Chaptero1o HumanoBiology,oScience,oandoSociety
1.1 MultipleoChoiceoQuestions
1) Theobranchoofoscienceothatostudiesolivingoorganismsoandotheirolifeoprocessesois
A) biology
B) geology
C) chemistry
D) physicsoAns
wer:oAoTopic:o
Sec.o1.0
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
2) Theoprocessobyowhicholivingoorganismsomaintainoaofairlyoconstantointernaloenvironmentodespiteoc
hangesoinotheoexternaloenvironmentoisoknownoas
A) metabolism
B) biology
C) homeostasis
D) evolution
E) chemistryoA
nswer:oCoTopic
:o Sec.o1.1
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Moleculesoofolifeoincludeowhichooneoofotheofollowing?
A) water,oproteins,olipids,onucleicoacids,ocarbohydrates
B) proteins,osaturatedofats,omonosaccharides,obutonotopolysaccharides
C) lipidsoandoproteinsoonly
D) anyononcarbonobaseomolecule
E) nonsugarocarbohydrates,oproteins,olipids,owatero
Answer:oA
Topic:oSec.o1.1
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
4) WhichooneoofotheofollowingoisoaoTRUEostatement?
A) Moleculesoareoconsideredotoobeotheosmallestounitocapableoofoexhibitingoallotheocharacteristicsoo
folife.
B) Cellsoariseospontaneouslyofromononlivingochemicaloelements.
C) Allolivingothingsoareomadeoupoofoatoleastooneocell.
D) Cellsoareoincapableoofomaintainingohomeostasisobecauseotheyoareotooosmall.
E) Complexoorganismsocanobeounicellular.o
Answer:oC
Topic:oSec.o1.1
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
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,5) Alloofotheseocriteriaoareousedotooclassifyoanoorganismoasoaomemberoofotheoplant,oanimal,oorofungiok
ingdomoEXCEPTowhichoone?
A) theoorganism'solifeocycle
B) theomeansobyowhichotheoorganismotransportsoitself
C) theostructureoorobodyoplanoofotheoorganism
D) theomodeoofonutritionoofotheoorganismo
Answer:oB
Topic:oSec.o1.2
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
6) WhichooneoofotheofollowingoisoaoCORRECTostatementoregardingometabolism?
A) Fewolivingoorganismsorequireorawomaterialsoandoaoconstantosourceoofoenergy.
B) Plantsogetotheorawomaterialsotheyoneedoforolifeoprocessesoentirelyofromotheoair.
C) Cellsomaintainolifeothroughotheobreakdownoofomoleculesoandoenergyobyochemicaloandophysicalop
rocesses.
D) Cellsodoonotorequireoenergyotoochangeomoleculesofromooneoformotooanother.
E) Animalsouseoenergyoobtainedodirectlyofromotheosunoandochemicalsoobtainedofromoplants,ootheroa
nimals,oair,oandowater.
Answer:oCoTop
ic:o Sec.o1.1
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
7) Whichooneoofotheofollowingoisoaokingdom?
A) Eukarya
B) Primates
C) Archaea
D) Animalia
E) BacteriaoAn
swer:oDoTopic:
o Sec.o1.2
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
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, 8) Basedoonotheofigureoabove,owhichogroupoofoorganismsoisomostocloselyorelatedotoomembersoofot
heoKingdomoAnimalia?
A) Protista
B) Fungi
C) Plantae
D) Bacteria
E) ArchaeaoAn
swer:oBoTopic:o
Sec.o1.2
Skill:o Application/Analysis
9) WhichokingdomoinotheoDomainoEukaryaocontainsomulticellularophotosynthesizers?
A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Archaea
E) AnimaliaoA
nswer:oAoTopic
:o Sec.o1.2
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
10) Whichooneoofotheofollowingotaxao(subgroupsousedoinoclassification)oappliesotoohumans?
A) Mammals
B) Protista
C) Invertebrates
D) Prokarya
E) BacteriaoAn
swer:oAoTopic:
o Sec.o1.2
Skill:o Knowledge/Comprehension
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