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TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY THE
CORE 3RD EDITION
BY ERIC SIMON
Chapter 01 An Introduction to the Science of Life
1) How is life defined?
A) The only requirement for life is the ability to reproduce.
B) Life is defined through a set of shared characteristics that all living things display.
C) A living thing must be able to move.
D) Life is determined by neural activity.
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
2) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. Why is it not alive?
A) It does not have cells.
B) It does not consist of complex, well-ordered structures.
C) It does not pass on genes for traits to its offspring.
D) All of the above are correct.
Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
3) Is a virus alive?
A) Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.
B) Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.
C) No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.
D) No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life.
Answer: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) Which property or properties of life does a virus possess?
A) A virus has order.
B) A virus has cells.
C) A virus can reproduce on its own.
D) All of the above are properties that a virus possesses.
Answer: A
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Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of the host. Why are
they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) They are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is the study
of life.
C) As long as they are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.
D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are not considered alive.
Answer: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Evaluating/Creating
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
6) A population consists of .
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) The statement, "There are 628 squirrels living on campus," describes the of
squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Evaluating/Creating
Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGY THE
CORE 3RD EDITION
BY ERIC SIMON
Chapter 01 An Introduction to the Science of Life
1) How is life defined?
A) The only requirement for life is the ability to reproduce.
B) Life is defined through a set of shared characteristics that all living things display.
C) A living thing must be able to move.
D) Life is determined by neural activity.
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
2) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. Why is it not alive?
A) It does not have cells.
B) It does not consist of complex, well-ordered structures.
C) It does not pass on genes for traits to its offspring.
D) All of the above are correct.
Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
3) Is a virus alive?
A) Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.
B) Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.
C) No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.
D) No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life.
Answer: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) Which property or properties of life does a virus possess?
A) A virus has order.
B) A virus has cells.
C) A virus can reproduce on its own.
D) All of the above are properties that a virus possesses.
Answer: A
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Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of the host. Why are
they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) They are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is the study
of life.
C) As long as they are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.
D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are not considered alive.
Answer: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Evaluating/Creating
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
6) A population consists of .
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) The statement, "There are 628 squirrels living on campus," describes the of
squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Evaluating/Creating
Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
