Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a property of life?

Accepted Answer

Decay

Question 2

Which level of biological organization is directly above 'organ system' and directly below 'organism'?

Accepted Answer

Organism

Question 3

Which of the following best describes an emergent property?

Accepted Answer

A property that arises only when individual components interact at higher levels of organization

Question 4

Which of the following kingdoms contains only multicellular, photosynthetic organisms?

Accepted Answer

Plantae

Question 5

Which domain includes organisms that often live in extreme environments such as hot springs and salt lakes?

Accepted Answer

Archaea

Question 6

In taxonomy, which of the following is the correct order from most inclusive to least inclusive?

Accepted Answer

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a hypothesis in scientific inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A tentative and testable explanation for an observation

Question 8

A scientist observes that a flashlight does not work. She replaces the batteries and the flashlight works. What type of reasoning is she using?

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis-based science

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

The chimpanzee used a stick to retrieve termites.

Question 10

Which of the following is a correct statement about the process of natural selection?

Accepted Answer

Natural selection leads to the accumulation of favorable traits in a population over time.

Question 11

Which of the following is the ultimate source of genetic variation in populations?

Accepted Answer

Genetic mutation

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the flow of genetic information in the central dogma of molecular biology?

Accepted Answer

$$DNA \rightarrow RNA \rightarrow Protein$$

Question 13

Which of the following is a real-world application of gene expression knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Developing mRNA vaccines

Question 14

In an experiment, which variable is deliberately changed by the researcher?

Accepted Answer

Independent variable

Question 15

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

A lizard basking in the sun to raise its body temperature

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Ignoring contradictory evidence

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the three domains of life is correct?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria and Archaea are both prokaryotic.

Question 18

A population of mice living on a dark volcanic rock has mostly dark fur, while a nearby population on light sand has mostly light fur. Which evolutionary process best explains this difference?

Accepted Answer

Natural selection

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A polar bear's thick fur for insulation in cold climates

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the relationship between genes and proteins?

Accepted Answer

Genes are blueprints for proteins

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