Test Bank - for Biology: Concepts and Applications 9th Edition by Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr, All Chapters 1-44 |Complete Guide A+.

Test Bank: Biology Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition
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by Cecie Starr. Includes Chapter 1-44
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MultipleYChoice

1. TheYsmallestYunitYofYlifeYthatYcanYsurviveYandYreproduceYonYitsYownYisYa(n):
a. atom
b. cell
c. molecule
d. organ
e. population
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.1YHowYdoYlivingYthingsYdifferYfromYnon-livingYthings?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1Y-
YDescribeYtheYsuccessiveYlevelsYofYorganizationYinYlivingY
things.
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: BCA.SES.1.1.2Y-
YUsingYsuitableYexamples,YdescribeYtheYsuccessiveYlevelsYofY
organizationYin
YlivingYthingsYfromYatomsYtoYtheYbiosphere.

KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YUnderstand


3. WhatYtermYdescribesY"allYpopulationsYofYallYspeciesYlivingYinYtheYsameYarea"?
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. biosphere
d. organism
e. population
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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.1YHowYdoYlivingYthingsYdifferYfromYnon-livingYthings?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1Y-
YDescribeYtheYsuccessiveYlevelsYofYorganizationYinYlivingY
things.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
NOTES: Modified


4. OrganismsYdesignatedYasYproducersYusuallyYobtainYtheirYenergyYfrom:
a. otherYproducers
b. deadYconsumers
c. decomposers
d. theYenvironment
e. themselves
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: 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: BCA.SES.1.2.2Y-
YDefineYhomeostasisYandYexplainYwhyYitYisYimportantYforY
sustainingYlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember


6. WhatYisYtheYprocessYusedYbyYlivingYthingsYtoYmaintainYanYinternalYenvironmentYwithinYaYtolerableYrange?
a. metabolism
b. homeostasis
c. development
d. physiology
e. thermoregulation

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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2Y-
YDefineYhomeostasisYandYexplainYwhyYitYisYimportantYforY
sustainingYlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
NOTES: Modified


7. AboutY12YtoY24YhoursYafterYtheYlastYmeal,YaYperson'sYbloodYsugarYlevelYnormallyYvariesYfromY60YtoY90
YmgY perY100YmlYofYblood,YalthoughYitYmayYriseYtoY130YmgYperY100YmlYafterYmealsYhighYinYcarbohydrates
.YThatYtheYbloodYsugarYlevelYisYmaintainedYwithinYaYfairlyYnarrowYrange,YdespiteYunevenYintakeYofYsugar
,YisYdueYtoYtheYbodilyYprocessYcalled:
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. inheritance
d. metabolism
e. development
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2Y-
YDefineYhomeostasisYandYexplainYwhyYitYisYimportantYforY
sustainingYlife.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YApplication
NOTES: Modified


8. HereditaryYinstructionsYforYgrowthYandYdevelopmentYareYcarriedYin:
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. energy
e. lipids
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3Y-YListYsomeYfunctionsYthatYareYguidedYbyYanYorganism’sYDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember
NOTES: Modified


9. WhatYtermYrefersYtoYanYincreaseYinYnumber,Ysize,YorYvolumeYinYtheYcellsYofYanYorganism?
a. growth
b. development
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, c. reproduction
d. evolution
e. inheritance
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3Y-YListYsomeYfunctionsYthatYareYguidedYbyYanYorganism’sYDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember


10. WhatYtermYdescribesYtheYprocessYofYtransformationYofYtheYfirstYcellYofYaYnewYindividualYintoYanYadult?
a. inheritance
b. genetics
c. reproduction
d. development
e. sex
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.2YHowYareYallYlivingYthingsYalike?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3Y-YListYsomeYfunctionsYthatYareYguidedYbyYanYorganism’sYDNA.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YRemember


11. WhichYdomainYorYdomainsYareYmadeYupYofYorganismsYwithoutYnuclei?
a. archaeaYonly
b. bacteriaYonly
c. eukarya
d. bothYarchaeaYandYbacteria
e. bothYbacteriaYandYeukarya
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SectionY1.3YHowYareYlivingYthingsYdifferent?
LEARNINGYOBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3Y-
YClassifyYorganismsYonYtheYbasisYofYpresenceYorYabsenceYofYaY
nucleus.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:YUnderstand


12. WhichYorganismsYareYmulticellularYeukaryotes,YwithYtheYmajorityYbeingYphotosyntheticYproducers?
a. plants
b. animals
c. fungi
d. bacteria
e. archaea

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