Question 1

Which of the following statements about the properties of life is 	extbf{false}? 
A) Organisms have the ability to take in energy and use it. 
B) Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment. 
C) Organisms have the ability to reproduce. 
D) Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment.

Accepted Answer

D) Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment.

Question 2

Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which of the following sequences correctly lists that hierarchy from least inclusive to most inclusive? 
A) ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue 
B) cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organism, population, tissue, ecosystem, community 
C) molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem 
D) molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ system, organism, population, ecosystem, community

Accepted Answer

C) molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem

Question 3

What is the difference between a tissue and an organ system? 
A) Tissues are not composed of cells, organs are composed of tissues. 
B) Tissue is a collection of organ systems, organ systems are composed of organs. 
C) A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist independently of tissues. 
D) Tissues are composed of similar cells, organ systems are composed of several organs.

Accepted Answer

D) Tissues are composed of similar cells, organ systems are composed of several organs.

Question 4

A tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent 
A) a population. 
B) a community. 
C) an ecosystem. 
D) an organ system.

Accepted Answer

B) a community.

Question 5

If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are represented in this ground-up muscle? 
A) tissue, organ, and organ system 
B) organism, population, and community 
C) tissue, organ, and organism 
D) organelle, cell, and tissue

Accepted Answer

D) organelle, cell, and tissue

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding a common cellular activity is 	extbf{false}? 
A) Cells respond to the environment. 
B) Cells develop and maintain complex organization. 
C) Cells regulate their internal environment. 
D) Cells are derived from cellular components like organelles.

Accepted Answer

D) Cells are derived from cellular components like organelles.

Question 7

Your instructor asks you to look into your microscope to see a prokaryotic cell. You will be looking for a cell that 
A) has a nucleus. 
B) has a membrane. 
C) makes up most of the tissues of your body. 
D) is much larger than most cells in your body.

Accepted Answer

B) has a membrane.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about producers is 	extbf{true}? 
A) Producers obtain their food by eating other organisms. 
B) Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems. 
C) Chemical nutrients cycle within an ecosystem. 
D) In the process of energy conversions within an ecosystem, some energy is converted to heat.

Accepted Answer

B) Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems.

Question 9

In an ecosystem, energy 
A) cycles along with chemical nutrients. 
B) typically flows from consumers to producers to decomposers. 
C) typically flows from producers through a series of consumers. 
D) comes ultimately from bacteria.

Accepted Answer

C) typically flows from producers through a series of consumers.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about genetics is 	extbf{true}? 
A) Genes are proteins that produce DNA. 
B) DNA is made up of six different kinds of nucleotides. 
C) Differences among organisms reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA. 
D) Each DNA molecule is a single strand of nucleotides.

Accepted Answer

C) Differences among organisms reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA.

Question 11

Organisms that are prokaryotes are in the domains 
A) Bacteria and Archaea. 
B) Plantae and Animalia. 
C) Fungi and Bacteria. 
D) Eukarya and Bacteria.

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria and Archaea.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the domain Bacteria is 	extbf{true}? 
A) Archaea belong to this domain. 
B) All bacteria have membrane-bound nuclei. 
C) All bacteria are multicellular organisms. 
D) All bacteria lack a nucleus.

Accepted Answer

D) All bacteria lack a nucleus.

Question 13

Members of the kingdom Animalia 
A) can obtain their food either by absorption or by photosynthesis. 
B) are composed of cells that lack a cell membrane. 
C) can obtain their food by eating other organisms. 
D) can obtain their food through photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

C) can obtain their food by eating other organisms.

Question 14

Kingdom Fungi includes species that 
A) such as mushrooms and plants. 
B) obtain food by ingestion. 
C) obtain food by decomposing dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients. 
D) are multicellular and lack a nucleus.

Accepted Answer

C) obtain food by decomposing dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients.

Question 15

Which of the following is a kingdom within the domain Eukarya? 
A) Viruses 
B) Fungi 
C) Archaea 
D) Bacteria

Accepted Answer

B) Fungi

Question 16

The teeth of grazing animals (such as horses) are usually broad and ridged. This makes the teeth suitable for grinding and chewing. Meat-eating animals (such as lions) have pointed teeth that are good for puncturing and ripping flesh. This illustrates 
A) a result of natural selection. 
B) a correlation between form and function only. 
C) the connection between form and function. 
D) a result of artificial selection as well as the connection between form and function.

Accepted Answer

A) a result of natural selection.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is not consistent with Darwin's theory of natural selection? 
A) Individuals in a population exhibit variations, some of which are passed from parents to offspring. 
B) Individual organisms experience genetic change during their life spans to better fit their environment. 
C) Some variations within a population are more likely to be passed on to the next generation than others. 
D) Natural selection can lead to the appearance of new species.

Accepted Answer

B) Individual organisms experience genetic change during their life spans to better fit their environment.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about evolution is 	extbf{true}? 
A) Individuals evolve within the span of their own lifetimes. 
B) Evolution is deliberate and purposeful. 
C) Evolution can result in adaptations. 
D) Evolution occurs only in adaptations.

Accepted Answer

C) Evolution can result in adaptations.

Question 19

Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are vertebrates, then turtles have backbones." This statement is an example of 
A) a hypothesis. 
B) deductive reasoning. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) a theory.

Accepted Answer

B) deductive reasoning.

General Biology: Foundations, Life Properties, Classification, and Scientific Method

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