Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, 7th edition Test Bank
br br br br br br br br
Chapter 1 Introduction: Biology Today
br b r br br
Multiple-Choice Questions br
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
br br br br br br br br br br br br
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
br br br br br br br br br br
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
br br br br br br br br br
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
br br br br br br
D) all of the above
br br br br
Answer: D br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
2) What is biology? br br
A) the scientific study of life
br br br br
B) the scientific study of the environment
br br br br br
C) the scientific study of DNA
br br br br
D) the scientific study of ecosystems
br br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
3) Which of the following is not a property of life?
br br br br br br br br br
A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time. br br br br br br
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
br br br br br br
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
br br br br br br br br br br br br
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind. br br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
4) What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?
br br br br br br br br br
A) speciation and evolution br br
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow br br br br
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling br br br
D) sunlight and photosynthesis br br br
Answer: B br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
5) Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
br br br br br br br br br br br
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon br
Answer: b r
B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
1
,l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
2
,6) Which of the following is a producer?
br br br br br br
A) oak tree br
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat Ans br
wer: A br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
7) Humans are . br
A) producers
B) producers and consumers br br
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers br br br
Answer: C br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
br br br br br br br br br br br br
A) DNA molecules br
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei br
Answer: B br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually
br br br br br br br .
A) larger and more complex br br br
B) smaller and simpler br br
C) larger and equally complex
br br br
D) smaller and more complex br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
10) Humans are composed of br br br cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic b
Answer: B
r br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
3
, 11) What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?
br br br br br br br br br br
A) genomes
B) nuclei
C) genes
D) organelles
Answer: D
br b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
12) The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the
br br br br br br br br br .
A) archaea
B) nucleus
C) prokaryotic cell br
D) insulin br
Answer: b r
B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
13) What are eukaryotic genes composed of?
br br br br br
A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNA and DNA br br
D) DNA
Answer: D b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
14) What is a gene? br br br
A) a type of eukaryotic cell
br br br br
B) an organelle that houses DNA
br br br br
C) a type of prokaryotic cell
br br br br
D) a unit of inheritance
br br br br
Answer: D br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
15) The human genome consists of about
br br br br br chemical letters.
br
A) 300,000
B) 1 million
br
C) 3 billion
br
D) 300 billion br br
Answer: C br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
4
br br br br br br br br
Chapter 1 Introduction: Biology Today
br b r br br
Multiple-Choice Questions br
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
br br br br br br br br br br br br
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
br br br br br br br br br br
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
br br br br br br br br br
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
br br br br br br
D) all of the above
br br br br
Answer: D br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
2) What is biology? br br
A) the scientific study of life
br br br br
B) the scientific study of the environment
br br br br br
C) the scientific study of DNA
br br br br
D) the scientific study of ecosystems
br br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
3) Which of the following is not a property of life?
br br br br br br br br br
A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time. br br br br br br
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
br br br br br br
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
br br br br br br br br br br br br
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind. br br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
4) What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?
br br br br br br br br br
A) speciation and evolution br br
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow br br br br
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling br br br
D) sunlight and photosynthesis br br br
Answer: B br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
5) Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
br br br br br br br br br br br
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon br
Answer: b r
B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
1
,l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
2
,6) Which of the following is a producer?
br br br br br br
A) oak tree br
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat Ans br
wer: A br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
7) Humans are . br
A) producers
B) producers and consumers br br
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers br br br
Answer: C br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
br br br br br br br br br br br br
A) DNA molecules br
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei br
Answer: B br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually
br br br br br br br .
A) larger and more complex br br br
B) smaller and simpler br br
C) larger and equally complex
br br br
D) smaller and more complex br br br br
Answer: A b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
10) Humans are composed of br br br cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic b
Answer: B
r br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
3
, 11) What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?
br br br br br br br br br br
A) genomes
B) nuclei
C) genes
D) organelles
Answer: D
br b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
12) The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the
br br br br br br br br br .
A) archaea
B) nucleus
C) prokaryotic cell br
D) insulin br
Answer: b r
B
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
13) What are eukaryotic genes composed of?
br br br br br
A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNA and DNA br br
D) DNA
Answer: D b r
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
14) What is a gene? br br br
A) a type of eukaryotic cell
br br br br
B) an organelle that houses DNA
br br br br
C) a type of prokaryotic cell
br br br br
D) a unit of inheritance
br br br br
Answer: D br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
15) The human genome consists of about
br br br br br chemical letters.
br
A) 300,000
B) 1 million
br
C) 3 billion
br
D) 300 billion br br
Answer: C br
Topic: 1.1 The Scope of Life Skil
b r br br br br br
l: Knowledge/Comprehension
br
4