,Chapter 01 - Invitation to Biology
Multiple Choice
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 - Examine why it is important to understand our natural world.
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life, from the least inclusive to the most
inclusive?
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, communities, and populations
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
Figure 1.2
5. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame 2?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
PREFACE NAME: Figure 1.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
6. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame 3?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
PREFACE NAME: Figure 1.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
7. A community
a. includes all populations of all species in a given area.
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b. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment.
c. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live.
d. includes members of only one species.
e. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
8. At what level of organization does life begin?
a. digestive system
b. cell
c. molecule (water)
d. molecule (DNA)
e. population
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
9. Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below. However, rocks are components of
a. the community.
b. the population.
c. the ecosystem only.
d. the biosphere only.
e. both the ecosystem and the biosphere.
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
10. A(n) property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.
a. efferent
b. emergent
c. elective
d. energetic
e. living
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
11. Which feature is not characteristic of all living organisms?
a. All have requirements for energy.
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Multiple Choice
1. Approximately how many rainforest species become extinct every minute?
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. ten
e. twenty
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.1 - Examine why it is important to understand our natural world.
2. The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a(n)
a. cell.
b. molecule.
c. organ.
d. population.
e. ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
3. The most inclusive level of organization listed here is a(n)
a. heart.
b. carbon atom.
c. DNA.
d. zebra.
e. red blood cell.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
4. What is the correct ordering in the hierarchal levels of the organization of life, from the least inclusive to the most
inclusive?
a. tissues, cells, population, organisms, and organs
b. molecules, cells, organs, tissues, and organisms
c. ecosystems, populations, tissues, cells, and organs
d. cells, tissues, organs, communities, and populations
e. cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
Figure 1.2
5. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame 2?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
PREFACE NAME: Figure 1.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
6. In the accompanying figure illustrating the levels of life’s organization, what is represented in frame 3?
a. atom
b. tissue
c. molecule
d. organ
e. cell
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Apply
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
PREFACE NAME: Figure 1.2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
7. A community
a. includes all populations of all species in a given area.
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b. features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment.
c. is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live.
d. includes members of only one species.
e. is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
8. At what level of organization does life begin?
a. digestive system
b. cell
c. molecule (water)
d. molecule (DNA)
e. population
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
9. Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below. However, rocks are components of
a. the community.
b. the population.
c. the ecosystem only.
d. the biosphere only.
e. both the ecosystem and the biosphere.
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
10. A(n) property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.
a. efferent
b. emergent
c. elective
d. energetic
e. living
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UDOL.STES.16.1.2 - List the eleven levels of life’s organization.
11. Which feature is not characteristic of all living organisms?
a. All have requirements for energy.
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