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,Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6e (Campbell)
Chapter 1
Introduction: The Scientific Study of Life
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following statements about the leopard is false?
A) Leopards are the largest cat in the genus Panthera.
B) Leopards, like lions, can roar.
C) Leopards prefer to eat their kill in trees.
D) Leopards are well-adapted for nocturnal hunting.
E) Leopards are normally solitary animals.
Answer: A
Topic: Opening
Essay Skill: Factual
Recall
2) Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which of the following sequences correctly lists that hierarchy as
it increases in complexity?
A) ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, tissue
B) cell, molecule, organ system, organ, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community
C) organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, community, cell, ecosystem, molecule
D) molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
E) ecosystem, molecule, cell, tissue, organism, organ system, organ, community
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Factual Recall
3) What is the difference between a tissue and an organ system?
A) The tissue level of organization is more inclusive than the organ system level.
B) Tissues are not composed of cells; organ systems are composed of cells.
C) A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist
independently of tissues.
D) An organ system includes tissues.
E) Tissues are not considered to be living; organ systems are considered to be living.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Factual Recall
4) The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a waspʹs nest, two squirrels, and
millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent
A) a species.
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, B) a community.
C) a population.
D) an ecosystem.
E) the biosphere.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Application
5) If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are
represented in this ground-up muscle?
A) organism, population, and community
B) organ, organ system, and organism
C) community, ecosystem, and biosphere
D) organelle, cell, and tissue
E) tissue, organ, and organ system
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Application
6) Which of the following statements about ecosystems is false?
A) The ʺweb of relationshipsʺ within an ecosystem includes the nonliving components of the environment.
B) Bacteria and fungi recycle energy within an ecosystem.
C) Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems.
D) Chemical nutrients cycle within an ecosystemʹs structural web.
E) In the process of energy conversions within an ecosystem, energy is eventually converted to heat.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.2
Skill: Factual Recall
7) The ultimate source of energy flowing into nearly all ecosystems is
A) wind.
B) sunlight.
C) electricity.
D) geothermal vents.
E) radioactivity.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.2
Skill: Conceptual Understanding
8) A consumer eating a producer represents
A) a transfer of chemical nutrients and energy.
B) a transfer of chemical nutrients but not a transfer of energy.
C) a transfer of energy but not a transfer of chemical nutrients.
D) neither a transfer of chemical nutrients nor a transfer of energy.
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,Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6e (Campbell)
Chapter 1
Introduction: The Scientific Study of Life
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following statements about the leopard is false?
A) Leopards are the largest cat in the genus Panthera.
B) Leopards, like lions, can roar.
C) Leopards prefer to eat their kill in trees.
D) Leopards are well-adapted for nocturnal hunting.
E) Leopards are normally solitary animals.
Answer: A
Topic: Opening
Essay Skill: Factual
Recall
2) Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which of the following sequences correctly lists that hierarchy as
it increases in complexity?
A) ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, tissue
B) cell, molecule, organ system, organ, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community
C) organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, community, cell, ecosystem, molecule
D) molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
E) ecosystem, molecule, cell, tissue, organism, organ system, organ, community
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Factual Recall
3) What is the difference between a tissue and an organ system?
A) The tissue level of organization is more inclusive than the organ system level.
B) Tissues are not composed of cells; organ systems are composed of cells.
C) A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist
independently of tissues.
D) An organ system includes tissues.
E) Tissues are not considered to be living; organ systems are considered to be living.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Factual Recall
4) The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a waspʹs nest, two squirrels, and
millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent
A) a species.
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, B) a community.
C) a population.
D) an ecosystem.
E) the biosphere.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Application
5) If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are
represented in this ground-up muscle?
A) organism, population, and community
B) organ, organ system, and organism
C) community, ecosystem, and biosphere
D) organelle, cell, and tissue
E) tissue, organ, and organ system
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Application
6) Which of the following statements about ecosystems is false?
A) The ʺweb of relationshipsʺ within an ecosystem includes the nonliving components of the environment.
B) Bacteria and fungi recycle energy within an ecosystem.
C) Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems.
D) Chemical nutrients cycle within an ecosystemʹs structural web.
E) In the process of energy conversions within an ecosystem, energy is eventually converted to heat.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.2
Skill: Factual Recall
7) The ultimate source of energy flowing into nearly all ecosystems is
A) wind.
B) sunlight.
C) electricity.
D) geothermal vents.
E) radioactivity.
Answer: B
Topic: 1.2
Skill: Conceptual Understanding
8) A consumer eating a producer represents
A) a transfer of chemical nutrients and energy.
B) a transfer of chemical nutrients but not a transfer of energy.
C) a transfer of energy but not a transfer of chemical nutrients.
D) neither a transfer of chemical nutrients nor a transfer of energy.
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