Solutions and Test Bank for Campbell Biology 12th Edition.pdf

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,CampbelltmBiology,tm11etm(Urry)
Chaptertm1t m Evolution,tmthetmThemestmoftmBiology,tmandtmScientifictmInquiry

1.1 Multiple-ChoicetmQuestions

1) Cellstmare .
A) onlytmfoundtmintmpairs,tmbecausetmsingletmcellstmcannottmexisttmindependently
B) limitedtmintmsizetmtotm200tmandtm500tmmicrometerstmintmdiameter
C) characteristictmoftmeukaryotictmbuttmnottmprokaryotictmorganisms
D) characteristictmoftmprokaryotictmandtmeukaryotictmorgani
smstmAnswer:t m D
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.1

2) Intmcomparisontmtotmeukaryotes,tmprokaryotes .
A) aretmmoretmstructurallytmcomplex
B) aretmlarger
C) aretmsmaller
D) dotmnottmhavetmmembran
estmAnswer:t m C
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.1

3) Whichtmoftmthetmfollowingtmtypestmoftmcellstmutilizetmdeoxyribonucleictmacidtm(DNA)tmastmthei
rtmgenetictmmaterialtmbuttmdotmnottmhavetmtheirtmDNAtmencasedtmwithintmatmnucleartmenvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungitm
Answer:t m
C
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.1

4) Totmunderstandtmthetmchemicaltmbasistmoftminheritance,tmwetmmusttmunderstandtmthetmmoleculartm
structuretmoftmDNA.tmThistmistmantmexampletmoftmthetmapplicationtmoftmwhichtmconcepttmtotmthetmstudy
tmoftmbiology?

A) evolution
B) emergenttmproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedbacktmregulatio
ntmAnswer:t m C
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.1




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,5) Atmlocalizedtmgrouptmoftmorganismstmthattmbelongtmtotmthetmsametmspeciestmistmcalledtma .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) familytm
Answer:t m
B
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.1

6) Whichtmoftmthetmfollowingtmstatementstmistmtruetmregardingtmthetmcomplexitytmoftmbiologicaltmsystems
?
A) Antmunderstandingtmoftmthetminteractionstmbetweentmdifferenttmcomponentstmwithintmatmlivingtms
ystemtmistmantmapproachtmtowardstmunderstandingtmreductionism.
B) Knowingtmthetmfunctiontmoftmatmcomponenttmoftmatmlivingtmsystemtmcantmprovidetminsight
stmintotmthetmstructuretmandtmorganizationtmoftmthetmlivingtmsystem.
C) UnderstandingtmthetmchemicaltmstructuretmoftmDNAtmrevealstmhowtmittmdirectstmthetmfunction
ingtmoftmatmlivingtmcell.
D) Antmecosystemtmdisplaystmcomplextmpropertiestmoftmthetmbiotictmcomponentt
monly.tmAnswer:tmB

Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.1

7) Whichtmoftmthetmfollowingtmordertmistmcorrecttmintmtermstmoftmthetmhierarchytmoftmthetmorganization?
A) Ecosystemtm→tmBiospheretm→tmPopulationtm→tmCommunitytm→tmOrganism
B) Biospheretm→tmEcosystemtm→tmPopulationtm→tmCommunitytm→tmOrganism
C) Ecosystemtm→tmCommunitytm→tmBiospheretm→tmPopulationtm→tmOrganism
D) Biospheretm→tmEcosystemtm→Communitytm→tmPopulationtm→tmOrga
nismtmAnswer:t m D
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.1

8) Whentmyourtmbodytmtemperaturetmrisestmontmatmhottmday,tmthetmneuraltmandtmhormonaltmmechanism
stmactivatetmsweating.tmEvaporationtmoftmsweattmleadstmtotmcoolingtmoftmthetmbodytmsurface.tmThistmistma
ntmexampletmof
tm .
A) positivetmfeedbacktmregulation
B) negativetmfeedbacktmregulation
C) chemicaltmcycling
D) emergenttmpropertie
stmAnswer:tmB
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.1




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, 9) Characterstmaretmtransmittedtmfromtmparentstmtotmoffspring. aretmthetmunitstmoftminheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNAtm
Answer:t m
A
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.1

10) AstmletterstmaretmtotmEnglishtmlanguage, is/aretmtotmgenetictminformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNAtmdoubletmhelix
D) Atmandtm
BtmAnswer:t
m B

Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.1

11) Thetmprocesstmbytmwhichtmthetminformationtmintmatmgenetmdirectstmthetmsynthesistmoftmatmproteintmistmc
alled
tm .
A) genetmexpression
B) replication
C) posttmtranslationtmmodification
D) cloningt
mAnswer:t

mA

Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Application/Analys
istmSection:t m 1.2

12) Whichtmoftmthetmfollowingtmstatementstmistmtrue?
A) mRNAtmistmthetmonlytmtypetmoftmRNAtmfoundtmintmthetmlivingtmsystem
B) Alltmformstmoftmlifetmemploytmthetmsametmgenetictmcode
C) Atmtypicaltmhumantmlivertmcelltmhastmonetmsettmoftmchromosomes
D) Organismstminteracttmbuttmdotmnottmaffecttmtheirtmenviron
menttmAnswer:tmB
Bloom'stmTaxonomy:t m Knowledge/Comprehensi
ontmSection:t m 1.2

13) Plantstmconvert .
A) chemicaltmenergytmtotmmechanicaltmenergy.
B) sunlighttmtotmmechanicaltmenergy.
C) sunlighttmtotmchemicaltmenergy.
D) mechanicaltmenergytmtotmchemicaltmener
gy.tmAnswer:t m C
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