Ch. 1 General Biology

All of the following statements are associated with the process of evolution but which of these statements best defines the overall process of evolution?

Changing of populations over time

In all organisms, hereditary information is encoded within _____ molecules.

DNA

T/F When you use deductive reasoning you draw conclusions from specific observations.

False

Which of the following is NOT true of proteins?

They contain the code or the "recipe" for making other molecules that are important for life processes.

T/F Similar orders are placed in the same class.

True

Which one of the following is a characteristic of asexual, as opposed to sexual reproduction?

a cell splitting in half

All of the members of the same species occupying the same area at the same time constitute:

a population

A hypothesis is:

a tentative explanation

When tissues organize into functional structures they form:

an organ

The cell theory states that all living organisms:

are composed of basic units called cells

Which of the following are NOT an adaptation of Burchell's zebras to their environment?

asexual reporoduction

Which of the following is the most basic level of chemical organization?

atom

The domain Eukarya includes all of the following except

bacteria

The science of life is:

biology

Biological growth involves an increase in:

both the number and size of cells

Which of the following is produced via the process of cellular respiration?

carbon dioxide

Which of the following is NOT a concept or term related to evolution?

cellular respiration

Organisms that are sessile as adults:

do not move from place to place

Which of the following represents the pattern of energy flow within an ecosystem?

from producers to consumers to decomposers

To what group do I belong? I am neither prokaryotic nor photosynthetic, and I obtain nutrients by secreting digestive enzymes into my environment.

fungi

Information in living organisms can be transmitted by:

genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters

If a particular protein were being produced in excess of the cell's needs, then __________ mechanisms intervene to stop production.

homeostatic

A prokaryotic cell differs from a eukaryotic cell in that a prokaryotic cell:

is exemplified in bacteria

A good hypothesis:

is falsifiable

Homeostasis in living organisms involves processes that:

maintain a constant internal environment

Using the Linnaean system of nomenclature, corn is named Zea mays. In this name, the specific epithet is

mays

In living organisms, chemical reactions responsible for growth, repair, and nutrition are collectively referred to as:

metabolism

Cilia and flagella are most directly involved in:

movement

Which of the following are NOT a characteristic of all living organisms?

multicellularity

The ultimate source of genetic variation within a population is:

mutations of DNA

As you move one step higher in the hierarchical classification system, similar families of organism are next grouped together in the same:

order

One of the conclusions drawn from Darwin's theory of evolution is that:

organisms living today descended with modifications from previously existing forms

Which of the following terms includes the fewest species of organisms?

population

In Darwin's theory of evolution, adaptation involves changes in:

populations

If an organism is eukaryotic, then by definition it will:

possess a nucleus

In the deductive approach to scientific thought processes, we begin with ____ and make ____ based on that information.

premises; conclusions

You discover an organism that is eukaryotic, unicellular, and photosynthetic. Based on this evidence you correctly assign this organisms to the:

protist group

Which of the following is NOT a concept of term related to the flow of energy through living systems?

sexual reproduction

Reproductionism refers to the method of investigating structures by:

studying the parts of the structures

Autotrophs:

synthesize complex molecules from CO2, water, and energy

Which of the following is NOT a term related to information transfer in living systems?

taxon

One benefit of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that:

the interaction of genes from both parents brings about genetic variation

Which of the following is NOT a major them of biology?

the mechanisms of disease

The term sampling error refers to inaccuracies in an experiment due to:

the test being conducted on a very small population of test subjects

Which of the following is NOT true of hormones?

they are a type of gene

Which of the following stimuli most directly causes the Venus flytrap to catch an insect?

touch