AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 1: A View of Life

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1
The list that correctly indicates a sequence of increasing biological organization is:
A)molecule, cell, organelle, atom.
B)organelle, tissue, cell, molecule.
C)organ, tissue, atom, molecule.
D)atom, molecule, organelle, cell.
2
The process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy in the bonds of organic molecules is called _____.
A)metabolism
B)homeostasis
C)photosynthesis
D)natural selection
3
Organisms/living things are best defined by all of the following EXCEPT:
A)their ability to respond to stimuli.
B)their ability to reproduce.
C)they have adaptations.
D)they are unorganized.
4
Homeostasis is _____.
A)balancing internal and external conditions
B)wild fluctuations in internal conditions
C)the use of the Sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide into organic molecules
D)the maintenance of normal internal conditions in a cell or an organism by means of self-regulating mechanisms.
5
The instructions for the organization and metabolism of living things are encoded in the _____.
A)genes
B)plasma membrane
C)cell wall
D)ribosomes
6
As biological organization increases in complexity in living systems, each level acquires new _________ that are determined by the interactions between the individual parts.
A)cells
B)organisms
C)emergent properties
D)binomial nomenclatures
7
The correct way to write the scientific name of the garden pea is _____.
A)Pisum Sativum
B)PISUM SATIVUM
C)Pisum sativum
D)PISUM sativum
8
All the organisms classified into the Domain ______ are _________.
A)Bacteria; multicellular
B)Eukarya; single celled
C)Archaea; single celled
D)Eukarya; multicellular
9
The theory that accounts for both the diversity and the unity of all living things is the theory of _____.
A)cell
B)evolution
C)mutation
D)gene
10
Arrange the following taxonomic categories from the most inclusive to the least inclusive.
A)family, class, order, genus, species, domain, kingdom, phylum
B)domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
C)species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
D)domain, phylum, species, genus, class, family, order, kingdom
11
Which of the given statements is NOT true?
A)The diversity of life includes some traits that are no longer functional and led to the extinction of those that possessed those traits.
B)The theory of evolution does not provide an explanation for the origin and extinction of many different forms of life.
C)All organisms share the same basic characteristics, such as being made of cells, having genes composed of DNA, performing metabolic activities,etc.
D)Many millions of species of organisms are now extinct.
12
Which of the following statements best represent the role of mutations in natural selection?
A)During the process of natural selection, mutations decrease the odds of having variable genes.
B)The selective (mutating) agent must be a variable manually determined by the organism or surrounding organisms.
C)Mutations fuel natural selection through the introduction of variable genes capable of being passed to new generations through reproduction.
D)Mutations primarily will stop the new trait from being passed to new generations.
13
The great pattern of organization in nature is maintained primarily by _______.
A)flow of energy from the Sun
B)the annual climactic changes
C)the action of organisms in the control of nature
D)the action of bacteria and other microorganisms
14
Negative impacts on the biodiversity of healthy ecosystems have included ALL of the following activities EXCEPT:
A)the draining of natural wetlands of major rivers.
B)destruction of South American tropical rainforests.
C)an increase in the size and volume of barrier reefs.
D)above average fishing off the coast of Africa.
15
The cycling of nutrients through ecosystems depends on all of the following EXCEPT:
A)decomposition of organisms after they die.
B)respiration.
C)photosynthesis.
D)making observations and testing of hypotheses.
16
The first step in the scientific method is _____.
A)make conclusions
B)make observations and consider previous data
C)formulate a hypothesis
D)test a related hypothesis
17
When a person uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts to arrive at an explanation for a natural event, he is using _____ reasoning.
A)inductive
B)deductive
C)hypothetical
D)principle
18
It's freezing winter and you step outside on the porch to get your newspaper without a coat. You begin to shiver and get "goose bumps". When you go back in, you take your temperature and it is still at the base level of 98.6oF/37oC. Your body's ability to maintain its temperature within a narrow range despite changes in the surrounding temperature is an example of _______________.
A)metabolism
B)homeostasis
C)evolution
D)photosynthesis
19
An experiment is performed to determine if a dietary supplement affects the weight gain of chickens. Which of the following variables should not be held constant?
A)Where the chickens are kept
B)The availability of water
C)The temperature of the surroundings
D)The type of supplement
20
An experiment is performed to determine if eating breakfast affects students' performance on exams. The experimental(independent)variable is _____.
A)the students' scores on the exams
B)the ages of the students
C)whether or not the students have breakfast
D)whether or not the students drink coffee
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