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Campbell Biology, 12e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following statements about cells is correct?
A) Single cells cannot exist independently.
B) Cells are limited in size, which is between 200 to 500 micrometers in diameter.
C) Some cells are non-living in nature.
D) Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms are made up of cells.
Answer: D
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
2) A cell lacking which of the following structures is most likely to be a prokaryote?
A) Nuclear membrane
B) Cell membrane
C) Cytoplasm
D) Nucleic acid
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
3) Which of the following types of cells use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as their genetic
material but do not have their DNA encased within a nuclear envelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
Answer: C
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
4) To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular structure
of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of biology?
A) evolution
B) emergent properties
C) reductionism
D) feedback regulation
Answer: C
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G7, V&C LO: VC-SF
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5) A double-stranded DNA molecule with three guanine and five thiamine nucleotides (in 5 3 9) Which of the following is the correct order of organization of genetic material from smallest
strand) has how many nucleotides in total? to largest?
A) 3 A) gene, nucleotide, chromosome, genome
B) 5 B) chromosome, genome, nucleotide, gene
C) 8 C) genome, chromosome, gene, nucleotide
D) 16 D) nucleotide, gene, chromosome, genome
Answer: D Answer: D
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E
6) Which of the following statements is true regarding the complexity of biological systems? 10) As letters are to English language, ________ is/are to genetic information.
A) An understanding of the interactions between different components within a living system is A) proteins
an approach towards understanding reductionism. B) nucleotides
B) Knowing the function of a component of a living system can provide insights into the C) DNA double helix
structure and organization of the living system. D) carbohydrates
C) Understanding the chemical structure of DNA reveals how it directs the functioning of a Answer: B
living cell. Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
D) An ecosystem displays complex properties of the biotic component only. Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Answer: B Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-E
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing 11) Three important research developments that have made the genomic and proteomic
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF approaches possible are ________.
A) high throughput technology, bioinformatics, and interdisciplinary research teams
7) Which statement about ecological organization is correct? B) bioinformatics, gene therapy, and genetically modified organisms
A) An organism is part of a community. C) computers, nanotechnology, and bioinformatics
B) A community is part of a population. D) cloning, computers, and gene therapy
C) An ecosystem is made up of organisms only Answer: A
D) Biosphere is a part of the ecosystem Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding; Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF 12) Which of the following questions is considered a thought-provoking scientific query?
A) How long ago did the Pterosaurs live on this planet?
8) Apple on tree ripens ripe apple produces ethylene ethylene signals neighboring apples to ripen B) Does the amount of solute in water affect the boiling point of the solution?
neighbor apples produce more ethylene more apples ripen. The above process is an example of C) Who invented the telescope?
which of the following? D) How many tigers are left in India?
A) positive feedback regulation Answer: D
B) negative feedback regulation Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
C) chemical cycling Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
D) emergent properties Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-SF
Answer: A
Topic: The study of life reveals unifying themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-EM
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13) Which of the following statements about genetic information is correct? 17) Use the following figure to answer the question.
A) mRNA is the only type of RNA found in a eukaryotic cell
B) All forms of life employ the same genetic code
C) A typical human liver cell has one set of chromosomes
D) DNA is not found in prokaryotic cells
Answer: B
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-E Describe groups labeled A and B.
A) A is the most recent species to evolve on Earth whereas B is an ancestor of group "A"
14) Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life? B) A is the most recent species to evolve on Earth whereas B is the last common ancestor of
A) near universality of the genetic code Archaea and Eukarya
B) structure of the nucleus C) A is the common ancestor of all life whereas B is the common ancestor of Bacteria and
C) structure of cilia Archaea
D) structure of chloroplasts D) A is the common ancestor of all life whereas B is the last common ancestor of Archaea and
Answer: A Eukarya
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G3, V&C LO: VC-SF
15) Two organisms are ________ if they share more classification levels.
A) closer together in the biosphere they live 18) An individual is suffering from a streptococcus infection in their throat. Which of the
B) further apart in the food chain following do the individual and the streptococcus bacteria have in common?
C) easier to tell apart A) They both belong to the same domain.
D) more similar in characteristics B) They both are made up of cells.
Answer: D C) They both have genetic material in their nucleus.
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life D) The individual and Streptococcus have nothing in common.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing Answer: B
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
16) Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms? Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G9, V&C LO: VC-SF
A) informatics
B) taxonomy 19) Which of the following is an example of genetic variation?
C) genomics A) Two brothers who are twins
D) evolution B) One sibling is vegan, the other eats meat
Answer: B C) One sibling has brown eyes, the other has green
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life D) One of the twins has a scar the other does not
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G9, V&C LO: VC-SF
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20) Which of the following is one of Charles Darwin's observations? 23) Following a scientific method, which of the following is the correct order of steps?
A) Individuals in a population are similar in their traits. A) Observation → Analysis → Hypothesis → Conclusion → Communicate results →
B) Many of the traits in an individual are heritable. Experiment
C) A population avoids competition by producing only as many offspring as can successfully B) Observation → Hypothesis → Experiment → Communicate results → Analysis →
reproduce on their own. Conclusion
D) Species generally are not adapted to their environments. C) Experiment → Hypothesis → Observation → Analysis → Conclusion → Communicate
Answer: B results
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life D) Observation → Hypothesis → Experiment → Analysis → Conclusion → Communicate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding results
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E Answer: D
Topic: In studying nature, scientists form and test hypotheses
21) The evolution two or more species from one species as a result of different populations Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
becoming reproductively isolated from each other is best described as ________. Learning Outcome: 1.3; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-SF
A) adaptive radiation
B) creationism 24) Use the information in the graph to answer the following question.
C) natural selection
D) prototype
Answer: A
Topic: The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E
22) Cotton-topped tamarins are small primates with tufts of long white hair on their heads. While
studying these creatures, researchers noticed that males with longer hair get more opportunities
to mate and father more offspring. Which of the following research questions would best test the
hypothesis that having longer hair is adaptive in these males?
A) test whether other traits in these males are also adaptive
B) look for evidence of hair in ancestors of tamarins
C) determine if hair length is heritable
D) test whether males with shaved heads are still able to mate
Answer: C
Topic: In studying nature, scientists form and test hypotheses
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.3; Global LO: G1, V&C LO: VC-E The data can best be used to address which of the following questions?
A) What is the impact of plowing soil on the number of earthworms?
B) Does season has an impact on the size of the earthworms?
C) Does plowing have an impact on the size of the earthworms?
D) What is the impact of plowing on the speed of growth of the earthworms?
Answer: A
Topic: In studying nature, scientists form and test hypotheses
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 5-6: Evaluating/Creating
Learning Outcome: 1.3; Global LO: G3, V&C LO: VC-SF
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