will "fall up." D) A toms make up molecules, which make up cells, which make up tissues. 11) U sing its antennae, the male moth finds female moths by following a trail of airborne chemicals, called pheromones, upwind from the female producing them. This is an example of how living things 11) ______ A) r eproduce. B) a cquire nutrients. C) g row. D) d etect and respond to stimuli. E) m aintain precise internal conditions. 12) A carefully formulated scientific explanation that is based on extensive observations and is in accord with scientific principles is called a 12) ______ A) h ypothesis. B) t heory. C) p ostulate. D) c ontrol. E) f act. 13) S cience cannot answer certain faith-based questions because 13) ______ A) f aith requires deductive reasoning. B) s cientists are not able to study human behavior. C) f aith-based beliefs are impossible to either prove or disprove. D) t here aren't enough variables. 14) I n which kingdom does a multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organism belong? 14) ______ A) A nimalia B) P rotists C) P lantae D) F ungi 15) D inosaurs are not alive today because they 15) ______ A) e volved too quickly in response to a changing environment. B) d id not possess the genetic material that beneficial mutations act on. C) d id not evolve fast enough to keep up with rapid environmental change. D) e volved adaptations that were beneficial in their constant, unchanging environment. 16) T o test the effect of vitamin D on growth, two groups of rats were raised under identical conditions and fed the same diet. One of the groups received daily injections of vitamin D. The other group received injections of saline, which did not contain vitamin D. All the rats were weighed weekly for 2 months. In this experiment, the control was the 16) ______ A) g roup receiving vitamin D. B) a verage weight gain of the rats. C) 2 -month period of time. D) g roup receiving saline. 17) A basic difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is that the prokaryotic cell 17) ______ A) i s considerably larger. B) p ossesses membrane-bound organelles. C) l acks a nucleus. D) i s structurally more complex. E) l acks DNA. 18) T he variation among individuals, on which natural selection acts, describes 18) ______ A) p hysical training and exercise. B) g enetic differences. C) n utritional differences. D) r andom occurrences in the lifetimes of individuals. 19) A ll of the following are features of the scientific method EXCEPT 19) ______ A) h ypothesis formulation. B) s upernatural causes. C) d eductive reasoning. D) r epeatable by other scientists. E) o bservation and experimentation. 20) A fter you drink a glass of acidic lemonade, your body's pH does not change. This is an example of how humans and other organisms 20) ______ A) e volve in response to the environment. B) m aintain cellular organization. C) a re immune to weak acids. D) m aintain precise internal conditions through homeostasis. 21) A ll of the following are examples of adaptations EXCEPT 21) ______ A) d ifferent beak shapes for birds that eat seeds or insects. B) m ice learning a maze to get food. C) f lower coloration that attracts pollinators. D) l arger teeth in beavers for gnawing wood. E) i nsects that resemble twigs. 22) W hich of these would be an example of a NON-scientific study? 22) ______ A) N ASA sends tadpoles up in the space shuttle to see how gravity affects their development. B) A company uses different advertising methods for a product to determine which one produces the most sales. C) P eople are immunized with different vaccines to determine their relative effectiveness against the flu virus. D) A study determines differences in the species composition in two parks. E) C onsumers are asked which tomato variety produces the best-tasting spaghetti sauce. 23) W hich is NOT an example of evolution? 23) ______ A) T he 2- to 3-year effectiveness of most commercial pesticides in killing insects B) T he development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria C) F lightless birds living on islands without predators D) A nnual changes in the flu virus due to mutations E) A dog learning how to open the cabinet where its food is kept 24) A mutation is a 24) ______ A) d ose of radiation. B) d efective egg or sperm cell. C) p hysical deformity, such as the loss of a limb. D) c hange in the DNA sequence. 25) A n organism in the domain Eukarya is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT 25) ______ A) t he ability to maintain precise internal conditions. B) i ngestion of organic matter to acquire nutrients. C) t he potential to grow and reproduce. D) b eing composed of prokaryotic cells. 26) W hy do heterotrophs require "food" for survival? 26) ______ A) H eterotrophs cannot photosynthesize without the chemicals provided by food. B) F ood is an alternative source of energy for heterotrophs when sunlight is unavailable. C) F ood provides at least half of the water required by heterotrophs. D) F ood provides the organic chemicals needed by heterotrophs. 27) A scientific explanation that is conditional and requires more investigation is called a(n) 27) ______ A) o bservation. B) c ontrol. C) t heory. D) h ypothesis. E) f act. 28) E volution is sometimes described as the change from preexisting life-forms to modern-day organisms. What actually changes, in every case of evolution, is the 28) ______ A) r ate of reproduction. B) a bility of organisms to respond to external stimuli. C) g enetic makeup of the species, due to mutations. D) s pecies' physical appearance. E) e nergy and nutritional demands of the organism. 29) W hich of the following statements about the Bacteria and Eukarya domains is TRUE? 29) ______ A) A ll members of Bacteria are single-celled and all members of Eukarya are multicellular. B) A ll members of Bacteria acquire nutrients via ingestion and all members of Eukarya acquire nutrients by photosynthesis. C) A ll members of Bacteria are prokaryotic cells and all members of Eukarya are eukaryotic cells. D) O nly members of Eukarya have the ability to grow and reproduce. 30) T he experiments of Francesco Redi 30) ______ A) d etermined that fly larvae were present in raw meat, and when left on the counter they turned into flies. B) d isproved the idea of spontaneous generation. C) d isproved the scientific method. D) u sed the scientific method to prove the idea of spontaneous generation. E) d isproved that maggots and flies were related.