Test Bank For Essentials of the Living World 6th Edition By George Johnson

Test Bank For
Essentials of the Living
World
6th Edition
By George Johnson

,Chapter 01 - The Science of Biology

Chapter 01
The Science of Biology




Multiple Choice Questions


1. Which group includes the simplest of organisms that do not have a nucleus?
A. Archaebacteria
B. Eubacteria
C. Protista
D. Fungi
E. Archaea and Bacteria



2. Biologists study the diversity of life in many ways except the observation of
A. behavior.
B. religion.
C. DNA.
D. fossils.



3. ____________ is the process of the transmission of characteristics from parent to
offspring.
A. Movement
B. Complexity
C. Homeostasis
D. Heredity
E. Physiology



4. The process of using and transforming energy is
A. response to stimulation.
B. complexity.
C. metabolism.
D. homeostasis.




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,Chapter 01 - The Science of Biology




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5. Choose the property that is NOT common to all living things.
A. Thought
B. Metabolism
C. Cellular organization
D. Homeostasis



6. All living things are able to maintain stable internal conditions, whether they are
unicellular, or complex, multicellular organisms. This property is called
A. metabolism.
B. homeostasis.
C. heredity.
D. cellular organization.



7. In a multicellular organism, different tissues that function together are grouped into
A. organisms.
B. cells.
C. organs.
D. tissue systems.



8. All the populations of a particular kind of organism are members of the same
A. community.
B. species.
C. habitat.
D. ecosystem.



9. The different populations of all the species in a given area make up a(n)
A. community.
B. association.
C. ecosystem.
D. population.




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