Test Bank for Biological Science, 6th Edition

Test Bank for Biological Science, 6th Edition ensures you’re prepared with expertly crafted questions and solutions.

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Biological Science, 6e (Freeman/Quillin/Allison)

Chapter 1 Biology and the Tree of Life

1) Which of the following is NOT related to the five fundamental characteristics of life?

A) A bacterial cell divides to produce two cells.

B) Sugars are transported on carrier proteins into cells across the plasma membrane.

C) Sugars are broken down inside cells to produce energy.

D) The gene that specifies skin color in frogs is expressed during its development from a tadpole
into an adult frog.

E) Giraffes have longer necks so that they can reach food sources unavailable to other animals.

Answer: E

Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing

V&C Core Concept: E

V&C Core Comp: PS

LO: 1.1, 1.2

Section: 1.1

2) Pasteur's experiments proved that ________.

A) cells cannot survive in swan-necked flasks

B) in order to grow, cells need to be supplied with oxygen

C) spontaneous generation can only occur if nutrient broth is left open to the environment

D) sterilizing nutrient broth prevents spontaneous generation

E) preexisting cells present in the air can grow in sterilized nutrient broth

Answer: E

Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding

V&C Core Concept: EM

V&C Core Comp: PS

LO: 1.1, 1.2

Section: 1.2

3) Recall Pasteur's experiment on spontaneous generation. If he had just warmed the nutrient-
rich broth, rather than boiled it, what would have been the likely outcome of his experiment?
Cells would ________.

A) not have appeared in either flask

B) have appeared in both flasks

C) have appeared in the swan-neck but not the straight-neck flask

D) have appeared in the straight-neck but not the swan-neck flask

Answer: B

Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing

V&C Core Concept: EM

V&C Core Comp: PS

LO: 1.1, 1.2

Section: 1.2

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