Chapter 1: Exploring Life
 
Pre-Test
 

Pre-Test


1 .       What is the correct order for the hierarchy of biological organization from the least to the most complex? (Concept 1.1E-Book) [Hint]

 molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
 molecule, cell, tissue, organelle, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
 molecule, organelle, tissue, cell, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
 molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, ecosystem, community, population
 molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, ecosystem, community


2 .       Which of the following statements concerning prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells is incorrect? (Concept 1.1E-Book) [Hint]

 Eukaryotic cells lack a membrane-enclosed nucleus and are generally smaller and simpler than prokaryotic cells.
 Prokaryotic cells lack a membrane-enclosed nucleus and are generally smaller and simpler than eukaryotic cells.
 The genetic information, or DNA, of a eukaryotic cell is located in a membrane-enclosed nucleus.
 Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles.
 Plants, animals, and fungi are composed of eukaryotic cells; bacteria and archaea are composed of prokaryotic cells.


3 .       Which of the following statements is true about chemical nutrients in an ecosystem? (Concept 1.1E-Book) [Hint]

 They flow through the system, losing some nutrients in the process.
 They recycle within the ecosystem, being constantly reused.
 They can be converted into energy.
 They depend on sunlight as their source.
 They cannot be obtained from decomposition.


4 .       Which of the following statements concerning a molecule of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is not correct? (Concept 1.1E-Book) [Hint]

 The DNA molecule is composed of two chains of nucleotides arranged in a double helix.
 Every chromosome is composed of one DNA molecule with thousands of genes arranged along its length.
 Every DNA molecule is composed of two long chains of building blocks called nucleotides.
 The genes along the length of DNA molecules encode the information for building all the cell's other molecules.
 The DNA molecule is composed of many amino acids joined together to form a functional protein.


5 .       No amino acid molecule by itself can speed up or catalyze reactions between other molecules; however, when amino acids are joined together to make a protein with catalytic properties, the new structure (enzymatic protein) can speed up the rate of a specific chemical reaction. This type of phenomenon is an illustration of _____. (Concept 1.2E-Book) [Hint]

 polymer duality
 the complexity/simplicity paradox
 the summation theory
 emergent properties
 energy flow, processing, and utilization


6 .       Which taxonomic domain includes multicellular photosynthetic organisms? (Concept 1.3E-Book) [Hint]

 Bacteria
 Archaea
 Eukarya
 Fungi
 Plantae


7 .       The evolutionary process of natural selection does not depend on _____. (Concept 1.4E-Book) [Hint]

 heritable variations
 adaptation to the environment
 reproductive success of the adapted organisms
 random mating
 any of the above


8 .       Scientists discard a model of biological or other natural processes when _____. (Concept 1.5E-Book) [Hint]

 new experimental results are obtained that cannot be explained by the old model
 the old model has been in place a long time
 the individuals who first developed the old model have died
 no experiments related to the model have been done recently
 all of the above


9 .       To be of value to science, hypotheses must be _____. (Concept 1.5E-Book) [Hint]

 established facts
 testable and falsifiable
 proven correct
 popular
 reproducible


10 .       Which is not part of the process of scientific inquiry? (Concept 1.5E-Book) [Hint]

 observation and the analysis of quantitative data
 observation and the analysis of qualitative data
 proposing and testing hypotheses
 proving a hypothesis to be true
 using deductive reasoning to test a hypothesis







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