, Chapter j1 Introduction: jThemes jin jthe jStudy jof jLife
The j introduction j to j the j study j of j biology j in j Chapter j 1 j highlights j seven j book j-wide j themes, j with
j specialjemphasis jon jthe jcore jtheme jof jevolution. jHow jscientists juse jinductive jreasoning jto jdraw
jgeneral jconclusions j and j deductive j reasoning j to j test j hypotheses j is j emphasized. j Questions j in j this
j chapter j are jdesigned j to j help j assess j a j student’s j understanding j of j the j content j of j Chapter j 1
j based j on j the j three j key jconcepts.
Multiple-Choice jQuestions
1) Which j of j the j following j properties j or j processes j do j we j associate j with j living j things?
A) evolutionary j adaptations
B) energy j processing
C) responding j to j the j environment
D) growth j and j reproduction
E) all jof jthe
j abovejAnswer: j E
Topic: j Overview
Skill: j Knowledge/Application
2) Which j of j the j following j is j not j a jtheme j that j unifies jbiology?
A) interaction j with j the j environment
B) emergent j properties
C) evolution
D) reductionism
E) structure jand
jfunctionjAnswer: j D
Topic: j Concept j1.1
Skill: j Knowledge/Application
3) Which j of j the j following j sequences j represents j the j hierarchy j of j biological j organization
j fromjthe jleast jto jthe j most jcomplex jlevel?
A) organelle, j tissue, j biosphere, j ecosystem, j population, j organism
B) cell, j community, j population, j organ j system, j molecule, j organelle
C) organism, j community, j biosphere, j molecule, j tissue, j organ
D) ecosystem, j cell, j population, j tissue, j organism, j organ j system
E) molecule, j cell, j organ j system, j population, j ecosystem,
j biospherejAnswer: j E
Topic: j Concept j1.1
Skill: j Knowledge/Application
4) A j localized j group j of j organisms j that jbelong j to j the j same j species jis j called j a
A) biosystem.
B) community.
C) population.
D) ecosystem.
E) family.j
Answer: j C
Topic: j Concept j1.1
Skill: j Knowledge/Application
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