br br
What Is Biology?
br br br
1-1
,Chapter 01 - br br
What Is Biology?
br br br
Chapter 01 br b
What Is Biology?
r br br
Multiple Choice Questions br br
If one group is given some medicine that may cure a disease and the other group is given
br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br b
ra sugar pill, the group who got the medicine is the
br br br br br br br br br br
A. Hypothetical group.
br br
B. Scientific group. C.
br br br
Control group. br
D. Experimental group.
br br
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
br br br
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements ofAthe scientific method.
br br br br br br br br br
Section: 01.02
b r br
Topic: General br
Which is not a characteristic of all life br br br br br br br
? A. responsiveness
br br
B. evolution C. reprod
br br br
uction
D. random cell structure
br br br
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember br br br
Learning Outcome: List andAgive an example of five characteristics typical of living things. S
br br br br br br br br br br br br b r
ection: 01.04 br
Topic: General br
1-2
,Chapter 01 - br br
What Is Biology?
br br br
In an experiment that has a control and experimental group, the dependent variable is
br br br br br br br br br br br br br
A. observed in the experimental group.
br br br br br br
B. not observed in the control group.
br br br br br br
C. the result of the independent variable.
br br br br br br
D. All of these statements are true.
br br br br br br
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand br br br
Learning Outcome: List and describeAfive elements ofAthe scientific method.
br br br br br br br br
Section: 01.02
b r br
Topic: General br
4. A good hypothesis must
br br br br
A. be a logical explanation of events.
br br br br br br
B. be testable.
br br
C. account for all current information related to the events being studied.
br br br br br br br br br br br
D. All of these statements are true.
br br br br br br
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand br br br
Learning Outcome: State two characteristicsAof a good hypothesis.
br br br br br br br b r
Section: 01.02 br
Topic: General br
A characteristic of life i
br br br br br
s A. chemical bonds.
br br br
B. the use of oxygen.
br br br br
C. the production of CO2.
br br br br
D. cellular organization.
br br
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember br br br
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings. S
br br br br br br br br br br b r
ection: 01.04 br
Topic: General br
1-3
, Chapter 01 - br br
What Is Biology?
br br br
Which of the following is an example of adaptation, one of the characteristics of lif e
br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br
? A. The evolutionary changes that occur to a species
br br br br br br br br br
B. Sexual reproduction
br br
C. Organismal organization
br br
D. Metabolism br
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember br br br
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings. S
br br br br br br br br br br b r
ection: 01.04 br
Topic: General br
A control group differs from an experimental grou
br br br br br br br br
p A. in the number of test organisms used.
br br br br br br br br
B. by the independent variabl
br br br br
e. C. in several ways.
br br br br
D. in no way. br br br
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand br br br
Learning Outcome: List and describeAfive elements ofAthe scientific method.
br br br br br br br br
Section: 01.02
b r br
Topic: General br
A reason an automobile engine is not considered to be living is that it is not able to
br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br br
A. utilize energy. br br
B. change its activities.
br br br
C. make copies of itself.
br br br br
D. utilize chemical reactions.
br br br
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand br br br
Learning Outcome: List and give an exampleAof fiveAcharacteristics typical of livingAthings. S
br br br br br br br br br br b r
ection: 01.04 br
Topic: General br
1-4