Test Bank for Biological Science, 4th Canadian Edition
by Scott Freeman
,Biological rScience, rCanadian rEdition., r4e r(Freeman ret ral.)
rChapter r1 r Biology rand rthe rTree rof rLife
1) The rpattern rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory rclaims rthat rall rorganisms rconsist rof rcells.
A) true
B) false
rAnswer:
rA
Reference: r Section r1.1
rBloom's rLevel: r Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
2) How rdoes ra rscientific rtheory rdiffer rfrom ra rscientific rhypothesis?
A) There ris rno rdifference—the rterms rare rinterchangeable.
B) A rtheory ris ran rexplanation rfor ra rvery rgeneral rphenomenon ror robservation; rhypotheses
rtreat rmore rspecific robservations.
C) A rhypothesis ris ran rexplanation rfor ra rvery rgeneral rphenomenon; rtheories rtreat rmore
rspecific rissues.
D) Theories rdefine rscientific rlaws; rhypotheses rare rused rto rset rup
rexperiments. rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
3) Algae rin rthe rgenus rCaulerpa rtypically rgrow rto ra rlength rof rover rhalf ra rmeter rand rhave
rstructures rsimilar rto rstems, rleaves, rand rroots. rReproduction roccurs rwhen radults rproduce rsperm
rand reggs rthat rfuse rto rform roffspring. rEach radult rCaulerpa, rhowever, rconsists rof rjust ra rsingle
rcell. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rstatements ris rtrue?
A) Caulerpa rviolate rthe rpattern rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory—that rall rorganisms rconsist rof rcells.
B) Caulerpa rviolate rthe rprocess rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory—that rall rcells rcome
rfrom rpreexisting rcells.
C) Caulerpa rviolate rboth rthe rpattern rand rprocess rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
D) The rexistence rof rCaulerpa ris rconsistent rwith rthe rcell
rtheory. rAnswer: r D
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
4) Which rstatement rabout rspontaneous rgeneration ris rFALSE?
A) Pasteur rdemonstrated rthat rit rdoes rnot roccur runder rnormal rlaboratory rconditions.
B) It rapparently roccurred rat rleast ronce–when rlife ron rEarth rbegan.
C) It roccurs revery rtime ra rnew rspecies revolves rfrom ra rpreexisting rspecies.
D) It raddresses rthe rformation rof rliving rcells rfrom rpreviously rnonliving
rmaterial. rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.1
rBloom's rLevel: r Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
,5) Recall rPasteur's rexperiment ron rspontaneous rgeneration. rOriginally, rhe rused rsealed rand
runsealed rflasks rinstead rof rswan-necked rand runsealed rflasks. rCritics rclaimed rthat rthe
rexperiment rwas rinconclusive. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rcriticisms rwould rbe raddressed rby rusing ra
rswan-necked rflask rinstead rof rthe rsealed rflask?
A) The rbroth rwas rheated rtoo rintensively.
B) There rhad rnot rbeen renough rtime rfor rspontaneous rgeneration rto roccur.
C) Fresh rair ris rrequired rfor rspontaneous rgeneration.
D) The rbroth rwas rnot rnutritious renough.
rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension/Applying
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
6) Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rthe rbest rexample rof ra rheritable rvariation?
A) skin rcancer
B) amputation
C) red rhair
D) love rfor rmusic
rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-1. rName rfive rfundamental rcharacteristics rshared rby rall rliving rorganisms.
7) How rdoes rartificial rselection rdiffer rfrom rnatural rselection?
A) Artificial rselection roccurs ronly rin rcomputer rsimulations, rnot rwith ractual rorganisms.
B) Artificial rselection ris rbased ron rconscious rchoices rby rhumans.
C) Artificial rselection roccurs ronly rwith rplants.
D) Artificial rselection ris rnot rbased ron rheritable rvariation, rbut ron rnew
rmutations. rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
, 8) Over rthe rpast rseveral rdecades, rnatural rselection rhas rcaused rpopulations rof rStaphylococcus
raureus r(an rinfectious rwound rbacterium) rto revolve rresistance rto rmost rantibiotics. rIf rantibiotic
ruse rwere rstopped, rwhat rwould ryou rpredict rwould rhappen rto rthese rS. raureus rpopulations?
A) They rwill rgo rextinct rwithout rthe rantibiotic.
B) The rpopulations rwill rbegin rcolonizing rnew renvironments.
C) The rfrequency rof rnonresistant rforms rwill rincrease rin rthese rpopulations.
D) The rfrequency rof rresistant rforms rwill rdefinitely rincrease rin rthese
rpopulations. rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.2
rBloom's rLevel: r Applying
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
9) Environments rall rover rthe rworld rare rchanging ras ra rresult rof rglobal rwarming. rCould
rthis rinfluence rnatural rselection?
A) No. rThe renvironment ris ralways rchanging. rGlobal rwarming ris rnothing rnew.
B) Yes. rTraits rthat rhelp rindividuals rproduce rmore roffspring rin rwarmer renvironments
rwill rincrease rin rfrequency.
C) No. rThe ronly rchange rwill rbe rthat rspecies rfrom rhot renvironments rwill rexpand rtheir rranges.
D) Yes. rMutations roccur rmore rfrequently rin rhot renvironments.
rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.2
rBloom's rLevel: r Applying
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
10) The r"heat" rin rchili rpeppers ris rdue rto ra rmolecule rcalled rcapsaicin. rSuppose ryou rbreed rchili
rpeppers rthat rhave rlow ramounts rof rcapsaicin rover rmany rgenerations rin rorder rto rmake rthem
rmilder r(have rless rcapsaicin). rWhat rprocess ris roccurring?
A) heritable rvariation
B) environmental rchange
C) natural rselection
D) artificial rselection
rAnswer: r D
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension/Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions
rthat rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
by Scott Freeman
,Biological rScience, rCanadian rEdition., r4e r(Freeman ret ral.)
rChapter r1 r Biology rand rthe rTree rof rLife
1) The rpattern rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory rclaims rthat rall rorganisms rconsist rof rcells.
A) true
B) false
rAnswer:
rA
Reference: r Section r1.1
rBloom's rLevel: r Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
2) How rdoes ra rscientific rtheory rdiffer rfrom ra rscientific rhypothesis?
A) There ris rno rdifference—the rterms rare rinterchangeable.
B) A rtheory ris ran rexplanation rfor ra rvery rgeneral rphenomenon ror robservation; rhypotheses
rtreat rmore rspecific robservations.
C) A rhypothesis ris ran rexplanation rfor ra rvery rgeneral rphenomenon; rtheories rtreat rmore
rspecific rissues.
D) Theories rdefine rscientific rlaws; rhypotheses rare rused rto rset rup
rexperiments. rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
3) Algae rin rthe rgenus rCaulerpa rtypically rgrow rto ra rlength rof rover rhalf ra rmeter rand rhave
rstructures rsimilar rto rstems, rleaves, rand rroots. rReproduction roccurs rwhen radults rproduce rsperm
rand reggs rthat rfuse rto rform roffspring. rEach radult rCaulerpa, rhowever, rconsists rof rjust ra rsingle
rcell. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rstatements ris rtrue?
A) Caulerpa rviolate rthe rpattern rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory—that rall rorganisms rconsist rof rcells.
B) Caulerpa rviolate rthe rprocess rcomponent rof rthe rcell rtheory—that rall rcells rcome
rfrom rpreexisting rcells.
C) Caulerpa rviolate rboth rthe rpattern rand rprocess rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
D) The rexistence rof rCaulerpa ris rconsistent rwith rthe rcell
rtheory. rAnswer: r D
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
4) Which rstatement rabout rspontaneous rgeneration ris rFALSE?
A) Pasteur rdemonstrated rthat rit rdoes rnot roccur runder rnormal rlaboratory rconditions.
B) It rapparently roccurred rat rleast ronce–when rlife ron rEarth rbegan.
C) It roccurs revery rtime ra rnew rspecies revolves rfrom ra rpreexisting rspecies.
D) It raddresses rthe rformation rof rliving rcells rfrom rpreviously rnonliving
rmaterial. rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.1
rBloom's rLevel: r Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
,5) Recall rPasteur's rexperiment ron rspontaneous rgeneration. rOriginally, rhe rused rsealed rand
runsealed rflasks rinstead rof rswan-necked rand runsealed rflasks. rCritics rclaimed rthat rthe
rexperiment rwas rinconclusive. rWhich rof rthe rfollowing rcriticisms rwould rbe raddressed rby rusing ra
rswan-necked rflask rinstead rof rthe rsealed rflask?
A) The rbroth rwas rheated rtoo rintensively.
B) There rhad rnot rbeen renough rtime rfor rspontaneous rgeneration rto roccur.
C) Fresh rair ris rrequired rfor rspontaneous rgeneration.
D) The rbroth rwas rnot rnutritious renough.
rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.1
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension/Applying
LOs: r Chp1-2. rDescribe rthe rtwo rcomponents rof rthe rcell rtheory.
6) Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rthe rbest rexample rof ra rheritable rvariation?
A) skin rcancer
B) amputation
C) red rhair
D) love rfor rmusic
rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-1. rName rfive rfundamental rcharacteristics rshared rby rall rliving rorganisms.
7) How rdoes rartificial rselection rdiffer rfrom rnatural rselection?
A) Artificial rselection roccurs ronly rin rcomputer rsimulations, rnot rwith ractual rorganisms.
B) Artificial rselection ris rbased ron rconscious rchoices rby rhumans.
C) Artificial rselection roccurs ronly rwith rplants.
D) Artificial rselection ris rnot rbased ron rheritable rvariation, rbut ron rnew
rmutations. rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
, 8) Over rthe rpast rseveral rdecades, rnatural rselection rhas rcaused rpopulations rof rStaphylococcus
raureus r(an rinfectious rwound rbacterium) rto revolve rresistance rto rmost rantibiotics. rIf rantibiotic
ruse rwere rstopped, rwhat rwould ryou rpredict rwould rhappen rto rthese rS. raureus rpopulations?
A) They rwill rgo rextinct rwithout rthe rantibiotic.
B) The rpopulations rwill rbegin rcolonizing rnew renvironments.
C) The rfrequency rof rnonresistant rforms rwill rincrease rin rthese rpopulations.
D) The rfrequency rof rresistant rforms rwill rdefinitely rincrease rin rthese
rpopulations. rAnswer: r C
Reference: r Section r1.2
rBloom's rLevel: r Applying
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
9) Environments rall rover rthe rworld rare rchanging ras ra rresult rof rglobal rwarming. rCould
rthis rinfluence rnatural rselection?
A) No. rThe renvironment ris ralways rchanging. rGlobal rwarming ris rnothing rnew.
B) Yes. rTraits rthat rhelp rindividuals rproduce rmore roffspring rin rwarmer renvironments
rwill rincrease rin rfrequency.
C) No. rThe ronly rchange rwill rbe rthat rspecies rfrom rhot renvironments rwill rexpand rtheir rranges.
D) Yes. rMutations roccur rmore rfrequently rin rhot renvironments.
rAnswer: r B
Reference: r Section r1.2
rBloom's rLevel: r Applying
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions rthat
rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
10) The r"heat" rin rchili rpeppers ris rdue rto ra rmolecule rcalled rcapsaicin. rSuppose ryou rbreed rchili
rpeppers rthat rhave rlow ramounts rof rcapsaicin rover rmany rgenerations rin rorder rto rmake rthem
rmilder r(have rless rcapsaicin). rWhat rprocess ris roccurring?
A) heritable rvariation
B) environmental rchange
C) natural rselection
D) artificial rselection
rAnswer: r D
Reference: r Section r1.2
Bloom's rLevel: r Comprehension/Remembering
LOs: r Chp1-3. rBriefly rexplain rthe rtheory rof rnatural rselection, rand rclarify rthe rtwo rconditions
rthat rare rnecessary rand rsufficient rfor rnatural rselection rto rbring rabout revolutionary rchange rin ra
rpopulation.
