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Test Bank for Biology: The Core, 3rd Edition by Eric J. Simon


Biology: The Core, 3e (Simon) All Chapters ✅
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Science of Life

1) 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: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1

2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
A) The ability to reproduce
B) The ability to move
C) The ability to grow and develop
D) The ability to respond to the environment
Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2

3) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. 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 why fire is not alive.
Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2

4) 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: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.1


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,5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of their host. Why are
they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) Parasites are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is the
study 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: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Synthesizing/Evaluating
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2

6) A population consists of ________.
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2

7) The statement, "There are 628 gray squirrels living on campus," describes the ________ of
gray squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2

8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global Learning: G2




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,9) If you were to combine all of the ecosystems on the planet, you would obtain the ________.
A) ionosphere
B) troposphere
C) biosphere
D) envirosphere
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2

10) A college campus – including the students, birds, trees, sidewalks, and air – makes up one
complete ________.
A) community
B) ecosystem
C) population
D) organism
Answer: B
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2

11) Skin is sometimes referred to as the largest organ of the body. Why is skin considered to be
an 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 perform a specific task.
C) Skin is a vital component of multiple organ systems.
D) Skin consists of a single cell type.
Answer: B
Module: 1.2
Skill: Synthesizing/Evaluating
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global Learning: G2

12) Which of the following is the correct organizational hierarchy, from largest to smallest, in
the hierarchical order of life? (Some levels have been omitted, so you are looking for the correct
order.)
A) Community → Ecosystem → Population → Tissue → Organ → Cell → Organelle → Atom
B) Ecosystem → Community → Population → Organ → Tissue → Cell → Molecule → Atom
C) Biosphere → Community → Population → Tissue → Organ → Cell → Atom → Molecule
D) Ecosystem → Population → Community → Organ system → Organ → Cell → Molecule →
Atom
Answer: B
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2


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,13) What is the main difference between an ecosystem and a community?
A) A community and an ecosystem are the same thing in eology
B) A community consists of both living organisms and their nonliving environment, while an
ecosystem consists of nonliving components only
C) A community consists of living organisms only, while an ecosystem consists of both living
organisms and their nonliving environment
D) A community consists of nonliving components, while an ecosystem consists of living
organisms
Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2

14) What is the core theme that unifies all of biology?
A) The theory of evolution by natural selection
B) The flow of information from DNA to proteins
C) The transformation of energy and matter
D) The relationship between structure and function
Answer: A
Module: 1.3
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2

15) Which of the following is/are major themes in the field of biology?
A) The relationship between structure and function
B) The flow of information from DNA to proteins
C) The interconnections within and between levels of biological organization
D) All of the above are major themes in the field of biology
Answer: D
Module: 1.3
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.2

16) What is typically the first step in the scientific method?
A) Carrying out an experiment
B) Developing a hypothesis
C) Making a prediction
D) Making an observation
Answer: D
Module: 1.4
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global Learning: G1




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,17) The scientific method ________.
A) is a linear process that must be precisely followed at all times
B) is a rough recipe for answering questions, but the steps need not always need to be performed
in the same order
C) is undertaken only by trained scientists in a controlled laboratory setting
D) is the means by which absolute truth can be uncovered
Answer: B
Module: 1.4
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global Learning: G1

Use the following commercial to answer the question(s) below: A recent commercial advertised
for a wristband that claimed to restore health and balance by taking advantage of natural
frequencies of your biofield. It supports its claim by showing several people first struggling to
balance without the wristband and then balancing fine with the wristband.

18) Why should you be skeptical of the claims made in 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: D
Module: 1.4, 1.9
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.5
Global Learning: G1, G5, G6

19) 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: D
Module: 1.9
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.5
Global Learning: G1, G5, G6




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, Use the following study to answer the following question(s): A current trend among professional
baseball players is to wear braided titanium necklaces. The titanium reportedly regulates the flow
of energy through the body. The player wearing the necklace then shows improved strength, tires
less, and recovers more quickly.

20) If you were to evaluate these claims using the scientific method, what would be the first
step?
A) Conduct an experiment.
B) Gather testimonials.
C) Develop a hypothesis.
D) Evaluate the results.
Answer: C
Module: 1.4
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global Learning: G1, G2

21) Which of the following would be the strongest evidence for or against the necklace's
effectiveness?
A) A bar graph comparing the percentage of players who wear the necklace with the percentage
of players who do not wear the necklace
B) A scatter plot showing days on the disabled list and percentage of players who do or do not
wear the necklace
C) A bar graph illustrating the satisfaction levels of the players who wear the necklace
D) A bar graph comparing batting averages of the players who wear the official titanium
necklace and those who were unknowingly wearing a fake titanium necklace
Answer: D
Module: 1.4, 1.7, 1.9
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global Learning: G1, G3, G4

22) What should one do if the results of an experiment consistently do not support the original
hypothesis?
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: D
Module: 1.4
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global Learning: G1




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