TEST BANK For Campbell Essential Biology, 7th Edition by
Simon & Dickey
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
D) all of the above - ANSWER:D) all of the above
2) What is biology?
A) the scientific study of life
B) the scientific study of the environment
C) the scientific study of DNA
D) the scientific study of ecosystems - ANSWER:A) the scientific study of life
3) Which of the following is NOT a property of life?
A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time.
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind. - ANSWER:A) Populations of organisms
rarely change over time.
4) What are the two main processes upon which ecosystems depend?
A) speciation and evolution
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling
D) sunlight and photosynthesis - ANSWER:B) nutrient recyling and energy flow
5) Which of the following is NOT recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon - ANSWER:B) Energy
6) Which of the following is a producer?
A) oak tree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat - ANSWER:A) Oak tree
7) Humans are ________.
A) producers
B) producers and consumers
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers - ANSWER:C) Consumers
, 8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
A) DNA molecules
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei - ANSWER:B) cells
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ________.
A) larger and more complex
B) smaller and simpler
C) larger and equally complex
D) smaller and more complex - ANSWER:A) larger and more complex
10) Humans are composed of ________ cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic - ANSWER:B) eukaryotic
11) What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?
A) genomes
B) nuclei
C) genes
D) organelles - ANSWER:D) organelles
12) The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the ________.
A) archaea
B) nucleus
C) prokaryotic cell
D) insulin - ANSWER:B) nucleus
13) What are eukaryotic genes composed of?
A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNA and DNA
D) DNA - ANSWER:D) DNA
14) What is a gene?
A) a type of eukaryotic cell
B) an organelle that houses DNA
C) a type of prokaryotic cell
D) a unit of inheritance - ANSWER:D) a unit of inheritance
15) Taxonomy is the ________.
A) study of cells
B) naming and classifying of species
C) study of organisms and their interaction with the environment
Simon & Dickey
1) In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?
A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
D) all of the above - ANSWER:D) all of the above
2) What is biology?
A) the scientific study of life
B) the scientific study of the environment
C) the scientific study of DNA
D) the scientific study of ecosystems - ANSWER:A) the scientific study of life
3) Which of the following is NOT a property of life?
A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time.
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind. - ANSWER:A) Populations of organisms
rarely change over time.
4) What are the two main processes upon which ecosystems depend?
A) speciation and evolution
B) nutrient recycling and energy flow
C) decomposition and nutrient recycling
D) sunlight and photosynthesis - ANSWER:B) nutrient recyling and energy flow
5) Which of the following is NOT recycled but is lost from ecosystems?
A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon - ANSWER:B) Energy
6) Which of the following is a producer?
A) oak tree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat - ANSWER:A) Oak tree
7) Humans are ________.
A) producers
B) producers and consumers
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers - ANSWER:C) Consumers
, 8) Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life?
A) DNA molecules
B) cells
C) organelles
D) nuclei - ANSWER:B) cells
9) Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ________.
A) larger and more complex
B) smaller and simpler
C) larger and equally complex
D) smaller and more complex - ANSWER:A) larger and more complex
10) Humans are composed of ________ cells.
A) bacterial
B) eukaryotic
C) plant
D) prokaryotic - ANSWER:B) eukaryotic
11) What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?
A) genomes
B) nuclei
C) genes
D) organelles - ANSWER:D) organelles
12) The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the ________.
A) archaea
B) nucleus
C) prokaryotic cell
D) insulin - ANSWER:B) nucleus
13) What are eukaryotic genes composed of?
A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNA and DNA
D) DNA - ANSWER:D) DNA
14) What is a gene?
A) a type of eukaryotic cell
B) an organelle that houses DNA
C) a type of prokaryotic cell
D) a unit of inheritance - ANSWER:D) a unit of inheritance
15) Taxonomy is the ________.
A) study of cells
B) naming and classifying of species
C) study of organisms and their interaction with the environment
