Test Bank: An Introduction to Biology
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MultiplejChoicejQuestions
1. Thejsimplestjstructurejsharedjamongjalljlivingjorganismsjisjthe
A. gut.
B. cell.
C. photosyntheticjchloroplast.
D. community.
E. nucleus.
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2. WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjlikelyjNOTjajcommonjfeaturejsharedjamongjalljlivingjorga
nisms?
A. Alljlivingjorganismsjusejenergy.
B. Alljlivingjorganismsjmaintainjorganization.
C. Alljlivingjorganismsjhavejevolvedjoverjthejcoursejofjmanyjgenerations.
D. Alljlivingjorganismsjmaintainjsomejleveljofjhomeostasis.
E. Alljlivingjorganismsjarejcomposedjofjsimilarjstructures.
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,3. Alljlivingjorganismsjrespondjandjadjustjtojtheirjenvironments.jThejprocessjthroughjwhichjthisj
occursjisjcalled
A. photosynthesis.
B. metabolism.
C. adaptation.
D. growthjandjdevelopment.
E. genomics.
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, 4. Thejprocessjbyjwhichjorganismsjmaintainjajstablejinternaljenvironmentjinjthejfacejofjajfluct
uatingjexternaljenvironmentjisjcalled
A. metabolism.
B. cellularjrespiration.
C. growthjandjdevelopment.
D. homeostasis.
E. functionaljproteomicsjandjgenomics.
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5. Polypeptidesj(proteins)jarejcomposedjofjaminojacidsjas arejcomposedjofjDNA.
A. genes
B. RNA
C. proteomes
D. lipids
E. metabolites
Bloom'sjLevel:jUnderstandj
Section:j1.01
Topic:jGeneral
6. Wejmaintainjajfairlyjconstantjbodyjtemperaturejdespitejexposuresjtojdifferentjseasonsjorjexte
rnaljtemperatures.jThisjisjachievedjthroughjourjcapacityjto
A. adaptjtojchangingjenvironments.
B. regulatejbodyjtemperature.
C. maintainjhomeostasis.
D. Alljofjthesejchoicesjarejcorrect.
E. Nonejofjthesejchoicesjarejcorrect.
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