Deck 1: What Is Life

Question 1

Which of the following is a group of different tissues?

A) Chemicals
B) Cell
C) Organ
D) Organism

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an organ system?

A) Stomach
B) Connective
C) -Human being
D) Digestive

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?

A) High degree of organization.
B) Presence of blood.
C) Composed of chemicals.
D) Part of the Animal kingdom.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which is the most common form of feedback control in humans?

A) Control center feedback.
B) Positive feedback.
C) Negative feedback.
D) Effector feedback.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an atom?

A) Carbon
B) Carbohydrate
C) Glucose
D) ATP

Question 6

Which of the following is a type of tissue?

A) Connective
B) Collagen fibers
C) Respiratory
D) Skeletal

Question 7

Which of the materials best represents the presence of life?

A) Carbon
B) Water
C) DNA
D) Oxygen

Question 8

Making a prediction based on a testable hypothesis is an example of:

A) inductive reasoning.
B) deductive reasoning.
C) experimenting.
D) collecting data.

Question 9

In Taxonomy, the "homo-" part of Homo sapien is the ________.________.

A) Kingdom
B) Genus
C) Class
D) Species

Question 10

Why are viruses considered not to be alive?

A) They do not respond to stimuli.
B) They cannot reproduce on their own.
C) They do not contain protein.
D) They are too small.

Question 11

Formulating a hypothesis is an example of:

A) inductive reasoning.
B) deductive reasoning.
C) experimenting.
D) drawing a conclusion.

Question 12

Which of the following is a Domain?

A) Animalia
B) Eukarya
C) Plantae
D) Fungi

Question 13

Humans are classified in which Domain?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 14

In a negative feedback system, the response of the effector:

A) enhances the original stimulus.
B) eliminates the original stimulus.
C) reverses the original stimulus.
D) does not change the original stimulus.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of homeostatic imbalance?

A) Diabetic taking an insulin injection
B) Sleeping
C) Eating a banana as a source of potassium
D) Feeling tired and hungry

Question 16

What does a scientist do after making observations?

A) Formulate a hypothesis
B) Conduct an experiment
C) Think of questions
D) Draw a conclusion

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the five basic processes that human physiology hinges on?

A) protein function
B) atom function
C) taxonomy function
D) species function

Question 18

What is meant by the term homeostasis?

A) It is the taxonomic term for human beings.
B) It is a characteristic of livings things that means they can reproduce the same organism.
C) It means that humans are constantly changing.
D) It is the ability of an organism to monitor conditions and maintain them.

Question 19

Think about this analogy: If your classroom represents a population, then what does each individual student represent?

A) Tissue
B) Organism
C) Community
D) Cell

Question 20

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life?

A) Organism
B) Organ system
C) Organ
D) Cell

Question 21

A theory, in the fields of science and law, means a good guess.

Question 22

Which step in the scientific method is represented by label A?

A) Conclusion
B) Collect data
C) Hypothesis
D) Observation

Question 23

Which step in the scientific method is represented by label D?

A) Collect and analyze results
B) Conclusion
C) Design and conduct an experiment
D) None of these are correct

Question 24

Which hierarchical level is represented by label A?

A) Cell
B) Molecule
C) Atom
D) Tissue

Question 25

Which hierarchical level is represented by label D?

A) Atom
B) Cell
C) Organ
D) Tissue

Question 26

What do steps D and then B suggest about the experiment's results and its hypothesis?

A) The hypothesis was supported.
B) The hypothesis was not supported.
C) The hypothesis was supported but more experiments need to be done to prove it true.
D) These results have no bearing on the hypothesis.

Question 27

Negative feedback systems amplify the changes that are being detected by the receptor.

Question 28

A scientist examining a liver sample under a microscope will be making observations at the tissue and cellular level of biological organization.

Question 29

Humans and dogs both belong to the kingdom Animalia.

Question 30

Which hierarchical level is represented by label G?

A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Organ system
D) Organism

Question 31

If the diagram represented a feedback loop for thermoregulation which part would represent the brain?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 32

Organizationally, a biome includes all of the living organisms and the non-living things in a given area.

Question 33

Which of the following would be placed at the same hierarchical level as the heart (labeled E)?

A) Carbon atom
B) Stomach
C) Muscle cell
D) Digestive system

Question 34

Which level in the hierarchy of life represents interacting communities united in a geographic area?

A) Biosphere
B) Individual
C) Population
D) Ecosystem

Question 35

All bacteria are classified in the same domain and kingdom.

Question 36

If the diagram represented a feedback loop for thermoregulation, the skin is represented by the effectors and ________?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 37

Which part represents the muscles and blood vessels?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 38

Plants synthesizing compounds by means of solar power is an example of the characteristic of requiring energy.

Question 39

Carbohydrates are not found in any living things, whereas lipids are found in all living things.

Question 40

Regulating electrolyte balance during a run is an example of homeostasis.

Question 41

Fill in the missing category: Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, _________, family, genus, species.

Question 42

A(n) _________ is the smallest unit of an element that has the properties of the element.

Question 43

A group of ants in an ant farm would be considered a _____________.

Question 44

A(n) _______ is a structure composed of more than one tissue.

Question 45

The ____________ registers the signal coming from the receptor and formulates a response.

Question 46

Humans display __________________ behavior by accepting responsibility for other individuals within the population.

Question 47

How are all living organisms similar?

Question 48

Describe how a feedback system maintains homeostasis.

Question 49

The ability to maintain a stable internal environment is called _________.

Question 50

Organizationally, the planet Earth is a __________.

Question 51

A(n) ___________ is a factor that can be changed in an experiment to test whether and how it affects the outcome.

Question 52

Science seeks to answer questions about important human affairs like whether it is right or wrong to use natural resources.

Question 53

How are living organisms categorized?

Question 54

Design an experiment to test the hypothesis that Drug Y lowers cholesterol in humans. Include all the steps in the scientific method.

Question 55

The branch of science dealing with the classification of organisms into groups with similar characteristics is called _________.