Test Bank for Biological Science 6th
Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth
Allison
, TEST ITEM FILE
FOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Textbook Authors
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
,Biological vScience, vCanadian vEdition., v2e v(Freeman vet
val.)vChapter v1 v vBiology vand vthe vTree vof vLife
1) The vpattern vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory vclaims vthat vall vorganisms vconsist vof vcells.
A) true
B) false
vAnswer:
vA
Reference: vSection v1.1
vBloom's vLevel:
v Remembering
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
2) How vdoes va vscientific vtheory vdiffer vfrom va vscientific vhypothesis?
A) There vis vno vdifference—the vterms vare vinterchangeable.
B) A vtheory vis van vexplanation vfor va vvery vgeneral vphenomenon vor vobservation; vhypotheses
vtreatvmore vspecific vobservations.
C) A vhypothesis vis van vexplanation vfor va vvery vgeneral vphenomenon; vtheories vtreat vmore
vspecificvissues.
D) Theories vdefine vscientific vlaws; vhypotheses vare vused vto vset vup
vexperiments.vAnswer: vB
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
3) Algae vin vthe vgenus vCaulerpa vtypically vgrow vto va vlength vof vover vhalf va vmeter vand vhave
vstructures vsimilar vto vstems, vleaves, vand vroots. vReproduction voccurs vwhen vadults vproduce
vsperm vand veggs vthat vfuse vto vform voffspring. vEach vadult vCaulerpa, vhowever, vconsists vof vjust va
vsingle vcell.vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vis vtrue?
A) Caulerpa vviolate vthe vpattern vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory—that vall vorganisms vconsist vof
vcells.
B) Caulerpa vviolate vthe vprocess vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory—that vall vcells vcome
vfromvpreexisting vcells.
C) Caulerpa vviolate vboth vthe vpattern vand vprocess vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
D) The vexistence vof vCaulerpa vis vconsistent vwith vthe vcell
vtheory.vAnswer: vD
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
4) Which vstatement vabout vspontaneous vgeneration vis vFALSE?
A) Pasteur vdemonstrated vthat vit vdoes vnot voccur vunder vnormal vlaboratory vconditions.
, B) It vapparently voccurred vat vleast vonce–when vlife von vEarth vbegan.
C) It voccurs vevery vtime va vnew vspecies vevolves vfrom va vpreexisting vspecies.
D) It vaddresses vthe vformation vof vliving vcells vfrom vpreviously vnonliving vmaterial.
Answer: v v vC
vReference: vSection
v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Remembering
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
5) Recall vPasteur's vexperiment von vspontaneous vgeneration. vOriginally, vhe vused vsealed vand
vunsealed vflasks vinstead vof vswan-necked vand vunsealed vflasks. vCritics vclaimed vthat vthe
vexperiment vwas vinconclusive. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vcriticisms vwould vbe vaddressed vby
vusing va vswan-neckedvflask v instead vof vthe vsealed v flask?
A) The vbroth vwas vheated vtoo vintensively.
B) There vhad vnot vbeen venough vtime vfor vspontaneous vgeneration vto voccur.
C) Fresh vair vis vrequired vfor vspontaneous vgeneration.
D) The vbroth vwas vnot vnutritious
venough.vAnswer: vC
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension/Applying
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
6) Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vthe vbest vexample vof va vheritable vvariation?
A) skin vcancer
B) amputation
C) red vhair
D) love vfor
vmusicvAnswer: vC
Reference: v Section v1.2
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-1. vName vfive vfundamental vcharacteristics vshared vby vall vliving vorganisms.
7) How vdoes vartificial vselection vdiffer vfrom vnatural vselection?
A) Artificial vselection voccurs vonly vin vcomputer vsimulations, vnot vwith vactual vorganisms.
B) Artificial vselection vis vbased von vconscious vchoices vby vhumans.
C) Artificial vselection voccurs vonly vwith vplants.
D) Artificial vselection vis vnot vbased von vheritable vvariation, vbut von vnew
vmutations.v Answer: vB
Reference: v Section v1.2
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-3. vBriefly vexplain vthe vtheory vof vnatural vselection, vand vclarify vthe vtwo vconditions
vthatvare vnecessary vand vsufficient vfor vnatural vselection vto vbring vabout vevolutionary vchange vin
va vpopulation.
Edition Scott Freeman Lizabeth
Allison
, TEST ITEM FILE
FOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Textbook Authors
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
,Biological vScience, vCanadian vEdition., v2e v(Freeman vet
val.)vChapter v1 v vBiology vand vthe vTree vof vLife
1) The vpattern vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory vclaims vthat vall vorganisms vconsist vof vcells.
A) true
B) false
vAnswer:
vA
Reference: vSection v1.1
vBloom's vLevel:
v Remembering
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
2) How vdoes va vscientific vtheory vdiffer vfrom va vscientific vhypothesis?
A) There vis vno vdifference—the vterms vare vinterchangeable.
B) A vtheory vis van vexplanation vfor va vvery vgeneral vphenomenon vor vobservation; vhypotheses
vtreatvmore vspecific vobservations.
C) A vhypothesis vis van vexplanation vfor va vvery vgeneral vphenomenon; vtheories vtreat vmore
vspecificvissues.
D) Theories vdefine vscientific vlaws; vhypotheses vare vused vto vset vup
vexperiments.vAnswer: vB
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
3) Algae vin vthe vgenus vCaulerpa vtypically vgrow vto va vlength vof vover vhalf va vmeter vand vhave
vstructures vsimilar vto vstems, vleaves, vand vroots. vReproduction voccurs vwhen vadults vproduce
vsperm vand veggs vthat vfuse vto vform voffspring. vEach vadult vCaulerpa, vhowever, vconsists vof vjust va
vsingle vcell.vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vis vtrue?
A) Caulerpa vviolate vthe vpattern vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory—that vall vorganisms vconsist vof
vcells.
B) Caulerpa vviolate vthe vprocess vcomponent vof vthe vcell vtheory—that vall vcells vcome
vfromvpreexisting vcells.
C) Caulerpa vviolate vboth vthe vpattern vand vprocess vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
D) The vexistence vof vCaulerpa vis vconsistent vwith vthe vcell
vtheory.vAnswer: vD
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
4) Which vstatement vabout vspontaneous vgeneration vis vFALSE?
A) Pasteur vdemonstrated vthat vit vdoes vnot voccur vunder vnormal vlaboratory vconditions.
, B) It vapparently voccurred vat vleast vonce–when vlife von vEarth vbegan.
C) It voccurs vevery vtime va vnew vspecies vevolves vfrom va vpreexisting vspecies.
D) It vaddresses vthe vformation vof vliving vcells vfrom vpreviously vnonliving vmaterial.
Answer: v v vC
vReference: vSection
v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Remembering
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
5) Recall vPasteur's vexperiment von vspontaneous vgeneration. vOriginally, vhe vused vsealed vand
vunsealed vflasks vinstead vof vswan-necked vand vunsealed vflasks. vCritics vclaimed vthat vthe
vexperiment vwas vinconclusive. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vcriticisms vwould vbe vaddressed vby
vusing va vswan-neckedvflask v instead vof vthe vsealed v flask?
A) The vbroth vwas vheated vtoo vintensively.
B) There vhad vnot vbeen venough vtime vfor vspontaneous vgeneration vto voccur.
C) Fresh vair vis vrequired vfor vspontaneous vgeneration.
D) The vbroth vwas vnot vnutritious
venough.vAnswer: vC
Reference: v Section v1.1
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension/Applying
LOs: v Chp1-2. vDescribe vthe vtwo vcomponents vof vthe vcell vtheory.
6) Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vthe vbest vexample vof va vheritable vvariation?
A) skin vcancer
B) amputation
C) red vhair
D) love vfor
vmusicvAnswer: vC
Reference: v Section v1.2
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-1. vName vfive vfundamental vcharacteristics vshared vby vall vliving vorganisms.
7) How vdoes vartificial vselection vdiffer vfrom vnatural vselection?
A) Artificial vselection voccurs vonly vin vcomputer vsimulations, vnot vwith vactual vorganisms.
B) Artificial vselection vis vbased von vconscious vchoices vby vhumans.
C) Artificial vselection voccurs vonly vwith vplants.
D) Artificial vselection vis vnot vbased von vheritable vvariation, vbut von vnew
vmutations.v Answer: vB
Reference: v Section v1.2
Bloom's vLevel: v Comprehension
LOs: v Chp1-3. vBriefly vexplain vthe vtheory vof vnatural vselection, vand vclarify vthe vtwo vconditions
vthatvare vnecessary vand vsufficient vfor vnatural vselection vto vbring vabout vevolutionary vchange vin
va vpopulation.
