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Test Bank for Biology Today and Tomorrow With Physiology 6th Edition by Cecie Starr; Christi
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Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Test Bank for Biology Today and Tomorrow With Physiology 6th Edition ISBN 9798214338446 by Cecie Starr; Christine Evers; Lisa Starr Chapter 1-29 Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. What name is given to the scientific study of life? a. geography b. statistics c. ecology d. geology e. biology ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 2. The current rate of extinction in rain forests is about ____ species every minute. a. 2 b. 20 c. 200 d. 2,000 e. 20,000 ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 3. The species extinctions taking place today are being caused by ____ activities. Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 a. human b. volcanic c. plate tectonic d. extraterrestrial e. geothermal ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 4. Which of the following represents the most correct order of the organization of life from the smallest unit to the largest? a. atoms molecules cells organisms populations communities ecosystems biosphere b. atoms molecules cells organisms communities populations ecosystems biosphere c. atoms molecules cells organisms populations ecosystems communities biosphere d. communities biosphere organisms ecosystems populations cells molecules atoms e. biosphere organisms communities ecosystems populations molecules cells atoms ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 5. Which of the following organization levels is the least inclusive? a. population b. community c. cell d. atom e. molecule ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 3 DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 6. An ecosystem is made up of ____. a. only plants, animals, and fungi b. organisms and nonliving things c. only rocks and minerals d. only plants, protozoa, and fungi e. the biosphere of the region ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 7. Lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA, and complex carbohydrates are all ____. a. minerals b. atoms c. cells d. molecules e. elements ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Apply REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 8. The emergent property of ―life‖ appears at the level of the ____, when many molecules become organized. a. population b. atom c. organism d. cell e. community ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 4 HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 9. A population is composed of individuals of ____. a. the same species b. interacting species of different kinds c. interacting species and nonliving things d. a single species interacting with nonliving things e. all species found in a given area ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM 10. Living organisms are members of all of the following levels. However, soil is a component of ___. a. the community b. the population c. the ecosystem d. both the population and ecosystem e. both the community and the biosphere ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Apply REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization. DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2 019 10:01 AM 11. Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others? a. cells b. organs c. tissues d. organism e. organ systems ANSWER: aThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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