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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Author: Cecie Starr
15th Edition
,Table of Contents
1. INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
2. LIFE’S CHEMICAL BASIS
3. MOLECULES OF LIFE
4. CELL STRUCTURE
5. GROUND RULES OF METABOLISM
6. WHERE IT STARTS—PHOTOSYNTHESIS
7. RELEASING CHEMICAL ENERGY
8. DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
9. FROM DNA TO PROTEIN
10. CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION
11. HOW CELLS REPRODUCE
12. MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
13. OBSERVING PATTERNS IN INHERITED TRAITS
14. CHROMOSOMES AND HUMAN INHERITANCE
15. STUDYING AND MANIPULATING GENOMES
16. EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
17. PROCESSES OF EVOLUTION
18. ORGANIZING INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIES
19. LIFE’S ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION
20. VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND ARCHAEA
21. PROTISTS—THE SIMPLEST EUKARYOTES
22. THE LAND PLANTS
23. FUNGI
24. ANIMAL EVOLUTION—THE INVERTEBRATES
25. ANIMAL EVOLUTION—THE VERTEBRATES
26. HUMAN EVOLUTION
27. PLANT TISSUES
28. PLANT NUTRITION AND TRANSPORT
29. LIFE CYCLES OF FLOWERING PLANTS
30. COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN PLANTS
31. ANIMAL TISSUES AND ORGAN SYSTEMS
32. NEURAL CONTROL
33. SENSORY PERCEPTION
34. ENDOCRINE CONTROL
35. STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT
36. CIRCULATION
37. IMMUNITY
38. RESPIRATION
39. DIGESTION AND NUTRITION
40. MAINTAINING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
41. ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
42. ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT
43. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
44. POPULATION ECOLOGY
45. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
46. ECOSYSTEMS
47. THE BIOSPHERE
48. HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE BIOSPHERE
,Chapter 1 . INVITATION TO BIOLOGY
Multiple Choice
1. Approximately How Many Rainforest Species Become Extinct Every Minute?
a. One
b. Two
c. Five
d. Ten
e. Twenty
Answer: E
Difficulty: Bloom's: Remember
References: 1.1 The Secret Life Of Earth
Learning Objectives: Udol.Stes.16.1.1 - Examine Why It Is Important To Understand Our Natural World.
2. The Smallest Unit Of Life That Can Exist As A Separate Entity Is A(N)
a. Cell.
b. Molecule.
c. Organ.
d. Population.
e. Ecosystem.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Bloom's: Remember
References: 1.2 Life Is More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Learning Objectives: Udol.Stes.16.1.2 - List The Eleven Levels Of Life’s Organization.
3. The Most Inclusive Level Of Organization Listed Here Is A(N)
a. Heart.
b. Carbon Atom.
c. Dna.
d. Zebra.
e. Red Blood Cell.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Bloom's: Understand
References: 1.2 Life Is More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Learning Objectives: Udol.Stes.16.1.2 - List The Eleven Levels Of Life’s Organization.
4. What Is The Correct Ordering In The Hierarchal Levels Of The Organization Of Life, From The Least Inclusive
To The Most Inclusive?
a. Tissues, Cells, Population, Organisms, And Organs
b. Molecules, Cells, Organs, Tissues, And Organisms
c. Ecosystems, Populations, Tissues, Cells, And Organs
d. Cells, Tissues, Organs, Communities, And Populations
e. Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organisms, And Ecosystems
Answer: E
Difficulty: Bloom's: Apply
, References: 1.2 Life Is More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
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