Chapter 1 General Biology Mc

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The logical scientific method for studying nature includes all of the following except

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Genetically engineered test subjects

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Which is the smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity?

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Cell

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The most inclusive level of organization listed is

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Multi-celled organism

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Which of the following is NOT used in the development of science?

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Personal conviction

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A community

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Includes all populations of all species in an area

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The figure on the right represents

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Eukaryote cell

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All of the coyotes (Canis Iatrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a

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Population

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The conversion of solar energy to chemical energy is known as

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Photosynthesis

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DNA codes for the production of

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Proteins

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In the illustration at right, "A" & "B" should be labeled

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Producers; consumers/decomposers

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As energy is transferred among organisms, some escapes from the environment as _____ energy.

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Heat

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Homeostasis provides what kind of environment?

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Relatively constant around a set point

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Each cell is able to maintain a constant internal environment. This condition is called

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Homeostasis

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That the blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range despite uneven intake of sugar is due to the body's ability to carry out

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Homeostasis

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Which of the following phrases would most likely to be used in a discussion of homeostasis?

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Limited range of variation

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The least inclusive of the taxonomics categories listed here is

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Genus

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Energy sources are needed for which of the following?

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Reproduction, Growth, & Development

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Scientific names only include

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Genus & species

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Which group includes ALL of the other groups?

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Domain

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All of the following are Domains of life except

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Animalia

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Members of what group are multicellular producers?

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Plantae

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Which of the following groups are made up of almost exclusively decomposers?

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Fungi

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Which of the following are NOT eukaryotes?

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Bacteria

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Hereditary instructions must

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All of these

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A mutation is a change in

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Hereditary instructions

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Of the following, which is the first explanation of a problem?

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Hypothesis

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As a result of experimentation

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All of these

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Which represents the highest degree of certainity?

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Theory

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An adaptive trait is a trait that has

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Survival rate

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In an experiment, the control group is

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treated the same as the experimental group, except for one variable

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Which premise used by Darwin in his theory is incorrectly stated below?

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Organisms that possess advantageous traits have a deceased chance of producing offspring

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Which of the following can be changed based on new evidence

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All of these

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A well-tested hypothesis that has not been disproved is called a

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Theory

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Which represents the lowest degree of certainty?

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Hypothesis

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The level of organization including factors such as sunlight, rainfall, and temperature in an area is the

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Ecosystem

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Nonliving entities do NOT possess

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DNA

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The case about cottonmouths in farm ponds

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Because living organisms are active, scientific theories in biology always change and the older books are therefore wrong

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The flow of energy among living organisms is best characterized as

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One way

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Which is the correct format for a scientific name?

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Homo sapiens *all italicized*

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In an experiment, the experimental group

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Is treated the same as the control group, except for one independent variable