TEST ITEM FILE
M M M
FOR M
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE M
Textbook Authorsm m
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
m m m m
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
m m m m
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
m m m m
,Biologicalm Science,m Canadianm Edition.,m 2em (Freemanmetmal.)
Chapterm1mmmBiologymandmthemTreemof mLife
1)mThempatternmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheorymclaimsmthat mallmorganisms mconsist mof mcells.
A)mtrue
B)mfalse
Answer:mmA
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmRemembering
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
2)mHow mdoesmamscientificmtheorymdiffermfrommamscientificmhypothesis?
A)mTheremismnomdifference—themtermsmareminterchangeable.
B)mA mtheorymismanmexplanationmformamverymgeneralmphenomenonmor mobservation;mhypothesesmtreat m
moremspecificmobservations.
C)mA mhypothesismismanmexplanationmformamverymgeneralmphenomenon;mtheoriesmtreat mmore mspecific
missues.
D)mTheoriesmdefinemscientificmlaws;mhypothesesmaremused mtomset mupmexperiments.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
3)mAlgaeminmthemgenusmCaulerpamtypicallymgrow mtomamlengthmof movermhalf mammetermand mhavemstruct
uresmsimilarmtomstems,mleaves,mand mroots.mReproductionmoccursmwhenmadultsmproducemspermmand me
ggsmthat mfusemtomformmoffspring.mEachmadult mCaulerpa,mhowever,mconsistsmof mjust mamsinglemcell.m
Whichmof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue?
A)mCaulerpamviolatemthempatternmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheory—
that mallmorganismsmconsist mof mcells.
B)mCaulerpamviolatemthemprocessmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheory—
that mallmcellsmcomemfrommpreexistingmcells.
C)mCaulerpamviolatembothmthempatternmand mprocessmcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
D)mThemexistencemof mCaulerpamismconsistent mwithmthemcellmtheory.
Answer:mmD
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
4)mWhichmstatement mabout mspontaneousmgenerationmismFALSE?
A)mPasteurmdemonstrated mthat mit mdoesmnot moccurmundermnormalmlaboratorymconditions.
B)mIt mapparentlymoccurred mat mleast monce–whenmlifemonmEarthmbegan.
C)mIt moccursmeverymtimemamnew mspeciesmevolvesmfrommampreexistingmspecies.
D)mIt maddressesmthemformationmof mlivingmcellsmfrommpreviouslymnonlivingmmaterial.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmRemembering
,LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
5)mRecallmPasteur'smexperiment monmspontaneousmgeneration.mOriginally,mhemused msealed mand munse
aled mflasksminstead mof mswan-
necked mand munsealed mflasks.mCriticsmclaimed mthat mthemexperiment mwasminconclusive.mWhichmof mth
emfollowingmcriticismsmwould mbemaddressed mbymusingmamswan-
necked mflaskminstead mof mthemsealed mflask?
A)mThembrothmwasmheated mtoomintensively.
B)mTheremhad mnot mbeenmenoughmtimemformspontaneousmgenerationmtomoccur.
C)mFreshmairmismrequired mformspontaneousmgeneration.
D)mThembrothmwasmnot mnutritiousmenough.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension/Applying
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
6)mWhichmof mthemfollowingmismthembest mexamplemof mamheritablemvariation?
A)mskinmcancer
B)mamputation
C)mred mhair
D)mlovemformmusic
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-1.mNamemfivemfundamentalmcharacteristicsmshared mbymallmlivingmorganisms.
7)mHow mdoesmartificialmselectionmdiffermfrommnaturalmselection?
A)mArtificialmselectionmoccursmonlyminmcomputermsimulations,mnot mwithmactualmorganisms.
B)mArtificialmselectionmismbased monmconsciousmchoicesmby mhumans.
C)mArtificialmselectionmoccursmonlymwithmplants.
D)mArtificialmselectionmismnot mbased monmheritablemvariation,mbut monmnew mmutations.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
, 8)mOvermthempast mseveralmdecades,mnaturalmselectionmhasmcaused mpopulationsmof mStaphylococcusma
ureusm(anminfectiousmwound mbacterium)mtomevolvemresistancemtommost mantibiotics.mIf mantibioticmus
emweremstopped,mwhat mwould myoumpredict mwould mhappenmtomthesemS.maureusmpopulations?
A)mTheymwillmgomextinct mwithout mthemantibiotic.
B)mThempopulationsmwillmbeginmcolonizingmnew menvironments.
C)mThemfrequencymof mnonresistant mformsmwillmincreaseminmthesempopulations.
D)mThemfrequencymof mresistant mformsmwillmdefinitelymincreaseminmthesempopulations.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmApplying
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
9)mEnvironmentsmallmovermthemworld maremchangingmasmamresult mof mglobal mwarming. mCould mthisminfl
uencemnaturalmselection?
A)mNo.mThemenvironment mismalwaysmchanging.mGlobalmwarmingm ismnothingmnew.
B)mYes.mTraitsmthat mhelpmindividualsmproducemmoremoffspringminmwarmermenvironmentsmwillmincre
aseminmfrequency.
C)mNo.mThemonlymchangemwillmbemthat mspeciesmfrommhot menvironmentsmwill mexpand mtheirmranges.
D)mYes.mMutationsmoccurmmoremfrequentlyminmhot menvironments.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmApplying
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
10)mThem"heat"minmchilimpeppersmis mduemtomammoleculemcalled mcapsaicin.mSupposemyou mbreed mchilim
peppersmthat mhavemlow mamountsmof mcapsaicinmovermmanymgenerationsminmordermtommakemthemm mil
derm(havemlessmcapsaicin).mWhat mprocessmis moccurring?
A)mheritablemvariation
B)menvironmentalmchange
C)mnaturalmselection
D)martificialmselection
Answer:mmD
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension/Remembering
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
M M M
FOR M
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE M
Textbook Authorsm m
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
m m m m
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
m m m m
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
m m m m
,Biologicalm Science,m Canadianm Edition.,m 2em (Freemanmetmal.)
Chapterm1mmmBiologymandmthemTreemof mLife
1)mThempatternmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheorymclaimsmthat mallmorganisms mconsist mof mcells.
A)mtrue
B)mfalse
Answer:mmA
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmRemembering
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
2)mHow mdoesmamscientificmtheorymdiffermfrommamscientificmhypothesis?
A)mTheremismnomdifference—themtermsmareminterchangeable.
B)mA mtheorymismanmexplanationmformamverymgeneralmphenomenonmor mobservation;mhypothesesmtreat m
moremspecificmobservations.
C)mA mhypothesismismanmexplanationmformamverymgeneralmphenomenon;mtheoriesmtreat mmore mspecific
missues.
D)mTheoriesmdefinemscientificmlaws;mhypothesesmaremused mtomset mupmexperiments.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
3)mAlgaeminmthemgenusmCaulerpamtypicallymgrow mtomamlengthmof movermhalf mammetermand mhavemstruct
uresmsimilarmtomstems,mleaves,mand mroots.mReproductionmoccursmwhenmadultsmproducemspermmand me
ggsmthat mfusemtomformmoffspring.mEachmadult mCaulerpa,mhowever,mconsistsmof mjust mamsinglemcell.m
Whichmof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismtrue?
A)mCaulerpamviolatemthempatternmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheory—
that mallmorganismsmconsist mof mcells.
B)mCaulerpamviolatemthemprocessmcomponent mof mthemcellmtheory—
that mallmcellsmcomemfrommpreexistingmcells.
C)mCaulerpamviolatembothmthempatternmand mprocessmcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
D)mThemexistencemof mCaulerpamismconsistent mwithmthemcellmtheory.
Answer:mmD
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
4)mWhichmstatement mabout mspontaneousmgenerationmismFALSE?
A)mPasteurmdemonstrated mthat mit mdoesmnot moccurmundermnormalmlaboratorymconditions.
B)mIt mapparentlymoccurred mat mleast monce–whenmlifemonmEarthmbegan.
C)mIt moccursmeverymtimemamnew mspeciesmevolvesmfrommampreexistingmspecies.
D)mIt maddressesmthemformationmof mlivingmcellsmfrommpreviouslymnonlivingmmaterial.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmRemembering
,LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
5)mRecallmPasteur'smexperiment monmspontaneousmgeneration.mOriginally,mhemused msealed mand munse
aled mflasksminstead mof mswan-
necked mand munsealed mflasks.mCriticsmclaimed mthat mthemexperiment mwasminconclusive.mWhichmof mth
emfollowingmcriticismsmwould mbemaddressed mbymusingmamswan-
necked mflaskminstead mof mthemsealed mflask?
A)mThembrothmwasmheated mtoomintensively.
B)mTheremhad mnot mbeenmenoughmtimemformspontaneousmgenerationmtomoccur.
C)mFreshmairmismrequired mformspontaneousmgeneration.
D)mThembrothmwasmnot mnutritiousmenough.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.1
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension/Applying
LOs:mmChp1-2.mDescribemthemtwomcomponentsmof mthemcellmtheory.
6)mWhichmof mthemfollowingmismthembest mexamplemof mamheritablemvariation?
A)mskinmcancer
B)mamputation
C)mred mhair
D)mlovemformmusic
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-1.mNamemfivemfundamentalmcharacteristicsmshared mbymallmlivingmorganisms.
7)mHow mdoesmartificialmselectionmdiffermfrommnaturalmselection?
A)mArtificialmselectionmoccursmonlyminmcomputermsimulations,mnot mwithmactualmorganisms.
B)mArtificialmselectionmismbased monmconsciousmchoicesmby mhumans.
C)mArtificialmselectionmoccursmonlymwithmplants.
D)mArtificialmselectionmismnot mbased monmheritablemvariation,mbut monmnew mmutations.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
, 8)mOvermthempast mseveralmdecades,mnaturalmselectionmhasmcaused mpopulationsmof mStaphylococcusma
ureusm(anminfectiousmwound mbacterium)mtomevolvemresistancemtommost mantibiotics.mIf mantibioticmus
emweremstopped,mwhat mwould myoumpredict mwould mhappenmtomthesemS.maureusmpopulations?
A)mTheymwillmgomextinct mwithout mthemantibiotic.
B)mThempopulationsmwillmbeginmcolonizingmnew menvironments.
C)mThemfrequencymof mnonresistant mformsmwillmincreaseminmthesempopulations.
D)mThemfrequencymof mresistant mformsmwillmdefinitelymincreaseminmthesempopulations.
Answer:mmC
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmApplying
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
9)mEnvironmentsmallmovermthemworld maremchangingmasmamresult mof mglobal mwarming. mCould mthisminfl
uencemnaturalmselection?
A)mNo.mThemenvironment mismalwaysmchanging.mGlobalmwarmingm ismnothingmnew.
B)mYes.mTraitsmthat mhelpmindividualsmproducemmoremoffspringminmwarmermenvironmentsmwillmincre
aseminmfrequency.
C)mNo.mThemonlymchangemwillmbemthat mspeciesmfrommhot menvironmentsmwill mexpand mtheirmranges.
D)mYes.mMutationsmoccurmmoremfrequentlyminmhot menvironments.
Answer:mmB
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmApplying
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
10)mThem"heat"minmchilimpeppersmis mduemtomammoleculemcalled mcapsaicin.mSupposemyou mbreed mchilim
peppersmthat mhavemlow mamountsmof mcapsaicinmovermmanymgenerationsminmordermtommakemthemm mil
derm(havemlessmcapsaicin).mWhat mprocessmis moccurring?
A)mheritablemvariation
B)menvironmentalmchange
C)mnaturalmselection
D)martificialmselection
Answer:mmD
Reference:mmSectionm1.2
Bloom'smLevel:mmComprehension/Remembering
LOs:mmChp1-
3.mBrieflymexplainmthemtheorymof mnaturalmselection,mand mclarifymthemtwomconditionsmthat maremnecess
arymand msufficient mformnaturalmselectionmtombringmabout mevolutionarymchangeminmampopulation.
