Essentials Of Biology 5th Edition Mader Test Bank Chapter 01: Test Bank Student: 1. The circulatory system of a whale is considered an organ system because it is composed of different A. cells. B. tissues. C. organs. D. molecules. E. hearts. 2. Which of the following lists the terms from simplest to most complex? A. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism B. organs, organ system, organism, cells, tissues C. tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, cells D. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism E. organ systems, tissues, cells, organism, organs 3. The smallest unit of life is a(n) A. tissue. B. organ. C. cell. D. species. E. organism. 4. The process of transforms solar energy into chemical energy. A. metabolism B. homeostasis C. respiration D. photosynthesis E. reproduction 5. As fall approaches, white -tailed deer begin to accumulate a layer of body fat. This is an example of which characteristic of life? A. maintaining homeostasis B. metabolism C. response to the environment D. energy regulation E. organization 6. Geese are known to use the magnetic field of the Earth in navigating their twice yearly migrations. This is an example of which characteristic of life? A. adaptation B. reproduction and development C. living things respond to the environment D. energy regulation E. maintaining homeostasis 7. All of the following are true with respect to DNA except A. genes are made up of DNA. B. all of your body cells share the same DNA (with the exception of egg and sperm cells). C. DNA is a double -helix. D. all of your body cells share the same DNA. E. DNA provides instructions for making proteins. 8. Which of the following is matched incorrectly? A. brain - organ B. neuron - cell C. skin - organ D. osteocyte - cell E. gene – organelle 9. Many insects do not see into the red color range, and as a result, many insect -pollinated flowers are colors other than red (e.g., purple and yellow). This flower coloration would be considered a(n) A. mutation. B. mistake. C. adaptation. D. selection. E. competition. 10. Richard is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in his garden. To minimize damage from pests from his garden, Richard uses a pesticide spray. At first the spray is very effective and kills off most of the insects that he sees on his vegetable plants. However, after a few years of using the same pesticide, he notices that some insects are surviving and continuing to eat his plants. This selection for herbicide resistance in the insects is an example of A. natural selection. B. mutation. C. an adaptation. D. homeostasis. E. a learned response. 11. Richard is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in his garden. To minimize damage from pests from his garden, Richard uses a pesticide spray. At first the spray is very effective and kills off most of the insects that he sees on his vegetable plants. However, after a few years of using the same pesticide, he notices that some insects are surviving and continuing to eat his plants. The ability of some of the insects to survive pesticide spraying would be considered A. impossible. B. a mutation. C. an adaptation. D. a gene. E. a learned response. 12. Richard is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in his garden. To minimize damage from pests from his garden, Richard uses a pesticide spray. At first the spray is very effective and kills off most of the insects that he sees on his vegetable plants. However, after a few years of using the same pesticide, he notices that some insects are surviving and continuing to eat his plants. The constant use of pesticides by Richard has led to genetic changes in the population over many generations. This is an example of A. homeostasis. B. evolution. C. mutation. D. a gene. E. a behavior. 13. All the chemical reactions that occur in a cell are called A. mitosis. B. photosynthesis. C. cellular respiration. D. energy use. E. metabolism. 14. The only single -celled organisms are prokaryotes, such as archaea and bacteria. A. True because prokaryotes are the simplest cell form. B. True because all eukaryotes are multicellular. C. False because some eukaryotes, including protista, are single -celled. D. False because some prokaryotes are multicellular. E. False because all single -celled organisms are prokaryotes. 15. The various species of honeycreepers have an assortment of different bills, but all honeycreeper species have a similar size and body shape. This is an example of A. ascent with new traits. B. descent with modification. C. taxonomic differentiation. D. fixed traits. E. modification of adaptations. 16. Based on the evolutionary tree of the three domains, which of the following is true? A. All three domains have a common ancestor. B. Domain Bacteria and domain Eukarya are more closely related to each other than to domain Archaea. C. The Eukarya have remained the same throughout evolutionary time. D. All three domains are equally related to one another. E. The Eukarya are the common ancestors to the three domains. 17. Prokaryotes belong to A. Domain Eukarya. B. Kingdom Plantae. C. Kingdom Protista. D. Domain Archaea. E. Kingdom Animalia. 18. The mountain zebra ( Equus zebra ) and the donkey (Equus asinus ) belong to the same species. A. True because they both start with Equus . B. True because they are both related to horses. C. False because the specific epithet is different. D. False because they have no similarities to each other. E. True because they have the same genus. 19. Which of the following correctly lists the classification categories from least to most inclusive? A. kingdom, phylum, domain, class, order family, genus, species B. domain, kingdom, class, order, family, phylum, genus, species C. species, genus, family, class, order, domain, phylum, kingdom D. species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, doma in E. phylum, species, genus, kingdom, domain, order, class, family 20. Phylum Arthropoda is broken into subgroups which include both Arachnida (e.g., spiders) and Insecta (e.g., insects). As a result, Arachnida and Insecta most likely belong to which classification category? A. class B. order C. family D. kingdom E. domain 21. The biological kingdom includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms. A. Eukarya B. Bacteria C. Protista D. Fungi E. Plantae 22. Which of the following classification categories for humans is not correct? A. Homo sapiens : binomial name B. Homo : genus C. Animalia: kingdom D. sapiens : family E. Domain: Eukarya 23. Martin keeps a worm bin in his basement because the worms need cooler temperatures to survive. He feeds them about one pound of kitchen scraps each week. One summer the temperatures rose above the optimal temperature for the red worms (~ 85°F) and many in his colony died. However, those that survive continued to reproduce and within six months his colony was again thriving. The next summer, unusually warm temperatures again cause the basement temperatures to rise above 85°F for two days in a row. Surprisingly, Martin noticed that only a small portion of the worm colony died. What is the best explanation for this? A. After the first summer a new species of worm evolved. B. The worms sensed that the temperature was going to be hot in the future and adapted. C. The worms learned how to tolerate higher temperatures. D. The worms surviving the first year had a higher heat tolerance and passed this trait to their offspring. E. Worms are insensitive to heat changes. 24. Which of the following examples is not correctly matched with a correct term? A. a herd of bison - population B. a spider - organism C. the flowers and pollinating insects in your garden - community D. a rock garden with various plants and rocks of different sizes - ecosystem E. a desert with little water, high heat, sand, cacti, and some mammals - community 25. A biologist is studying how pollution affects algal growth and snail populations in a portion of Lake Erie. What level of organization is she studying? A. population B. community C. ecosystem D. biosphere E. cells 26. Didinium are carnivorous protistans that prey on other, slower moving protistans. A student is studying Didinium feeding rates after 1, 3, and 5 days of food deprivation. How should she classify the organism she is studying? A. eukaryotic decomposer B. prokaryotic consumer C. bacterial decomposer D. prokaryotic producer E. eukaryotic consumer 27. Linda is studying the interaction between porcupines, pinion pine trees, and pine bark beetles. Over the course of her study in northern Texas, she observes the behaviors of 25 porcupines, records the location of 151 pinion pines, and traps 332 beetles. Her study encompasses population(s) and organisms. A. 1; 508 B. 3; 3 C. 508; 508 D. 3; 508 E. 508; 3 28. Which of the following is the most encompassing level of organization? A. class B. population
