Chapter 01
What Is Biology?
Multiple Choice Questions
If one group is given some medicine that may cure a disease and the other group is given
a sugar pill, the group who got the medicine is the
A. Hypothetical group.
B. Scientific group. C.
Control group.
D. Experimental group.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements ofAthe scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
Which is not a characteristic of all life
? A. responsiveness
B. evolution C.
reproduction
D. random cell structure
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List andAgive an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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In an experiment that has a control and experimental group, the dependent variable
is A. observed in the experimental group.
B. not observed in the control group.
C. the result of the independent variable.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describeAfive elements ofAthe scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
4. A good hypothesis must
A. be a logical explanation of events.
B. be testable.
C. account for all current information related to the events being studied.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: State two characteristicsAof a good hypothesis.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
A characteristic of life i
s A. chemical bonds.
B. the use of oxygen.
C. the production of CO2.
D. cellular organization.
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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Which of the following is an example of adaptation, one of the characteristics of lif
e? A. The evolutionary changes that occur to a species
B. Sexual reproduction
C. Organismal organization
D. Metabolism
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
A control group differs from an experimental grou
p A. in the number of test organisms used.
B. by the independent variabl
e. C. in several ways.
D. in no way.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describeAfive elements ofAthe scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
A reason an automobile engine is not considered to be living is that it is not able
to A. utilize energy.
B. change its activities.
C. make copies of itself.
D. utilize chemical reactions.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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