Question 1

The difference between results from the subset and results from the whole is

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A)  the variable.
B)  sampling error
C)  the prediction.
D)  the control.

Question 2

Performing an experiment where the sample sizes are small may result in

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A)  sampling error.
B)  blind testing.
C)  loss of evidence.
D)  strong support of the experimental design.
E)  consensus errors.

Question 3

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

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A)  evaluation of data
B)  personal conviction
C)  prediction
D)  systematic observation
E)  sharing ideas

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of "life"?

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A)  organization into cells 
B)  response to environmental change
C)  reproduction
D)  inability to change
E)  using energy

Question 5

The diversity of structure, function, and behavior in living organisms is primarily the result of

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A)  reproduction.
B)  heredity.
C)  evolution.
D)  chance variations in living organisms of the same generation.
E)  artificial selection.

Question 6

Copernicus, Galileo, and Darwin found that ________ caused their science to be controversial.

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A)  prevailing belief
B)  objective data
C)  astronomy
D)  the supernatural
E)  experimental design

Question 7

Living organisms are different from inanimate objects because they

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A)  react to environmental stimuli.
B)  exhibit massive complexity.
C)  possess molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid.
D)  exhibit multiple levels of organization.
E)  all of these

Question 8

A fertilized moth egg passes through which stages of development before becoming an adult? I.larval
II) pupal
III) reproductive

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A)  I only
B)  II only
C)  I and II
D)  I and III
E)  II and III

Question 9

Plants produce sugars from

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A)  oxygen and carbon dioxide.
B)  sunlight and water.
C)  oxygen and water.
D)  carbon dioxide and water.
E)  iron and water.

Question 10

Members of what domain are evolutionarily closest to eukaryotes?

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A)  Animalia
B)  Protista
C)  Fungi
D)  Bacteria
E)  Archaea

Question 11

Which of the following do not depend directly on sunlight for energy? I.terrestrial producers
II) animal consumers
III) decomposers

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A)  I only
B)  II and III only
C)  II only
D)  III only
E)  I and III

Question 12

A(n)  __________ property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.

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A)  efferent
B)  emergent
C)  elective
D)  energetic
E)  living

Question 13

The validity of scientific discoveries cannot be based on

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A)  morality.
B)  aesthetics.
C)  philosophy.
D)  economics.
E)  any of these.

Question 14

Members of what group are multicellular producers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animalia
B)  Protista
C)  Fungi
D)  Plantae
E)  none of these

Question 15

A mutation is a change in

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A)  homeostasis.
B)  the developmental pattern in an organism.
C)  metabolism.
D)  DNA.
E)  the life cycle of an organism.

Question 16

The DNA molecule is most similar functionally to a

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A)  pair of scissors.
B)  flashlight battery.
C)  computer memory chip.
D)  ballpoint pen.
E)  craft kit of ceramic tiles.

Question 17

Nature is __________ in the universe except what humans have__________.

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A)  living; destroyed
B)  everything; manufactured
C)  macromolecular; genetically engineered
D)  verifiable life-forms; selectively bred
E)  matter; artificially created

Question 18

Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below; however, rocks are components of

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A)  the community.
B)  the population.
C)  the ecosystem.
D)  the biosphere.
E)  both the ecosystem and the biosphere.

Question 19

A community

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A)  includes all populations of all species in an area.
B)  features the living organisms interacting with the physical and chemical environment.
C)  is the sum of all places in Earth's atmosphere, crust, and waters where organisms live.
D)  includes members of only one species.
E)  is at a higher level than an ecosystem.

Question 20

Which group includes all of the other groups?

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A)  domain
B)  order
C)  family
D)  genus
E)  species

Exam 1: Invitation to Biology

Nature is __________ in the universe except what humans have__________.

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Performing an experiment where the sample sizes are small may result in

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Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of "life"?

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A(n) __________ property is a characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts.

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Members of what domain are evolutionarily closest to eukaryotes?

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Which of the following do not depend directly on sunlight for energy? I.terrestrial producers II) animal consumers III) decomposers

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Members of what group are multicellular producers?

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Living organisms are members of all of the levels listed below; however, rocks are components of

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A community

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Which group includes all of the other groups?

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

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The difference between results from the subset and results from the whole is

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Plants produce sugars from

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Living organisms are different from inanimate objects because they

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The DNA molecule is most similar functionally to a

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A fertilized moth egg passes through which stages of development before becoming an adult? I.larval II) pupal III) reproductive

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The validity of scientific discoveries cannot be based on

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A mutation is a change in

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The diversity of structure, function, and behavior in living organisms is primarily the result of

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Copernicus, Galileo, and Darwin found that ________ caused their science to be controversial.

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Nature is in the universe except what humans have.

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