Test Bank for Biology Today and Tomorrow With.pdf

Test Bank for Biology Today and Tomorrow With
Physiology 6th Edition Starr




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,Multiple Choice

1. What name is given to the scientific study of life?
a. geography
b. statistics
c. ecology
d. geology
e. biology
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

2. The current rate of extinction in rain forests is about ____ species every minute.
a. 2
b. 20
c. 200
d. 2,000
e. 20,000
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

3. The species extinctions taking place today are being caused by ____ activities.
a. human
b. volcanic
c. plate tectonic
d. extraterrestrial
e. geothermal
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth

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,QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

4. Which of the following represents the most correct order of the organization of life from the smallest unit to the largest?
a. atoms  molecules  cells  organisms  populations  communities  ecosystems  biosphere
b. atoms  molecules  cells  organisms  communities  populations  ecosystems  biosphere
c. atoms  molecules  cells  organisms  populations  ecosystems  communities  biosphere
d. communities  biosphere  organisms  ecosystems  populations  cells  molecules  atoms
e. biosphere  organisms  communities  ecosystems  populations  molecules  cells  atoms
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

5. Which of the following organization levels is the least inclusive?
a. population
b. community
c. cell
d. atom
e. molecule
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

6. An ecosystem is made up of ____.
a. only plants, animals, and fungi
b. organisms and nonliving things
c. only rocks and minerals
d. only plants, protozoa, and fungi
e. the biosphere of the region
ANSWER: b
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, POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge
from interactions among simpler components.
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

7. Lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA, and complex carbohydrates are all ____.
a. minerals
b. atoms
c. cells
d. molecules
e. elements
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

8. The emergent property of “life” appears at the level of the ____, when many molecules become organized.
a. population
b. atom
c. organism
d. cell
e. community
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge
from interactions among simpler components.
DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

9. A population is composed of individuals of ____.
a. the same species
b. interacting species of different kinds
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