Biology Today and Tomorrow With Physiology 6th Edition Starr Test Bank

Chapter 01—Invitation to Biology Page 1

Biology Today and Tomorrow With Physiology 6th Edition Starr Test Bank Multiple Choice

• What name is given to the scientific study of life?
• geography
• statistics
• ecology
• geology
• biology

ANSWER: e

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember

REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• The current rate of extinction in rain forests is about species every minute.

a.2

• 20
• 200
• 2,000
• 20,000

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember

REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• The species extinctions taking place today are being caused by activities.
• human
• volcanic
• plate tectonic
• extraterrestrial
• geothermal

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember

REFERENCES: 1.1 The Secret Life of Earth 1 / 4

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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.01 - Application

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• Which of the following represents the most correct order of the organization of life from the smallest unit to the largest?

a atoms → molecules → cells → organisms → populations → communities → ecosystems → biosphere

• atoms → molecules → cells → organisms → communities → populations → ecosystems → biosphere
• atoms → molecules → cells → organisms → populations → ecosystems → communities → biosphere
• communities → biosphere → organisms → ecosystems → populations → cells → molecules → atoms
• biosphere → organisms → communities → ecosystems → populations → molecules → cells → atoms

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• Which of the following organization levels is the least inclusive?
• population
• community
• cell
• atom
• molecule

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• An ecosystem is made up of .
• only plants, animals, and fungi
• organisms and nonliving things
• only rocks and minerals
• only plants, protozoa, and fungi
• the biosphere of the region 2 / 4

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ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJEC

TIVES:

BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• Lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA, and complex carbohydrates are all .
• minerals
• atoms
• cells
• molecules
• elements

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Apply

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• The emergent property of “life” appears at the level of the , when many molecules become organized.
• population
• atom
• organism
• cell
• community

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJEC

TIVES:

BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

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• A population is composed of individuals of .

a the same species .

• interacting species of different kinds
• interacting species and nonliving things
• a single species interacting with nonliving things
• all species found in a given area

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJEC

TIVES:

BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.02 - Use examples to explain how complex properties can emerge from interactions among simpler components.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• Living organisms are members of all of the following levels. However, soil is a component of .

a the community .

• the population
• the ecosystem
• both the population and ecosystem
• both the community and the biosphere

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Apply

REFERENCES: 1.2 Life Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES: False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BTAT.STAR.21.01.02.01 - Describe the successive levels of life’s organization.

DATE CREATED: 11/18/2019 2:47 PM

DATE MODIFIED: 12/3/2019 10:01 AM

• Which of the following is a basic component of all of the others?
• cells
• organs
• tissues
• organism
• organ systems

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand

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