Test Bank for Biology The Dynamic Science 5th Edition

1. The science of ____ explains the origin and persistence of life, and studies the changes in living things. a. nanotechnology b. biology c. pharmacology d. mathematics e. chemistry ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.1 - Describe seven characteristics of living systems that distinguish them from nonliving systems. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 2. The difference between living and nonliving matter depends not only on the kinds of atoms and molecules present, but on their ____ as well. a. chemical complexity b. electrons c. organization and interactions d. atomic profile e. energy levels ANSWER: c REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.1 - Describe seven characteristics of living systems that distinguish them from nonliving systems. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 3. A cell is minimally defined by ____. a. a nucleus that contains DNA b. an organized chemical system and specialized molecules and subcellular structures surrounded by a membrane c. an organized chemical system for harnessing energy d. a membrane comprised of phospholipids e. specialized molecules that respond to their environment ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 4. The lowest level of biological organization that can survive and reproduce is the ____. a. cell b. tissue c. proton d. nucleus e. DNA ANSWER: a REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 5. Emergent properties are ____. a. characteristics of atoms but not molecules b. characteristics that depend on the level of organization of matter but do not exist at lower levels of organization c. characteristics of nonliving matter that depend on the level of organization d. dependent on higher levels of organization of living and nonliving matter e. characteristics of all multicellular organisms but not unicellular organisms ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 6. Bacteria and protozoans ____. a. can be either unicellular or multicellular organisms b. reside solely in oceans c. are multicellular organisms d. are unicellular organisms e. are precursors to cells ANSWER: d REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 7. Every population of animals has an age structure, a graphical representation of the distribution of age groups within the population. While each individual in a population has a specific age, individuals themselves do not have an age structure. Age structure is therefore an example of a(n) ____ property. a. emergent b. hierarchical c. environmental d. organizational e. cellular ANSWER: a REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply 8. A group of organisms of the same species that live together in the same place make up a(n) ____. a. population b. cell c. biosphere d. tissue e. ecosystem ANSWER: a REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 9. All of the populations of different organisms that live in the same place form a(n) ____. a. ecosystem b. community c. biosphere d. sample e. organ ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 10. The highest level of the hierarchical classification of life is the ____. a. biosphere b. domain c. ecosystem d. population e. cell ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 1.1 What Is Life? Characteristics of Living Organisms QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DYNS.RUSS.21.01.2 - Identify the emergent properties at each level in the hierarchy of biological organization. KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember