Solutions and Test Bank for Campbell Biology 12th Edition

Test Bank
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,Campbell tBiology, t11e t(Urry)
Chapter t1 t Evolution, tthe tThemes tof tBiology, tand tScientific tInquiry

1.1 Multiple-Choice tQuestions

1) Cells tare .
A) only tfound tin tpairs, tbecause tsingle tcells tcannot texist tindependently
B) limited tin tsize tto t200 tand t500 tmicrometers tin tdiameter
C) characteristic tof teukaryotic tbut tnot tprokaryotic torganisms
D) characteristic tof tprokaryotic tand teukaryotic
torganismstAnswer: t D

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Knowledge/ComprehensiontSection: t 1.1




2) In tcomparison tto teukaryotes, tprokaryotes .
A) are tmore tstructurally tcomplex
B) are tlarger
C) are tsmaller
D) do tnot thave
tmembranestAnswer: t C

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
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3) Which tof tthe tfollowing ttypes tof tcells tutilize tdeoxyribonucleic tacid t(DNA) tas ttheir
tgenetictmaterial tbut tdo tnot thave ttheir tDNA tencased twithin ta tnuclear tenvelope?

A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungi
tAnswer:

t C

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.1




4) To tunderstand tthe tchemical tbasis tof tinheritance, twe tmust tunderstand tthe tmolecular
tstructuretof tDNA. tThis tis tan texample tof tthe tapplication tof twhich tconcept tto tthe tstudy tof

tbiology?

A) evolution
B) emergent tproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedback tregulation
tAnswer: t C

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.1




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,5) A tlocalized tgroup tof torganisms tthat tbelong tto tthe tsame tspecies tis tcalled ta .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) family
tAnswer:

t B

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Knowledge/ComprehensiontSection: t 1.1




6) Which tof tthe tfollowing tstatements tis ttrue tregarding tthe tcomplexity tof tbiological tsystems?
A) An tunderstanding tof tthe tinteractions tbetween tdifferent tcomponents twithin ta tliving tsystem
tistan tapproach ttowards tunderstanding treductionism.

B) Knowing tthe tfunction tof ta tcomponent tof ta tliving tsystem tcan tprovide tinsights tinto
tthetstructure tand torganization tof tthe tliving tsystem.

C) Understanding tthe tchemical tstructure tof tDNA treveals thow tit tdirects tthe tfunctioning tof
tatliving tcell.

D) An tecosystem tdisplays tcomplex tproperties tof tthe tbiotic tcomponent
tonly.tAnswer: t B

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.1




7) Which tof tthe tfollowing torder tis tcorrect tin tterms tof tthe thierarchy tof tthe torganization?
A) Ecosystem t→ tBiosphere t→ tPopulation t→ tCommunity t→ tOrganism
B) Biosphere t→ tEcosystem t→ tPopulation t→ tCommunity t→ tOrganism
C) Ecosystem t→ tCommunity t→ tBiosphere t→ tPopulation t→ tOrganism
D) Biosphere t→ tEcosystem t→Community t→ tPopulation t→
tOrganismtAnswer: t D

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.1




8) When tyour tbody ttemperature trises ton ta thot tday, tthe tneural tand thormonal tmechanisms
tactivatetsweating. tEvaporation tof tsweat tleads tto tcooling tof tthe tbody tsurface. tThis tis tan

texample tof

t .
A) positive tfeedback tregulation
B) negative tfeedback tregulation
C) chemical tcycling
D) emergent
tpropertiestAnswer: tB

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.1




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, 9) Characters tare ttransmitted tfrom tparents tto toffspring. are tthe tunits tof tinheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNA
tAnswer:

t A

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Knowledge/ComprehensiontSection: t 1.1




10) As tletters tare tto tEnglish tlanguage, is/are tto tgenetic tinformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNA tdouble thelix
D) A tand
tBtAnswer:

t B

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Knowledge/ComprehensiontSection: t 1.1




11) The tprocess tby twhich tthe tinformation tin ta tgene tdirects tthe tsynthesis tof ta tprotein tis tcalled
t .
A) gene texpression
B) replication
C) post ttranslation tmodification
D) cloning
tAnswer:

t A

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Application/AnalysistSection: t 1.2




12) Which tof tthe tfollowing tstatements tis ttrue?
A) mRNA tis tthe tonly ttype tof tRNA tfound tin tthe tliving tsystem
B) All tforms tof tlife temploy tthe tsame tgenetic tcode
C) A ttypical thuman tliver tcell thas tone tset tof tchromosomes
D) Organisms tinteract tbut tdo tnot taffect ttheir
tenvironmenttAnswer: tB

Bloom's tTaxonomy:
t Knowledge/ComprehensiontSection: t 1.2




13) Plants tconvert .
A) chemical tenergy tto tmechanical tenergy.
B) sunlight tto tmechanical tenergy.
C) sunlight tto tchemical tenergy.
D) mechanical tenergy tto tchemical
tenergy.tAnswer: t C

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