TEST BANK 12TH EDITION
,The introduction to the study of biology in Chapter 1 highlights seven book -wide themes, with special emphasis
on the core theme of evolution. How scientists use inductive reasoning to draw general conclusions and
deductive reasoning to test hypotheses is emphasized. Questions in this chapter are designed to help assess a
student’s understanding of the content of Chapter 1 based on the three key concepts.
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following properties or processes do we associate with living things?
A) evolutionary adaptations
B) energy processing
C) responding to the environment
D) growth and reproduction
E) all of the above
Answer: E
Topic: Overview
Skill: Knowledge/Application
2) Which of the following is not a theme that unifies biology?
A) interaction with the environment
B) emergent properties
C) evolution
D) reductionism
E) structure and function
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
3) Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the
least to the most complex level?
A) organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population, organism
B) cell, community, population, organ system, molecule, organelle
C) organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
D) ecosystem, cell, population, tissue, organism, organ system
E) molecule, cell, organ system, population, ecosystem, biosphere
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
4) A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a
A) biosystem.
B) community.
C) population.
D) ecosystem.
E) family.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
, 5) Which of the following is a false statement regarding DNA?
A) Each chromosome has one very long DNA molecule with hundreds of thousands of genes.
B) Every cell is enclosed by a membrane.
C) Every cell uses DNA as its genetic information.
D) All forms of life are composed of cells that have a membrane-enclosed nucleus.
E) DNA is the unit of inheritance that is transmitted from parent to offspring.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
6) In terms of the hierarchical organization of life, a bacterium is at the level
of organization, whereas a human is at the level of organization.
A) single-celled organism; multicellular organism
B) single organelle; organism
C) organelle; organ system
D) single tissue; multicellular organism
E) tissue;
organism Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
7) Which of these is a correct representation of the hierarchy of biological organization from
least to most complex?
A) organelle of a stomach cell, digestive system, large intestine, small intestine, intestinal
tissue, organism
B) organelle of an intestinal cell, digestive system, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal tissue, organism
C) molecule, intestinal cell organelle, intestinal cell, intestinal tissue, digestive system,
organism
D) molecule, small intestine, large intestine, intestinal tissue, digestive system, organism
E) molecule, digestive system, digestive cell organelle, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal cell, organism
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
8) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example, plant
chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) the potential energy of chemical bonds.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic
energy. Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
9)The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
F) light energy.
G) kinetic energy.
H) thermal energy.
I) chemical energy.
J) ATP.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
Chapter 1, Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life 3
, The dynamics of any ecosystem include the following major processes:
K) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers
L) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers and then to consumers
M) the recycling of chemical nutrients
N) the flow of energy to producers and the recycling of nutrients
O) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers and then to consumers, and the
recycling of chemical nutrients.
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
9) For most ecosystems is (are) the ultimate source of energy, and energy leaves
the ecosystem in the form of .
A) sunlight; heat
B) heat; light
C) plants; animals
D) plants; heat
E) producers; consumers
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
4 Chapter 1, Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life
,The introduction to the study of biology in Chapter 1 highlights seven book -wide themes, with special emphasis
on the core theme of evolution. How scientists use inductive reasoning to draw general conclusions and
deductive reasoning to test hypotheses is emphasized. Questions in this chapter are designed to help assess a
student’s understanding of the content of Chapter 1 based on the three key concepts.
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following properties or processes do we associate with living things?
A) evolutionary adaptations
B) energy processing
C) responding to the environment
D) growth and reproduction
E) all of the above
Answer: E
Topic: Overview
Skill: Knowledge/Application
2) Which of the following is not a theme that unifies biology?
A) interaction with the environment
B) emergent properties
C) evolution
D) reductionism
E) structure and function
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
3) Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the
least to the most complex level?
A) organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population, organism
B) cell, community, population, organ system, molecule, organelle
C) organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
D) ecosystem, cell, population, tissue, organism, organ system
E) molecule, cell, organ system, population, ecosystem, biosphere
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
4) A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a
A) biosystem.
B) community.
C) population.
D) ecosystem.
E) family.
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
, 5) Which of the following is a false statement regarding DNA?
A) Each chromosome has one very long DNA molecule with hundreds of thousands of genes.
B) Every cell is enclosed by a membrane.
C) Every cell uses DNA as its genetic information.
D) All forms of life are composed of cells that have a membrane-enclosed nucleus.
E) DNA is the unit of inheritance that is transmitted from parent to offspring.
Answer: D
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
6) In terms of the hierarchical organization of life, a bacterium is at the level
of organization, whereas a human is at the level of organization.
A) single-celled organism; multicellular organism
B) single organelle; organism
C) organelle; organ system
D) single tissue; multicellular organism
E) tissue;
organism Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
7) Which of these is a correct representation of the hierarchy of biological organization from
least to most complex?
A) organelle of a stomach cell, digestive system, large intestine, small intestine, intestinal
tissue, organism
B) organelle of an intestinal cell, digestive system, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal tissue, organism
C) molecule, intestinal cell organelle, intestinal cell, intestinal tissue, digestive system,
organism
D) molecule, small intestine, large intestine, intestinal tissue, digestive system, organism
E) molecule, digestive system, digestive cell organelle, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal cell, organism
Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
8) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example, plant
chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into
A) the energy of motion.
B) carbon dioxide and water.
C) the potential energy of chemical bonds.
D) oxygen.
E) kinetic
energy. Answer: C
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
9)The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
F) light energy.
G) kinetic energy.
H) thermal energy.
I) chemical energy.
J) ATP.
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
Chapter 1, Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life 3
, The dynamics of any ecosystem include the following major processes:
K) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers
L) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers and then to consumers
M) the recycling of chemical nutrients
N) the flow of energy to producers and the recycling of nutrients
O) the flow of energy from sunlight to producers and then to consumers, and the
recycling of chemical nutrients.
Answer: E
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
9) For most ecosystems is (are) the ultimate source of energy, and energy leaves
the ecosystem in the form of .
A) sunlight; heat
B) heat; light
C) plants; animals
D) plants; heat
E) producers; consumers
Answer: A
Topic: Concept 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Application
4 Chapter 1, Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life
