TEST ITEM FILE
V V
FOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE V
Textbook Authors v
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
v v v v v
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
v v v v v
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
v v v v
,BiologicalvScience,vCanadianvEdition.,v2ev(Freemanvetval.)vChapter
v1v BiologyvandvthevTreevofvLife
1) Thevpatternvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheoryvclaimsvthatvallvorganismsvconsistvofvcells.
A) true
B) falsevAn
swer:v A
Reference:v Sectionv1.1vBloom'
svLevel:v Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
2) Howvdoesvavscientificvtheoryvdiffervfromvavscientificvhypothesis?
A) Therevisvnovdifference—thevtermsvarevinterchangeable.
B) Avtheoryvisvanvexplanationvforvavveryvgeneralvphenomenonvorvobservation;vhypothesesvtreatv
morevspecificvobservations.
C) Avhypothesisvisvanvexplanationvforvavveryvgeneralvphenomenon;vtheoriesvtreatvmorevspecificvi
ssues.
D) Theoriesvdefinevscientificvlaws;vhypothesesvarevusedvtovsetvupvexperiments.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
3) AlgaevinvthevgenusvCaulerpavtypicallyvgrowvtovavlengthvofvovervhalfvavmetervandvhavevstructuresv
similarvtovstems,vleaves,vandvroots.vReproductionvoccursvwhenvadultsvproducevspermvandveggsvthatv
fusevtovformvoffspring.vEachvadultvCaulerpa,vhowever,vconsistsvofvjustvavsinglevcell.vWhichvofvthevf
ollowingvstatementsvisvtrue?
A) Caulerpavviolatevthevpatternvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheory—thatvallvorganismsvconsistvofvcells.
B) Caulerpavviolatevthevprocessvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheory—
thatvallvcellsvcomevfromvpreexistingvcells.
C) Caulerpavviolatevbothvthevpatternvandvprocessvcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
D) ThevexistencevofvCaulerpavisvconsistentvwithvthevcellvtheory.v
Answer:v D
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
4) WhichvstatementvaboutvspontaneousvgenerationvisvFALSE?
A) Pasteurvdemonstratedvthatvitvdoesvnotvoccurvundervnormalvlaboratoryvconditions.
B) Itvapparentlyvoccurredvatvleastvonce–whenvlifevonvEarthvbegan.
C) Itvoccursveveryvtimevavnewvspeciesvevolvesvfromvavpreexistingvspecies.
D) Itvaddressesvthevformationvofvlivingvcellsvfromvpreviouslyvnonlivingvmaterial.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.1vBloom'
svLevel:v Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
,5) RecallvPasteur'svexperimentvonvspontaneousvgeneration.vOriginally,vhevusedvsealedvandvunseale
dvflasksvinsteadvofvswan-
neckedvandvunsealedvflasks.vCriticsvclaimedvthatvthevexperimentvwasvinconclusive.vWhichvofvthevfo
llowingvcriticismsvwouldvbevaddressedvbyvusingvavswan-neckedvflaskvinsteadvofvthevsealedvflask?
A) Thevbrothvwasvheatedvtoovintensively.
B) Therevhadvnotvbeenvenoughvtimevforvspontaneousvgenerationvtovoccur.
C) Freshvairvisvrequiredvforvspontaneousvgeneration.
D) Thevbrothvwasvnotvnutritiousvenough.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension/Applying
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
6) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvexamplevofvavheritablevvariation?
A) skinvcancer
B) amputation
C) redvhair
D) lovevforvmusicv
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-1.vNamevfivevfundamentalvcharacteristicsvsharedvbyvallvlivingvorganisms.
7) Howvdoesvartificialvselectionvdiffervfromvnaturalvselection?
A) Artificialvselectionvoccursvonlyvinvcomputervsimulations,vnotvwithvactualvorganisms.
B) Artificialvselectionvisvbasedvonvconsciousvchoicesvbyvhumans.
C) Artificialvselectionvoccursvonlyvwithvplants.
D) Artificialvselectionvisvnotvbasedvonvheritablevvariation,vbutvonvnewvmutations.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
, 8) Overvthevpastvseveralvdecades,vnaturalvselectionvhasvcausedvpopulationsvofvStaphylococcusvaure
usv(anvinfectiousvwoundvbacterium)vtovevolvevresistancevtovmostvantibiotics.vIfvantibioticvusevwerev
stopped,vwhatvwouldvyouvpredictvwouldvhappenvtovthesevS.vaureusvpopulations?
A) Theyvwillvgovextinctvwithoutvthevantibiotic.
B) Thevpopulationsvwillvbeginvcolonizingvnewvenvironments.
C) Thevfrequencyvofvnonresistantvformsvwillvincreasevinvthesevpopulations.
D) Thevfrequencyvofvresistantvformsvwillvdefinitelyvincreasevinvthesevpopulations.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.2vBloom'
svLevel:v Applying
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
9) Environmentsvallvovervthevworldvarevchangingvasvavresultvofvglobalvwarming.vCouldvthisvi
nfluencevnaturalvselection?
A) No.vThevenvironmentvisvalwaysvchanging.vGlobalvwarmingvisvnothingvnew.
B) Yes.vTraitsvthatvhelpvindividualsvproducevmorevoffspringvinvwarmervenvironmentsvwillvi
ncreasevinvfrequency.
C) No.vThevonlyvchangevwillvbevthatvspeciesvfromvhotvenvironmentsvwillvexpandvtheirvranges.
D) Yes.vMutationsvoccurvmorevfrequentlyvinvhotvenvironments.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.2vBloom'
svLevel:v Applying
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
10) Thev"heat"vinvchilivpeppersvisvduevtovavmoleculevcalledvcapsaicin.vSupposevyouvbreedvchilivpep
persvthatvhavevlowvamountsvofvcapsaicinvovervmanyvgenerationsvinvordervtovmakevthemvmilderv(hav
evlessvcapsaicin).vWhatvprocessvisvoccurring?
A) heritablevvariation
B) environmentalvchange
C) naturalvselection
D) artificialvselection
vAnswer:v D
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension/Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
V V
FOR
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE V
Textbook Authors v
Scott Freeman, University of Washington
v v v v v
Michael Harrington, University of Alberta
v v v v v
Joan Sharp, Simon Fraser University
v v v v
,BiologicalvScience,vCanadianvEdition.,v2ev(Freemanvetval.)vChapter
v1v BiologyvandvthevTreevofvLife
1) Thevpatternvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheoryvclaimsvthatvallvorganismsvconsistvofvcells.
A) true
B) falsevAn
swer:v A
Reference:v Sectionv1.1vBloom'
svLevel:v Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
2) Howvdoesvavscientificvtheoryvdiffervfromvavscientificvhypothesis?
A) Therevisvnovdifference—thevtermsvarevinterchangeable.
B) Avtheoryvisvanvexplanationvforvavveryvgeneralvphenomenonvorvobservation;vhypothesesvtreatv
morevspecificvobservations.
C) Avhypothesisvisvanvexplanationvforvavveryvgeneralvphenomenon;vtheoriesvtreatvmorevspecificvi
ssues.
D) Theoriesvdefinevscientificvlaws;vhypothesesvarevusedvtovsetvupvexperiments.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
3) AlgaevinvthevgenusvCaulerpavtypicallyvgrowvtovavlengthvofvovervhalfvavmetervandvhavevstructuresv
similarvtovstems,vleaves,vandvroots.vReproductionvoccursvwhenvadultsvproducevspermvandveggsvthatv
fusevtovformvoffspring.vEachvadultvCaulerpa,vhowever,vconsistsvofvjustvavsinglevcell.vWhichvofvthevf
ollowingvstatementsvisvtrue?
A) Caulerpavviolatevthevpatternvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheory—thatvallvorganismsvconsistvofvcells.
B) Caulerpavviolatevthevprocessvcomponentvofvthevcellvtheory—
thatvallvcellsvcomevfromvpreexistingvcells.
C) Caulerpavviolatevbothvthevpatternvandvprocessvcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
D) ThevexistencevofvCaulerpavisvconsistentvwithvthevcellvtheory.v
Answer:v D
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
4) WhichvstatementvaboutvspontaneousvgenerationvisvFALSE?
A) Pasteurvdemonstratedvthatvitvdoesvnotvoccurvundervnormalvlaboratoryvconditions.
B) Itvapparentlyvoccurredvatvleastvonce–whenvlifevonvEarthvbegan.
C) Itvoccursveveryvtimevavnewvspeciesvevolvesvfromvavpreexistingvspecies.
D) Itvaddressesvthevformationvofvlivingvcellsvfromvpreviouslyvnonlivingvmaterial.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.1vBloom'
svLevel:v Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
,5) RecallvPasteur'svexperimentvonvspontaneousvgeneration.vOriginally,vhevusedvsealedvandvunseale
dvflasksvinsteadvofvswan-
neckedvandvunsealedvflasks.vCriticsvclaimedvthatvthevexperimentvwasvinconclusive.vWhichvofvthevfo
llowingvcriticismsvwouldvbevaddressedvbyvusingvavswan-neckedvflaskvinsteadvofvthevsealedvflask?
A) Thevbrothvwasvheatedvtoovintensively.
B) Therevhadvnotvbeenvenoughvtimevforvspontaneousvgenerationvtovoccur.
C) Freshvairvisvrequiredvforvspontaneousvgeneration.
D) Thevbrothvwasvnotvnutritiousvenough.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.1
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension/Applying
LOs:v Chp1-2.vDescribevthevtwovcomponentsvofvthevcellvtheory.
6) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvexamplevofvavheritablevvariation?
A) skinvcancer
B) amputation
C) redvhair
D) lovevforvmusicv
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-1.vNamevfivevfundamentalvcharacteristicsvsharedvbyvallvlivingvorganisms.
7) Howvdoesvartificialvselectionvdiffervfromvnaturalvselection?
A) Artificialvselectionvoccursvonlyvinvcomputervsimulations,vnotvwithvactualvorganisms.
B) Artificialvselectionvisvbasedvonvconsciousvchoicesvbyvhumans.
C) Artificialvselectionvoccursvonlyvwithvplants.
D) Artificialvselectionvisvnotvbasedvonvheritablevvariation,vbutvonvnewvmutations.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
, 8) Overvthevpastvseveralvdecades,vnaturalvselectionvhasvcausedvpopulationsvofvStaphylococcusvaure
usv(anvinfectiousvwoundvbacterium)vtovevolvevresistancevtovmostvantibiotics.vIfvantibioticvusevwerev
stopped,vwhatvwouldvyouvpredictvwouldvhappenvtovthesevS.vaureusvpopulations?
A) Theyvwillvgovextinctvwithoutvthevantibiotic.
B) Thevpopulationsvwillvbeginvcolonizingvnewvenvironments.
C) Thevfrequencyvofvnonresistantvformsvwillvincreasevinvthesevpopulations.
D) Thevfrequencyvofvresistantvformsvwillvdefinitelyvincreasevinvthesevpopulations.v
Answer:v C
Reference:v Sectionv1.2vBloom'
svLevel:v Applying
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
9) Environmentsvallvovervthevworldvarevchangingvasvavresultvofvglobalvwarming.vCouldvthisvi
nfluencevnaturalvselection?
A) No.vThevenvironmentvisvalwaysvchanging.vGlobalvwarmingvisvnothingvnew.
B) Yes.vTraitsvthatvhelpvindividualsvproducevmorevoffspringvinvwarmervenvironmentsvwillvi
ncreasevinvfrequency.
C) No.vThevonlyvchangevwillvbevthatvspeciesvfromvhotvenvironmentsvwillvexpandvtheirvranges.
D) Yes.vMutationsvoccurvmorevfrequentlyvinvhotvenvironments.v
Answer:v B
Reference:v Sectionv1.2vBloom'
svLevel:v Applying
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
10) Thev"heat"vinvchilivpeppersvisvduevtovavmoleculevcalledvcapsaicin.vSupposevyouvbreedvchilivpep
persvthatvhavevlowvamountsvofvcapsaicinvovervmanyvgenerationsvinvordervtovmakevthemvmilderv(hav
evlessvcapsaicin).vWhatvprocessvisvoccurring?
A) heritablevvariation
B) environmentalvchange
C) naturalvselection
D) artificialvselection
vAnswer:v D
Reference:v Sectionv1.2
Bloom'svLevel:v Comprehension/Remembering
LOs:v Chp1-
3.vBrieflyvexplainvthevtheoryvofvnaturalvselection,vandvclarifyvthevtwovconditionsvthatvarevnecessaryv
andvsufficientvforvnaturalvselectionvtovbringvaboutvevolutionaryvchangevinvavpopulation.
