Question 1

What was the dependent variable in the peacock butterfly experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing predators 
B)  Changing habitats 
C)  Painting the wings 
D)  Clipping the hindwings 
E)  Getting eaten 
A)  Changing predators 
B)  Changing habitats 
C)  Painting the wings 
D)  Clipping the hindwings 
E)  Getting eaten

Question 2

Which of the following is a domain of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eukaryotes 
B)  Plants 
C)  Animals 
D)  Protists 
E)  Fungi 
A)  Eukaryotes 
B)  Plants 
C)  Animals 
D)  Protists 
E)  Fungi

Question 3

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below.
-Most common multicellular decomposers

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals 
A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals

Question 4

Classification. Match the following descriptions to the most appropriate function, process, or trait listed below.
-A characteristic most organisms exhibit that tends to keep their internal environment within a range that favors survival

Accepted Answer

A) Inheritance 
B) Reproduction 
C) Photosynthesis 
D) Growth 
E) Homeostasis 
A) Inheritance 
B) Reproduction 
C) Photosynthesis 
D) Growth 
E) Homeostasis

Question 5

Match the following letters to the number with which they best correspond.
-This is a generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is incomplete scientific explanation.

Accepted Answer

A) Observation 
B) Question 
C) Hypothesis 
D) Prediction 
E) Law of nature
F)Scientific theory
G)Assessment
H)Report 
A) Observation 
B) Question 
C) Hypothesis 
D) Prediction 
E) Law of nature
F)Scientific theory
G)Assessment
H)Report

Question 6

About twelve to twenty-four hours after the previous meal,a person's blood-sugar level normally varies from 60 to 90 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood,though it may rise to 130 mg/100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates.That the blood-sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range despite uneven intake of sugar is due to the body's ability to carry out ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  inheritance 
C)  metabolism 
D)  homeostasis 
E)  evolution 
A)  adaptation 
B)  inheritance 
C)  metabolism 
D)  homeostasis 
E)  evolution

Question 7

Olestra chips did not cause cramps at a higher rate than normal chips.This is known as the ____ of this experiment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothesis 
B)  Prediction 
C)  Control 
D)  Conclusion 
E)  Data 
A)  Hypothesis 
B)  Prediction 
C)  Control 
D)  Conclusion 
E)  Data

Question 8

Each cell is able to maintain an internal environment within a range that favors survival.This condition is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  metabolism 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  physiology 
D)  adaptation 
E)  evolution 
A)  metabolism 
B)  homeostasis 
C)  physiology 
D)  adaptation 
E)  evolution

Question 9

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below.
-Unicellular eukaryotic producers

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals 
A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals

Question 10

Which cell lacks a nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacterial cell 
B)  Fungus cell 
C)  Animal cell 
D)  Protist cell 
E)  Plant cell 
A)  Bacterial cell 
B)  Fungus cell 
C)  Animal cell 
D)  Protist cell 
E)  Plant cell

Question 11

Which of the following makes its own food using energy and simple raw materials it obtains from nonbiological sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Producer 
B)  Nutrient 
C)  Consumer 
D)  Cell 
E)  Protist 
A)  Producer 
B)  Nutrient 
C)  Consumer 
D)  Cell 
E)  Protist

Question 12

Four of the following are key characteristics for the survival of a species.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability to acquire energy and nutrients 
B)  Response to environmental change 
C)  Reproduction 
D)  Inability to change 
E)  Ability to grow and adapt through changes in DNA 
A)  Ability to acquire energy and nutrients 
B)  Response to environmental change 
C)  Reproduction 
D)  Inability to change 
E)  Ability to grow and adapt through changes in DNA

Question 13

Figure 1.4
  
-In Figure 1.4,"A" and "B" should be labeled,respectively,____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumers; producers 
B)  decomposers; producers 
C)  producers; redistributors 
D)  producers; consumers 
E)  consumers; decomposers 
A)  consumers; producers 
B)  decomposers; producers 
C)  producers; redistributors 
D)  producers; consumers 
E)  consumers; decomposers

Question 14

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below.
-Prokaryotic

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals 
A) Bacteria 
B) Protists 
C) Plants 
D) Fungi 
E) Animals

Question 15

Which organisms are NOT eukaryotes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fungi 
B)  Bacteria 
C)  Mosses 
D)  Fish 
E)  Yeasts 
A)  Fungi 
B)  Bacteria 
C)  Mosses 
D)  Fish 
E)  Yeasts

Question 16

Which of the following is a substance that an organism needs for growth and survival but cannot make for itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunlight 
B)  Water 
C)  Nutrient 
D)  Chlorophyll 
E)  ATP 
A)  Sunlight 
B)  Water 
C)  Nutrient 
D)  Chlorophyll 
E)  ATP

Question 17

A community

Accepted Answer

A)  includes all populations of all species in a given area. 
B)  features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment. 
C)  is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live. 
D)  includes members of only one species. 
E)  is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem. 
A)  includes all populations of all species in a given area. 
B)  features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment. 
C)  is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live. 
D)  includes members of only one species. 
E)  is at a higher level of organization than an ecosystem.

Question 18

Copernicus,Galileo,and Darwin found that ____ caused their science to be controversial.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevailing belief 
B)  objective data 
C)  astronomical theories 
D)  supernatural influences 
E)  experimental design 
A)  prevailing belief 
B)  objective data 
C)  astronomical theories 
D)  supernatural influences 
E)  experimental design

Question 19

The choice of whether a particular organism belongs to the experimental group or the control group should be based on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  size 
C)  chance 
D)  history 
E)  gender 
A)  age 
B)  size 
C)  chance 
D)  history 
E)  gender

Exam 1: Invitation to Biology

What was the dependent variable in the peacock butterfly experiments?

Which of the following is a domain of life?

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below. -Most common multicellular decomposers

Classification. Match the following descriptions to the most appropriate function, process, or trait listed below. -A characteristic most organisms exhibit that tends to keep their internal environment within a range that favors survival

Match the following letters to the number with which they best correspond. -This is a generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is incomplete scientific explanation.

Olestra chips did not cause cramps at a higher rate than normal chips.This is known as the ____ of this experiment.

Each cell is able to maintain an internal environment within a range that favors survival.This condition is called ___________.

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below. -Unicellular eukaryotic producers

Which cell lacks a nucleus?

Which of the following makes its own food using energy and simple raw materials it obtains from nonbiological sources?

Four of the following are key characteristics for the survival of a species.Which one is the exception?

Figure 1.4 -In Figure 1.4,"A" and "B" should be labeled,respectively,____ and _____.

Classification. Match the following descriptions with the most appropriate group listed below. -Prokaryotic

Which organisms are NOT eukaryotes?

Which of the following is a substance that an organism needs for growth and survival but cannot make for itself?

A community

Copernicus,Galileo,and Darwin found that ____ caused their science to be controversial.

The choice of whether a particular organism belongs to the experimental group or the control group should be based on ___________.

Life's Chemical Bases

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where it Starts—Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information about Species

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution: The Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive System

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Filters

Figure 1.4 -In Figure 1.4,"A" and "B" should be labeled,respectively, and _.