Biol 1010 chpt 1 review test

The regiohn of the Earth's surface where all organisms are found is called.
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) biosphere

In the following diagram, label the levels of biological organizations. page 2

All of the chemical reactions that occur in a cell are called.
A) cytoplasm
B) metabolism
C) heterostasis
D) homeostasis

Which of the following statements is not true?

A) Darwin described evolution as descent with modification.
B) Evolution is an explanation for both the unity and the diversity of life.
C) Evolution occurs through a process called natural selection.
D) Evolution is just one man's idea.

A modifiction that helps equip organisms for their way of life is:

A) natural selection
B) exstinction
C) adaptation
D) homeostasis

The process of turning solar energy into chemical energy is called

A) work
B) photosynthesis
C) respiration
D) metabolism

Place the steps in the process of natural select5ion in the correct order:

1. Over generations, a larger proportion of the population becomes adapted to the environment.
2. The population produces more offspring than the environment can support.
3. Members of a population have heritable variations.
4. The more adapted individuals survive and reproduce to a greater extent than those individuals lacking adaptations.

A) 4,1,3,2
B) 3,1,4,2
C) 2,4,3,1
D) 1,2,4,3
E) 3,2,4,1
F) 2,3,1,4

Capable of responding to the environment.

A. neither
B. multicellular organism
C. both
D. unicellular organism

Reproduces by uniting an egg with a sperm.

A. both
B. unicellular organism
C. multicellular organism
D. neither

Contains tissues.

A. neither
B. both
C. unicellular organism
D. multicellular organism

Contains genes.

A. neither
B. unicellular organism
C. multicellular organism
D. both

Creates energy.

A. multicellular organism
B. neither
C. unicellular organism
D. both

A group of interbreeding indibiduals is a

A. community
B. species
C. phylum
D. ecosystem

Information collected from a scientific experiment is known as

A. a scientific theory
B. data
C. a hypothesis
D. conclusion

In an ecosystem,

A. energy cycles and nutrients flow.
B. energy flows and nutrients cycle.
C. energy and nutrients cycle.
D. energy and nutriest flow

Taxonomy is a biological discipline in which organisms are grouped according to their

A. geographic location.
B. common ancestries
C. size
D. gene number

The first cells to evolve in the primitive Earth were most likely members of the domain

A. Bacteria
B. Eukarya
C. Archaea

Which of the following categories is the most inclusive?

A. species
B. family
C. class
D. domain

A scientist's suggested explaination for a natural event is an

A. hypothesis
B. principle
C. experiment'
D. observation

Choose the correct way to represent the scientific name of corn.

a. Zea Mays
b. zea mays
c. Sea mays
d. zea Mays
e. Zea Mays
f. zea mays
g. Zea mays
h. zea Mays

A representation of a natural phenomenon studied by scientist when the real object is impossible to study is a

A. experimental variable
B. control group
C. model
D. scientific theory

The smallest living unit is a

A. tissues
B. atom
C. molecule
D. cell