(Test Bank) Biology Concepts And Applications

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Page 1 Test Bank: Biology Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition by Cecie Starr. Includes Chapter 1-44 Multiple Choice 1. The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own is a(n): a. atom b. cell c. molecule d. organ e. population ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things. TOPICS: Bloom's: Remember 2. All of the coyotes (Canis latrans ) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n): a. ecosystem b. community c. biosphere d. organism e. population ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in living things from atoms to the biosphere. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 3. What term describes "all populations of all species living in the same area"? a. ecosystem b. community c. biosphere d. organism e. population Page 2 ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1 - Describe the successive levels of organization in living things. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 4. Organisms designated as producers usually obtain their energy from: a. other producers b. dead consumers c. decomposers d. the environment e. themselves ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 5. As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as ____ energy. a. electrical b. heat c. light d. mechanical e. nuclear ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 6. What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range? a. metabolism b. homeostasis c. development d. physiology e. thermoregulation Page 3 ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 7. About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 mg per 100 ml of blood, although it may rise to 130 mg per 100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range, despite uneven intake of sugar, is due to the bodily process called: a. adaptation b. homeostasis c. inheritance d. metabolism e. development ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.2 - Define homeostasis and explain why it is important for sustaining life. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application NOTES: Modified 8. Hereditary instructions for growth and development are carried in: a. proteins b. carbohydrates c. DNA d. energy e. lipids ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified 9. What term refers to an increase in number, size, or volume in the cells of an organism? a. growth b. development Page 4 c. reproduction d. evolution e. inheritance ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 10. What term describes the process of transformation of the first cell of a new individual into an adult? a. inheritance b. genetics c. reproduction d. development e. sex ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.3 - List some functions that are guided by an organism’s DNA. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 11. Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei? a. archaea only b. bacteria only c. eukarya d. both archaea and bacteria e. both bacteria and eukarya ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3 - Classify organisms on the basis of presence or absence of a nucleus. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 12. Which organisms are multicellular eukaryotes, with the majority being photosynthetic producers? a. plants b. animals c. fungi d. bacteria e. archaea Page 5 ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3.2 - What are the four main kingdoms of eukaryotes? KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember NOTES: New 13. Which is the correct format for a scientific name? a. Homo Sapiens b. Homo Sapiens c. homo sapiens d. Homo sapiens e. Homo sapiens ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 14. A scientific name consists of which of the following? a. family name only b. genus name only c. species designation only d. family name and genus name e. genus name and specific epithet ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 15. What is the most diverse and inclusive classification group? a. domain b. genus c. kingdom d. phylum e. species ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? Page 6 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.3 - List the taxa of the Linnaean classification system from species to domain. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 16. The eighteenth -century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for creating: a. the theory of natural selection b. a system for naming and classifying organisms c. the biological species concept d. the first microscope e. the scientific method ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.1 - How are organisms named in the Linnaean system? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 17. Critical thinking is the process of: a. finding fault in yourself b. unconditionally accepting information from a trusted source c. designing a scientific experiment d. making a hypothesis e. judging the quality of information before accepting it ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5 - Explain the scientific method. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 18. A testable explanation for a natural phenomenon is a(n): a. experiment b. hypothesis c. prediction d. model e. conclusive description ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.2 - Explain a few ways of testing a prediction. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: Modified Page 7 19. Arriving at a conclusion based upon one’s observations is known as: a. inductive reasoning b. deductive reasoning c. critical thinking d. logic e. the scientific method ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.1 - Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 20. A scientist is investigating the results of varying temperature on the growth rate of a bacterial culture. In this experiment, temperature is the: a. dependent variable b. independent variable c. control d. model e. hypothesis ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.3 - Using a suitable example, distinguish between dependent and independent variables. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Application 21. In order to arrive at a solution to a problem, a scientist usually proposes and tests: a. laws b. theories c. hypotheses d. principles e. facts ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.2 - Explain a few ways of testing a prediction. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 22. In an experiment, the experimental group is: Page 8 a. not subjected to experimental error b. not exposed to experimental treatments c. maintained under strict laboratory conditions d. treated exactly the same as the control group, except for one independent variable e. statistically the most important part of the experiment ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.4 - How does an experimental group differ from a control group? KEYWORDS: | Bloom's: Understand 23. The control group in an experiment: a. makes the experiment valid b. is an additional replicate for statistical purposes c. reduces the experimental errors d. minimizes experimental inaccuracy e. allows a standard of comparison for the experimental group ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.4 - How does an experimental group differ from a control group? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand Selecting the Exception 24. An experimenter is involved in four of the five tasks below. Select the exception. a. revises a hypothesis as a result of data collected b. manipulates dependent variables c. reviews other research results obtained by other scientists d. examines the effects of independent variables e. draws conclusions based only on appropriate experimental data ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.5 - List the steps of the scientific method. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 25. Four of the five answers listed below are necessary characteristics to the life of an individual. Select Page 9 the exception. a. energy use b. homeostasis c. development d. response to stimuli e. diversity ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2 - Describe the three key features that all living things share. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand OTHER: Selecting the Exception 26. Four of the five answers listed below are names of kingdoms. Select the exception. a. Animalia b. Protista c. Eukarya d. Fungi e. Plantae ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.4 What is a species? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.4.3 - List the taxa of the Linnaean classification system from species to domain. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember OTHER: Selecting the Exception 27. Four of the five answers listed below are aspects of the scientific method. Select the exception. a. observation b. hypothesis c. experimentation d. philosophy e. conclusion ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.5 - List the steps of the scientific method. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand OTHER: Selecting the Exception NOTES: Modified Page 10 Exhibit 1-1 A scientist randomly divided a group of 100 lab rats into two groups of 50. One group was fed regular rat chow while the other was fed the same amount of rat chow with added DDT. Both groups were housed in the same room with the same environmental conditions. At the end of the experiment, rats were weighed and the mean difference calculated. 28. Refer to the accompanying narrative. What variable or variables were manipulated by the scientist? a. DDT only b. temperature only c. weight differences only d. both DDT and weight differences e. both temperature and weight differences ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.3 - Using a suitable example, distinguish between dependent and independent variables. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply | Analyze 29. Refer to the accompanying narrative. What dependent variable was measured? a. DDT b. temperature c. weight d. amount of food e. day length ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.5 How does science work? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5.3 - Using a suitable example, distinguish between dependent and independent variables. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 30. In order to reduce bias, scientists usually prefer experiments that lead to what kind of results? a. ambiguous b. imprecise c. quantitative d. qualitative e. subjective ANSWER: c Page 11 POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.7 What are some potential pitfalls in scientific inquiry? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.5 - Explain the scientific method. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 31. Suppose that in an experiment, different results are obtained from a subset than the results obtained from the whole. What term would best explain this? a. probability b. trend c. variable d. statistically significant e. sampling error ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.7 What are some potential pitfalls in scientific inquiry? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.7.2 - How can sampling error be minimized? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand NOTES: Modified 32. An experimenter surveyed one-half acre of a desert preserve and found three cactus wren nests. Assuming that the habitat is fairly uniform, how many nests would he expect to be in the entire 200-acre preserve? a. 6 b. 200 c. 600 d. 1200 e. 6000 ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.7 What are some potential pitfalls in scientific inquiry? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.7.3 - When are experimental results said to be statistically significant? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 33. An experimental result that is statistically significant is: a. likely to occur by chance alone b. unlikely to occur by chance alone c. scientifically significant or important d. the result of an experiment with only one variable e. influenced by sampling error ANSWER: b Page 12 POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.7 What are some potential pitfalls in scientific inquiry? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.7.3 - When are experimental results said to be statistically significant? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 34. A hypothesis that has been repeatedly and rigorously tested and supported is known as a: a. model b. testable prediction c. scientific method d. scientific theory e. result ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.8 What is a theory? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.8.1 - When does a hypothesis become a scientific theory? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 35. Which statement could be considered a scientific theory? a. Beauty pageant contestants are becoming increasingly more beautiful. b. Chemistry and physics are more exact sciences than biology. c. Change occurs in the inherited traits of a population over generations. d. The growth of a plant is faster in a growth chamber than in a greenhouse. e. Leaves bend toward the light because they know light is needed to grow. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.8 What is a theory? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.8.3 - Explain how a scientific theory is different from a speculation or a law of nature. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply NOTES: Modified 36. _____ is the transmission of DNA to offspring. a. Reproduction b. Development c. Homeostasis d. Inheritance e. Differentiation ANSWER: d Page 13 POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.4 - Explain how DNA forms the basis for similarities and differences between organisms. NOTES: Modified 37. Populations within California's Antelope Valley interact with their physical environment (e.g., sunlight and water) to sustain life. Which level of life's organization is appropriate for this scenario? a. population b. community c. biosphere d. ecosystem e. organism ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.1 How do living things differ from non-living things? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.1.2 - Using suitable examples, describe the successive levels of organization in living things from atoms to the biosphere. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply NOTES: New 38. Plants use energy from the sun to produce nutrients. Plants are therefore: a. consumers b. reproducers c. producers d. decomposers e. developers ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand NOTES: New 39. Grass growing in a field is eaten by a deer. Later on, the deer dies and its body is decomposed, in part, by bacteria. Which organism(s) are consumers? a. grass only b. deer only c. bacteria only d. grass and bacteria e. deer and bacteria Page 14 ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.2 How are all living things alike? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.2.1 - Distinguish between producers and consumers. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply NOTES: New 40. Which eukaryotes break down food externally and then absorb nutrients? a. bacteria b. plants c. fungi d. animals e. protists ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.3 How are living things different? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.3.2 - What are the four main kingdoms of eukaryotes? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: New 41. What term describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is an incomplete scientific explanation? a. scientific theory b. law of nature c. hypothesis d. scientific law e. scientific method ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.8 What is a theory? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.8 - Explain the nature of a scientific theory. KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember NOTES: New Page 15 Figure 1.9 "Does Olestra cause cramps?" experiment. 42. Refer to the accompanying figure. If only 50 test subjects had been used in this study and it was determined that 40% of people in the experimental group get cramps (rather than 15.8%), what is the most likely reason for the different results? a. The researcher was biased in their data analysis. b. The data was collected incorrectly. c. The Olestra potato chips were given to the wrong group. d. There is a sampling error due to a small sample size. e. The statistical probability was not calculated. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Section 1.7 What are some potential pitfalls in scientific inquiry? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BCA.SES.1.7.2 - How can sampling error be minimized? KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze NOTES: New 43. Refer to the accompanying figure. What was the independent variable in this experiment? a. The consumption of potato chips b. The number of bags of potato chips eaten c. The amount of time given to consume the bag of potato chips d. The previous exposure of test subjects to Olestra in their diet before the experiment e. The presence of Olestra in the potato chips ANSWER: a