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Chapter 01 - Learning About Human Biology
Multiple Choice
1. Which feature of life is the ability to maintain a stable internal state?
a. energy production
b. sensing the outside world
c. reproduction
d. homeostasis
e. growth
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
2. From which molecule do organisms receive instructions to reproduce and grow?
a. ATP
b. carbon
c. hydrogen
d. DNA
e. elements
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
3. The basic unit of life is the ____.
a. atom
b. molecule
c. organelle
d. cell
e. organism
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
4. Homeostasis refers to ____.
a. the ability of a cell to reproduce
b. directions the cell receives from DNA
c. the maintenance of a constant internal state
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d. the extraction of energy from nutrients
e. the ability of organisms to move within their environment
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
5. The pancreas is an organ that regulates blood glucose levels. When glucose levels rise above normal, the pancreas
releases insulin to lower blood glucose levels. This is an example of ____.
a. evolution
b. mutation
c. immunity
d. homeostasis
e. variability
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
6. “A change over time” is the definition of ____.
a. classification
b. ecology
c. physiology
d. evolution
e. heritage
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
7. Which evolutionary descriptive term is common to both fish and humans?
a. primates
b. mammals
c. bacteria
d. vertebrates
e. archaea
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
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REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
8. In terms of classification, humans belong to which domain?
a. prokaryote
b. Eukarya
c. Archaea
d. Bacteria
e. protists
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
9. Which characteristic distinguishes humans from other primates?
a. complexity of the brain
b. walking upright
c. using tools
d. body hair
e. manual dexterity
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
10. "Vertebrates" refers to animals that possess ____.
a. hair
b. mammary glands
c. the ability to give birth to live young
d. a backbone
e. lungs
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:26 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
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11. All organisms in domain ____ are single-celled.
a. Protists
b. Fungi
c. Plants
d. Bacteria
e. Eukarya
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/26/2016 8:38 AM
12. The most basic level of organization is the ____.
a. atom
b. molecule
c. compound
d. cell
e. organ
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.3 Life's Organization
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.3 - Explain how nature is organized.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
13. Which form of organization is classified between cell and organ?
a. atom
b. molecule
c. compound
d. organelle
e. tissue
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.3 Life's Organization
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.3 - Explain how nature is organized.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
14. Energy flows into the biosphere from ____.
a. water
b. raw materials
c. decomposition
d. ecosystems
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