,1 Campbell Biology, 11e (Urry)
2 Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry
3
3.1 Multiple-ChoiceYQuestions
1) CellsYare .
A) onlyYfoundYinYpairs,YbecauseYsingleYcellsYcannotYexistYindependently
B) limitedYinYsizeYtoY200YandY500YmicrometersYinYdiameter
C) characteristicYofYeukaryoticYbutYnotYprokaryoticYorganisms
D) characteristicYofYprokaryoticYandYeukaryoticYorganism
sYAnswer:Y D
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Knowledge/Comprehensio
nYSection:Y 1.1
2) InYcomparisonYtoYeukaryotes,Yprokaryotes .
A) areYmoreYstructurallyYcomplex
B) areYlarger
C) areYsmaller
D) doYnotYhaveYmembrane
sYAnswer:Y C
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Knowledge/Comprehensio
nYSection:Y 1.1
3) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYtypesYofYcellsYutilizeYdeoxyribonucleicYacidY(DNA)YasYtheirYgenet
icYmaterialYbutYdoYnotYhaveYtheirYDNAYencasedYwithinYaYnuclearYenvelope?
A) animal
B) plant
C) archaean
D) fungiYA
nswer:Y C
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Application/Analysi
sYSection:Y 1.1
4) ToYunderstandYtheYchemicalYbasisYofYinheritance,YweYmustYunderstandYtheYmolecularYstructu
reYofYDNA.YThisYisYanYexampleYofYtheYapplicationYofYwhichYconceptYtoYtheYstudyYofYbiology?
A) evolution
B) emergentYproperties
C) reductionism
D) feedbackYregulation
Answer:Y C
Y
,5) AYlocalizedYgroupYofYorganismsYthatYbelongYtoYtheYsameYspeciesYisYcalledYa .
A) community
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) familyY
Answer:Y B
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Knowledge/Comprehensio
nYSection:Y 1.1
6) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYstatementsYisYtrueYregardingYtheYcomplexityYofYbiologicalYsystems?
A) AnYunderstandingYofYtheYinteractionsYbetweenYdifferentYcomponentsYwithinYaYlivingYsystemY
isYanYapproachYtowardsYunderstandingYreductionism.
B) KnowingYtheYfunctionYofYaYcomponentYofYaYlivingYsystemYcanYprovideYinsightsYintoYt
heYstructureYandYorganizationYofYtheYlivingYsystem.
C) UnderstandingYtheYchemicalYstructureYofYDNAYrevealsYhowYitYdirectsYtheYfunctioningYof
YaYlivingYcell.
D) AnYecosystemYdisplaysYcomplexYpropertiesYofYtheYbioticYcomponentYonl
y.YAnswer:YB
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Application/Analysi
sYSection:Y 1.1
7) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYorderYisYcorrectYinYtermsYofYtheYhierarchyYofYtheYorganization?
A) EcosystemY→YBiosphereY→YPopulationY→YCommunityY→YOrganism
B) BiosphereY→YEcosystemY→YPopulationY→YCommunityY→YOrganism
C) EcosystemY→YCommunityY→YBiosphereY→YPopulationY→YOrganism
D) BiosphereY→YEcosystemY→CommunityY→YPopulationY→YOrganis
mYAnswer:Y D
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Application/Analysi
sYSection:Y 1.1
8) WhenYyourYbodyYtemperatureYrisesYonYaYhotYday,YtheYneuralYandYhormonalYmechanismsYactiva
teYsweating.YEvaporationYofYsweatYleadsYtoYcoolingYofYtheYbodyYsurface.YThisYisYanYexampleYof
Y .
A) positiveYfeedbackYregulation
B) negativeYfeedbackYregulation
C) chemicalYcycling
D) emergentYpropertie
sYAnswer:YB
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Application/Analysi
sYSection:Y 1.1
, 9) CharactersYareYtransmittedYfromYparentsYtoYoffspring. areYtheYunitsYofYinheritance.
A) Genes
B) Proteins
C) RNA
D) DNAYA
nswer:Y A
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Knowledge/Comprehensio
nYSection:Y 1.1
10) AsYlettersYareYtoYEnglishYlanguage, is/areYtoYgeneticYinformation.
A) proteins
B) nucleotides
C) DNAYdoubleYhelix
D) AYandY
BYAnswer:
Y B
11) TheYprocessYbyYwhichYtheYinformationYinYaYgeneYdirectsYtheYsynthesisYofYaYproteinYisYcalled
Y .
A) geneYexpression
B) replication
C) postYtranslationYmodification
D) cloningY
Answer:Y A
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Application/Analysi
sYSection:Y 1.2
12) WhichYofYtheYfollowingYstatementsYisYtrue?
A) mRNAYisYtheYonlyYtypeYofYRNAYfoundYinYtheYlivingYsystem
B) AllYformsYofYlifeYemployYtheYsameYgeneticYcode
C) AYtypicalYhumanYliverYcellYhasYoneYsetYofYchromosomes
D) OrganismsYinteractYbutYdoYnotYaffectYtheirYenvironme
ntYAnswer:YB
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:Y Knowledge/Comprehensio
nYSection:Y 1.2
13) PlantsYconvert .
A) chemicalYenergyYtoYmechanicalYenergy.
B) sunlightYtoYmechanicalYenergy.
C) sunlightYtoYchemicalYenergy.
D) mechanicalYenergyYtoYchemicalYenergy
.YAnswer:Y C
Bloom'sYTaxonomy:YKnowledge/ComprehensionY
Section:Y 1.2
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