CHAPTER 1, A VIEW OF LIFE
NAME:____________________________________________________________
_____1. Which of the following is Not
one of the characteristics of living organisms?
a) to be organized
b) to respond
c) to grow
d) to metabolize
e) All of the above are
characteristics of living organisms.
_____2. Which term is based on Greek root
meaning "ordered arrangement of the home"?
a)
biology b)
biosphere c)
homeostasis d)
photosynthesis e) ecosystem
_____3. Which of the following sequences of
organization is likely to be seen in a multicellular
organisms, going from smallest to largest?
a) cell, organ, tissue,
organism
b) cell, organ, system,
tissue
c) cell, tissue, system,
organism
d) organism, system, organ,
tissue
e) tissue, system, cell,
organ
_____4. Which of the following
characteristics is Not required for the life of an
individual organism to continue?
a) to be
organized b) to
respond c) to
metabolize d) to reproduce
_____5. One classic definition of life is
"a self-replicating molecular assemblage". However,
clay particles (in clay soil) contain layered
aluminum and iron compounds that determine
the pattern of the adjacent layers of sediment.
This is technically a self-replicating
molecular assemblage.
a) Therefore, it is living.
b) It is not living because
it cannot think.
c) It is not living because
there is no molecular changes (or chemistry) involved.
d) It is not living because
there is no carbon involved; otherwise, such duplication would
be living.
e) It is not living because
it is a simple repetitive process without the ability to evolve or
respond to the environment.
_____6. Which of the following organisms is Not
ultimately dependent on the sun as a source of energy?
a) A night blooming flower is
pollinated by a night flying bat.
b) An underground earthworm
avoids the sun.
c) A cave fish feed on debris
that washes down to it.
d) All of the above are
ultimately dependent on the sun.
_____7. What is the process by which the
sun's energy is trapped as the source of energy used
by virtually all living organisms?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d)
homeostasis e) photosynthesis
_____8. Which statement is False
about nearly all living things?
a) Living things are made up of
cells.
b) Living things must obey the laws
of chemistry and physics.
c) Living things show biological
organization and other common characteristics of life.
d) Emergent properties can be used
to distinguish living things from nonliving things.
e) Living things are composed only of
organic elements, whereas nonliving things are made
up of inorganic
elements.
_____9. What is the name of all the chemical
energy transformations that occur within a cell?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d) homeostasis
e) photosynthesis
_____10. What do we call the maintenance of
internal conditions of an organism within
a certain boundary range?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d)
homeostasis e) photosynthesis
_____11. Which of the following terms is
based on the Greek root words for
"holding still" or "to be
standing"?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d)
homeostasis e) photosynthesis
_____12. Which of these is a peculiarity of
form, function, or behavior that promotes
the likelihood of a species' continue existence?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d)
homeostasis e) photosynthesis
_____13. Which of these is the process by
which changes occur in the characteristics
of species of organisms over time?
a)
evolution b)
metabolism c)
adaptation d)
homeostasis e) photosynthesis
_____14. All ecosystems taken together make
up a
a)
niche b)
biosphere c)
community d)
population e) habitat
_____15. Interactions between different
populations in an ecosystem tend to
a) disrupt the ecosystem
b) increase the use of raw
materials
c) decrease the need for
energy
d) keep the system relatively
stable
e) speed up evolution
_____16. Who was the person who first devised
the binomial system of naming a species?
a) Aristotle b) Gregory
Mendel c) Carolus Linnaeus d)
Charles Darwin e) George W. Bush
_____17. The two parts of a species name, in
order, are the
a) kingdom and genus names
b) genus and family names
c) genus and specific epithet
(species)
d) specific epithet and genus
name
e) species and genus names
_____18. Which of the following sequences
correctly gives the different classification
levels of an organism, going from the largest
group to the smallest? (Some are left out.)
a) species, genus, family,
class, phylum
b) kingdom, phylum, class,
order, species
c) class, family, kingdom,
species, genus
d) genus, class, phylum,
species, family
e) kingdom, class, phylum,
genus, species
_____19. Which of the following domains
contains the most primitive bacteria
and that live in extreme environments?
a) Archaea
b) Bacteria c) Plantae
d) Fungi e) Eukarya
_____20. Which of the following domains
contains the common advanced plants
and animals and fungi?
a) Archaea
b) Bacteria c) Plantae
d) Fungi e) Eukarya
_____21. Which of the following kingdoms
contain multicellular organisms that ingest their
food?
a) Protista
b) Animalia
c) Plantae
d) Archaea
e) Fungi
_____22. Which of the following kingdoms
contain multicellular organisms that
obtain their food by absorption through hyphae and never develop from embryos?
a) Protista
b) Animalia
c) Plantae
d) Archaea
e) Fungi
_____23. What is inductive reasoning?
a) a tentative statement,
based on data, that can be used to guide further observations
and experiments.
b) a report of the findings
of scientific experiments.
c) A general statement made
to infer a specific conclusion, often as an " if…..then"
format.
d) using isolated
observations and facts to reach a general idea that may explain a
phenomenon.
_____24. What is deductive reasoning?
a) a tentative statement,
based on data, that can be used to guide further observations
and
experiments.
b) a report of the findings
of scientific experiments.
c) A general statement made
to infer a specific conclusion, often as an " if…..then"
format.
d) using isolated
observations and facts to reach a general idea that may explain a
phenomenon.
_____25. What is a hypothesis?
a) a tentative statement,
based on data, that can be used to guide further observations
and
experiments.
b) a report of the findings
of scientific experiments.
c) A general statement made
to infer a specific conclusion, often as an " if…..then"
format.
d) using isolated
observations and facts to reach a general idea that may explain a
phenomenon.
_____26. Which statement is Not
true about a hypothesis?
a) Experiments or
observations are undertaken to test a hypothesis.
b) A hypothesis cannot be
proven true.
c) A hypothesis cannot be
proven false.
d) Data that support a
hypothesis do not actually prove it.
_____27. Which best describes a control group
in an experiment?
a) the condition being tested.
b) a sample taken through all
experimental steps except the one being tested.
c) a variable that is being
deliberately varied in the experiment.
d) the dependent variable.
_____28. Four groups of mice consume
different amounts of sweetener in their food.
The control group is the one that receives
a) 10 mg/day of sweetener.
b) 50 mg/day of sweetener.
c) no sweetener.
d) extra food.
e) milk instead of water.
_____29. Which statement in Not
true about experimental design?
a) All conditions are held the same
except for the condition being tested by the experiment.
b) It is best to use genetically
identical mice to reduce the uncontrolled variables.
c) The condition being tested in an
experiment is the controlled variable.
d) The dependent variable is
observed at the end of the experiment when statistical
comparisons are made between groups.
_____30. Which of the following terms best
describes the collection of scientific
data through observation in the field, such as
observing the behavior of birds?
a) a scientific model
b) an experiment
c) descriptive research
d) a scientific theory or
principle
e) experimental results