which of the following is not a major theme of biology?
the mechanisms of disease
the cell theory states that all living organisms
are composed of basic units called cells
which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living organisms?
multicellularity
the science of life
biology
if an organism is eukaryotic then by definition it will
possess a nucleus
in all organisms, hereditary information is encoded within _____ molecules
DNA
a prokaryotic cell differs from a eukaryotic cell in that a prokaryotic cell
is exemplified by bacteria
biological growth involves an increase in
both the number and size of the cell
in living organisms, chemical reactions responsible for growth , repair, and nutrition are collectively referred to as
metabolism
homeostasis in living organisms involves processes that
maintain a constant internal environment
if a particular protein were being produced in excess of the cell's needs then ____ mechanisms intervene to stop production
homeostatic
cilia and flagella are most directly involved in
movement
organisms that are sessile as adults
do not move from place to place
which of the following stimuli most directly causes the Venus Flytrap to catch an insect?
touch
which one of the following is a characteristic of asexual, as opposed to sexual, reproduction?
a cell splitting in half
one benefit of sexual reproduction over a sexual reproduction is that
the interaction of the genes from both parents brings about genetic variation
which of the following is Not an adaption of Burchell's zebras to their environment
asexual reproduction
reductionism refers to the method of investigating structures by
studying the parts of the structures
which of the following is the most basic level of chemical organization
atom
when tissues organize into fictional strictures they form
an organ
all of the members of the same species occupying the same area at the same time constitute
a population
which of the following is not a term related to information transfer in living systems
taxon
which of the following is not true of proteins
they contain the code or the recipe for making other molecules that are important for life processes
information in living organisms can be transmitted by
genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters
which of the following is not true of horomones
they are a type of gene
which of the following is not a concept or term related to the flow of energy through a living systems
sexual reproduction
autotrophs
synthesize complex molecules from CO2, water, and energy
which of the following represents the pattern of energy flow within an ecosystem?
from producers to consumers to decomposers
all of the following are associated with the process of evolution but which of these statements best defines the overall process of evolution?
changing of populations over time
which of the following is produced via the process of cellular respiration
carbon dioxide
using the Linnaean system of nomenclature, corn is named Zea mays. In this name , the specific epithet is
mays
which of the following terms includes the fewest species of organisms?
population
as you move one step higher in the hierarchal classification system, similar families of organisms are next grouped together in the same
order
the domain eukarya includes all of the following except
bacteria
you discover an organism that is eukaryotic, unicellular, and photosynthetic. based on this evidence you correctly assign this organism to the
protist group
to what group do i belong? i am neither prokaryotic nor photosynthetic and i obtain nutrients by secreting digestive enzymes into my environment
fungi
one of the conclusions drawn from darwins theory of evolution is that
organisms living with modifications from previously existing forms
in darwins theory of evolution, adaption involves changes in
populations
the ultimate source of genetic variation within a population is
mutations in DNA
which of the following is nOT a concept or term related to evolution
cellular respiration
in the deductive approach to scientific thought processes , we begin with ___ and make ___ based on that information
premises, conclusions
a hypothesis is
a tentative explanation
a good hypothesis
is falsiiable
the organism in the accompanying figure can be classified as
a bird
sequence A in figure 1-1 represents
the experimental group
sequence B in figure 1-1 represents
the control group
if we want to examine the effect of a fertilizer on the size of zucchini produced , we would need to establish both experimental and control groups. the experimental group has all the following :soil , fertilizer, water, sun, and zucchini seeds. the control group for this experiment would have all of the same components except
fertilizer
the term sampling error refers to inaccuracies in an experiment due to
the test being conducted on a very small population of test subjects
similar order are placed in the same class
true
when you use deductive reasoning you draw conclusions from specific observations
false