front 1 which of the following is not a major theme of biology? | back 1 the mechanisms of disease |
front 2 the cell theory states that all living organisms | back 2 are composed of basic units called cells |
front 3 which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living organisms? | back 3 multicellularity |
front 4 the science of life | back 4 biology |
front 5 if an organism is eukaryotic then by definition it will | back 5 possess a nucleus |
front 6 in all organisms, hereditary information is encoded within _____ molecules | back 6 DNA |
front 7 a prokaryotic cell differs from a eukaryotic cell in that a prokaryotic cell | back 7 is exemplified by bacteria |
front 8 biological growth involves an increase in | back 8 both the number and size of the cell |
front 9 in living organisms, chemical reactions responsible for growth , repair, and nutrition are collectively referred to as | back 9 metabolism |
front 10 homeostasis in living organisms involves processes that | back 10 maintain a constant internal environment |
front 11 if a particular protein were being produced in excess of the cell's needs then ____ mechanisms intervene to stop production | back 11 homeostatic |
front 12 cilia and flagella are most directly involved in | back 12 movement |
front 13 organisms that are sessile as adults | back 13 do not move from place to place |
front 14 which of the following stimuli most directly causes the Venus Flytrap to catch an insect? | back 14 touch |
front 15 which one of the following is a characteristic of asexual, as opposed to sexual, reproduction? | back 15 a cell splitting in half |
front 16 one benefit of sexual reproduction over a sexual reproduction is that | back 16 the interaction of the genes from both parents brings about genetic variation |
front 17 which of the following is Not an adaption of Burchell's zebras to their environment | back 17 asexual reproduction |
front 18 reductionism refers to the method of investigating structures by | back 18 studying the parts of the structures |
front 19 which of the following is the most basic level of chemical organization | back 19 atom |
front 20 when tissues organize into fictional strictures they form | back 20 an organ |
front 21 all of the members of the same species occupying the same area at the same time constitute | back 21 a population |
front 22 which of the following is not a term related to information transfer in living systems | back 22 taxon |
front 23 which of the following is not true of proteins | back 23 they contain the code or the recipe for making other molecules that are important for life processes |
front 24 information in living organisms can be transmitted by | back 24 genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters |
front 25 which of the following is not true of horomones | back 25 they are a type of gene |
front 26 which of the following is not a concept or term related to the flow of energy through a living systems | back 26 sexual reproduction |
front 27 autotrophs | back 27 synthesize complex molecules from CO2, water, and energy |
front 28 which of the following represents the pattern of energy flow within an ecosystem? | back 28 from producers to consumers to decomposers |
front 29 all of the following are associated with the process of evolution but which of these statements best defines the overall process of evolution? | back 29 changing of populations over time |
front 30 which of the following is produced via the process of cellular respiration | back 30 carbon dioxide |
front 31 using the Linnaean system of nomenclature, corn is named Zea mays. In this name , the specific epithet is | back 31 mays |
front 32 which of the following terms includes the fewest species of organisms? | back 32 population |
front 33 as you move one step higher in the hierarchal classification system, similar families of organisms are next grouped together in the same | back 33 order |
front 34 the domain eukarya includes all of the following except | back 34 bacteria |
front 35 you discover an organism that is eukaryotic, unicellular, and photosynthetic. based on this evidence you correctly assign this organism to the | back 35 protist group |
front 36 to what group do i belong? i am neither prokaryotic nor photosynthetic and i obtain nutrients by secreting digestive enzymes into my environment | back 36 fungi |
front 37 one of the conclusions drawn from darwins theory of evolution is that | back 37 organisms living with modifications from previously existing forms |
front 38 in darwins theory of evolution, adaption involves changes in | back 38 populations |
front 39 the ultimate source of genetic variation within a population is | back 39 mutations in DNA |
front 40 which of the following is nOT a concept or term related to evolution | back 40 cellular respiration |
front 41 in the deductive approach to scientific thought processes , we begin with ___ and make ___ based on that information | back 41 premises, conclusions |
front 42 a hypothesis is | back 42 a tentative explanation |
front 43 a good hypothesis | back 43 is falsiiable |
front 44 the organism in the accompanying figure can be classified as | back 44 a bird |
front 45 sequence A in figure 1-1 represents | back 45 the experimental group |
front 46 sequence B in figure 1-1 represents | back 46 the control group |
front 47 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 | back 47 fertilizer |
front 48 the term sampling error refers to inaccuracies in an experiment due to | back 48 the test being conducted on a very small population of test subjects |
front 49 similar order are placed in the same class | back 49 true |
front 50 when you use deductive reasoning you draw conclusions from specific observations | back 50 false |