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Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology
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Chapter 01
An Introduction to Biology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Plant photosynthesis and the consumption of plants by animals are both examples of 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.
E. All living organisms are composed of similar structures.
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
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?
A. Plants conduct photosynthesis
B. Living organisms maintain homeostasis
C. Living organisms interact with their environment
D. Living organisms grow and develop
E. Populations of organisms evolve from one generation to the next
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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3. Whether the external temperature is hot or cold, birds maintain an internal body
temperature of approximately 40C. This is an example of ____.
A. metabolism.
B. cellular respiration.
C. growth and development.
D. homeostasis.
E. proteomics.
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
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
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
5. Which level of organization includes all of the others in the list?
A. cell
B. tissue
C. organ
D. organism
E. population
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology
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6. Which level of organization is common to all life forms?
A. cell
B. tissue
C. organ
D. organism
E. population
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
7. When cells in an organism associate with each other they form ___.
A. atoms.
B. molecules.
C. macromolecules.
D. tissues.
E. populations.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
8. A community of organisms interacting with their physical environment is a(n) _____.
A. population.
B. organism.
C. biosphere.
D. ecosystem.
E. macromolecular community.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Biology
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9. Which is the simplest of all levels of organization?
A. atom
B. cell
C. organ
D. organism
E. population
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
10. Molecules are made up of ____.
A. atoms
B. cells
C. organs
D. organisms
E. populations
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
11. Boa constrictors on an island are an example of a(n) ____.
A. cell
B. organ
C. organism
D. population
E. ecosystem
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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12. A flower on a plant represents which level of organization?
A. atom
B. cell
C. organ
D. organism
E. population
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
13. The phenomenon through which populations of organisms change over several
generations is termed ____.
A. homeostasis.
B. growth and development.
C. reproduction.
D. biological evolution.
E. organization.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
14. Changes in ________ represent the predominant cause for biological evolution.
A. homeostasis
B. growth and development
C. reproduction
D. genetic makeup
E. energy
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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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.
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
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.
C. Mutations are not a mechanism through which biological evolution occurs.
D. Mutations always produce beneficial effects.
E. Mutations produce changes in the DNA sequence of a gene.
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
17. New species evolve from pre-existing species by the accumulation of ____.
A. metabolic events.
B. genetic mutations.
C. proteomes.
D. reproductive events.
E. developmental events.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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18. How does evolutionary change occur?
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.
D. All of these choices are correct.
E. None of these choices are correct.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
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.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
20. The grouping or classification of species is termed ___.
A. genus.
B. kingdom.
C. taxonomy.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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21. When grouping organisms, which classification is most general for a particular type of
organism?
A. Kingdom
B. Phylum
C. Order
D. Family
E. Species
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
22. All organisms in the Kingdom ____ can perform photosynthesis.
A. Animalia
B. Protista
C. Fungi
D. Plantae
E. Bacteria
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
23. Our species is called Homo sapiens. The first word refers to which taxonomical
grouping?
A. Kingdom
B. Phylum
C. Order
D. Genus
E. Species
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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24. When considering nomenclature for scientific names, what is the difference between the
two primates, Homo sapiens and Homo erectus?
A. One is a primate but the other is not.
B. They are animals of a different kingdom.
C. They are animals of a different order.
D. They are animals of a different species.
E. They are animals of a different genus.
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
25. Which domain of life contains the most multicellular organisms?
A. Archaea
B. Bacteria
C. Prokarya
D. Eukarya
E. microorganisms
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
26. The complete genetic composition of an organism is called its _____.
A. proteome.
B. genome.
C. transcriptosome.
D. phenotype.
E. None of these choices are correct.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary
changes.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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27. Which is responsible for encoding the proteins found in a cell?
A. genome
B. proteome
C. cytoskeleton
D. evolution
E. extracellular proteins
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary
changes.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
28. If a scientist were studying the role of different proteins in the regulation of insulin
secretion from a pancreatic cell, they would be studying ___.
A. genomics.
B. proteomics.
C. cell biology.
D. both genomics and proteomics.
E. both proteomics and cell biology.
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.03.01 Explain how researchers study biology at different levels, ranging from
molecules to ecosystems.
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline

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29. An explanation for a biological process that is substantiated by a large body of evidence
is called a ____.
A. hypothesis.
B. theory.
C. systems biology.
D. reductionism.
E. prediction.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery-based science and hypothesis testing, and
describe the steps of the scientific method
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline
30. Collecting data without a specific hypothesis in mind is called ____.
A. reductionism.
B. hypothesis testing.
C. discovery-based science.
D. theoretical.
E. All of these choices are correct.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery-based science and hypothesis testing, and
describe the steps of the scientific method
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline
True / False Questions
31. All tissues are composed of cells.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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32. The capacity to maintain a fairly constant body temperature is a homeostatic process.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
33. A community is composed of different populations of animals and plants.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.02 Explain how life can be viewed at different levels of biological complexity.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization
34. A defining characteristic that distinguishes prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms is the
lack of a cell membrane in prokaryotes.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
35. The modification of a limb that was used for walking in a pre-existing ancestor to one
that is used as a wing for a species today is called proteomics.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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36. A bacterial infection such as pneumonia is most likely caused by organisms derived from
the kingdom fungi.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.02.02 Outline how organisms are classified (taxonomy).
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
37. All genetic mutations are harmful to an organism.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
38. Vertical evolution, whereby living organisms evolve from a common ancestor ("tree of
life"), is the only mechanism of evolution on Earth.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.02.01 Explain the two basic mechanisms by which evolutionary change occurs:
vertical descent with mutation and horizontal gene transfer.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life

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39. The proteome, rather than genome, is most directly responsible for the structure, function,
and appearance of organisms.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.02.03 Describe how changes in genomes and proteomes underlie evolutionary
changes.
Section: 01.02 Unity and Diversity of Life
40. Little scientific evidence is necessary when formulating a theory.
FALSE
Blooms Level: 2. Understand
LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery-based science and hypothesis testing, and
describe the steps of the scientific method
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline
41. The maintenance of cell structure requires energy.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.01.01 Describe the principles of biology.
Section: 01.01 Principles of Biology and the Levels of Biological Organization

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42. Discovery-based science and hypothesis testing are the two major scientific approaches
that help us understand biology.
TRUE
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery-based science and hypothesis testing, and
describe the steps of the scientific method
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline
Multiple Choice Questions
43. What is the appropriate order of the stages of investigating whether maple trees drop their
leaves in the autumn because of colder days?
(1) Maple trees are grown in 2 greenhouses where the only variable is temperature (15C vs.
10C).
(2) The hypothesis is rejected.
(3) There is no statistical difference in the number of leaves dropped at 10C as compared to
15C.
(4) The observation is that maple trees drop their leaves in autumn.
(5) The hypothesis is that maple trees drop their leaves because of colder temperatures.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
C. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
D. 4, 5, 1, 3, 2
E. 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
Blooms Level: 3. Apply
LO: 01.03.02 Distinguish between discovery-based science and hypothesis testing, and
describe the steps of the scientific method
Section: 01.03 Biology as a Scientific Discipline

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