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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 1 Chapter 01 An Introduction to Biology Multiple Choice Questions 1. Plant photosynthesis and the consumption of plants by animals are both examples of what unifying principle of life? A. All living organisms use energy. B. All living organisms maintain organization. C. All living organisms have evolved over the course of many generations. D. All living organisms maintain some level of homeostasis. E. All living organisms are composed of similar structures. Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 2. A plant will begin flowering in response to changes in length of daylight, temperature and light quality. This is an example of which unifying principle of life? A. Plants conduct photosynthesis B. Living organisms maintain homeostasis C. Living organisms interact with their environment D. Living organisms grow and develop E. Populations of organisms evolve from one generation to the next Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 2 3. Whether the external temperature is hot or cold, birds maintain an internal body temperature of approximately 40  C. This is an example of ____. A. metabolism. B. cellular respiration. C. growth and development. D. homeostasis. E. proteomics. Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 4. Proteins are largely responsible for the traits of living organisms while ________ provides the blueprint for the organization, development and function of living things. A. DNA B. protein C. carbohydrate D. lipid E. metabolite Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 5. Which level of organization includes all of the others in the list? A. cell B. tissue C. organ D. organism E. population Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 3 6. Which level of organization is common to all life forms? A. cell B. tissue C. organ D. organism E. population Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 7. When cells in an organism associate with each other they form ___. A. atoms. B. molecules. C. macromolecules. D. tissues. E. populations. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 8. A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment is a(n) _____. A. population. B. organism. C. biosphere. D. ecosystem. E. macromolecular community. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 4 9. Which is the simplest of all levels of organization? A. atom B. cell C. organ D. organism E. population Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 10. Molecules are made up of ____. A. atoms B. cells C. organs D. organisms E. populations Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 11. Boa constrictors on an island are an example of a(n) ____. A. cell B. organ C. organism D. population E. ecosystem Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 5 12. A flower on a plant represents which level of organization? A. atom B. cell C. organ D. organism E. population Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 13. The phenomenon through which populations of organisms change over several generations is termed ____. A. homeostasis. B. growth and development. C. reproduction. D. biological evolution. E. organization. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 14. Changes in ________ represent the predominant cause for biological evolution. A. homeostasis B. growth and development C. reproduction D. genetic makeup E. energy Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 6 15. A variety of finch species within the Hawaiian Islands have acquired different types of beaks needed for utilizing specific food resources. What is the likely process by which these different species of finches came about? A. vertical descent with mutation. B. horizontal gene transfer. C. an accumulation of harmful genetic mutations. Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 16. What feature of genetic mutations can eventually lead to the evolution of new species? A. Mutations always produce harmful effects. B. Mutations never affect protein structure or function. C. Mutations are not a mechanism through which biological evolution occurs. D. Mutations always produce beneficial effects. E. Mutations produce changes in the DNA sequence of a gene. Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 17. New species evolve from pre - existing species by the accumulation of ____. A. metabolic events. B. genetic mutations. C. proteomes. D. reproductive events. E. developmental events. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 7 18. How does evolutionary change occur? A. Through the modification of characteristics in a preexisting population. B. It may involve vertical descent with mutation. C. It may involve horizontal gene transfer. D. All of these choices are correct. E. None of these choices are correct. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 19. In the process of biological evolution, new species may evolve through exchange of genes from one species to another. This process is called ___. A. proteome transfer. B. horizontal gene transfer. C. vertical evolution. D. vertical descent with mutation. E. genomic sciences. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 20. The grouping or classification of species is termed ___. A. genus. B. kingdom. C. taxonomy. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 8 21. When grouping organisms, which classification is most general for a particular type of organism? A. Kingdom B. Phylum C. Order D. Family E. Species Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 22. All organisms in the Kingdom ____ can perform photosynthesis. A. Animalia B. Protista C. Fungi D. Plantae E. Bacteria Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 23. Our species is called Homo sapiens . The first word refers to which taxonomical grouping? A. Kingdom B. Phylum C. Order D. Genus E. Species Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 9 24. When considering nomenclature for scientific names, what is the difference between the two primates, Homo sapiens and Homo erectus ? A. One is a primate but the other is not. B. They are animals of a different kingdom. C. They are animals of a different order. D. They are animals of a different species. E. They are animals of a different genus. Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 25. Which domain of life contains the most multicellular organisms? A. Archaea B. Bacteria C. Prokarya D. Eukarya E. microorganisms Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 26. The complete genetic composition of an organism is called its _____. A. proteome. B. genome. C. transcriptosome. D. phenotype. E. None of these choices are correct. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary changes. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 10 27. Which is responsible for encoding the proteins found in a cell? A. genome B. proteome C. cytoskeleton D. evolution E. extracellular proteins Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary changes. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 28. If a scientist were studying the role of different proteins in the regulation of insulin secretion from a pancreatic cell, they would be studying ___. A. genomics. B. proteomics. C. cell biology. D. both genomics and proteomics. E. both proteomics and cell biology. Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.03.01 Explain how researchers study biology at different levels, ranging from molecules to ecosystems. Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 11 29. An explanation for a biological process that is substantiated by a large body of evidence is called a ____. A. hypothesis. B. theory. C. systems biology. D. reductionism. E. prediction. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery - based science and hypothesis testing, and describe the steps of the scientific method Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline 30. Collecting data without a specific hypothesis in mind is called ____. A. reductionism. B. hypothesis testing. C. discovery - based science. D. theoretical. E. All of these choices are correct. Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery - based science and hypothesis testing, and describe the steps of the scientific method Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline True / False Questions 31. All tissues are composed of cells. TRUE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 12 32. The capacity to maintain a fairly constant body temperature is a homeostatic process. TRUE Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 33. A community is composed of different populations of animals and plants. TRUE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization 34. A defining characteristic that distinguishes prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms is the lack of a cell membrane in prokaryotes. FALSE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 35. The modification of a limb that was used for walking in a pre - existing ancestor to one that is used as a wing for a species today is called proteomics. FALSE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 13 36. A bacterial infection such as pneumonia is most likely caused by organisms derived from the kingdom fungi. FALSE Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy). Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 37. All genetic mutations are harmful to an organism. FALSE Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 38. Vertical evolution, whereby living organisms evolve from a common ancestor ("tree of life"), is the only mechanism of evolution on Earth. FALSE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs: vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 14 39. The proteome, rather than genome, is most directly responsible for the structure, function, and appearance of organisms. TRUE Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary changes. Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life 40. Little scientific evidence is necessary when formulating a theory. FALSE Blooms Level: 2. Understand LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery - based science and hypothesis testing, and describe the steps of the scientific method Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline 41. The maintenance of cell structure requires energy. TRUE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology. Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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    Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology 1 - 15 42. Discovery - based science and hypothesis testing are the two major scientific approaches that help us understand biology. TRUE Blooms Level: 1. Remember LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery - based science and hypothesis testing, and describe the steps of the scientific method Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline Multiple Choice Questions 43. What is the appropriate order of the stages of investigating whether maple trees drop their leaves in the autumn because of colder days? (1) Maple trees are grown in 2 greenhouses where the only variable is temperature (15  C vs. 10  C). (2) The hypothesis is rejected. (3) There is no statistical difference in the number of leaves dropped at 10  C as compared to 15  C. (4) The observation is that maple trees drop their leaves in autumn. (5) The hypothesis is that maple trees drop their leaves because of colder temperatures. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 B. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 C. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2 D. 4, 5, 1, 3, 2 E. 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 Blooms Level: 3. Apply LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery - based science and hypothesis testing, and describe the steps of the scientific method Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline

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