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Created By: Irfan AliTest Bank for Biology The Core, 3rd Edition by Eric
J. Simon A++
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Science of Life
1) How is life defined?
A) The only requirement for life is the ability to reproduce.
B) Life is defined through a set of shared characteristics that all living things display.
C) A living thing must be able to move.
D) Life is determined by neural activity. Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
A) The ability to reproduce
B) The ability to move
C) The ability to grow and develop
D) The ability to respond to the environment Answer: B
Module: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Learning: G2
3) Fire can move, grow, reproduce, use energy, consume oxygen, and interact with its
environment. Why is it not alive?
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A) It does not have cells.
B) It does not consist of complex, well-ordered structures.
C) It does not pass on genes for traits to its offspring.
D) All of the above are accurate reasons why fire is not alive. Answer: D
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.1 Global Learning: G2
4) Is a virus considered alive?
A) Yes, it possesses all of the requirements for life.
B) Yes, it possesses enough of the requirements for life to be considered living.
C) No, it does not possess all of the requirements for life.
D) No, it does not possess any of the requirements for life. Answer: C
Module: 1.1
Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) Certain parasites, such as intestinal tapeworms, cannot survive outside of their host. Why
are they still considered alive?
A) Survival outside of a host is not a requirement for life.
B) Parasites are still considered alive because they are studied by biologists, and biology is
the study of life.
C) As long as parasites are made of cells, they are considered to be alive.
D) Because they cannot survive outside of the host, parasites are actually not considered
alive. Answer: A
Module: 1.1
Skill: Synthesizing/Evaluating Learning Outcome: 1.1 Global Learning: G2
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6) A population consists of .
A) living and nonliving components
B) interacting populations
C) a group of interacting individuals of one species
D) a group of interacting individuals from different species Answer: C
Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2
7) The statement, "There are 628 gray squirrels living on campus," describes the of gray
squirrels on campus.
A) species
B) community
C) population
D) ecosystem Answer: C Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) What is the smallest unit of life?
A) An atom
B) A molecule
C) A cell
D) An organism Answer: C Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global Learning: G2
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9) If you were to combine all of the ecosystems on the planet, you would obtain the .
A) ionosphere
B) troposphere
C) biosphere
D) envirosphere Answer: C Module: 1.2
Skill: Remembering/Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.2
10) A college campus – including the students, birds, trees, sidewalks, and air – makes up
one complete .
A) community
B) ecosystem
C) population
D) organism Answer: B Module: 1.2
Skill: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome: 1.2
11) Skin is sometimes referred to as the largest organ of the body. Why is skin considered to
be an organ and not a tissue or some other structure?
A) Skin consists of multiple cell types functioning as a single integrated unit.
B) Skin consists of multiple tissue types that cooperate to perform a specific task.
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