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,Campbell Biology, 11e (Urry)
Chapterj1j Evolution,jthejThemesjofjBiology,jandjScientificjInquiry

1.1 Multiple-ChoicejQuestions

1) Cellsjare .
A) onlyjfoundjinjpairs,jbecausejsinglejcellsjcannotjexistjindependently
B) limitedjinjsizejtoj200jandj500jmicrometersjinjdiameter
C) characteristicjofjeukaryoticjbutjnotjprokaryoticjorganisms
D) characteristicjofjprokaryoticjandjeukaryoticjorganismsj
Answer:j D
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.1

2) Injcomparisonjtojeukaryotes,jprokaryotes .
A) arejmorejstructurallyjcomplex
B) arejlarger
C) arejsmaller
D) dojnotjhavejmembranesj
Answer:j C
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.1

3) Whichjofjthejfollowingjtypesjofjcellsjutilizejdeoxyribonucleicjacidj(DNA)jasjtheirjgeneticjmat
erialjbutjdojnotjhavejtheirjDNAjencasedjwithinjajnuclearjenvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungijA
nswer:j C
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Application/Analysisj
Section:j 1.1

4) Tojunderstandjthejchemicaljbasisjofjinheritance,jwejmustjunderstandjthejmolecularjstructurejofj
DNA.jThisjisjanjexamplejofjthejapplicationjofjwhichjconceptjtojthejstudyjofjbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergentjproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedbackjregulationj
Answer:j C
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Section:j 1.1




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,5) Ajlocalizedjgroupjofjorganismsjthatjbelongjtojthejsamejspeciesjisjcalledja .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) familyj
Answer:j B
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.1

6) Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjisjtruejregardingjthejcomplexityjofjbiologicaljsystems?
A) Anjunderstandingjofjthejinteractionsjbetweenjdifferentjcomponentsjwithinjajlivingjsystemjisjanja
pproachjtowardsjunderstandingjreductionism.
B) Knowingjthejfunctionjofjajcomponentjofjajlivingjsystemjcanjprovidejinsightsjintojthejstru
cturejandjorganizationjofjthejlivingjsystem.
C) UnderstandingjthejchemicaljstructurejofjDNAjrevealsjhowjitjdirectsjthejfunctioningjofjajlivi
ngjcell.
D) Anjecosystemjdisplaysjcomplexjpropertiesjofjthejbioticjcomponentjonly.jAn
swer:jB
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Application/Analysisj
Section:j 1.1

7) Whichjofjthejfollowingjorderjisjcorrectjinjtermsjofjthejhierarchyjofjthejorganization?
A) Ecosystemj→jBiospherej→jPopulationj→jCommunityj→jOrganism
B) Biospherej→jEcosystemj→jPopulationj→jCommunityj→jOrganism
C) Ecosystemj→jCommunityj→jBiospherej→jPopulationj→jOrganism
D) Biospherej→jEcosystemj→Communityj→jPopulationj→jOrganismjA
nswer:j D
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Application/Analysisj
Section:j 1.1

8) Whenjyourjbodyjtemperaturejrisesjonjajhotjday,jthejneuraljandjhormonaljmechanismsjactivatejswe
ating.jEvaporationjofjsweatjleadsjtojcoolingjofjthejbodyjsurface.jThisjisjanjexamplejof
j .
A) positivejfeedbackjregulation
B) negativejfeedbackjregulation
C) chemicaljcycling
D) emergentjpropertiesj
Answer:jB
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Application/Analysisj
Section:j 1.1




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, 9) Charactersjarejtransmittedjfromjparentsjtojoffspring. arejthejunitsjofjinheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNAjA
nswer:j A
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.1

10) AsjlettersjarejtojEnglishjlanguage, is/arejtojgeneticjinformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNAjdoublejhelix
D) AjandjBj
Answer:j B
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.1

11) Thejprocessjbyjwhichjthejinformationjinjajgenejdirectsjthejsynthesisjofjajproteinjisjcalled
j .
A) genejexpression
B) replication
C) postjtranslationjmodification
D) cloningj
Answer:j A
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Application/Analysisj
Section:j 1.2

12) Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjisjtrue?
A) mRNAjisjthejonlyjtypejofjRNAjfoundjinjthejlivingjsystem
B) Alljformsjofjlifejemployjthejsamejgeneticjcode
C) Ajtypicaljhumanjliverjcelljhasjonejsetjofjchromosomes
D) OrganismsjinteractjbutjdojnotjaffectjtheirjenvironmentjA
nswer:jB
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:j Knowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.2

13) Plantsjconvert .
A) chemicaljenergyjtojmechanicaljenergy.
B) sunlightjtojmechanicaljenergy.
C) sunlightjtojchemicaljenergy.
D) mechanicaljenergyjtojchemicaljenergy.j
Answer:j C
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jKnowledge/Comprehensionj
Section:j 1.2



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