Test Bank for Essentials of Biology, 7th Edition by Sylvia
Mader and Michael Windelspecht | Latest Complete Guide
1 Biology: The Science of Life
1) The kidney of a dolphin is considered an organ because it is composed of different
A) cells.
B) tissues.
C) organs.
D) molecules.
E) organelles.
2) Which of the following correctly lists the levels of biological organization from most
complex to simplest?
A) cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism
B) organism, organ system, organs, tissues, cells
C) tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, cells
D) cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
E) organ systems, tissues, cells, organism, organs
3) When populations of different types of organisms interact in a given area, they
comprise a(n):
A) ecosystem.
B) population.
C) community.
D) biosphere.
E) species.
4) Organisms that transform solar energy into chemical energy are called
A) carnivores.
B) consumers.
C) decomposers.
D) producers.
E) transformers.
5) Using their lateral line organ, fish can perceive and react to changes in water currents
caused by prey and predators. This is an example of
A) maintaining homeostasis.
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B) metabolism.
C) response to the environment.
D) energy regulation.
E) organization.
6) Salmon are born in fresh water but migrate out to marine waters for most of their life.
Eventually, they return to the place they were born to spawn. Because migrating
between fresh water and saltwater affects the balance of water in their body, salmon
have evolved an internal control system called osmoregulation that restores water
balance by negative feedback. This is an example of which characteristic of life?
A) adaptation
B) reproduction and development
C) response to the environment
D) energy transformation
E) maintaining homeostasis
7) Which of the following statement(s) regarding genes is/are true?
A) Genes are made up of DNA.
B) All cells in a multicellular organism contain the same set of genes.
C) Humans receive their DNA/genes from either their mother or their father but not both.
D) Variations in genes are the result of mutations.
E) All organisms such as roses, elephants and mushrooms have the same set of genes.
8) Which of the following pairs of words is matched correctly?
A) bladder - organ
B) neuron - tissue
C) osteocyte - molecule
D) gene - atom
E) heart - organ system
9) Many insects cannot see the color red, and as a result many insect-pollinated flowers
are colors other than red (e.g., purple and yellow). Flower color would be considered
a(n)
A) method for maintaining homeostasis.
B) way to maintain metabolism.
C) adaptation.
D) example of energy flow.
E) example of nutrient cycling.
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10) Latonya is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in her
garden. To minimize damage from pests, Latonya uses a pesticide spray. After a few
years of using the same pesticide spray, she notices that it has become less effective.
This is most likely due to
A) evolution by natural selection.
B) not using enough pesticide spray.
C) the plants in the garden evolving.
D) the plants maintaining homeostasis.
E) something else in the environment.
11) All the chemical reactions that occur in a cell are collectively called
A) mitosis.
B) photosynthesis.
C) cellular respiration.
D) meiosis.
E) metabolism.
12) Is the following statement true or false? All single-celled organisms are prokaryotes.
A) true, because prokaryotes are the simplest cell form
B) true, because all eukaryotes are multicellular
C) false, because some eukaryotes are single-celled
D) false, because some prokaryotes are multicellular
E) false, because all single-celled organisms are eukaryotes
13) All honeycreeper species have a similar size and body shape but vary in beak
shapes. This is an example of
A) ascent with new traits.
B) descent with modification.
C) taxonomic differentiation.
D) fixed traits.
E) modification of adaptations.
14) Based on the evolutionary tree of the three domains, which of the following
statements is true?
A) All three domains have a common ancestor.
B) Domain Bacteria and domain Eukarya are more closely related to each other than to
domain Archaea.
C) The Eukarya have remained the same throughout evolutionary time.
D) All three domains are equally related to one another.
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E) The Eukarya are the common ancestor to the three domains.
15) Which of the following can be categorized as prokaryotic?
A) domain Eukarya
B) kingdom Plantae
C) kingdom Protista
D) domain Bacteria
E) kingdom Animalia
16) Is the following statement true or false? The scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris) and the
black pine ( Pinus nigra) belong to the same species.
A) true, because they both start with Equus
B) true, because they are both related to horses
C) false, because the specific epithet is different
D) false, because they have no similarities to each other
E) true, because they belong to the same genus
17) Which of the following correctly lists the classification categories from most to least
inclusive?
A) kingdom, phylum, domain, class, order family, genus, species B) domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
C) species, genus, family, class, order, domain, phylum, kingdom
D) species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
E) phylum, species, genus, kingdom, domain, order, class, family
18) Phylum Mollusca is broken into subgroups which include both Cephalopoda (e.g.,
squid and octopus) and Bivalvia (e.g., clams and mussels). As a result, Cephalopoda
and Bivalvia most likely belong to which classification category?
A) class
B) order
C) family
D) kingdom
E) domain
19) Which kingdom includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
A) Eukarya
B) Bacteria
C) Protista
D) Archaea
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