Chaptert1t t HumantBiology,tScience,tandtSociety
1.1 MultipletChoicetQuestions
1) Thetbranchtoftsciencetthattstudiestlivingtorganismstandttheirtlifetprocessestis
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physicstAns
wer:t AtTopic:t
Sec.t1.0
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Thetprocesstbytwhichtlivingtorganismstmaintaintatfairlytconstanttinternaltenvironmenttdespitetcha
ngestintthetexternaltenvironmenttistknowntas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistrytA
nswer:t CtTopic
:t Sec.t1.1
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Moleculestoftlifetincludetwhichtonetoftthetfollowing?
A) water,tproteins,tlipids,tnucleictacids,tcarbohydrates
B) proteins,tsaturatedtfats,tmonosaccharides,tbuttnottpolysaccharides
C) lipidstandtproteinstonly
D) anytnoncarbontbasetmolecule
E) nonsugartcarbohydrates,tproteins,tlipids,twatert
Answer:t A
Topic:t Sec.t1.1
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
4) WhichtonetoftthetfollowingtistatTRUEtstatement?
A) Moleculestaretconsideredttotbetthetsmallesttunittcapabletoftexhibitingtalltthetcharacteristicstoftli
fe.
B) Cellstarisetspontaneouslytfromtnonlivingtchemicaltelements.
C) Alltlivingtthingstaretmadetuptoftattleasttonetcell.
D) Cellstaretincapabletoftmaintainingthomeostasistbecausettheytarettootsmall.
E) Complextorganismstcantbetunicellular.t
Answer:t C
Topic:t Sec.t1.1
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
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,5) Alltoftthesetcriteriataretusedttotclassifytantorganismtastatmembertoftthetplant,tanimal,tortfungitkingd
omtEXCEPTtwhichtone?
A) thetorganism'stlifetcycle
B) thetmeanstbytwhichtthetorganismttransportstitself
C) thetstructuretortbodytplantoftthetorganism
D) thetmodetoftnutritiontoftthetorganismtA
nswer:t B
Topic:t Sec.t1.2
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
6) WhichtonetoftthetfollowingtistatCORRECTtstatementtregardingtmetabolism?
A) Fewtlivingtorganismstrequiretrawtmaterialstandtatconstanttsourcetoftenergy.
B) Plantstgettthetrawtmaterialsttheytneedtfortlifetprocessestentirelytfromtthetair.
C) Cellstmaintaintlifetthroughtthetbreakdowntoftmoleculestandtenergytbytchemicaltandtphysicaltproc
esses.
D) Cellstdotnottrequiretenergyttotchangetmoleculestfromtonetformttotanother.
E) Animalstusetenergytobtainedtdirectlytfromtthetsuntandtchemicalstobtainedtfromtplants,tothertani
mals,tair,tandtwater.
Answer:t CtTopic
:t Sec.t1.1
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Whichtonetoftthetfollowingtistatkingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) BacteriatAns
wer:t DtTopic:t
Sec.t1.2
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
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, 8) Basedtontthetfiguretabove,twhichtgrouptoftorganismstistmosttcloselytrelatedttotmemberstoftthetK
ingdomtAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) ArchaeatAns
wer:t BtTopic:t S
ec.t1.2
Skill:t Application/Analysis
9) WhichtkingdomtintthetDomaintEukaryatcontainstmulticellulartphotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) AnimaliatAn
swer:t AtTopic:t
Sec.t1.2
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Whichtonetoftthetfollowingttaxat(subgroupstusedtintclassification)tappliesttothumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) BacteriatAns
wer:t AtTopic:t
Sec.t1.2
Skill:t Knowledge/Comprehension
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