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34 Cards in this Set
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1. Which of the following would not be a key characteristic of 'life'? A. organization into cells B. response to environmental change C. reproduction D. inability to change E. using energy |
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2. Life A. is difficult to define B. is viewed differently by different people C. may be characterized, but not fully understood D. has a history of 7 billion years E. all of the above |
E |
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3.The study of biology is important because it A. provides an understanding of life B. is essential for humans to understand how organism survive C. is the most difficult of the sciences D. explains the nature of the universe |
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4. nonliving entities would not posses a. energetic reactions b. DNA c. atoms d. elements e. any of these |
b |
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5. which is the smallest unit in half life that can exist as a separate entity? a. a cell b. a molecule c. an organ d. a population e. an ecosystem |
a |
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6. Living organisms are different from inanimate objects because they a. react to the environment stimuli b. exhibit massive complexity c. posses molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid d. exhibit multiple levels of organization e. all of these
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e |
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7. the ability to acquire , store, transfer, or utilize energy is called a. biochemistry b. photosynthesis c. metabolism d. respiration e. phosphorylation
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c |
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8. The conversion of solar energy to chemical energy is known as a. metabolism b. photosynthesis c. chemosynthesis d. catabolism e. anabolism |
b |
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9. All organisms are alike in A. their requirements for energy B. their participation in one or more nutrient cycles C. their ultimate dependance on the sun D. their interaction with other forms of life e. all of these
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e |
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10. Which of the following do not depend directly on sunlight for energy? A. producers B. consumers C. decomposers D. all of these e. only b and c
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e |
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11. a scientific name consists of which of the following? a. family name b. genus name c. species name d. all of the above e. only b and c |
e |
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12. The plural for genus is a. genus b. geni c. genera d. genuses e. genae |
c |
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13. The least inclusive of the taxonomic categories listed here is a. family b. phylum c. class d. order e.genus
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e |
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14. Which group includes all the other groups a. phylum b. order c. family d. genus e. species |
a |
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15. Members of what kingdom are single cells of considerable internal complexity? a. animalia b. protista c. fungi d. plantae e. Eubacteria f. poop |
b |
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16. Which of the followings not ekaryotic? a. fungi b. bacteria c. plants d. animals e. protistans
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b |
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17. a mutation is a change in a. homeostasis b. the development pattern in an organism c. metabolism d. hereditary instructions e. the life cycle of an organism |
d |
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18. a color mutation in a moth from light to dark a. is an advantage in industrial environments b.may be beneficial under changing environmental conditions c. produces a form of moth that will have a better chance for survival in some environments d. may be easily spotted be predators in some environments e. all of the above f. makes me have to care about something I don't care about.... who cares about moths
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e |
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19. the diversity of structure, function, and behavior in living organisms is primarily the result of a. reproduction b. heredity c. evolution d. chance variations in living organisms e. wow there is no e on this question |
c |
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20. An adaptive trait is a trait that has a. mutated b. survival value c. decreased in frequency in a population d. deleterious biological effects e. the potential to produce vary |
b |
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a |
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d |
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e |
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c |
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a |
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d |
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e |
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d |
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c |
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c |
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e |
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b |
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e |
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