TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter:1 Evolution, The Themes Of Biology, And Scientific Inquiry
UNIT 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Chapter:2 The Chemical Context Of Life
Chapter:3 Water And Life
Chapter:4 Carbon And The Molecular Diversity Of Life
Chapter:5 The Structure And Function Of Large Biological Molecules
UNIT 2: THE CELL
Chapter:6 A Tour Of The Cell
Chapter:7 Membrane Structure And Function
Chapter:8 An Introduction To Metabolism
Chapter:9 Cellular Respiration And Fermentation
Chapter:10 Photosynthesis
Chapter:11 Cell Communication
Chapter:12 The Cell Cycle
UNIT 3: GENETICS
Chapter:13 Meiosis And Sexual Life Cycles
Chapter:14 Mendel And The Gene Idea
Chapter:15 The Chromosomal Basis Of Inheritance
Chapter:16 The Molecular Basis Of Inheritance
Chapter:17 Gene Expression: From Gene To Protein
Chapter:18 Regulation Of Gene Expression
Chapter:19 Viruses
Chapter:20 DNA Tools And Biotechnology
Chapter:21 Genomes And Their Evolution
UNIT 4: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
Chapter:22 Descent With Modification: A Darwinian View Of Life
Chapter:23 The Evolution Of Populations
Chapter:24 The Origin Of Species
Chapter:25 The History Of Life On Earth
UNIT 5: THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
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Chapter:26 Phylogeny And The Tree Of Life
Chapter:27 Bacteria And Archaea
Chapter:28 Protists
Chapter:29 Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
Chapter:30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution Of Seed Plants
Chapter:31 Fungi
Chapter:32 An Overview Of Animal Diversity
Chapter:33 An Introduction To Invertebrates
Chapter:34 The Origin And Evolution Of Vertebrates
UNIT 6: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter:35 Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, And Development
Chapter:36 Resource Acquisition And Transport In Vascular Plants
Chapter:37 Soil And Plant Nutrition
Chapter:38 Angiosperm Reproduction And Biotechnology
Chapter:39 Plant Responses To Internal And External Signals
UNIT 7: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter:40 Basic Principles Of Animal Form And Function
Chapter:41 Animal Nutrition
Chapter:42 Circulation And Gas Exchange
Chapter:43 The Immune System
Chapter:44 Osmoregulation And Excretion
Chapter:45 Hormones And The Endocrine System
Chapter:46 Animal Reproduction
Chapter:47 Animal Development
Chapter:48 Neurons, Synapses, And Signalling
Chapter:49 Nervous Systems
Chapter:50 Sensory And Motor Mechanisms
Chapter:51 Animal Behaviour
UNIT 8: ECOLOGY
Chapter:52 An Introduction To Ecology And The Biosphere
Chapter:53 Population Ecology
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Chapter 1: Evolution, The Themes Of Biology, And Scientific Inquiry
1.1 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1) WHICH Of The Following Statements About CELLS Is
Correct? A) Single CELLS Cannot Exist Independently.
B) CELLS Are Limited In Size, WHICH Is Between 200 To 500 Micrometers In Diameter.
C) Some CELLS Are Non-Living In Nature.
D) Both Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic Organisms Are Made Up Of CELLS.
ANS:: D
TOPIC: The Study Of Life Reveals Unifying Themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
2) A CELL Lacking WHICH Of The Following Structures Is Most Likely To Be A
Prokaryote? A) Nuclear Membrane
B) CELL Membrane
C) Cytoplasm D)
Nucleic Acid
ANS:: A
TOPIC: The Study Of Life Reveals Unifying Themes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Levels 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
3) WHICH Of The Following Types Of CELLS Use Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) As Their
Genetic Material But Do Not Have Their DNA Encased Within A Nuclear Envelope?
A) Animal
B) Plant
C) Archaean
D) Fungi
ANS:: C
TOPIC: The Study Of Life Reveals Unifying Themes Bloom's
Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome:
1.1; Global LO: G4, V&C LO: VC-SF
4) To Understand The Chemical Basis Of Inheritance, We Must Understand The Molecular Structure
Of DNA. This Is An Example Of The Application Of WHICH Concept To The Study Of Biology?
A) Evolution
B) Emergent Properties
C) Reductionism
D) Feedback Regulation
ANS:: C
TOPIC: The Study Of Life Reveals Unifying Themes Bloom's
Taxonomy: Levels 3-4: Applying/Analyzing Learning Outcome:
1.1; Global LO: G7, V&C LO: VC-SF
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