Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: Besides feeding themselves, these multi-celled organisms, serve as food for most other organisms.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of animals and Eukarya and bacteria and Plantae is...

Question 2

The difference between results obtained from a subset and results obtained from the whole is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sampling error 
B) probability 
C) statistically significant 
D) sample size 
E) controlled variable 
A) sampling error 
B) probability 
C) statistically significant 
D) sample size 
E) controlled variable

Question 3

The level of organization that encompasses all regions of Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere in which organisms live is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the biosphere 
B) a community 
C) an ecosystem 
D) a population 
E) an organism's habitat 
A) the biosphere 
B) a community 
C) an ecosystem 
D) a population 
E) an organism's habitat

Question 4

Which of the following characteristics are shared by all living organisms?
I. hereditary information is passed to offspring
II.adaptation to environmental change
III. requirement for nutrients
IV. DNA housed in a nucleus

Accepted Answer

A) I and II 
B) I and III 
C) II and III 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, III, and IV 
A) I and II 
B) I and III 
C) II and III 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, III, and IV

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: These multi-celled consumers include herbivores and carnivores.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of archaea and animals and bacteria and Plantae is...

Question 6

Members of which group(s)can be single-celled producers?

Accepted Answer

A) plants 
B) protists 
C) bacteria 
D) bacteria and protists 
E) bacteria and plants 
A) plants 
B) protists 
C) bacteria 
D) bacteria and protists 
E) bacteria and plants

Question 7

Sampling error can be minimized by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) using a large sample size 
B) conducting the experiment or observation only once 
C) throwing out data that does not fit the conclusion 
D) using a small subset of a larger population 
E) carefully selecting samples to match the prediction 
A) using a large sample size 
B) conducting the experiment or observation only once 
C) throwing out data that does not fit the conclusion 
D) using a small subset of a larger population 
E) carefully selecting samples to match the prediction

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: These prokaryotes are able to colonize extreme environments such as hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Plantae and animals and Eukarya and bacteria is...

Question 9

Why do scientists typically design experiments that will yield quantitative results?

Accepted Answer

A) Scientists are unable to perform qualitative studies. 
B) Quantitative results minimize the potential for bias. 
C) To prevent other scientists from repeating their experiments. 
D) Scientists cannot always observe all individuals of a group. 
E) Quantitative results increase desirable bias. 
A) Scientists are unable to perform qualitative studies. 
B) Quantitative results minimize the potential for bias. 
C) To prevent other scientists from repeating their experiments. 
D) Scientists cannot always observe all individuals of a group. 
E) Quantitative results increase desirable bias.

Question 10

The emergent property of "life" appears at the level of the ____, when many molecules become organized.

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) atom 
C) organism 
D) cell 
E) community 
A) population 
B) atom 
C) organism 
D) cell 
E) community

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: Often found in extreme environments while having no nucleus, these organisms are closer genetically to eukaryotes.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of archaea and animals and bacteria and fungi is...

Question 12

Ernst Mayr was responsible for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) discovering new species atop New Guinea's Foja Mountains 
B) standardizing a two-part naming system 
C) explaining the theory of natural selection 
D) describing the biological species concept 
E) identifying that all organisms contain DNA 
A) discovering new species atop New Guinea's Foja Mountains 
B) standardizing a two-part naming system 
C) explaining the theory of natural selection 
D) describing the biological species concept 
E) identifying that all organisms contain DNA

Question 13

Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others?

Accepted Answer

A) cells 
B) organs 
C) tissues 
D) organism 
E) organ systems 
A) cells 
B) organs 
C) tissues 
D) organism 
E) organ systems

Question 14

The current rate of extinctions is about ____ times faster than normal.

Accepted Answer

A) ​10 
B) ​100 
C) ​1000 
D) 100,000 
E) 1,000,000 
A) ​10 
B) ​100 
C) ​1000 
D) 100,000 
E) 1,000,000

Question 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: Olestra.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Observation and Experiment and The variable and is...

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: All regions of Earth where organisms live

Accepted Answer

The Answer of molecule and community and cell and biosphere is...

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: Members of this domain have a nucleus and numerous membrane-bound organelles.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Plantae and protists and archaea and fungi is...

Question 18

Match between columns
                        Premises: Multi-celled consumers that actively move about during at least part of their lives.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of protists and archaea and bacteria and Eukarya is...

Question 19

All organisms fit into one of the two following categories. What two categories are these?

Accepted Answer

A) consumers and decomposers 
B) producers and decomposers 
C) producers and consumers 
D) scavengers and detritivores 
E) consumers and scavengers 
A) consumers and decomposers 
B) producers and decomposers 
C) producers and consumers 
D) scavengers and detritivores 
E) consumers and scavengers

Question 20

The variable(s)in the 2005 peacock butterfly experiment is(are)the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) butterfly wings pattern color 
B) butterfly species 
C) butterfly wings pattern color and sounds emitted 
D) rainforest region used 
E) percentage of survivors 
A) butterfly wings pattern color 
B) butterfly species 
C) butterfly wings pattern color and sounds emitted 
D) rainforest region used 
E) percentage of survivors

The difference between results obtained from a subset and results obtained from the whole is known as the ____.

The level of organization that encompasses all regions of Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere in which organisms live is known as ____.

Which of the following characteristics are shared by all living organisms? I. hereditary information is passed to offspring II.adaptation to environmental change III. requirement for nutrients IV. DNA housed in a nucleus

Members of which group(s)can be single-celled producers?

Sampling error can be minimized by which one of the following?

Why do scientists typically design experiments that will yield quantitative results?

The emergent property of "life" appears at the level of the ____, when many molecules become organized.

Ernst Mayr was responsible for ____.

Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others?

The current rate of extinctions is about ____ times faster than normal.

All organisms fit into one of the two following categories. What two categories are these?

The variable(s)in the 2005 peacock butterfly experiment is(are)the ____.

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Capturing and Releasing Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Early Life Forms and the Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Development

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Exam 1: Invitation to Biology

The difference between results obtained from a subset and results obtained from the whole is known as the ____.

The level of organization that encompasses all regions of Earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere in which organisms live is known as ____.

Which of the following characteristics are shared by all living organisms? I. hereditary information is passed to offspring II.adaptation to environmental change III. requirement for nutrients IV. DNA housed in a nucleus

Members of which group(s)can be single-celled producers?

Sampling error can be minimized by which one of the following?

Why do scientists typically design experiments that will yield quantitative results?

The emergent property of "life" appears at the level of the ____, when many molecules become organized.

Ernst Mayr was responsible for ____.

Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others?

The current rate of extinctions is about ____ times faster than normal.

All organisms fit into one of the two following categories. What two categories are these?

The variable(s)in the 2005 peacock butterfly experiment is(are)the ____.

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Energy and Metabolism

Capturing and Releasing Energy

Dna Structure and Function

Gene Expression and Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Early Life Forms and the Viruses

Plants and Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

The Biosphere and Human Effects

Animal Tissues and Organs

How Animals Move

Circulation and Respiration

Immunity

Digestion and Excretion

Neural Control and the Senses

Endocrine Control

Reproduction and Development

Plant Form and Function

Plant Reproduction and Development

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