TEST BANK FOR CAMPBELL BIOLOGY 11TH EDITION TB BY URRY.

TEST BANK FOR CAMPBELL BIOLOGY 11TH
EDITION TB BY URRY.
Campbell Biology, 11e (Urry)
Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry

• Multiple-Choice Questions

• Cells are .
• only found in pairs, because single cells cannot exist independently
• limited in size to 200 and 500 micrometers in diameter
• characteristic of eukaryotic but not prokaryotic organisms
• characteristic of prokaryotic and eukaryotic
organisms Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.1

• In comparison to eukaryotes, prokaryotes .
• are more structurally complex
• are larger
• are smaller
• do not have membranes Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.1

• Which of the following types of cells utilize deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as their
genetic material but do not have their DNA encased within a nuclear envelope?
• animal
• plant
• archaean
• fungi Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.1

• To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular
structure of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study
of biology?
• evolution
• emergent properties
• reductionism
• feedback
regulation
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.1

• A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a .
• community
• population

,• ecosystem
• family Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.1

• Which of the following statements is true regarding the complexity of biological systems?
• An understanding of the interactions between different components within a living
system is an approach towards understanding reductionism.
• Knowing the function of a component of a living system can provide insights
into the structure and organization of the living system.
• Understanding the chemical structure of DNA reveals how it directs the
functioning of a living cell.
• An ecosystem displays complex properties of the biotic
component only. Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.1

• Which of the following order is correct in terms of the hierarchy of the organization?
• Ecosystem → Biosphere → Population → Community → Organism
• Biosphere → Ecosystem → Population → Community → Organism
• Ecosystem → Community → Biosphere → Population → Organism
• Biosphere → Ecosystem →Community → Population →
Organism Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.1

• When your body temperature rises on a hot day, the neural and hormonal mechanisms
activate sweating. Evaporation of sweat leads to cooling of the body surface. This is an
example of
.
• positive feedback regulation
• negative feedback regulation
• chemical cycling
• emergent
properties
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.1

• Characters are transmitted from parents to offspring. are the units of
inheritance.
• Genes
• Proteins
• RNA
• DNA
Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.1

• As letters are to English language, is/are to genetic information.

,• proteins
• nucleotides
• DNA double helix
• A and B Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.1

• The process by which the information in a gene directs the synthesis of a protein is
called
.
• gene expression
• replication
• post translation modification
• cloning Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.2

• Which of the following statements is true?
• mRNA is the only type of RNA found in the living system
• All forms of life employ the same genetic code
• A typical human liver cell has one set of chromosomes
• Organisms interact but do not affect their
environment Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.2

• Plants convert .
• chemical energy to mechanical energy.
• sunlight to mechanical energy.
• sunlight to chemical energy.
• mechanical energy to chemical
energy. Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.2

• Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?
• near universality of the genetic code
• structure of the nucleus
• structure of cilia
• structure of
chloroplasts
Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.2

• Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms?
• informatics
• taxonomy
• genomics

, • e
volut
ion
Ans
wer:
B
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Knowledge/Comprehension Section: 1.2

• Use the following figure to answer the question.




The phylogenetic tree .
• depicts that Archaea is closer to Bacteria than Eukarya
• depicts that Eukarya is closer to Bacteria than Archaea
• includes unicellular and some forms of multicellular life, but not complex animals and
plants
• includes every single life form on
this earth Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.2

• Use the following figure to answer the question.




"A" is ; "B" is .
• the most recent species to evolve on Earth; an ancestor of group "A"
• the most recent species to evolve on Earth; the last common ancestor of Archaea and
Eukarya
• the common ancestor of all life; the common ancestor of Bacteria and Archaea
• the common ancestor of all life; the last common ancestor of Archaea and
Eukarya Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis
Section: 1.2

• You are suffering from Streptococcus throat infection. You share the following
with the bacteria that is responsible for your condition.
• You both belong to the same domain.
• You both are made up of cells.
• You both have genetic material in your nucleus.
• You and Streptococcus have nothing in
common. Answer: B