Test Bank
qr
,Campbell qrBiology, qr11e qr(Urry)
Chapter qr1 q r q r Evolution, qrthe qrThemes qrof qrBiology, qrand qrScientific qrInquiry
1.1 Multiple-Choice qrQuestions
1) Cells qrare qr .
A) only qrfound qrin qrpairs, qrbecause qrsingle qrcells qrcannot qrexist qrindependently
B) limited qrin qrsize qrto qr200 qrand qr500 qrmicrometers qrin qrdiameter
C) characteristic qrof qreukaryotic qrbut qrnot qrprokaryotic qrorganisms
D) characteristic qrof qrprokaryotic qrand qreukaryotic
qrorganisms qrAnswer: q r D
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
2) In qrcomparison qrto qreukaryotes, qrprokaryotes qr .
A) are qrmore qrstructurally qrcomplex
B) are qrlarger
C) are qrsmaller
D) do qrnot qrhave
qrmembranes qrAnswer: q r C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
3) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrtypes qrof qrcells qrutilize qrdeoxyribonucleic qracid qr(DNA) qras qrtheir
qrgenetic qrmaterial qrbut qrdo qrnot qrhave qrtheir qrDNA qrencased qrwithin qra qrnuclear qrenvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
qrAnswer:
qrC
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
4) To qrunderstand qrthe qrchemical qrbasis qrof qrinheritance, qrwe qrmust qrunderstand qrthe qrmolecular
qrstructure qrof qrDNA. qrThis qris qran qrexample qrof qrthe qrapplication qrof qrwhich qrconcept qrto qrthe qrstudy
qrof qrbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergent qrproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedback
qrregulation qrAnswer:
qr C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
1
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,5) A qrlocalized qrgroup qrof qrorganisms qrthat qrbelong qrto qrthe qrsame qrspecies qris qrcalled qra qr .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family
qrAnswer:
q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
6) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrstatements qris qrtrue qrregarding qrthe qrcomplexity qrof qrbiological qrsystems?
A) An qrunderstanding qrof qrthe qrinteractions qrbetween qrdifferent qrcomponents qrwithin qra qrliving
qrsystem qris qran qrapproach qrtowards qrunderstanding qrreductionism.
B) Knowing qrthe qrfunction qrof qra qrcomponent qrof qra qrliving qrsystem qrcan qrprovide qrinsights
qrinto qrthe qrstructure qrand qrorganization qrof qrthe qrliving qrsystem.
C) Understanding qrthe qrchemical qrstructure qrof qrDNA qrreveals qrhow qrit qrdirects qrthe qrfunctioning
qrof qra qrliving qrcell.
D) An qrecosystem qrdisplays qrcomplex qrproperties qrof qrthe qrbiotic qrcomponent
qronly. qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
7) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrorder qris qrcorrect qrin qrterms qrof qrthe qrhierarchy qrof qrthe qrorganization?
A) Ecosystem qr→ qrBiosphere qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrOrganism
B) Biosphere qr→ qrEcosystem qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrOrganism
C) Ecosystem qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrBiosphere qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrOrganism
D) Biosphere qr→ qrEcosystem qr→Community qr→ qrPopulation qr→
qrOrganism qrAnswer: q r D
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
8) When qryour qrbody qrtemperature qrrises qron qra qrhot qrday, qrthe qrneural qrand qrhormonal qrmechanisms
qractivate qrsweating. qrEvaporation qrof qrsweat qrleads qrto qrcooling qrof qrthe qrbody qrsurface. qrThis qris qran
qrexample qrof
.
A) positive qrfeedback qrregulation
B) negative qrfeedback qrregulation
C) chemical qrcycling
D) emergent qrproperties
qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
2
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, 9) Characters qrare qrtransmitted qrfrom qrparents qrto qroffspring. qr are qrthe qrunits qrof qrinheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
Answer: q r A
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
10) As qrletters qrare qrto qrEnglish qrlanguage, qr is/are qrto qrgenetic qrinformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA qrdouble qrhelix
D) A qrand
qrB
qrAnswer:
qr B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
11) The qrprocess qrby qrwhich qrthe qrinformation qrin qra qrgene qrdirects qrthe qrsynthesis qrof qra qrprotein qris qrcalled
.
A) gene qrexpression
B) replication
C) post qrtranslation qrmodification
D) cloning
qrAnswer:
q r A
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.2
12) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrstatements qris qrtrue?
A) mRNA qris qrthe qronly qrtype qrof qrRNA qrfound qrin qrthe qrliving qrsystem
B) All qrforms qrof qrlife qremploy qrthe qrsame qrgenetic qrcode
C) A qrtypical qrhuman qrliver qrcell qrhas qrone qrset qrof qrchromosomes
D) Organisms qrinteract qrbut qrdo qrnot qraffect qrtheir
qrenvironment qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.2
13) Plants qrconvert qr .
A) chemical qrenergy qrto qrmechanical qrenergy.
B) sunlight qrto qrmechanical qrenergy.
C) sunlight qrto qrchemical qrenergy.
D) mechanical qrenergy qrto qrchemical
qrenergy. qrAnswer: q r C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
3
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Inc.
qr
,Campbell qrBiology, qr11e qr(Urry)
Chapter qr1 q r q r Evolution, qrthe qrThemes qrof qrBiology, qrand qrScientific qrInquiry
1.1 Multiple-Choice qrQuestions
1) Cells qrare qr .
A) only qrfound qrin qrpairs, qrbecause qrsingle qrcells qrcannot qrexist qrindependently
B) limited qrin qrsize qrto qr200 qrand qr500 qrmicrometers qrin qrdiameter
C) characteristic qrof qreukaryotic qrbut qrnot qrprokaryotic qrorganisms
D) characteristic qrof qrprokaryotic qrand qreukaryotic
qrorganisms qrAnswer: q r D
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
2) In qrcomparison qrto qreukaryotes, qrprokaryotes qr .
A) are qrmore qrstructurally qrcomplex
B) are qrlarger
C) are qrsmaller
D) do qrnot qrhave
qrmembranes qrAnswer: q r C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
3) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrtypes qrof qrcells qrutilize qrdeoxyribonucleic qracid qr(DNA) qras qrtheir
qrgenetic qrmaterial qrbut qrdo qrnot qrhave qrtheir qrDNA qrencased qrwithin qra qrnuclear qrenvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
qrAnswer:
qrC
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
4) To qrunderstand qrthe qrchemical qrbasis qrof qrinheritance, qrwe qrmust qrunderstand qrthe qrmolecular
qrstructure qrof qrDNA. qrThis qris qran qrexample qrof qrthe qrapplication qrof qrwhich qrconcept qrto qrthe qrstudy
qrof qrbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergent qrproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedback
qrregulation qrAnswer:
qr C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
1
Copyright qr© qr2017 qrPearson qrEducation,
Inc.
,5) A qrlocalized qrgroup qrof qrorganisms qrthat qrbelong qrto qrthe qrsame qrspecies qris qrcalled qra qr .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family
qrAnswer:
q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
6) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrstatements qris qrtrue qrregarding qrthe qrcomplexity qrof qrbiological qrsystems?
A) An qrunderstanding qrof qrthe qrinteractions qrbetween qrdifferent qrcomponents qrwithin qra qrliving
qrsystem qris qran qrapproach qrtowards qrunderstanding qrreductionism.
B) Knowing qrthe qrfunction qrof qra qrcomponent qrof qra qrliving qrsystem qrcan qrprovide qrinsights
qrinto qrthe qrstructure qrand qrorganization qrof qrthe qrliving qrsystem.
C) Understanding qrthe qrchemical qrstructure qrof qrDNA qrreveals qrhow qrit qrdirects qrthe qrfunctioning
qrof qra qrliving qrcell.
D) An qrecosystem qrdisplays qrcomplex qrproperties qrof qrthe qrbiotic qrcomponent
qronly. qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
7) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrorder qris qrcorrect qrin qrterms qrof qrthe qrhierarchy qrof qrthe qrorganization?
A) Ecosystem qr→ qrBiosphere qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrOrganism
B) Biosphere qr→ qrEcosystem qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrOrganism
C) Ecosystem qr→ qrCommunity qr→ qrBiosphere qr→ qrPopulation qr→ qrOrganism
D) Biosphere qr→ qrEcosystem qr→Community qr→ qrPopulation qr→
qrOrganism qrAnswer: q r D
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
8) When qryour qrbody qrtemperature qrrises qron qra qrhot qrday, qrthe qrneural qrand qrhormonal qrmechanisms
qractivate qrsweating. qrEvaporation qrof qrsweat qrleads qrto qrcooling qrof qrthe qrbody qrsurface. qrThis qris qran
qrexample qrof
.
A) positive qrfeedback qrregulation
B) negative qrfeedback qrregulation
C) chemical qrcycling
D) emergent qrproperties
qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.1
2
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Inc.
, 9) Characters qrare qrtransmitted qrfrom qrparents qrto qroffspring. qr are qrthe qrunits qrof qrinheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
Answer: q r A
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
10) As qrletters qrare qrto qrEnglish qrlanguage, qr is/are qrto qrgenetic qrinformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA qrdouble qrhelix
D) A qrand
qrB
qrAnswer:
qr B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.1
11) The qrprocess qrby qrwhich qrthe qrinformation qrin qra qrgene qrdirects qrthe qrsynthesis qrof qra qrprotein qris qrcalled
.
A) gene qrexpression
B) replication
C) post qrtranslation qrmodification
D) cloning
qrAnswer:
q r A
Bloom's qrTaxonomy: q r Application/Analysis
qrSection: q r 1.2
12) Which qrof qrthe qrfollowing qrstatements qris qrtrue?
A) mRNA qris qrthe qronly qrtype qrof qrRNA qrfound qrin qrthe qrliving qrsystem
B) All qrforms qrof qrlife qremploy qrthe qrsame qrgenetic qrcode
C) A qrtypical qrhuman qrliver qrcell qrhas qrone qrset qrof qrchromosomes
D) Organisms qrinteract qrbut qrdo qrnot qraffect qrtheir
qrenvironment qrAnswer: q r B
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
q r Knowledge/Comprehension qrSection: q r 1.2
13) Plants qrconvert qr .
A) chemical qrenergy qrto qrmechanical qrenergy.
B) sunlight qrto qrmechanical qrenergy.
C) sunlight qrto qrchemical qrenergy.
D) mechanical qrenergy qrto qrchemical
qrenergy. qrAnswer: q r C
Bloom's qrTaxonomy:
3
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Inc.
