Campbell Essential Biology
Eric J. Simon and Kelly Hogan
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Campbell Essential Biology (8 Edition) - Test Bank
Eric Simon, Kelly Hogan
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Chapter 1 Learning About Life
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UNIT 1: CELLS
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Chapter 2 Essential Chemistry for Biology
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Chapter 3 The Molecules of Life
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Chapter 4 A Tour of the Cell
Chapter 5 The Working Cell
Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food
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Chapter 7 Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
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UNIT 2: GENETICS
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells
Patterns of Inheritance
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Chapter 10 The Structure and Function of DNA
Chapter 11 How Genes Are Controlled
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Chapter 12 DNA Technology
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UNIT 3: EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
Chapter 13 How Populations Evolve
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Chapter 14 How Biological Diversity Evolves
Chapter 15 The Evolution of Microbial Life
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Chapter 16 The Evolution of Plants and Fungi
Chapter 17 The Evolution of Animals
UNIT 4: ECOLOGY
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Chapter 18 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
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Chapter 19 Population Ecology
Chapter 20 Communities and Ecosystems
UNIT 5: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 21 Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
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Chapter 22 Nutrition and Digestion
Chapter 23 Circulation and Respiration
Chapter 24 The Body's Defenses
Chapter 25 Hormones
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Chapter 26 Reproduction and Development
Chapter 27 Nervous, Sensory, and Locomotor Systems
UNIT 6: PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 28 The Life of a Flowering Plant
Chapter 29 The Working Plant
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Chapter 1 Learning About Life
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
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1) How is an understanding of the science of biology related to our society?
A) It helps us understand how topics in biology can be applied to a person's life.
B) Understanding biology has no impact on an individual's life.
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C) Biology has no relationship to society.
D) It serves to diminish a person's curiosity about the living world.
Answer: A
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Topic: Biology and Society: A Passion for Life
Skill: Remember/Understand
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Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global LO: 5, 7
2) What is biology?
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A) the scientific study of life
B) the scientific study of the environment
C) the scientific study of DNA
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D) the scientific study of ecosystems
Answer: A
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Topic: Biology and Society: A Passion for Life
Skill: Remember/Understand
Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) Which of the following statements best describes science as a process?
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A) It is an inquiry-based effort to describe and explain nature.
B) It is the search for explanations to supernatural phenomena.
C) It is a disorganized set of principles for how to conduct research.
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D) It relies on guesswork.
Answer: A
Topic: 1.1 The Scientific Study of Life
, Skill: Remember/Understand
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: 1
4) Which of these statements about science is correct?
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A) Scientific ideas are subjected to repeated testing.
B) Science can be used to prove or disprove the idea that deities or spirits cause earthquakes
and other natural disasters.
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C) Science does not require observations that other people can confirm.
D) Only exploratory science can lead to important conclusions about nature.
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Topic: 1.1 The Scientific Study of Life
Skill: Remember/Understand
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Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: 1
5) Which of the following statements represents a valid scientific hypothesis?
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A) Human history is determined by a series of supernatural events.
B) Humans should help in the conservation of other animal species.
C) Humans are controlled by forces beyond our understanding.
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D) Humans and bacteria share a common genetic code.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1 The Scientific Study of Life
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Skill: Apply/Analyze
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Global LO: 1, 2
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6) Which of the following statements best describes a hypothesis?
A) It is a proposed explanation for a set of observations.
B) It is a guess made in order to determine what observations and explorations are
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C) It is an observation made in order to determine a theory.
D) It is a theory determined after data collection.
Answer: A