Test Bank for Principles of Biology, 4th Edition by Robert Brooker, Widmaier
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Test Bank Test Bank for Principles of Biology, 4e 4th Edition by Robert Brooker, Eric Widmaier, Linda Graham and Peter Stiling. Answers given at the end of every chapter (Chapter 1 to 47) 1 An Introduction to Biology UNIT I Chemistry 2 The Chemical Basis of Life I: Atoms, Molecules, and Water 3 The...
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Chapter 01 4e Brooker
1) Plant photosynthesis and the consumption of plants by animals is best explained by what
unifying principle of life?
A) All living organisms use energy.
B) All living organisms maintain organization.
C) All living organisms have evolved over the course of many generations.
D) All living organisms maintain some level of homeostasis.
K
E) All living organisms are composed of similar structures.
E
2) A plant will begin flowering in response to changes in length of daylight, temperature, and
light quality. This is an example of which unifying principle of life?
E
A) Plants conduct photosynthesis.
B) Living organisms maintain homeostasis.
C) Living organisms interact with their environment.
G
D) Living organisms grow and develop.
E) Populations of organisms evolve from one generation to the next.
D
3) Whether the external temperature is hot or cold, birds maintain an internal body temperature
of approximately 40°C. This is an example of E
A) metabolism.
B) cellular respiration.
C) growth and development. M
D) homeostasis.
E) proteomics.
4) Proteins are largely responsible for the traits of living organisms while provides
the blueprint for the organization, development, and function of living things.
A) DNA
B) protein
C) carbohydrate
D) lipid
E) metabolite
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5) Which level of organization includes all of the others in the list?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
6) Which level of organization is common to all life forms?
A) cell
B) tissue
C) organ
D) organismE K
E) population
E
7) When cells in an organism associate with each other they form
A) atoms.
B) molecules. G
C) macromolecules.
D) tissues.
E) populations. D
8) A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment is a/an
E
A) population.
B) organism.
C) biosphere. M
D) ecosystem.
E) macromolecular community.
9) In life, which is the simplest of all levels of organization?
A) atom
B) cell
C) organ
D) organism
E) population
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10) Molecules are made up of .
A) atoms
B) cells
C) organs
D) organisms
E) populations
11) The boa constrictors located on an island is an example of .
A) a cell
B) an organ
K
C) an organism
D) a population
E
E) an ecosystem
A) atom
E
12) A flower on a plant represents the level of organization.
B) cell G
C) organ
D) organism
E) population D
13) The phenomenon through which populations of organisms change over several generations is
E
termed
A) homeostasis.
B) growth and development. M
C) reproduction.
D) biological evolution.
E) organization.
14) Changes in represent the predominant cause for biological evolution.
A) homeostasis
B) growth and development
C) reproduction
D) genetic makeup
E) energy
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15) A variety of finch species within the Hawaiian Islands have acquired different types of beaks
needed for utilizing specific food resources. What is the likely process by which these
different species of finches came about?
A) vertical descent with mutation
B) horizontal gene transfer
C) an accumulation of harmful genetic mutations
16) What feature of genetic mutations can eventually lead to the evolution of new species?
A) Mutations always produce harmful effects.
B) Mutations never affect protein structure or function.
K
C) Mutations are not a mechanism through which biological evolution occurs.
D) Mutations always produce beneficial effects.
E
E) Mutations produce changes in the DNA sequence of a gene.
E
17) New species evolve from pre-existing species by the accumulation of
A) metabolic events.
B) genetic mutations. G
C) proteins.
D) reproductive events.
E) developmental events. D
18) How does evolutionary change occur? E
A) Through the modification of characteristics in a preexisting population.
B) It may involve vertical descent with mutation.
C) It may involve horizontal gene transfer. M
D) All of these choices are correct.
E) None of these choices are correct.
19) In the process of biological evolution, new species may evolve through exchange of genes
from one species to another. This process is called
A) proteome transfer.
B) horizontal gene transfer.
C) vertical evolution.
D) vertical descent with mutation.
E) genomic sciences.
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