Test Bank for Biology;Exploring the Diversity of Life by Peter Russell - BIOS-242 Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab-Test Bank (BIOS-242)

Chapter i01 iExploring iLife iand iScience Multiple iChoice iQuestions 1. The iscientific istudy iof ilife iis icalled: A. biology B. ecology C. anatomy D. biochemistry E. limnology 2. A icomplex iindividual ithat iconsists iof iorgan isystems iis iknown ias ia/an A. community. B. population. C. organism. D. tissue. E. species. 3. All iof ithe iecosystems ion ithe iplanet itogether iare icalled ithe A. atmosphere. B. hydrosphere. C. biosphere. D. lithosphere. E. stratosphere. 4. In ia iswamp, iall iof ithe ialligators iwould irepresent ia/an A. organism. B. population. C. community. D. ecosystem. E. biosphere. True i/ iFalse iQuestions 5. Organisms iare icomposed iof imultiple icells. True False Multiple iChoice iQuestions 6. The iregion iin iwhich ipopulations iinteract iwith ieach iother iand iwith ithe iphysical ienvironment iis icalled A. an ientity. B. an iecosystem. C. a ibiosystem. D. a icommunity. E. a ibiosphere. 7. All iof ithe ichanges ithat ioccur ifrom ithe itime ian iegg iis ifertilized ithrough ichildhood, iadolescence iand iadulthood iare icalled A. metabolism. B. evolution. C. homeostasis. D. reproduction. E. development. 8. Which iof ithe ifollowing istatements imost icorrectly idefines ihomeostasis? A. All iliving iorganisms iare ialike. B. Living iorganisms ido inot ichange imuch iover itime. C. Human ibeings iand iother ianimals iacquire imaterials iand ienergy iwhen ithey ieat ifood. D. It itakes ienergy ito imaintain ithe iorganization iof ithe icell. E. Cells iand iorganisms imust ibe iable ito imaintain ia ifairly iconstant iinternal ienvironment. 9. Viruses iare inot iconsidered ialive. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing icharacteristics iof iliving ithings ido ithey ilack? A. Living ithings ireproduce. B. Living ithings ihave ian ievolutionary ihistory. C. Living ithings igrow iand idevelop. 10. Four imillion iyears iago, ihorses iwere irather ismall icompared ito itoday's ihorses iand ihad irelatively istocky ibodies iwith ia istraight ishoulder iand ithick ineck. iThis istatement iis ian iexample iof iwhich ibiological iconcept? A. metabolism B. evolution C. development D. homeostasis E. reproduction 11. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iis inot ia ibasic icharacteristic iof iall iliving ithings? A. Living ithings iare iorganized. B. Living ithings iacquire imaterials iand ienergy. C. Living ithings icontain ia inucleus iand iorganelles. D. Living ithings ireproduce. E. Living ithings igrow iand idevelop. 12. The iface iof ia isunflower iturns ito ifollow ithe isun ias iit imoves iacross ithe isky. iThis iis ian iexample iof A. metab olism. B. homeostasis. C. response ito istimuli. D. development. E. reproduction. 13. Choose ithe iCORRECT iorder i(1-5) iof iincreasing icomplexity/organization. A. (1) itissues, i(2) iorgan isystems, i(3) icells, i(4) iorgans, i(5) iorganism B. (1) icells, i(2) iorgan isystems, i(3) itissues, i(4) iorgans, i(5) iorganism C. (1) itissues, i(2) iorgans, i(3) iorgan isystems, i(4) icells, i(5) iorganism D. (1) icells, i(2) itissues, i(3) iorgans, i(4) iorgan isystems, i(5) iorganism E. (1) iorganism, i(2) iorgan isystems, i(3) iorgans, i(4) itissues, i(5) icells 14. The iprocess iof ichange ithat iproduces ithe idiversity iof ilife ion iEarth iis icalled A. evolution. B. homeostasis. C. levels iof iorganization. D. biological iclassification. E. molecular idiversification.