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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 1 preview image1Biology: The Core, 3e(Simon)Core Issues1) Observational studies are based on making observations on subjects without manipulatingthem. As such, it is hard for observational studies to ________.A) draw conclusions about the cause of an observationB)generate any resultsC) test participantsD) find proper funding because they are expensiveAnswer: AModule: CI.1Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.3Global Learning: G12) Which of the following processes is necessary for yourcells to access the energy contained ina cheese burger you just ate?A) The digestive systemB) The circulatory systemC) Cellular respirationD) All of the above are necessaryAnswer: DModule: CI.1Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: CI.1Global Learning: G73) Cancer occurs when ________.A)Cells stop growingB) Cells stop dividingC) Cells do not stop dividingD) Cells stop going through mitosisAnswer: CModule: CI.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.4Global Learning: G5
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 3 preview image24)Cancer is often the results mutations that involve ________.A) Proto-oncogenes mutating and becoming oncogenesB) Oncogenes mutating and becoming proto-oncogenesC) Genes in the mitotic spindleD) Both proto-oncogenes and oncogenes mutatingAnswer: AModule: CI.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.4Global Learning: G55) If you wanted to test if antibacterial soap worked better than regular soap, which experimentbelow has the strongest experimental design?A) Havepeople wash with antibacterial soap first and later with regular soap.B) Have two groups of people wash with either antibacterial or regular soap.C) Have two groups of people wash with either antibacterial or regular soap, without knowingwhich type ofsoap they are using.D) Have two groups of people wash with either antibacterial or regular soap, with neither theresearchers nor the groups knowing which type of soap they are using.Answer: DModule: CI.2Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome:CI.5Global Learning: G16) What is the difference between a genetically modified organism and a transgenic organism?A)A transgenic organism is an organism that contains foreign genes, while a geneticallymodified organism has foreign genes that come from another species.B) A transgenic organism contains only genes from other species, while a genetically modifiedorganisms contains genes from its own species and genes from other species.C) A genetically modified organism is an organism that contains any foreign genes, while atransgenic organism has foreign genes that come from another species.D) There is no difference between the two terms, they mean the same thing.Answer: CModule: CI.3Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.6Global Learning: G5
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 4 preview image37) Are genetically modified organisms safe for humans to consume?A) Yes, genetically modified organisms have been found to be extremely safe for humans toconsume, and research is no longer assessing this question.B) Yes, short-termresearch on animals seems to indicate that genetically modified organisms aresafe for humans to consume.C) No, geneticallymodified organisms are not safe for humans to consume.D) We do not currently have any data on whether genetically modified organisms are safe forhumans to consume.Answer: BModule: CI.3Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: CI.6Global Learning: G5, G68) What is antibiotic resistance?A) Bacteria that have become resistant to specific antibioticsB) Human cells that have become resistant to specific antibioticsC) Human cells have started to be harmed by specific antibioticsD) Bacteria have become more susceptible to specific antibioticsAnswer: AModule: CI.4Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.7Global Learning: G59) Why do vaccines help human health?A)Vaccines stimulate the immune system to recognize a virus faster if encountered.B) Vaccines stimulate the immune system to destroy a virus more effectively if encountered.C) Vaccines stimulate the immune system to remember a virus for an extended periodof time.D) All of the above are reasons why vaccines help human health.Answer: DModule: CI.5Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.8Global Learning: G5, G610) Whichof the following statements isnottrue regarding fertilizers?A) Fertilizers provide minerals that the plants need to grow.B) There are bacteria that act as natural fertilizers, making nitrogen available to plants.C) Fertilizers can improve the health of plants by providing missing minerals.D) There are no naturalfertilizers, only chemical fertilizers.Answer: DModule: CI.6Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.9Global Learning: G5
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 5 preview image411) All food can eventually be traced back to the process of photosynthesis.Answer: TRUEModule: CI.6Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.9Global Learning: G712) What enzyme is produced by the human body following a snack on a donut?A) InsulinB) GlucagonC) Both insulin andglucagonD) No enzyme is produced following a snack; enzymes are not triggered by food consumption.Answer: AModule: CI.7Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: CI.10Global Learning: G513) What would happen if the body did not produce glucagon?A) Cells of the body would keep on taking glucose fromthe bloodstream and storing it.B) Cells of the body would not release glucose into the blood stream when glucose levels werelow in the blood stream.C) Cells of the body would keep on releasing glucose into the blood stream, even when glucoselevels were high in the blood stream.D) Cells of the body would neither take in glucose from the bloodstream nor release it into theblood stream.Answer: BModule: CI.7Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearningOutcome: CI.10Global Learning: G514) What would happen if the body did not produce insulin?A) Cells of the body would keep on taking glucose from the bloodstream and storing it.B) Cells of the body would not release glucose into the blood stream when glucose levels werelow in the blood stream.C)Cells of the body would not be able to take in glucose, even when glucose levels were high inthe blood stream.D) Cells of the body would neither take in glucose from the bloodstream nor release it into theblood stream.Answer: CModule: CI.7Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: CI.10Global Learning: G5
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 6 preview image515) What are anabolic steroids?A) Hormones that are produced by the human body to increase muscle massB) Artificial chemicals that resemble human testosteroneC) Hormones that are only produced in the body following the ingestion of specific chemicalsD) Medications that can be taken to increase the number of red blood cellsAnswer: BModule: CI.7Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.1116) What are endemic species?A)Species that are found throughout most of the world's ecosystemsB) Species that are threatenedC) Species that are endangeredD) Species that are only found in one (often small) geographic areaAnswer:DModule: CI.9Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.1217) Which of the following statements is correct?A) Global warming is the same as global climate change.B)Global climate change includes global warming, but also increased fires, changes habitats,and changes patterns of temperature and rainfall.C) Global climate change has no effects of human populations.D) Global climate change includes changes in patternsof rainfall, but not in patterns oftemperature.Answer: BModule: CI.10Skill: Synthesizing/EvaluatingLearning Outcome: CI.13Global Learning: G518) There is scientific evidence that global climate change is occurring, and that it is driven byhuman activities.Answer: TRUEModule: CI.10Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.13Global Learning: G5, G6
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 7 preview image619) Why do antibiotics not harm human cells?Answer: Because they target structures that are unique to bacteria, such as thebacteria cell wall,ribosomes (which are different from eukaryotic ribosomes), or specific bacterial enzymes.Module: CI.4Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: CI.7Global Learning: G5, G720) Explain what "blood doping" is.Answer: Blood doping is a technique that involves transfusing extra blood cells into anathleteright before an event. The extra blood cells boost the endurance of the athlete for a short amountof time following the transfusion.Module: CI.8Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: CI.11Global Learning: G5
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 8 preview image1Biology: The Core, 3e(Simon)Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Science of Life1) 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: BModule: 1.1Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.12) Which of the following isnota characteristic of life?A) The ability to reproduceB)The ability to moveC) The ability to grow and developD) The ability to respond to the environmentAnswer: BModule: 1.1Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.1Global Learning: G23) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with itsenvironment. 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 accurate reasons whyfire is not alive.Answer: DModule: 1.1Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.1Global Learning: G24)Is a virus considered 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: CModule: 1.1Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.1
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 9 preview image25) Certain parasites, such asintestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of their host. Why arethey still considered alive?A) Survival outside ofa host is not a requirement for life.B) Parasites are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is thestudy of life.C) As long as parasites are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are actually not considered alive.Answer: AModule: 1.1Skill: Synthesizing/EvaluatingLearning Outcome: 1.1Global Learning: G26) A population consists of ________.A) living and nonliving componentsB)interacting populationsC) a group of interacting individuals of one speciesD) a group of interacting individuals from different speciesAnswer:CModule: 1.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.27) The statement, "There are 628 gray squirrels living on campus," describes the ________ ofgray squirrels on campus.A) speciesB) communityC) populationD) ecosystemAnswer: CModule: 1.2Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.28) What is the smallest unit of life?A) An atomB) A moleculeC) A cellD) An organismAnswer: CModule: 1.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.2Global Learning: G2
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 10 preview image39)If you were to combine all of the ecosystems on the planet, you would obtain the ________.A) ionosphereB) troposphereC) biosphereD) envirosphereAnswer: CModule: 1.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.210) A college campus–including the students, birds, trees, sidewalks, and air–makes up onecomplete ________.A) communityB) ecosystemC) populationD) organismAnswer: BModule: 1.2Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.211) Skin is sometimes referred to asthelargest organ of the body. Why is skin considered to bean organ and not a tissue or some other structure?A) Skin consists of multiple cell types functioning as a single integrated unit.B) Skin consists of multiple tissue types that cooperate to performa specific task.C) Skin is a vital component of multiple organ systems.D) Skin consists of a single cell type.Answer: BModule: 1.2Skill: Synthesizing/EvaluatingLearning Outcome: 1.2Global Learning: G212)Which of the following is the correct organizational hierarchy, from largest to smallest, inthe hierarchical order of life? (Some levels have been omitted, so you are looking for the correctorder.)A) Community→Ecosystem→Population→Tissue→Organ→Cell→Organelle→AtomB) Ecosystem→Community→Population→Organ→Tissue→Cell→Molecule→AtomC) Biosphere→Community→Population→Tissue→Organ→Cell→Atom→MoleculeD) Ecosystem→Population→Community→Organ system→Organ→Cell→Molecule→AtomAnswer: BModule: 1.2Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.2
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 11 preview image413) What is the main difference between an ecosystem and a community?A) A community and an ecosystem are the samething in eologyB) A community consists of both living organisms and their nonliving environment, while anecosystem consists of nonliving components onlyC) A community consists of living organisms only, while an ecosystem consists of both livingorganisms and their nonliving environmentD) A community consists of nonliving components, while an ecosystem consists of livingorganismsAnswer: CModule: 1.2Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.214) What is the core theme that unifies all of biology?A) The theory of evolution by naturalselectionB) The flow of information from DNA to proteinsC) The transformation of energy and matterD) The relationship between structure and functionAnswer: AModule: 1.3Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearningOutcome: 1.215) Which ofthe following is/are major themes in the field of biology?A) The relationship between structure and functionB) The flow of information from DNA to proteinsC) The interconnections within and between levels of biological organizationD) All of the above are major themes in the field of biologyAnswer: DModule: 1.3Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.216) What is typically the first step in the scientific method?A) Carrying out an experimentB) Developinga hypothesisC) Making a predictionD) Making an observationAnswer: DModule: 1.4Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 12 preview image517) The scientific method ________.A) is a linear process that must be precisely followedat all timesB) is a rough recipe for answering questions, but the steps need not always need to be performedin the same orderC) is undertaken only by trained scientists in a controlled laboratory settingD) is the means by which absolute truth can be uncoveredAnswer: BModule: 1.4Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1Use the following commercial to answer the question(s) below: A recent commercial advertisedfor a wristband that claimed to restore health and balanceby taking advantageof naturalfrequencies of your biofield. It supports its claim by showing several people first struggling tobalance without the wristband and then balancing fine with the wristband.18) Why should you be skeptical of the claims madein this commercial?A) Health cannot be tested via the scientific method.B) You cannot believe anything you see on television.C) The study was too objective.D) It was not a controlled study, but rather an anecdotal evidence.Answer: DModule: 1.4, 1.9Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.5Global Learning: G1, G5, G619) Which of the following is a potential problem with the information presented?A) There was a small sample size (only a few people presented).B) There were no control groups presented.C) There was no indication that the results were repeated.D) All of the above are potential problems with the information presented.Answer: DModule: 1.9Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.5Global Learning: G1, G5, G6
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 13 preview image6Usethe following study to answer the following question(s): A current trend among professionalbaseball players is to wear braided titanium necklaces. The titanium reportedly regulates the flowof energy through the body. The player wearing the necklace thenshows improved strength, tiresless, and recovers more quickly.20) If you were to evaluate these claims using the scientific method, what would be the firststep?A) Conduct an experiment.B) Gather testimonials.C) Develop a hypothesis.D) Evaluatetheresults.Answer: CModule: 1.4Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1, G221) Which of the following would be the strongest evidence for or against the necklace'seffectiveness?A) A bar graph comparing the percentageofplayers who wear the necklace with the percentageof players who do not wear the necklaceB) A scatter plot showing days on the disabled list and percentage of players who do or do notwear the necklaceC) A bar graph illustrating the satisfaction levelsof the players who wear the necklaceD) A bar graph comparing batting averages of the players who wear the official titaniumnecklace and those who were unknowingly wearing a fake titanium necklaceAnswer: DModule: 1.4, 1.7, 1.9Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1, G3, G422) What should one do if the results of an experiment consistently do not support the originalhypothesis?A) Change the hypothesis to match the results.B) Change the results to match the hypothesis.C) Accept the original hypothesis.D) Reject the original hypothesis and formulate a new hypothesis.Answer: DModule: 1.4Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 14 preview image723)Which of the following statements is correct regarding the process of science?A) The process of science is all about testing hypotheses.B) The process of science involves testing hypotheses, but also collecting data.C) The process of science involves testing hypotheses, but also phases of exploration,communication and societal outcomes.D) The process of science is all about developing new technologies.Answer: CModule: 1.4Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.224) What does the termtheorymean to a scientist?A) A guessB) A proposed explanation for an observed phenomenonC) A hypothesis that has been supported by the evidence of one experimentD) A hypothesis that has been supported by a large number of experimentsAnswer: DModule: 1.5Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G125) Evaluate the following statements; which statement is accurate?A)Scientists use the word theory in the same way that they use the word hypothesis; both meana general idea that remains to be well tested.B) Scientists use the word theory to mean a hypothesis that has been supported by manyexperiments; this is the sameway non-scientists use the word theory.C) Scientists use the word theory to mean a hypothesis that has not been tested many times; thisis the same way non-scientists use the word theory.D) Scientists use the word theory to mean a hypothesis that has been supported by manyexperiments; non-scientists use the word theory to mean a hypothesis that remains to be welltested.Answer: DModule: 1.5Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 15 preview image826) Hypotheses must be ________.A) testableB) falsifiableC) repeatableD) All of the above are important characteristics of hypotheses.Answer: DModule: 1.5Skill: Remembering/UnderstandingLearning Outcome: 1.3Global Learning: G1Use the following study to answer the following question(s): A researcher applies varyingamounts of fertilizer (0, 2, 4, 8, 10 units) to 50 potted tomato plants. All other variables that mayaffectthe outcome (watering, temperature, sunlight, plant size, etc.) are kept the same from potto pot. At the endof the growing season, the tomatoes grown on each plant are weighed todetermine which fertilizer level produced the largest tomato yield.27) Which variable is the independent variable?A) The temperatureB) The tomato yield at the end of the growing seasonC) The fertilizer amountD) The plant size at the end of the growing seasonAnswer: CModule: 1.6Skill: Synthesizing/EvaluatingLearning Outcome: 1.4Global Learning: G128)Which variable is the dependent variable?A) The temperatureB) The tomato yield at the end of the growing seasonC) The fertilizer amountD) The plant size at the end of the growing seasonAnswer: BModule: 1.6Skill: Synthesizing/EvaluatingLearning Outcome: 1.4Global Learning: G1
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Test Bank For Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition - Page 16 preview image929) Is the study presented above a controlled experiment?A) Yes, because only the amount of fertilizer was changed, everything else was kept the same.B) Yes, because many pots were used.C) No, because the experiment was done only once.D) No, because several different amounts of fertilizers were used, not just one amount.Answer: AModule: 1.6Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.4Use the following information to answer the following question(s): You wakeup one morningfeeling slightly under the weather. A close family member enthusiastically suggests that you takesome Echinacea, an herb commonly used as a cold remedy. You then decide to design anexperiment to test Echinacea and see if this claim is true. You think, "If taken at the beginning ofa cold, Echinacea will reduce cold symptoms."30) Your statement, "If taken at the beginning of a cold, Echinacea will reduce cold symptoms,"is called a(n) ________.A) observationB) hypothesisC)conclusionD) theoryAnswer: BModule: 1.5Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.3, 1.4Global Learning: G131) You decide to test the effects of Echinacea on 100 people who are experiencing similar coldsymptoms.Which of the following groups would represent an appropriate control in yourexperiment?A) One healthy person given Echinacea tabletsB) One sick person given Echinacea tabletsC) 100 healthy people given tablets similar to Echinacea but with no herbD) 100 sick people given tabletssimilar to Echinacea but with no herbAnswer: DModule: 1.6Skill: Applying/AnalyzingLearning Outcome: 1.4Global Learning: G1
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