Test Bank for Biology Concepts and Applications, 10th Edition by Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr All Chapters (1-44)| Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+

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Test Bank for Biology Concepts and Applications, 10th Edition

by Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

All Chapters (1-44)| Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+




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Chapter 1
Multiple Choice

1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n):

a. atom

b. cell

c. molecule

d. organ

e. population

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.

TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember

2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n):

a. ecosystem

b. community

c. biosphere

d. organism

e. population

ANSWER: e

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of
organization in living things from atoms to the biosphere.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand

3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"?

a. ecosystem

b. community

c. biosphere

d. organism



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e. population

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

NOTES: Modified

4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from:

a. other producers

b. dead consumers

c. decomposers

d. the environment

e. themselves

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

NOTES: Modified

5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as energy.

a. electrical

b. heat

c. light

d. mechanical

e. nuclear

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining
life.


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KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable
range?

a. metabolism

b. homeostasis

c. development

d. physiology

e. thermoregulation

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining
life.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember

NOTES: Modified

7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90
mg per 100 ml of blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the
blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the
bodily process called:

a. adaptation

b. homeostasis

c. inheritance

d. metabolism

e. development

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining
life.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application

NOTES: Modified

8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in:

a. proteins

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