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1. Alocalizedgroupoforganismsthatbelongtothesamespeciesiscalleda
A)biosystem
B)community
C)population
D)ecosystem
E)family
Answer:C
2. Organismsinteractwiththeirenvironments,exchangingmatterandenergy.Forexample,
plantchloroplastsconverttheenergyofsunlightinto
A)theenergyofmotion
B)carbondioxideandwater
C)thepotentialenergyofchemicalbonds
D)oxygen
E)kineticenergy
Answer:C
3. Themainsourceofenergyforproducersinanecosystemis
A)lightenergy
B)kineticenergy
C)thermalenergy
D)chemicalenergy
E)ATP
Answer:A
4. Whichofthefollowingtypesofcellsutilizedeoxyribonucleicacid(DNA)astheirgenetic
materialbutdonothavetheirDNAencasedwithinanuclearenvelope?
A)animal
B)plant
C)archaea
D)fungi
E)protists
Answer:C
5. Tounderstandthechemicalbasisofinheritance,wemustunderstandthemolecular
structureofDNA.Thisisanexampleoftheapplicationofwhichconcepttothestudyof
biology?
A)evolution
B)emergentproperties
C)reductionism
D)thecelltheory
E)feedbackregulation
Answer:C
6. Oncelaborbeginsinchildbirth,contractionsincreaseinintensityandfrequencyuntil
delivery.Theincreasinglaborcontractionsofchildbirthareanexampleofwhichtypeof
regulation?
A)abioinformaticsystem
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B)positivefeedback
C)negativefeedback
D)feedbackinhibition
E)enzymaticcatalysis
Answer:B
7. Whenthebody'sbloodglucoselevelrises,thepancreassecretesinsulinand,asaresult,the
bloodglucoseleveldeclines.Whenthebloodglucoselevelislow,thepancreassecretes
glucagonand,asaresult,thebloodglucoselevelrises.Suchregulationofthebloodglucose
levelistheresultof
A)catalyticfeedback
B)positivefeedback
C)negativefeedback
D)bioinformaticregulation
E)proteinproteininteractions
Answer:C
8. Whichbranchofbiologyisconcernedwiththenamingandclassifyingoforganisms?
A)informatics
B)schematicbiology
C)taxonomy
D)genomics
E)evolution
Answer:C
9. Prokaryoticandeukaryoticcellsgenerallyhavewhichofthefollowingfeaturesincommon?
A)amembraneboundednucleus
B)acellwallmadeofcellulose
C)ribosomes
D)flagellaorciliathatcontainmicrotubules
E)linearchromosomesmadeofDNAandprotein
Answer:C
10. Prokaryotesareclassifiedasbelongingtotwodifferentdomains.Whatarethedomains?
A)BacteriaandEukarya
B)ArchaeaandMonera
C)EukaryaandMonera
D)BacteriaandProtista
E)BacteriaandArchaea
Answer:E
11. Globalwarming,asdemonstratedbyobservationssuchasmeltingofglaciers,increasing
CO2levels,andincreasingaverageambienttemperatures,hasalreadyhadmanyeffectson
livingorganisms.Whichofthefollowingmightbestofferasolutiontothisproblem?
A)Continuetomeasuretheseandotherparametersoftheproblem.
B)Increasetheabilitiesofanimalstomigratetomoresuitablehabitats.
C)Donothingnaturewillattainitsownbalance.
D)Limittheburningoffossilfuelsandregulateourlossofforestedareas.
E)Recycleasmuchaspossible.
Answer:D
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12. Awatersamplefromahotthermalventcontainedasinglecelledorganismthathadacell
wallbutlackedanucleus.Whatisitsmostlikelyclassification?
A)Eukarya
B)Archaea
C)Animalia
D)Protista
E)Fungi
Answer:B
13. Afilamentousorganismhasbeenisolatedfromdecomposingorganicmatter.Thisorganism
hasacellwallbutnochloroplasts.Howwouldyouclassifythisorganism?
A)domainBacteria,kingdomProkaryota
B)domainArchaea,kingdomBacteria
C)domainEukarya,kingdomPlantae
D)domainEukarya,kingdomProtista
E)domainEukarya,kingdomFungi
Answer:E
14. Whichoftheseprovidesevidenceofthecommonancestryofalllife?
A)ubiquitoususeofcatalystsbylivingsystems
B)nearuniversalityofthegeneticcode
C)structureofthenucleus
D)structureofcilia
E)structureofchloroplasts
Answer:B
15. Whichofthefollowingis(are)trueofnaturalselection?
A)Itrequiresgeneticvariation.
B)Itresultsindescentwithmodification.
C)Itinvolvesdifferentialreproductivesuccess.
D)Itresultsindescentwithmodificationandinvolvesdifferentialreproductivesuccess.
E)Itrequiresgeneticvariation,resultsindescentwithmodification,andinvolves
differentialreproductivesuccess.
Answer:E
16. CharlesDarwinproposedamechanismfordescentwithmodificationthatstatedthat
organismsofaparticularspeciesareadaptedtotheirenvironmentwhentheypossess
A)noninheritabletraitsthatenhancetheirsurvivalinthelocalenvironment.
B)noninheritabletraitsthatenhancetheirreproductivesuccessinthelocalenvironment.
C)noninheritabletraitsthatenhancetheirsurvivalandreproductivesuccessinthelocal
environment.
D)inheritabletraitsthatenhancetheirsurvivalandreproductivesuccessinthelocal
environment.
E)inheritabletraitsthatdecreasetheirsurvivalandreproductivesuccessinthelocal
environment.
Answer:D
17. Whichoftheseindividualsislikelytobemostsuccessfulinanevolutionarysense?
A)areproductivelysterileindividualwhoneverfallsill
B)anorganismthatdiesafterfivedaysoflifebutleaves10offspring,allofwhomsurviveto
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reproduce
C)amalewhomateswith20femalesandfathersoneoffspring
D)anorganismthatlives100yearsandleavestwooffspring,bothofwhomsurviveto
reproduce
E)afemalewhomateswith20malesandproducesoneoffspringthatlivestoreproduce
Answer:B
18. Inahypotheticalworld,every50yearspeopleover6feettallareeliminatedfromthe
populationbeforetheyreproduce.Basedonyourknowledgeofnaturalselection,youwould
predictthattheaverageheightofthehumanpopulationwill
A)remainunchanged.
B)graduallydecline.
C)rapidlydecline.
D)graduallyincrease.
E)rapidlyincrease.
Answer:B
19. Throughtime,thelineagethatledtomodernwhalesshowsachangefromfourlimbedland
animalstoaquaticanimalswithtwolimbsthatfunctionasflippers.Thischangeisbest
explainedby
A)naturalphilosophy.
B)creationism.
C)thehierarchyofthebiologicalorganizationoflife.
D)naturalselection.
E)feedbackinhibition.
Answer:D
20. Whatisthemajordifferencebetweenakingdomandadomain?
A)Akingdomcanincludeseveralsubgroupsknownasdomains.
B)Alleukaryabelongtoonedomain.
C)Allprokaryotesbelongtoonedomain.
D)Theimportanceoffungihasledscientiststomakethemthewholeofonedomain.
E)Onlyorganismsthatproducetheirownfoodbelongtooneofthedomains.
Answer:B
21. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeswhatoccurredafterthepublicationofCharles
Darwin'sOntheOriginofSpecies?
A)Thebookreceivedlittleattentionexceptfromasmallscientificcommunity.
B)Thebookwasbannedfromschools.
C)Thebookwaswidelydiscussedanddisseminated.
D)Thebook'sauthorshipwasdisputed.
E)Thebookwasdiscreditedbymostscientists.
Answer:C
22. WhyisDarwinconsideredoriginalinhisthinking?
A)Heprovidedexamplesoforganismsthathadevolvedovertime.
B)Hedemonstratedthatevolutioniscontinuingtooccurnow.
C)Hedescribedtherelationshipbetweengenesandevolution.
D)Heproposedthemechanismthatexplainedhowevolutiontakesplace.
E)Heobservedthatorganismsproducelargenumbersofoffspring.
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Answer:D
23. Darwin'sfinches,collectedfromtheGalpagosIslands,illustratewhichofthefollowing?
A)mutationfrequency
B)ancestorsfromdifferentregions
C)adaptiveradiation
D)vestigialanatomicstructures
E)theaccuracyofthefossilrecord
Answer:C
24. Whichofthefollowingcategoriesoforganismsisleastlikelytoberevised?
A)kingdom
B)class
C)order
D)phylum
E)species
Answer:E
25. Whatisthemajordistinguishingcharacteristicoffungi?
A)gainingnutritionthroughingestion
B)beingsedentary
C)beingprokaryotic
D)absorbingdissolvednutrients
E)beingdecomposersofdeadorganisms
Answer:D
26. Whatarearchaea?
A)Prokaryotescharacterizedasextremophilesthatsharesomebacterialandsome
eukaryotictraits.
B)Organismsthatareadaptedtohightemperatureenvironments,suchasinvolcanic
springs.
C)Singlecelledorganismsthatarekilledbytheapplicationofantibioticsatcertain
concentrations.
D)Bacterialikeorganismsthatcanliveonlyinextremesaltenvironments.
E)Primitiveprotistlikecreaturespossessingfewerthantwochromosomespercell.
Answer:A
27. AccordingtoDarwiniantheory,whichofthefollowingexhibitsthegreatestfitnessfor
evolutionarysuccess?
A)thespecieswiththelongestlife
B)theindividualswithinapopulationthathavethegreatestreproductivesuccess
C)thephylumwithmembersthatoccupythegreatestnumberofhabitats
D)thecommunityoforganismsthatiscapableoflivinginthemostnutrientpoorbiome
E)theorganismthatproducesitsownnutrientsmostefficiently
Answer:B
28. Similaritiesanddifferencesamong/betweenlifeformsovertimearemostefficiently
recordedbyscientistsinwhichfield(s)ofstudy?
A)paleontology
B)paleontologyandanatomy
C)paleontology,anatomy,andtaxonomy
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D)paleontology,anatomy,taxonomy,andgenetics
E)paleontology,anatomy,taxonomy,genetics,andecology
Answer:E
29. Whyisthethemeofevolutionconsideredtobethecorethemeofbiologybybiologists?
A)Itprovidesaframeworkwithinwhichallbiologicalinvestigationmakessense.
B)ItisrecognizedasthecorethemeofbiologybyorganizationssuchastheNational
ScienceFoundation.
C)Controversyaboutthistheoryprovidesabasisforagreatdealofexperimentalresearch.
D)Sinceitcannotbeproven,biologistswillbeabletostudyevolutionarypossibilitiesfor
manyyears.
E)Biologistsdonotsubscribetoalternativemodels.
Answer:A
30. Themethodofscientificinquirythatdescribesnaturalstructuresandprocessesas
accuratelyaspossiblethroughcarefulobservationandtheanalysisofdataisknownas
A)hypothesisbasedscience.
B)discoveryscience.
C)experimentalscience.
D)quantitativescience.
E)qualitativescience.
Answer:B
31. Collectingdatabasedonobservationisanexampleof________analyzingthisdatato
reachaconclusionisanexampleof________reasoning.
A)hypothesisbasedscienceinductive
B)theprocessofsciencedeductive
C)discoveryscienceinductive
D)descriptivesciencedeductive
E)hypothesisbasedsciencedeductive
Answer:C
32. Whenapplyingtheprocessofscience,whichoftheseistested?
A)aquestion
B)aresult
C)anobservation
D)aprediction
E)ahypothesis
Answer:D
33. Acontrolledexperimentisoneinwhich
A)theexperimentisrepeatedmanytimestoensurethattheresultsareaccurate.
B)theexperimentproceedsataslowpacetoguaranteethatthescientistcancarefully
observeallreactionsandprocessallexperimentaldata.
C)thereareatleasttwogroups,oneofwhichdoesnotreceivetheexperimentaltreatment.
D)thereareatleasttwogroups,onedifferingfromtheotherbytwoormorevariables.
E)thereisonegroupforwhichthescientistcontrolsallvariables.
Answer:C
34. Whyisitimportantthatanexperimentincludeacontrolgroup?
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A)Thecontrolgroupisthegroupthattheresearcherisincontrolof,thegroupinwhichthe
researcherpredeterminestheresults.
B)Thecontrolgroupprovidesareserveofexperimentalsubjects.
C)Acontrolgroupisrequiredforthedevelopmentofan"Ifthen"statement.
D)Acontrolgroupassuresthatanexperimentwillberepeatable.
E)Withoutacontrolgroup,thereisnobasisforknowingifaparticularresultisduetothe
variablebeingtested.
Answer:E
35. Theapplicationofscientificknowledgeforsomespecificpurposeisknownas
A)technology.
B)deductivescience.
C)inductivescience.
D)anthropologicscience.
E)purescience.
Answer:A
36. Whichofthefollowingarequalitiesofanygoodscientifichypothesis?
I.Itistestable.
II.Itisfalsifiable.
III.Itproducesquantitativedata.
IV.Itproducesresultsthatcanbereplicated.
A)Ionly
B)IIonly
C)IIIonly
D)IandII
E)IIIandIV
Answer:D
37. Whenahypothesiscannotbewritteninan"Ifthen"format,whatdoesthismean?
A)Itdoesnotrepresentdeductivereasoning.
B)Itcannotbeascientifichypothesis.
C)Thesubjectcannotbeexploredscientifically.
D)Thehypothesizerdoesnothavesufficientinformation.
E)Itcannotbetestable.
Answer:A
38. Inpresentingdatathatresultfromanexperiment,agroupofstudentsshowthatmostof
theirmeasurementsfallonastraightdiagonallineontheirgraph.However,twooftheir
datapointsare"outliers"andfallfartoonesideoftheexpectedrelationship.Whatshould
theydo?
A)Donotshowthesepointsbutwriteafootnotethatthegraphrepresentsthecorrectdata.
B)Averageseveraltrialsandthereforeruleouttheimprobableresults.
C)Showallresultsobtainedandthentrytoexplorethereason(s)fortheseoutliers.
D)Throwoutthissetofdataandtryagain.
E)Changethedetailsoftheexperimentuntiltheycanobtaintheexpectedresults.
Answer:C
39. Whichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionofacontrolforanexperiment?
A)Thecontrolgroupiskeptinanunchangingenvironment.
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B)Thecontrolisleftalonebytheexperimenters.
C)Thecontrolgroupismatchedwiththeexperimentalgroupexceptfortheone
experimentalvariable.
D)Thecontrolgroupisexposedtoonlyonevariableratherthanseveral.
E)Onlytheexperimentalgroupistestedormeasured.
Answer:C
40. Giventhecooperativityofscience,whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoresultinan
investigatorbeingintellectuallylookeddownuponbyotherscientists?
A)Makingmoneyastheresultofstudiesinwhichanewmedicationisdiscovered.
B)Doingmeticulousexperimentsthatshowdatathatcontradictwhathasbeenpreviously
reportedbythescientificcommunity.
C)Spendingmostofalifetimeinvestigatingasmallandseeminglyunimportantorganism.
D)Gettingnegativeresultsfromthesamesetofexperiments.
E)Beingfoundtohavefalsifiedorcreateddatatobetterfitahypothesis.
Answer:E
41. Whichoftheseisanexampleofinductivereasoning?
A)Hundredsofindividualsofaspecieshavebeenobservedandallarephotosynthetic
therefore,thespeciesisphotosynthetic.
B)Theseorganismsliveinsunnypartsofthisareasotheyareabletophotosynthesize.
C)Ifhorsesarealwaysfoundgrazingongrass,theycanbeonlyherbivoresandnot
omnivores.
D)Ifprotistsareallsinglecelled,thentheyareincapableofaggregating.
E)Iftwospeciesaremembersofthesamegenus,theyaremorealikethaneachofthem
couldbetoadifferentgenus.
Answer:A
42. Inahighschoollaboratory,whichofthefollowingconstitutesanexperiment?
I.learningtouseamicroscopebyexaminingfixedspecimensonslides
II.beingabletoexamineswimmingprotistsunderamicroscope
III.extractingpigmentsfromplantleavesandseparatingthetypesofpigmentsfor
identification
IV.preparingroottipsforexaminationbystainingthem
A)Ionly
B)IIonly
C)IIIonly
D)IIandIIIonly
E)II,III,andIV
Answer:C
43. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesamodelorganism?
A)Itisoftenpicturedintextbooksandeasyforstudentstoimagine.
B)Itlendsitselftomanystudiesthatareusefultobeginningstudents.
C)Itiswellstudied,easytogrow,andresultsarewidelyapplicable.
D)Itissmall,inexpensivetoraise,andlivesalongtime.
E)Ithasbeenchosenforstudybytheearliestbiologists.
Answer:C
44. Whyisascientifictopicbestdiscussedbypeopleofvaryingpointsofview,avarietyof
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subdisciplines,anddiversecultures?
A)Theycanrectifyeachother'sapproachtomakeittrulyscientific.
B)Robustandcriticaldiscussionbetweendiversegroupsimprovesscientificthinking.
C)Scientistscanexplaintoothersthattheyneedtoworkinisolationtoutilizethescientific
methodmoreproductively.
D)Thisisanotherwayofmakingsciencemorereproducible.
E)Scientistsneedtoexchangetheirideaswithotherdisciplinesandculturessothatall
groupsareinconsensuswiththecourseoffutureresearch.
Answer:B
45.

Theillustrationabovemostprobablyrepresents
A)acomputersimulationofthestructureofaeukaryoticcell.
B)amapofanetworkofproteininteractionswithinaeukaryoticcell.
C)aninventoryofallthegenesinafruitfly.
D)anXraydiffractionimageofthenucleusandcytoplasmofaeukaryoticcell.
E)acomputergeneratedmapoftheinteractionofgenesandcytoplasminaprokaryotic
cell.
Answer:B
46.

Whatdothesetwoplantshaveincommon?
A)adaptationstoextremeheat
B)adaptationstoconservewater
C)identicalstemstructures
D)identicalflowerstructures
E)lackofphotosynthesis
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47.

Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerquestions4750.
Goldenalgaeareagroupofprotistswhosecolorisduetocarotenoidpigments:yellowand
brown.Mosthavetwoflagellaandallarephotosynthetic.Agroupofstudentswasgivena
significantsampleofoneofthese(Dinobryon)thatiscolonial.Theirinstructionsforthe
projectweretodesigntwoormoreexperimentsthatcouldbedonewiththeseorganisms.
Sincetheseorganismsareprotists,whichofthesecharacteristicscouldthestudentsassume
tobetrue?
A)Theorganismsarephotosynthetic.
B)Allofthemaremarine.
C)Theyaresinglecelled.
D)Theylackmembraneboundorganelles.
E)EachhasasinglecircularmoleculeofDNA.
Answer:A
48. Thestudentsdecidethatforoneoftheirexperiments,theywanttoseewhetherthe
organismscanphotosynthesize.Whichofthefollowingisthebesthypothesis?
A)IftheDinobryoncanlive>5dayswithoutaddedfood,theymustbeableto
photosynthesize.
B)IftheDinobryoncanlivewithoutexposuretolightfor>5days,theymustbeableto
photosynthesize.
C)IftheDinobryonphotosynthesize,theymustneednoothermineralsornutrientsandwill
beabletoliveindistilledwaterandlightalone.
D)IftheDinobryonarekeptinthedark,onehalfwillbeexpectedtodiein5days.
E)IftheDinobryonareabletophotosynthesize,thestudentsshouldbeabletoextract
photosyntheticpigments.
Answer:E
49. Fortheirsecondexperiment,thestudentswanttoknowwhethertheDinobryonhavetolive
incoloniesorcanbefreeliving.Howmighttheyproceed?
A)Observeeachdaytoseewhetherneworganismsareeverreproducedassinglecells.
B)Observewhetheronlyspecializedcellsareabletodividetoproducenewcolonies.
C)Divideasampleintosinglecellsandmeasurethelengthoftimetheyremainthisway.
D)Divideasampleintosinglecellsandobservethem.
E)Divideasampleintosinglecellsandseewhethertheycomebacktogether.
Answer:C
50. Thestudentsplantogatherdatafromtheproject.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebest
waytopresentwhattheygatherfromexperimentalgroupsasopposedtocontrols?
A)qualitatively,notingcolor,size,andsoon
B)measuringthenumberofnewcoloniesformedduringevery12hourperiod
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C)countingthenumberofnewcoloniesafteraweek
D)measuringthesizeofeachnewcolonyinmillimeters(mm)oflength
E)measuringthedryweightofallnewcoloniesingrams
Answer:B
51. ThefollowingisalistofbiologythemesdiscussedinChapter1.Usethemtoanswer
questions5154.
I.Newpropertiesemergeateachlevelinthebiologicalhierarchy.
II.Organismsinteractwithotherorganismsandthephysicalenvironment.
III.Liferequiresenergytransferandtransformation.
IV.Structureandfunctionarecorrelatedatalllevelsofbiologicalorganization.
V.Cellsareanorganism'sbasicunitsofstructureandfunction.
VI.ThecontinuityoflifeisbasedonheritableinformationintheformofDNA.
VII.Feedbackmechanismsregulatebiologicalsystems.
VIII.Evolutionaccountsfortheunityanddiversityoflife.
Whichtheme(s)is/arebestillustratedbyanexperimentinwhichabiologistseeksa
medicationthatwillinhibitpainresponsesinacancerpatient?
A)II
B)VII
C)IIIandV
D)VandVIII
E)VIandVII
Answer:B
52. Whichtheme(s)is/arebestillustratedbyagroupofinvestigatorswhoaretryingtoclassify
andexplaintheecologyofanareaknownastheBigThicket?
A)Ionly
B)IIonly
C)VIIIonly
D)IVandVI
E)IandII
Answer:E
53. Whichtheme(s)is/areillustratedwhenagroupofstudentsistryingtoestablishwhichphase
ofcelldivisioninroottipshappensmostquickly?
A)IVonly
B)Vonly
C)VIIonly
D)IV,V,andVI
E)V,VI,andVII
Answer:D
54. Whichtheme(s)is/areillustratedwhenabiologyclassiscomparingtheratesof
photosynthesisbetweenleavesofafloweringplantspecies(Gerberajamesonii)andaspecies
offern(Polypodiumpolypodioides)?
A)Ionly
B)IIonly
C)IandIII
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D)IandVII
E)I,III,andV
Answer:E
55. Questions5564arefromtheendofchapter"TestYourUnderstanding"sectionin
Chapter1ofthetextbook.
Alltheorganismsonyourcampusmakeup
A)anecosystem.
B)acommunity.
C)apopulation.
D)anexperimentalgroup.
E)ataxonomicdomain.
Answer:B
56. Whichofthefollowingisacorrectsequenceoflevelsinlife'shierarchy,proceeding
downwardfromanindividualanimal?
A)brain,organsystem,nervecell,nervoustissue
B)organsystem,nervoustissue,brain
C)organism,organsystem,tissue,cell,organ
D)nervoussystem,brain,nervoustissue,nervecell
E)organsystem,tissue,molecule,cell
Answer:D
57. WhichofthefollowingisnotanobservationorinferenceonwhichDarwin'stheoryof
naturalselectionisbased?
A)Poorlyadaptedindividualsneverproduceoffspring.
B)Thereisheritablevariationamongindividuals.
C)Becauseofoverproductionofoffspring,thereiscompetitionforlimitedresources.
D)Individualswhoseinheritedcharacteristicsbestfitthemtotheenvironmentwill
generallyproducemoreoffspring.
E)Apopulationcanbecomeadaptedtoitsenvironmentovertime.
Answer:A
58. Systemsbiologyismainlyanattemptto
A)analyzegenomesfromdifferentspecies.
B)simplifycomplexproblemsbyreducingthesystemintosmaller,lesscomplexunits.
C)understandthebehaviorofentirebiologicalsystems.
D)buildhighthroughputmachinesfortherapidacquisitionofbiologicaldata.
E)speedupthetechnologicalapplicationofscientificknowledge.
Answer:C
59. Protistsandbacteriaaregroupedintodifferentdomainsbecause
A)protistseatbacteria.
B)bacteriaarenotmadeofcells.
C)protistshaveamembraneboundednucleus,whichbacterialcellslack.
D)bacteriadecomposeprotists.
E)protistsarephotosynthetic.
Answer:C
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60. Whichofthefollowingbestdemonstratestheunityamongallorganisms?
A)matchingDNAnucleotidesequences
B)descentwithmodification
C)thestructureandfunctionofDNA
D)naturalselection
E)emergentproperties
Answer:C
61. Acontrolledexperimentisonethat
A)proceedsslowlyenoughthatascientistcanmakecarefulrecordsoftheresults.
B)testsexperimentalandcontrolgroupsinparallel.
C)isrepeatedmanytimestomakesuretheresultsareaccurate.
D)keepsallvariablesconstant.
E)issupervisedbyanexperiencedscientist.
Answer:B
62. Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdistinguisheshypothesesfromtheoriesinscience?
A)Theoriesarehypothesesthathavebeenproved.
B)Hypothesesareguessestheoriesarecorrectanswers.
C)Hypothesesusuallyarerelativelynarrowinscopetheorieshavebroadexplanatory
power.
D)Hypothesesandtheoriesareessentiallythesamething.
E)Theoriesareprovedtruehypothesesareoftenfalsified.
Answer:C
63. Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofqualitativedata?
A)Thetemperaturedecreasedfrom20Cto15C.
B)Theplant'sheightis25centimeters(cm).
C)Thefishswaminazigzagmotion.
D)Thesixpairsofrobinshatchedanaverageofthreechicks.
E)Thecontentsofthestomacharemixedevery20seconds.
Answer:C
64. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthelogicofscientificinquiry?
A)IfIgenerateatestablehypothesis,testsandobservationswillsupportit.
B)Ifmypredictioniscorrect,itwillleadtoatestablehypothesis.
C)Ifmyobservationsareaccurate,theywillsupportmyhypothesis.
D)Ifmyhypothesisiscorrect,Icanexpectcertaintestresults.
E)Ifmyexperimentsaresetupright,theywillleadtoatestablehypothesis.
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