Test Bank for Campbell Biology 12th Edition by Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain All Chapters 1-56 Complete A+ Guide

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Chapterv1v Introduction:vBiologyvToday

Multiple-Choicev Questions

1) Invwhatvway(s)visvthevsciencevofvbiologyvinfluencingvandvchangingvourvculture?
A) byvhelpingvusvunderstandvthevrelevancevofvevolutionvtovhumanvhealth
B) byvrevealingvhowvmutationsvinvgenesvcanvleadvtovdisease
C) byvprovidingvnewvtoolsvforvforensicvinvestigations
D) allvofvthevabovev
Answer:vD
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Whatvisvbiology?
A) thevscientificvstudyvofvlife
B) thevscientificvstudyvofvthevenvironment
C) thevscientificvstudyvofvDNA
D) thevscientificvstudyvofvecosystemsv
Answer:v A
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

3) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvavpropertyvofvlife?
A) Populationsvofvorganismsvrarelyvchangevovervtime.
B) Livingvthingsvexhibitvcomplexvbutvorderedvorganization.
C) Organismsvtakevinvenergyvandvusevitvtovperformvallvofvlife'svactivities.
D) Organismsvreproducevtheirvownvkind.v
Answer:v A
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

4) Whatvarevthevtwovmainvprocessesvthatvecosystemsvdependvupon?
A) speciationvandvevolution
B) nutrientvrecyclingvandvenergyvflow
C) decompositionvandvnutrientvrecycling
D) sunlightvandvphotosynthesis
vAnswer:vB

Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

5) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvrecycledvbutvisvlostvfromvecosystems?
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
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,D) carbonv
Answer:vB
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
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,6) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavproducer?
A) oakvtree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) catvAns
wer:vA
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

7) Humansvare .
A) producers
B) producersvandvconsumers
C) consumers
D) producersvandvdecomposersv
Answer:vC
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

8) Whichvofvthevfollowingvstructuresvcanvperformvallvthevactivitiesvrequiredvforvlife?
A) DNAvmolecules
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nucleiv
Answer:vB
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

9) Relativevtovprokaryoticvcells,veukaryoticvcellsvarevusually .
A) largervandvmorevcomplex
B) smallervandvsimpler
C) largervandvequallyvcomplex
D) smallervandvmorevcomplexv
Answer:v A
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

10) Humansvarevcomposedvof cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic
vAnswer:vB

Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
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, 11) Whatvnamevisvgivenvtovthevfunctionalvcompartmentsvofvavcell?
A) genomes
B) nuclei
C) genes
D) organelles
vAnswer:v D

Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

12) ThevDNAvofvaveukaryoticvcellvisvfoundvwithinvthe .
A) archaea
B) nucleus
C) prokaryoticvcell
D) insulinv
Answer:vB
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

13) Whatvareveukaryoticvgenesvcomposedvof?
A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNAvandvDNA
D) DNA
Answer:v D
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
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14) Whatvisvavgene?
A) avtypevofveukaryoticvcell
B) anvorganellevthatvhousesvDNA
C) avtypevofvprokaryoticvcell
D) avunitvofvinheritancev
Answer:vD
Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
:v Knowledge/Comprehension

15) Thevhumanvgenomevconsistsvofvabout chemicalvletters.
A) 300,000
B) 1vmillion
C) 3vbillion
D) 300vbillion
vAnswer:vC

Topic:v 1.1vThevScopevofvLifevSkill
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