Test Bank: An Introduction to Biology
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MultiplelChoicelQuestions
1. Thelsimplestlstructurelsharedlamonglallllivinglorganismslislthe
A. gut.
B. cell.
C. photosyntheticlchloroplast.
D. community.
E. nucleus.
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2. WhichloflthelfollowinglisllikelylNOTlalcommonlfeaturelsharedlamonglallllivinglorga
nisms?
A. Allllivinglorganismsluselenergy.
B. Allllivinglorganismslmaintainlorganization.
C. Allllivinglorganismslhavelevolvedloverlthelcourseloflmanylgenerations.
D. Allllivinglorganismslmaintainlsomellevelloflhomeostasis.
E. Allllivinglorganismslarelcomposedloflsimilarlstructures.
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,3. Allllivinglorganismslrespondlandladjustltoltheirlenvironments.lThelprocesslthroughlwhichlthisl
occurslislcalled
A. photosynthesis.
B. metabolism.
C. adaptation.
D. growthlandldevelopment.
E. genomics.
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, 4. Thelprocesslbylwhichlorganismslmaintainlalstablelinternallenvironmentlinlthelfaceloflalfluct
uatinglexternallenvironmentlislcalled
A. metabolism.
B. cellularlrespiration.
C. growthlandldevelopment.
D. homeostasis.
E. functionallproteomicslandlgenomics.
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5. Polypeptidesl(proteins)larelcomposedloflaminolacidslas arelcomposedloflDNA.
A. genes
B. RNA
C. proteomes
D. lipids
E. metabolites
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6. Welmaintainlalfairlylconstantlbodyltemperatureldespitelexposuresltoldifferentlseasonslorlexte
rnalltemperatures.lThislislachievedlthroughlourlcapacitylto
A. adaptltolchanginglenvironments.
B. regulatelbodyltemperature.
C. maintainlhomeostasis.
D. Alllofltheselchoiceslarelcorrect.
E. Nonelofltheselchoiceslarelcorrect.
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