Unit 1 - Inquiry Into Life (15th edition)
Practice Exam for Exam 1
Which of these is not a property of all living organisms?
a. organization
b. acquisition of materials & energy
c. care for their offspring
d. reproduction
e. responding to the environment - ANS care for their offspring
Deductive reasoning - ANS reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general
principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning;
therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
Inductive reasoning - ANS occurs when one uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts
into a cohesive whole
The level of organization that includes cells of similar structure & function is - ANS a tissue
The process that involves passing on genetic information between generations is called - ANS
reproduction
Which of the following includes prokaryotic organisms? - ANS archaea
Which sequence correctly lists the different levels of biological organization, from the smallest
and simplest to the largest and most complex? - ANS cells-tissues-organs-organ
systems-organism
Which of the following statements is based on scientific observation & reasoning? - ANS
Objects fall downward anywhere on the earth's surface, regardless of the observer.
Which level of biological organization is composed of several tissues? - ANS organ
List the levels of classifications in order from most inclusive to least inclusive - ANS Domain,
Kindom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
List the levels of classifications in order from least inclusive to most inclusive - ANS Species,
Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
The most inclusive level of classification is - ANS domain
, The least inclusive level of classification is - ANS species
The process by which evolution occurs is called - ANS natural selection
After formulating a hypothesis, a scientist - ANS tests the hypothesis
Experiments examine the contribution of the __________ to the observation - ANS
experimental variable
Which of the following is not correctly linked?
a. model: a representation of an object used in an experiment
b. standard deviation: a form of statistical analysis
c. principle: a theory that is not supported by experimental evidence
d. data: the results of an experiment or observation - ANS principle: a theory that is not
supported by experimental evidence
Which of the following applies scientific knowledge to the needs of society? - ANS technology
Which of the following represents the permanent loss of a species? - ANS extinction
H5N1 and SARS are examples of - ANS emerging diseases
The atomic numbers tells you the - ANS number of protons in the atom, number of its electrons
if the atom is neutral
Isotopes differ in their - ANS number of neutrons
The periodic table provides us with what information? - ANS the atomic number, symbol, and
mass, how many shells an atom has, how many electrons are in the outer shell
An atom that has two electrons in the valence shell, such as magnesium, would most likely -
ANS lose these two electrons and become a positively charged ion
When an atom gains electrons, it - ANS forms a negatively charged ion
An unequal sharing of electrons is a characteristic of a(n) - ANS polar covalent bond
Hydrogen bonds are formed as a result of which of the following? - ANS polar covalent bonds
Which of these properties of water can be attributed to hydrogen bonding between water
molecules? - ANS water molecules are cohesive
The fact that water molecules cling not only to themselves, but also the interior surfaces of
vessels, can be attributed to the fact that: - ANS water is cohesive and adhesive
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