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CHAPTER 1—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 Examine why it is important to understand our natural
world. REF: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
DIF: Bloom's: Remember
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANS: A OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
KEY: Bloom's: Remember
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. a zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANS: D OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life?
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, populations, and communities
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
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Figure 1.2
Refer to the above figure for questions 5 and 6.
5. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame
2?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANS: C OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
6. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame
3?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
7. A community
a. includes all populations of all species in a given area.
b. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment.
c. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live.
d. includes members of only one species.
e. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.
ANS: A OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
8. At what level of organization does life begin?
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a. digestive system
b. cell
c. molecule (water)
d. molecule (water)
e. population
ANS: B OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
9. Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below. However, rocks are components of
a. the community.
b. the population.
c. the ecosystem only.
d. the biosphere only.
e. both the ecosystem and the biosphere.
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Remember
10. A(n) property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.
a. efferent
b. emergent
c. elective
d. energetic
e. living
ANS: B OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts DIF: Bloom's: Remember
11. Living organisms are alike in that they
a. all have requirements for energy.
b. all must participate in one or more nutrient cycles.
c. all have ultimate dependence upon the sun.
d. interact with other forms of life.
e. must reproduce.
ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.3 Outline the significance of energy and
nutrients to organisms
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
12. Four of the following are key characteristics for the survival of a species. Which one is the exception?
a. organization into cells
b. response to environmental change
c. reproduction
d. inability to change
e. ability to grow and adapt through DNA
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.3 Outline the significance of energy and nutrients to
organisms
REF: 1.3 How Living Things Are Alike
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
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CHAPTER 1—INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 Examine why it is important to understand our natural
world. REF: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
DIF: Bloom's: Remember
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANS: A OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
KEY: Bloom's: Remember
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. a zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANS: D OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life?
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, populations, and communities
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
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Figure 1.2
Refer to the above figure for questions 5 and 6.
5. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame
2?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANS: C OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
6. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame
3?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
7. A community
a. includes all populations of all species in a given area.
b. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment.
c. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live.
d. includes members of only one species.
e. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.
ANS: A OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
8. At what level of organization does life begin?
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a. digestive system
b. cell
c. molecule (water)
d. molecule (water)
e. population
ANS: B OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
9. Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below. However, rocks are components of
a. the community.
b. the population.
c. the ecosystem only.
d. the biosphere only.
e. both the ecosystem and the biosphere.
ANS: E OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Remember
10. A(n) property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.
a. efferent
b. emergent
c. elective
d. energetic
e. living
ANS: B OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 List the eleven levels of life’s organization
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts DIF: Bloom's: Remember
11. Living organisms are alike in that they
a. all have requirements for energy.
b. all must participate in one or more nutrient cycles.
c. all have ultimate dependence upon the sun.
d. interact with other forms of life.
e. must reproduce.
ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: UDOL.STES.16.1.3 Outline the significance of energy and
nutrients to organisms
REF: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
DIF: Bloom's: Understand
12. Four of the following are key characteristics for the survival of a species. Which one is the exception?
a. organization into cells
b. response to environmental change
c. reproduction
d. inability to change
e. ability to grow and adapt through DNA
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 1.3 Outline the significance of energy and nutrients to
organisms
REF: 1.3 How Living Things Are Alike
DIF: Bloom's: Apply
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