Test Bank for Campbell Biology in Focus, 4th Edition by Lisa A. Urry | Latest Edition

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Chapter .1 .Introduction: .Evolution .and .the .Foundations .of .Biology
1.1 Multiple .Choice .Questions

1) Which .of .the .following .terms .best .describes .all .of .the .organisms .living .in .a
.particular .ecosystem?

A) biological .community
B) order
C) family
D) population
Answer: .A
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
.Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding

.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .5

Global .L.O.: .G7

2) Many .properties .of .living .things .involve .the .transfer .and .transformation .of .energy .and
.matter. .For .example, .plant .chloroplasts .convert .energy .from .sunlight .to .which .of .the
.following .forms .of .energy .or .matter?

A) the .energy .of .motion
B) carbon .dioxide
C) chemical .energy
D) oxygen
E) heat .energy
Answer: .C
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
.Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding

.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .4

Global .L.O.: .G7




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,3) The .primary .source .of .energy .for .producers .in .an .ecosystem .is
A) light .energy.
B) energy .from .food.
C) heat .energy.
D) chemical .energy.


Answer: .A
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
.Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding

.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .4

Global .L.O.: .G7


4) Which .of .the .following .terms .best .describes .all .the .living .things .on .Earth .along .with .all
.the .places .where .life .exists?

A) the .ecosystem
B) the .biosphere
C) the .community
D) the .population
.Answer: .B

Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding
.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .5

Global .L.O.: .G7

5) Which .of .the .following .terms .best .describes .all .the .living .organisms .in .a .particular .area
.along .with .all .the .nonliving .aspects .of .the .environment .with .which .the .organisms
.interact?

A) an .ecosystem
B) the .biosphere
C) a .biological .community
D) a .population
.Answer: .A

Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding
.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .5

Global .L.O.: .G7

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, 6) Which .of .the .following .terms .best .describes .all .the .individuals .of .a .particular .species
.living .within .the .bounds .of .a .specified .area?

A) a .biological .system
B) a .biosphere
C) a .biological .community
D) a .population


Answer: .D
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
.Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding

.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .5

Global .L.O.: .G7

7) Which .of .the .following .lists .best .describes .the .sequential .events .involved .in .gene
.expression .to .produce .an .amino .acid .chain?

A) DNA .→ .transcription .→ .mRNA .→ .translation .→ .amino .acid .chain
B) DNA .→ .translation .→ .mRNA .→ .transcription .→ .amino .acid .chain
C) mRNA .→ .transcription .→ .DNA .→ .translation .→ .amino .acid .chain
D) mRNA .→ .translation .→ .DNA .→ .transcription .→ .amino .acid .chain
Answer: .A
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying .themes
.Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .1-2: .Remembering/Understanding

.Learning .Outcome: .1.1, .V&C .5

Global .L.O.: .G4

8) Investigating .the .molecular .structure .of .DNA .in .order .to .understand .the .chemical .basis
.of .inheritance .is .an .example .of .which .of .the .following .approaches .utilized .in .the
.study .of .biology?

A) systems .biology
B) emergent .properties
C) reductionism
D) deductive .reasoning
Answer: .C
Topic: .1.1 .The .study .of .life .reveals .unifying
.themes .Bloom’s .Taxonomy: .3-4:

.Applying/Analyzing .Learning .Outcome: .1.1,

.V&C .1


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