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1. TheYsmallestYunitYofYlifeYthatYcanYsurviveYandYreproduceYonYitsYownYisYa(n):
a. atom
b. cell
c. molecule
d. organ
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.1YHowYdoYlivingYthingsYdifferYfromYnon-livingYthings?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:Y BCA.SES.1.1Y-YDescribeYtheYsuccessiveYlevelsYofYorganizationYinYlivingYthings.
TOPICS: Bloom's:YRemember

2. AllYofYtheYcoyotesY(CanisYlatrans)YlivingYinYtheYMojaveYDesertYconstituteYa(n):
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.1YHowYdoYlivingYthingsYdifferYfromYnon-livingYthings?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:YBCA.SES.1.1.2Y-
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KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YUnderstand

3. WhatYtermYdescribesY"allYpopulationsYofYallYspeciesYlivingYinYtheYsameYarea"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.1YHowYdoYlivingYthingsYdifferYfromYnon-livingYthings?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:Y BCA.SES.1.1Y-YDescribeYtheYsuccessiveYlevelsYofYorganizationYinYlivingYthings.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
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4. OrganismsYdesignatedYasYproducersYusuallyYobtainYtheirYenergyYfrom:
a. otherYproducers
b. deadYconsumers
c. decomposers
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e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:Y BCA.SES.1.2.1Y-YDistinguishYbetweenYproducersYandYconsumers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
NOTES: Modified

5. AsYenergyYisYtransferredYamongYorganisms,YsomeYescapesYfromYtheYenvironmentYas energy.
a. electrical
b. heat
c. light
d. mechanical
e. nuclear
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:Y BCA.SES.1.2.2Y-YDefineYhomeostasisYandYexplainYwhyYitYisYimportantYforYsustainingYlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember

6. WhatYisYtheYprocessYusedYbyYlivingYthingsYtoYmaintainYanYinternalYenvironmentYwithinYaYtolerableYrange?
a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES:Y BCA.SES.1.2.2Y-YDefineYhomeostasisYandYexplainYwhyYitYisYimportantYforYsustainingYlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
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7. AboutY12YtoY24YhoursYafterYtheYlastYmeal,YaYperson'sYbloodYsugarYlevelYnormallyYvariesYfromY60YtoY90YmgYperY100Y
mlYofYblood,YalthoughYitYmayYriseYtoY130YmgYperY100YmlYafterYmealsYhighYinYcarbohydrates.YThatYtheYbloodYsugarYleve
lYisYmaintainedYwithinYaYfairlyYnarrowYrange,YdespiteYunevenYintakeYofYsugar,YisYdueYtoYtheYbodilyYprocessYcalled:
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?

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