QUIZ #1 Characteristics of Life

7. Which of the following kingdoms

1. A __________ consists of the contains multicellular organisms that
interactions between groups of different ingest their food?
individuals and the non-living factors in A. Protista
a particular area B. Animalia
A. population C. Plantae
B. ecosystem D. Archaea
C. community E. Fungi
D. domain
8. Which of the following terms best
2. It refers to a biological community of describes a conceptual scheme in
interacting organisms and their physical science that is strongly supported, has
environment. not yet been found incorrect, and is
- Ecosystem based on the results of many
observations?
3. Which of the following organisms is a A. a scientific model
eukaryote? B. an experiment
A. nostoc C. descriptive research
B. algae D. a scientific theory or principle
C. lactobacilli E. experimental results
D. streptomyces
9. Which best describes a control group
4. It is considered as the basic unit of in an experiment?
life. A. the condition that is being tested
-Cell B. a sample taken through all
experimental steps except the one being
5. A group of college students order a tested
pizza with mushrooms, ham, and C. a variable that is being deliberately
pineapple. The mushrooms belong to the varied in the experiment
kingdom D. the dependent variable
A. Protista
B. Plantae 10. The control group in an experiment is
C. Fungi the one that shows the dependent
D. Animalia variable.
True
6. Which term is based on Greek root False
words meaning "ordered arrangement of
the home"? 11. Studying a brick does not predict the
A. biology design of a skyscraper. Intense
B. biosphere examination of muscle tissues does not
C. homeostasis allow you to predict the design of a
D. photosynthesis kangaroo or clam. The structure of
E. ecosystem
chlorophyll does not dictate the unique B. Science approaches data in a
structure of a tree. These cases subjective manner.
demonstrate C. Science gains information by observing
A. essential properties of life and testing the natural world.
B. levels of organization from atom to D. The conclusions of science are subject to
biosphere change based on new findings.
C. determinism or how all phenomena are E. Science attempts to avoid prejudice in
predictable effects of causes making judgments.
D. emergent properties that are easily
predicted by examining their parts 16. Which of the following kingdoms
E. emergent properties that cannot be contains organisms that obtain their
predicted by examining their parts food by absorption through filments
called hyphae?
12. Which of the following sequences A. Protista
correctly gives the different B. Animalia
classification levels of an organism, C. Plantae
going from the largest grouping to the D. Archaea
smallest? (Some are left out.) E. Fungi
A. species, genus, family, class, phylum
B. kingdom, phylum, class, order, 17. Following statements would most
species biologists support?
C. class, family, kingdom, species, genus A. Development of an organism, even a
D. genus, class, phylum, species, family single cell, is too complex to be explained
by chemical and physical laws.
13. The control group in an experiment is B. The critical "vitalist" force that makes
given all the same treatments as the organisms live is of a different nature from
experimental group(s), except for the nonliving chemistry and is yet to be
one variable being tested. discovered.
-True C. Life consists of a property called "soul"
and this leaves the body when an organism
14. Which of the following best describe dies.
the given example: A butterfly gets D. Development of living forms from simple
nectar from a flower. to complex forms contradicts physical laws.
A. Living things reproduce, grow and E. None of the statements is a mainline
develop biology perspective.
B. Living things requires materials and
energy (Metabolize)
C. Living things adapt to their environment 18. What do you call the application of
D. Living things are highly organized science?
-Technology
15. Which statement is NOT true about
science? 19. You are interested in the effect of
A. Science is concerned about increased carbon dioxide versus normal
understanding the natural world. air, and also in the effect of green light
versus full sunlight on the growth of 23. A theory is strongly supported by
corn plants in a greenhouse. Although many forms of evidence, is accepted by
you can set up your experiment inside a an overwhelming number of scientists,
greenhouse, it is possible that there will and has not yet been found to be
be plant growth effects due to effects incorrect.
that you do not know and may never -False
know. Which of the following are
important to ensure control of unknown 24. Which of the following concepts is
variables? NOT one of the unifying theories of
A. An increase in carbon dioxide does not biology?
result in a substantial decrease of other A. Virtually all organisms are composed of
necessary gases. cells.
B. All seedlings are from one uniform strain. B. Life may arise through spontaneous
C. The intensity or brightness of the green generation.
light equals the intensity of the full sunlight. C. Life comes only from life.
D. All temperatures and available water D. Organisms contain coded information
remain the same. that dictates their form, function, and
E. All of the choices are important. behavior.
E. All living things have a common ancestor
20. The two parts of a species name, in and are adapted to a particular way of life.
order, are the
A. kingdom and genus names 25. Scientific observations should be
B. genus and species names made in a subjective manner.
C. genus name and specific epithet -False
D. specific epithet and genus name
E. species and genus names 26. The only thing life forms require from
their environment is energy.
21. Homeostatic control in living things -False
is exerted over all of the following
EXCEPT 27. Which of the following domains
A. temperature contains the common advanced plants
B. moisture level and animals and fungi?
C. response to stimuli A. Archaea
D. acidity level B. Bacteria
C. Plantae
22. Organisms belonging to the same D. Fungi
_____ would be the most closely related. E. Eukarya
A. kingdom
B. phylum 28. Which of these is a peculiarity of
C. family form, function, or behavior that
D. class promotes the likelihood of a species'
E. order continued existence?
A. evolution
B. metabolism
C. adaptation A. better represents the origin of features
D. homeostasis held in common–the unity of life in DNA,
E. photosynthesis etc.
B. better reflects the origin of adaptations–
29. Which of the following organisms is the diversity of life for differing
NOT ultimately dependent on the sun as a environments.
source of energy? C. allows the organization of over 900,000
A. A night-blooming flower is pollinated by different species.
night-flying bats. D. groups organisms based on similarities
B. An underground earthworm avoids the related to their structure and evolution.
sun. E. All of the choices are correct.
C. A cave fish feeds on debris that washes
down to it. 33. Which of the following domains
D. All of the choices ARE ultimately contains the most primitive bacteria that
dependent on the sun. live in extreme environments?
E. All of the choices are NOT ultimately A. Archaea
dependent on the sun. B. Bacteria
C. Plantae
30. The correct order of classification D. Fungi
from most general to most specific is E. Eukarya
which of the following?
A. Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class- 34. A branch of science that deals with
Order-Family-Genus-Species the study of life.
B. Kingdom-Domain-Class-Phylum-Order- -Biology
Family-Genus-Species
C. Kingdom-Domain-Class-Phylum-Order- 35. What do you call a group of similar
Genus-Species-Family cells that perform a particular function?
D. Kingdom-Class-Phylum-Domain-Genus- -Tissue
Order-Family-Species
36. What is deductive reasoning?
31. Human activities are the primary A. a tentative statement, based on data that
driving force causing species extinction. can be used to guide further observations
-True and experiments
B. a report of the findings of scientific
32. An earlier classification grouped experiments
organisms by whether they inhabited the C. a general statement made to infer a
air, land or sea. However, the five- specific conclusion, often in "if . . . then"
kingdoms-of-life and three-domain format
system divided into class-order-family- D. using isolated facts to reach a general
genus-species as described in this idea that may explain a phenomenon
chapter is superior because it
_____________. 37. All ecosystems taken together make
up a _________________________.
A. niche
B. biosphere
C. community 42. Which of the following does NOT
D. population represent homeostasis?
E. habitat A. Sensors detect CO2 levels in the blood
and trigger an increase or decrease in the
38. Which statement is NOT true about rate of breathing.
experimental design? B. When body temperature drops, you
A. All conditions are held the same except shiver to generate heat; when your body
for the condition being tested by the heats up, you sweat and the evaporation
experiment. cools you.
B. It is best to use genetically identical mice C. Feelings of hunger and then fullness
to reduce the uncontrolled variables. affect the length of time and quantity of food
C. Mice for each group should be selected you eat, keeping your weight near a "set
at random. point."
D. The condition being tested in an D. Energy is captured by plants, then
experiment is the control variable. transferred to consumers and
E. The dependent variable is observed at decomposers, and eventually lost as
the end of the experiment when statistical heat.
comparisons are made between groups. E. Cells adjusting the openings on the
bottom of leaves respond to differences in
39. Biodiversity in a particular water stress in order to maintain moisture
ecosystem inside the leaf.
A. is the total number of species in that
ecosystem 43. Which of the following terms is based
B. includes the variability of the individuals on the Greek root words for "holding
genes still" or "to be standing"?
C. impacts the function of the ecosystem in A. evolution
which the species live B. metabolism
D. All of the choices are correct. C. adaptation
D. homeostasis
40. Which term is based on the Greek E. photosynthesis
root words for "laws" of "classification"?
A. species, genus, family, class, phylum 44. What is the process by which the
B. taxonomy sun's energy is trapped as the source of
C. homeostasis energy used by virtually all living
D. nomenclature organisms?
E. hypothesis A. evolution
B. metabolism
41. Anabolism: photosynthesis, C. adaptation
_____________________: Catabolism D. homeostasis
A. protein synthesis E. photosynthesis
B. metabolism
C. respiration 45. Unicellular prokaryotes
E. adaptation ________________________.
A. lack a membrane bounded nucleus B. metabolism
B. are found in the domains Bacteria and C. adaptation
Archaea D. homeostasis
C. are found in almost all habitats E. photosynthesis
D. All of the choices are correct.
51. What do we call the maintenance of
46. Which of the following sequences of internal conditions of an organism within
organization is likely to be seen in a a certain boundary range?
multicellular organism, going from A. evolution
smallest to largest? B. metabolism
A. cell, organ, tissue, organism C. adaptation
B. cell, organ, system, tissue D. homeostasis
C. cell, tissue, system, organism E. photosynthesis
D. organism, system, organ, tissue
E. tissue, system, cell, organ 52. Science is only concerned with
understanding and explaining the natural
47. What do you call interacting world.
populations in a particular habitat? -True
-Community
53. In an experiment testing sweetener in
48. The binomial system of naming the diet of mice, the control group is the
species uses a single primary name to one that has the most sweeteners
identify each species -False
-False
54. Humans have an exaggerated impact
49. Which statement is FALSE about on the ecosystem through their use of
nearly all living things? extra sources of energy and raw
A. Living things are made up of cells. materials and the production of extra
B. Living things must obey the laws of wastes that must be handled.
chemistry and physics. -True
C. Living things show biological organization
and other common characteristics of life. 55. All of the following are considered as
D. Emergent properties can be used to non-living things, EXCEPT;
distinguish living things from nonliving A. Prions
things. B. Viroids
E. Living things are composed only of C. Volvox
organic elements, whereas nonliving D. Virus
things are made up of inorganic
elements. 56. Some biologists study the complex
interactions of animals and plants in
50. What is the name of all the chemical forests or prairies. Such ecology field
energy transformations that occur within research often produces slightly
a cell? different results for different
A. evolution researchers. In contrast, ecology
experiments that are run indoors with 61. Some scientific data are obtained
one organism in a terrarium usually through observation rather than
produce results that are repeatable. experimental results.
What is the most likely explanation? -True
A. The scientific method is only useful in
laboratory settings. 62. The human population fits into the
B. It is not possible to establish a control ecosystem in the same way as other
group outside of a laboratory. species, with relatively little effect on the
C. It is easier to hold all but one variable interactions of the system.
constant in a laboratory. -False
D. Field research is only descriptive, and
descriptive research is not strictly "science." 63. A university biology department
E. Fieldwork is inductive; lab work is wishes to hire a scientist to work on the
deductive. relationships among the wolves, moose,
trees and physical features on an island.
57. All individuals of a given species If you were charged with writing the job
living in a defined area at a defined time announcement, you should title the
are a (an) position
A. population A. population geneticist.
B. community B. molecular biologist.
C. ecosystem C. community ecologist.
D. biosphere D. organismic physiologist.
E. island zoologist
58. It is important that an experimental
procedure include a control group where 64. A researcher reports he has
possible. conducted many experiments where a
-True galvanometer (lie detector) was hooked
up to detect the plant's responses. He
59. Which of the following kingdoms reports that when a spider was released
contains primarily multicellular, larger- near the plant, the spider's decision to
celled, photosynthetic organisms? escape was picked up by the plant,
A. Protista "causing a reaction in the leaf." When
B. Animalia other researchers repeated the
C. Plantae experiment, they could not get any
D. Archaea galvanometer responses. The researcher
E. Fungi then concluded that plants could be put
into a faint by humans.
60. Evolution is considered to be a A. This is a justified conclusion from a
unifying principle of biology since it research design that appears to follow the
explains both the unity and diversity of scientific method.
life. B. The only problem with this general
-True research plan is that it lacks a control.
C. Results must be somewhat repeatable A. adapting to the environment.
and these results that only work for this B. evolving over time.
researcher do not qualify as science. C. displaying homeostatic mechanisms.
D. The design is scientific; it just lacks a D. all of the choices pertain to living
hypothesis. organisms.
E. If the researcher has actual numerical
counts, this must be accepted as valid 70. Which of the following terms best
science. describes the collection of scientific data
through observation in the field, such as
65. A theory in science is different from observing the behavior of birds?
the usage of the term in everyday A. a scientific model
language. B. an experiment
-True C. descriptive research
D. a scientific theory or principle
66. Four groups of mice consume E. experimental results
different amounts of sweetener in their
food. The control group is the one that 71. The characteristic of an individual
receives _______________________. that is necessary to the survival of the
A. 10 mg/day of sweetener. species but NOT to the survival of that
B. 50 mg/day of sweetener. individual is
C. no sweetener A. adaptation
D. extra food. B. reproduction
E. milk instead of water. C. metabolism
D. organization
67. What do you call a large naturally
occurring community of flora and fauna 72. An elementary student decides to
occupying a major habitat which conduct an experiment comparing the
includes prairie, forest and savanna? effectiveness of two commercial soaps
-Biome as cleaning agents, using each in paired
tests of different types of stains and
68. Some members of a species have a colors of cloth, where the only variable is
genetic change that causes them to be the soap used. The student will use the
better suited to their environment. These judgment of classmates to decide if the
members survive to reproduce and pass stains remain equal or if soap one cleans
these genetic changes to their offspring. better than the other in each test run.
This is __________________________. However, the student makes no
A. adaptation prediction of which soap is expected to
B. natural selection perform best.
C. the driving force for evolution A. This lacks a hypothesis and is therefore
D. All of the choices are correct. not a scientific test.
E. None of the choices are correct. B. This lacks any control group (no-soap
treatment) and therefore will provide no
69. Living organisms are characterized meaningful results.
by:
C. Because this is based on the subjective A. support the claim that the tardigrades
judgments of students, it is not objective were always alive but respiring at a very
and therefore not scientific. slow rate.
D. This is a scientific procedure, B. generate the possibility that we can bring
although it does lack a stated hypothesis most dead animals back to life.
describing an anticipated outcome. C. contradict the cell theory that all life
E. This experimental design has all the comes from life.
components and procedures of the scientific D. indicates that metabolism probably
method. did totally stop and that organization
may be sufficient to maintain the
73. Taxonomists are responsible for possibility for "life."
placing animals into the proper category E. suggest that a "vital force" may be
of classification. involved in defining when life is present.
-True Option 2

74. All of the following kingdoms 76. You probably believe that the earth is
belongs to domain Eukarya, EXCEPT; spherical, but it is obvious that the earth
A. Archaebacteria is flat. Look around; where do you see
b. Protista the curvature? One classmate suggests
c. Animalia that if you call someone on the "other
c. Plantae side" of the world by phone, he or she
e. Bacteria will answer and, for instance, it will be
f. Fungi midnight there at the instant it is noon
here. Another student reminds you of the
75. Metabolism is the sum of chemical picture taken of the spherical earth from
reactions that occur in living cells, and the moon landing. Your teacher explains
we are accustomed to living cells the ancient observation that when the
continuously using energy and respiring. sun was directly overhead on one day
Even when plants and seeds are near the equator, a pole some hundreds
"dormant," we expect that they are of miles away to the north still cast a
carrying on metabolism but at a very shadow. What is the best scientific basis
slow rate. "Cryptobiosis" is a state of for still considering that the earth is
almost total loss of water seen in some spherical?
roundworms, rotifers, and tardigrades A. "Seeing is believing" and, therefore, you
and has been considered a near must suspend judgment until you can ride
cessation of metabolism. Recently, a on the Concorde and see the curvature of
botanist working in a British museum the earth for yourself.
accidentally spilled fluid on 120+ year B. If scientists say it, it must be correct until
old herbarium mounts. Fearing damage they vote otherwise.
to the plant specimen, he immediately C. If it is in a science book, it is correct until
inspected it under the microscope only another explanation is published.
to find small tardigrades "waking up." D. The observation that the earth is flat is
Such observations direct and objective, whereas all of the other
observations are indirect and subjective or the adjacent layers of sediment. This is
based on extrapolated judgment. technically a self-replicating molecular
E. Reasoning must be used to arrive at a assemblage.
model that best fits the observations. A. Therefore, it is living.
B. It is not living because it cannot think.
77. Which of these is the process by C. It is not living because there were no
which changes occur in the molecular changes (or chemistry) involved.
characteristics of species of organisms D. It is not living because there is no carbon
over time? involved; otherwise, such duplication would
A. evolution be living.
B. metabolism E. It is not living because it is a simple
C. adaptation repetitive process without the ability to
D. homeostasis evolve or respond to the environment.
E. photosynthesis
81. Which of the following is NOT one of
78. For five years, you wake up before the characteristics of living organisms?
the alarm is set to ring each morning. A. to be organized
This leads you to conclude that people B. to respond
have a built-in "alarm clock" capable of C. to grow
waking them up. From a science D. to metabolize
viewpoint, this conclusion E. All of the choices are characteristics
A. is science because it is based on real of living organisms.
observations.
B. is science because it is predictive of what 82. Which statement is NOT true about a
will happen tomorrow morning. hypothesis?
C. is scientifically valid because 5 years x A. Experiments or observations are
365 days is a large number of trials. undertaken to test a hypothesis.
D. may not be valid because it generalizes B. A hypothesis cannot be proven true.
about all people, and there may have been C. A hypothesis cannot be proven false.
other variables that could awaken you D. Data that support a hypothesis do not
without a built-in clock. actually prove it.
E. cannot be scientifically treated E. If data from experiments do not support a
because it involves human behaviour. hypothesis, the hypothesis must be rejected
or revised.
79. All living things contain a vital force
that gives them the characteristics of 83. What is a hypothesis?
life. A. a tentative statement, based on data,
-False that can be used to guide further
observations and experiments
80. One classic definition of life is "a B. a report of the findings of scientific
self-replicating molecular assemblage." experiments
However, clay particles (in clay soil) C. a general statement made to infer a
contain layered aluminum and iron specific conclusion, often in an "if . . . then"
compounds that determine the pattern of format
D. using isolated facts to reach a general 89. A frog hides and aestivate under the
idea that may explain a phenomenon soil during the dry season best shows of
what type of characteristics of life?
84. Extinction can occur if a species is A. Living things reproduce, grow and
unable to adapt to a changing develop
environment. B. Living things requires materials and
-True energy (Metabolize)
C. Living things adapt to their
85. Which of the following representative environment (Homeostasis)
organisms doesn’t belong to the group D. Living things are highly organized
under Kingdom Protista? E. All of these
A. bread mold
B. paramecium 90. Cytology is a branch of biology that
C. euglena studies cells.
D. volvox -True

86. What do you call the regions of the 91. The classification system most
surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere commonly used by biologists today
of the earth occupied by living contains five domains.
organisms? -False
-Biosphere
92. A hypothesis is formulated from
87. Which of the following observations or experimental data to
characteristics is NOT required for the explain the data and to serve as a guide
life of an individual organism to for further research.
continue? -True
A. to be organized
B. to respond 93. When you breathe is oxygen gas and
C. to metabolize breaths out carbon dioxide show what
D. to reproduce characteristics of life?
A. Living things reproduce, grow and
88. Experimental design develop
_________________. B. Living things requires materials and
A. is the way in which the scientist intends energy (Metabolize)
to conduct an experiment C. Living things adapt to their environment
B. ensures that scientists are testing what (Homeostasis)
they want to test D. Living things are highly organized
C. ensures that the test results are E. All of these
meaningful
D. All of the choices are correct. 94. From Kansas to central Indiana to
E. None of the choices are correct. Pennsylvania, many people believe that
they have water moccasins (also called
"cottonmouths") in their ponds. Some
assert they have seen them, although
they are certainly not so foolish as to try 98. When cats mate to produce kittens
to capture one alive. Meanwhile, the fish shows what characteristics of life?
and game offices and the range maps in A. Living things reproduce, grow and
the herpetology books indicate that this develop
poisonous snake does not breed this far B. Living things requires materials and
north. What is the most scientific attitude energy (Metabolize)
to assume on this issue? C. Living things adapt to their environment
A. Observations by both the public and the (Homeostasis)
fish and game officers are subjective so this D. Living things are highly organized
is not easily resolved objectively. E. All of these
B. A simple field trip to the pond
locations–that captured and confirmed 99. What do you call a group of organs
the identity of the snakes–would settle that work together to perform a certain
the matter. function in an organism's body?
C. Scientific books with range maps are - Organ system
based on field research and, therefore,
determine the truth in this case. 100. Which of the following is the most
D. Because living organisms are active, inclusive?
scientific theories in biology always change. A. kingdom
B. family
95. What is inductive reasoning? C. class
A. a tentative statement, based on data that D. domain
can be used to guide further observations E. phylum
and experiments
B. a report of the findings of scientific
experiments
C. a general statement made to infer a
specific conclusion, often in an "if . . . then"
format
D. using isolated observations and facts
to reach a general idea that may explain
a phenomenon

96. What do you call all the members of

one species in a particular area?
-Population

97. Interactions among the populations

in an ecosystem tend to keep the
ecosystem relatively stable.
-True