Chapterm1m m HumanmBiology,mScience,mandmSociety
1.1 MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1) Thembranchmof msciencemthat mstudiesmlivingmorganismsmand mtheirmlifemprocessesmis
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physicsmAns
wer:m AmTopic:
m Sec.m1.0
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Themprocessmbymwhichmlivingmorganismsmmaintainmamfairlymconstant minternalmenvironment mdespi
temchangesminmthemexternalmenvironment mismknownmas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistrymA
nswer:m CmTopi
c:m Sec.m1.1
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Moleculesmofmlifemincludemwhichmonemof mthemfollowing?
A) water,mproteins,mlipids,mnucleicmacids,mcarbohydrates
B) proteins,msaturated mfats,mmonosaccharides,mbut mnot mpolysaccharides
C) lipidsmand mproteinsmonly
D) anymnoncarbonmbasemmolecule
E) nonsugarmcarbohydrates,mproteins,mlipids,mwate
rmAnswer:m A
Topic:m Sec.m1.1
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
4) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmismamTRUEmstatement?
A) Moleculesmaremconsidered mtombemthemsmallest munit mcapablemof mexhibitingmallmthemcharacteristi
csmof mlife.
B) Cellsmarisemspontaneouslymfrommnonlivingmchemicalmelements.
C) Allmlivingmthingsmaremmademupmof mat mleast monemcell.
D) Cellsmaremincapablemof mmaintainingmhomeostasismbecausemtheymaremtoomsmall.
E) Complexmorganismsmcanmbemunicellular
.mAnswer:m C
Topic:m Sec.m1.1
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
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,5) Allmof mthesemcriteriamaremused mtomclassifymanmorganismmasmammembermof mthemplant,manimal, mormfu
ngimkingdommEXCEPTmwhichmone?
A) themorganism'smlifemcycle
B) themmeansmbymwhichmthemorganismmtransportsmitself
C) themstructuremormbodymplanmof mthemorganism
D) themmodemof mnutritionmof mthemorganis
mmAnswer:m B
Topic:m Sec.m1.2
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmismamCORRECTmstatement mregardingmmetabolism?
A) Few mlivingmorganismsmrequiremraw mmaterialsm and mamconstant msourcemof menergy.
B) Plantsmget mthemraw mmaterialsmtheymneed mformlifemprocessesmentirelymfrommthemair.
C) Cellsmmaintainmlifemthroughmthembreakdownmof mmoleculesmand menergymbymchemicalmand mphysi
calmprocesses.
D) Cellsmdomnot mrequiremenergymtomchangemmoleculesmfrommonemformmtomanother.
E) Animalsmusemenergymobtained mdirectlymfrommthemsunmand mchemicalsmobtained mfrommplants,mot
hermanimals,mair,mand mwater.
Answer:m CmTopi
c:m Sec.m1.1
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmismamkingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) BacteriamAn
swer:m D mTopic:
m Sec.m1.2
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
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, 8) Based monmthemfiguremabove,mwhichmgroupmof morganismsmismmost mcloselymrelated mtommembers
mof mthemKingdommAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) ArchaeamAn
swer:m BmTopic:
m Sec.m1.2
Skill:m Application/Analysis
9) WhichmkingdomminmthemDomainmEukaryamcontainsmmulticellularmphotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) AnimaliamA
nswer:m A mTopi
c:m Sec.m1.2
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Whichmonemof mthemfollowingmtaxam(subgroupsmused minmclassification)mappliesmtomhumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) BacteriamAn
swer:m A mTopic:
m Sec.m1.2
Skill:m Knowledge/Comprehension
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