Question 1

Science requires that hypothesis be testable and falsifiable and that observations be repeatable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Life is diverse. How many species are estimated to be presently on the earth?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,800 
B) 180,000 
C) 1,800,000 
D) 18,000,000 
E) 180,000,000 
A) 1,800 
B) 180,000 
C) 1,800,000 
D) 18,000,000 
E) 180,000,000

Question 3

Which of these individuals is most likely to be successful in an evolutionary sense?

Accepted Answer

A) a reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill 
B) an organism that dies after 5 days of life but leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce 
C) a male who mates with 20 females and fathers 1 offspring 
D) an organism that lives 100 years and leaves 2 offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce 
E) a female who mates with 20 males and produces 1 offspring 
A) a reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill 
B) an organism that dies after 5 days of life but leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce 
C) a male who mates with 20 females and fathers 1 offspring 
D) an organism that lives 100 years and leaves 2 offspring, both of whom survive to reproduce 
E) a female who mates with 20 males and produces 1 offspring

Question 4

Recent evidence points to the conclusion that the ancestral finches of the Galapagos originated in the islands of the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?

Accepted Answer

A) a membrane-bounded nucleus 
B) a cell wall made of cellulose 
C) ribosomes 
D) flagella or cilia that contain microtubules 
E) linear chromosomes made of DNA and protein 
A) a membrane-bounded nucleus 
B) a cell wall made of cellulose 
C) ribosomes 
D) flagella or cilia that contain microtubules 
E) linear chromosomes made of DNA and protein

Question 6

Discovery science has contributed much to our understanding of nature without most of the steps of the so-called scientific method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life

Science requires that hypothesis be testable and falsifiable and that observations be repeatable.

Life is diverse. How many species are estimated to be presently on the earth?

Which of these individuals is most likely to be successful in an evolutionary sense?

Recent evidence points to the conclusion that the ancestral finches of the Galapagos originated in the islands of the Caribbean.

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?

Discovery science has contributed much to our understanding of nature without most of the steps of the so-called scientific method.

The Chemical Context of Life

Water and the Fitness of the Environment

Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

A Tour of the Cell

Membrane Structure and Function

An Introduction to Metabolism

Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

The Cell Cycle

Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Mendel and the Gene Idea

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

From Gene to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

Viruses

Biotechnology

Genomes and Their Evolution

Descent With Modification: a Darwinian View of Life

The Evolution of Populations

The Origin of Species

The History of Life on Earth

Phylogeny and the Tree of Life

Bacteria and Archaea

Protists

Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land

Plant Diversity Ii: the Evolution of Seed Plants

Fungi

An Introduction to Animal Diversity

Invertebrates

Vertebrates

Plant Structure, Growth, and Development

Transport in Vascular Plants

Soil and Plant Nutrition

Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology

Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function

Animal Nutrition

Circulation and Gas Exchange

The Immune System

Osmoregulation and Excretion

Hormones and the Endocrine System

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling

Nervous Systems

Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

Animal Behavior

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology

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