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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
Multiple Choice
1. The science of ____ explains the origin and persistence of life, and studies the changes in living things.
a. nanotechnology
b. biology
c. pharmacology
d. mathematics
e. chemistry
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.6 - Illustrate the processes involved in the life cycle of an organism.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. The difference between living and nonliving matter depends not only on the kinds of atoms and molecules present, but
on their ____ as well.
a. chemical complexity
b. electrons
c. organization and interactions
d. atomic profile
e. energy levels
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
3. A cell is minimally defined by ____.
a. a nucleus that contains DNA
b. an organized chemical system and specialized molecules surrounded by a membrane
c. an organized chemical system for harnessing energy
d. a membrane comprised of phospholipids
e. specialized molecules that respond to their environment
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. The lowest level of biological organization that can survive and reproduce is the ____.
a. cell
b. tissue
c. proton
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d. nucleus
e. DNA
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Emergent properties are ____.
a. characteristics of atoms but not molecules
b. characteristics that depend on the level of organization of matter but do not exist at lower levels of
organization
c. characteristics of nonliving matter that depend on the level of organization
d. dependent on higher levels of organization of living and nonliving matter
e. characteristics of all multicellular organisms but not unicellular organisms
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Bacteria and protozoans ____.
a. can be either unicellular or multicellular organisms
b. reside solely in oceans
c. are multicellular organisms
d. are unicellular organisms
e. are precursors to cells
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
7. Every population of animals has an age structure, a graphical representation of the distribution of age groups within the
population. While each individual in a population has a specific age, individuals themselves do not have an age structure.
Age structure is therefore an example of a(n) ____ property.
a. emergent
b. hierarchical
c. environmental
d. organizational
e. cellular
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
8. A group of organisms of the same species that live together in the same place make up a(n) ____.
a. population
b. cell
c. biosphere
d. tissue
e. ecosystem
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. All the populations of different organisms that live in the same place form a(n) ____.
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. sample
e. organ
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. The highest level of the hierarchical classification of life is the ____.
a. biosphere
b. domain
c. ecosystem
d. population
e. cell
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
11. Which term describes a community and the nonliving environmental factors with which it interacts?
a. ecosystem
b. planet
c. multicellular organism
d. biosphere
e. community
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. Monkeys, trees, snakes, moss, birds, sunlight, rain, rocks and bugs together would be considered a(n) ____.
a. population
b. ecosystem
c. biosphere
d. community
e. organism
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
13. Which group would be considered a community?
a. fish, birds, alligators, water
b. a group of alligators
c. polar bears, seals, fish
d. pandas, bamboo and mountains
e. a group of seaweed
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
14. The percentage of African Americans, Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asians in a neighborhood is an emergent property
of a(n)____.
a. organism
b. community
c. population
d. ecosystem
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2026).
Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
Multiple Choice
1. The science of ____ explains the origin and persistence of life, and studies the changes in living things.
a. nanotechnology
b. biology
c. pharmacology
d. mathematics
e. chemistry
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.6 - Illustrate the processes involved in the life cycle of an organism.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. The difference between living and nonliving matter depends not only on the kinds of atoms and molecules present, but
on their ____ as well.
a. chemical complexity
b. electrons
c. organization and interactions
d. atomic profile
e. energy levels
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
3. A cell is minimally defined by ____.
a. a nucleus that contains DNA
b. an organized chemical system and specialized molecules surrounded by a membrane
c. an organized chemical system for harnessing energy
d. a membrane comprised of phospholipids
e. specialized molecules that respond to their environment
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. The lowest level of biological organization that can survive and reproduce is the ____.
a. cell
b. tissue
c. proton
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
d. nucleus
e. DNA
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Emergent properties are ____.
a. characteristics of atoms but not molecules
b. characteristics that depend on the level of organization of matter but do not exist at lower levels of
organization
c. characteristics of nonliving matter that depend on the level of organization
d. dependent on higher levels of organization of living and nonliving matter
e. characteristics of all multicellular organisms but not unicellular organisms
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Bacteria and protozoans ____.
a. can be either unicellular or multicellular organisms
b. reside solely in oceans
c. are multicellular organisms
d. are unicellular organisms
e. are precursors to cells
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
7. Every population of animals has an age structure, a graphical representation of the distribution of age groups within the
population. While each individual in a population has a specific age, individuals themselves do not have an age structure.
Age structure is therefore an example of a(n) ____ property.
a. emergent
b. hierarchical
c. environmental
d. organizational
e. cellular
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
8. A group of organisms of the same species that live together in the same place make up a(n) ____.
a. population
b. cell
c. biosphere
d. tissue
e. ecosystem
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. All the populations of different organisms that live in the same place form a(n) ____.
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. sample
e. organ
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. The highest level of the hierarchical classification of life is the ____.
a. biosphere
b. domain
c. ecosystem
d. population
e. cell
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research
11. Which term describes a community and the nonliving environmental factors with which it interacts?
a. ecosystem
b. planet
c. multicellular organism
d. biosphere
e. community
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. Monkeys, trees, snakes, moss, birds, sunlight, rain, rocks and bugs together would be considered a(n) ____.
a. population
b. ecosystem
c. biosphere
d. community
e. organism
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
13. Which group would be considered a community?
a. fish, birds, alligators, water
b. a group of alligators
c. polar bears, seals, fish
d. pandas, bamboo and mountains
e. a group of seaweed
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.17.01.1.1 - Describe the different levels of hierarchy through which the
organization of life extends.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
14. The percentage of African Americans, Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asians in a neighborhood is an emergent property
of a(n)____.
a. organism
b. community
c. population
d. ecosystem
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