Deck 1: The Science of Biology

Question 1

The __________ of flowering plants and insects is responsible for much of the diversity of these groups.

A) natural selection
B) coevolution
C) artificial selection
D) natural history

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Charles Darwin used _______________ to illustrate the mechanisms of natural selection.

A) artificial selection
B) biology
C) natural history
D) evolution

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All living things are able to maintain stable internal conditions,whether they are unicellular or complex,multicellular organisms.This property is called:

A) metabolism
B) homeostasis
C) heredity
D) cellular organization

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Choose the property that is NOT common to all living things.

A) Thought
B) Homeostasis
C) Complexity
D) Metabolism

Question 5

The different populations of all the species in a given area make up a(n):

A) community
B) association
C) ecosystem
D) population

Question 6

The proper order for the scientific process is:

A) predictions - experiment - observation - hypothesis
B) experiment - observation - predictions - hypothesis
C) hypothesis - observation - experiment - predictions
D) observation - hypothesis - predictions - experiment

Question 7

We have all heard that dietary fats are linked to higher incidences of heart disease and cancer in humans.Choose the proper hypothesis that a scientist could test.

A) Eating more meat causes cancer.
B) Eating a diet of lard makes you fat.
C) Dietary fat,heart disease,and cancer are all somehow interrelated.
D) Fat levels above 30% of calories in the diet are correlated with an increase in heart disease.

Question 8

____________ is the process of the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.

A) Movement
B) Complexity
C) Homeostasis
D) Heredity
E) Physiology

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an underlying theme of biology?

A) Cooperation
B) Flow of energy
C) Evolution
D) Creation

Question 10

In any experiment,one must be certain to:

A) have a suitable control group
B) wear lab coats and safety glasses
C) have the hypothesis at hand
D) use clean glassware

Question 11

After Joseph Farman discovered,in 1985,that an ozone hole was developing over Antarctica,scientists measured levels of chemicals in the upper atmosphere.They found a surprising concentration of ozone-destroying:

A) chlorine
B) helium
C) nitrates
D) mercury

Question 12

At the end of an experiment,a conclusion is formed based on:

A) the statistical analysis of the experiment
B) the general observations during the experiment
C) the needs of the group funding the experiment
D) the feelings or beliefs of the scientist conducting the experiment

Question 13

The most inclusive group in taxonomy is a:

A) population
B) domain
C) kingdom
D) species

Question 14

Biologists study the diversity of life in many ways except the observation of:

A) behavior
B) religion
C) DNA
D) fossils

Question 15

Scientists employ __________________ reasoning when performing the scientific process.

A) inductive
B) deductive
C) reductive
D) adductive

Question 16

The process of using and transforming energy is known as:

A) response to stimulation
B) complexity
C) metabolism
D) homeostasis

Question 17

All the populations of a particular kind of organism are members of the same:

A) community
B) species
C) habitat
D) ecosystem

Question 18

A biologist wants to test the effectiveness of a new food additive on causing growth in mice.An effective control group would be one that:

A) ate a higher concentration of food additive
B) was kept in different conditions across the city
C) was fed the same ration without the food additive
D) ate a lower concentration of the food additive

Question 19

In a multicellular organism,different tissues that function together are grouped into:

A) organisms
B) cells
C) organs
D) tissue systems

Question 20

Which group includes the simplest of organisms that do not have a nucleus?

A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Protista
D) Fungi
E) Archaea and Bacteria

Question 21

Which kingdom contains photosynthetic multicellular organisms that live on the land?

A) Fungi
B) Plantae
C) Animalia
D) Protista
E) Archaea

Question 22

Evolution is the genetic change in a species over time.

Question 23

Using general principles to explain specific observations is called _______________ reasoning.

Question 24

Some living organisms possess RNA as their only genetic material.

Question 25

Which kingdom contains nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms that digest their food externally?

A) Fungi
B) Plantae
C) Animalia
D) Protista
E) Archaea

Question 26

The information that determines what an organism will be like is stored in the _____________ molecule.

Question 27

The kingdom that includes mushrooms and yeast is the _______________.

Question 28

The sources of the ozone-destroying contaminants in the upper atmosphere were found to be _______________________.

Question 29

Which of the following is incorrect about experimental variables?

A) The dependent variable is what the investigator measures.
B) The independent variable is the one the researcher is able to manipulate.
C) When graphing data,the independent variable is always presented on the y-axis.
D) A valid experiment can only have one independent variable.
E) In the control experiment,the variable is not altered.

Question 30

Cells with a similar structure and function are organized into ____________ in the body.

Question 31

As life forms become more advanced,new properties occur.These properties are referred to as ______________.

Question 32

A scientist wants to study the effect of vitamin C on colds.He recruits 100 people with colds and gives the experimental group 1000 mg of vitamin C per day.What would be an appropriate control?

A) Give the control group nothing.
B) Give the control group 2000 mg of vitamin C per day.
C) Give the control group orange juice every day.
D) Give the control group a pill similar to vitamin C but containing sugar (a placebo).
E) Give the control group 1000 mg of another brand of vitamin C per day.

Question 33

The method of uncovering general principles by carefully using the scientific method is called ________________ reasoning.

Question 34

All living things use energy,a property known as ______________.

Question 35

The test of a hypothesis is called a(n):

A) control
B) experiment
C) variable
D) prediction
E) conclusion

Question 36

Who is credited for discovering cells?

A) Charles Darwin
B) Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C) Robert Hooke
D) Francis Crick
E) Joseph Farman

Question 37

Who are responsible for discovering the structure of DNA?

A) Francis Crick and James Watson
B) Charles Darwin and Joseph Farman
C) Anton van Leeuwenhoek and Theodor Schwann
D) Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
E) Theodor Schwann and Robert Hooke

Question 38

The proper order for the hierarchy of increasing complexity is:

A) organelles - cells - molecules - tissues - organs
B) cells - molecules - organs - tissues - organelles
C) molecules - organs - cells - tissues - organelles
D) molecules - organelles - cells - tissues - organs
E) organs - organelles - cells - molecules - tissues

Question 39

All organisms possess a genetic system that is based on:

A) RNA
B) protein
C) DNA
D) cells
E) sugars

Question 40

Which kingdom contains nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms that digest their food internally?

A) Fungi
B) Plantae
C) Animalia
D) Protista
E) Archaea

Question 41

All organisms on earth encode their genes in strands of ________.

Question 42

Why is it impossible for supernatural,religious,and unexplained phenomena to be explained by biology?

Question 43

A collection of related hypotheses that have been shown to be true after extensive testing can be collectively called a _________.

Question 44

Explain why a student of biology needs to study the hierarchy of levels of organization within and among living things.

Question 45

Explain the relationship between ozone depletion and rising incidence of skin cancer.

Question 46

The ozone depletion problem is expected to ______________ over the next few decades.

Question 47

Many people think the term "theory" means someone's idea about something.Explain the scientific use of the term "theory," especially as it relates to the biological concept of evolution.

Question 48

The process where organisms act to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is __________.

Question 49

The entire set of DNA instructions that specifies a cell is called its __________.

Question 50

Why is the study of biology central to the understanding and solving of the world's great environmental problems?