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Bio 110
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
12/05/2009

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Living things are organized. Choose the answer that illustrates this complexity, and is arranged from smallest to largest.

a) Atom, cell, molecule, organ, tissue

b) Atom, molecule, organ, cell, tissue

c) Molecule, atom, organ, cell, tissue

d) Atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ

Definition
d) Atom, Molecule, cell, tissue, organ
Term

The gene theory of biology is considered a theory because it (blank).

 

a) Is an educated guess

b) Has no supporting evidence

c) Has lots of supporting evidence

d) Has not been tested

 

Definition
c) Has lots of supporting evidence
Term

Evolution

 

a) Is genetic change within a single generation

b) Is genetic change within a single individual

c) Is genetic change in a population

d) Is a single individual with beneficial traits

Definition
c) Is genetic change in a population
Term

Cells from which organism do NOT have a nucleus?

 

a) Fungi

b) Dog

c) Palm Tree

d) E. coli bacteria

Definition
d) E. coli bacteria
Term

Which of the following is a combination of different species living together and the non-living factors present in their habitat?

 

a) Ecosystem

b) Community

c) Population

d) Ecological Footprint

Definition
a) Ecosystem
Term

Individuals with traits that help them live in their immediate environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals without those traits. This is called:

 

a) Evolution

b) Ecology

c) Natural Selection

d) Principle of competitive exclusion

Definition
c) Natural selection
Term

All living things are unified in that they share some similar properties. These properties include all the following EXCEPT?

 

a) Breathing Oxygen

b) Reproduction

c) Regulation of internal conditions

d) Metabolism

Definition
a. Breathing Oxygen
Term

Which of the following is a eukaryote?

 

a) Animals

b) Plants

c) Protists

d) All of the Above

Definition
d) all of the above
Term

In the scientific experiment, the control group (blank).

 

a) is the group subjected to the factor being tested

b) serves as a basis for comparison with the experimental group.

c) Allows multiple variables to be tested

d) None of the above

Definition
b) serves as a basis for comparison with the experimental group.
Term

How does the theory of evolution account for the unity, but diversity of current living organisms?

 

a) Harmful traits are permitted to spread through a population

b) Single individuals can evolve quickly

c) Eukaryotes did not evolve from prokaryotes

d) All living organisms evolved from a single common ancestor

Definition
d) All living organisms evolved from a single common ancestor
Term

An atom with a charge is a/n (blank)

 

a) Molecule

b) Isotope

c) Acid

d) Ion

Definition
d) Ion
Term

Atoms are held together by a force called a bond. The type of bond that is caused by the sharing of electrons is (blank).

 

a) Ionic

b) Covalent

c) Hydrogen

d) The weakest

Definition
b) covalent
Term

The following are unique properties of water: Ice floats on water, temperature moderation, cohesion, and its a good solvent. These unique properties are caused by?

 

a) Ionic Bonds

b) Covalent Bonds

c) Hydrogen Bonds

d) Peptide Bonds

Definition
c) Hydrogen Bonds
Term

An acid has (blank) hydrogen ions than a base.

 

a) More

b) Less

c) The same number of

Definition
a) More
Term

An atom of neon has 10 electrons, how many electrons are in its outer most shell?

 

a) 2

b) 8

c) 10

d) can't determine

Definition
b) 8
Term

Which of the following is true of ionic bonds?

 

a) One atom gives electrons, one atom takes electrons

b) They dis associate in water

c) They form between sodium and chloride

d) All of the above

Definition
d) All of the above
Term

The atom Neon does not interact with other atoms, Why?

 

a) It's outer electron shell is full

b) It's outer electron shell is not full

c) It shares electrons with other atoms

d) It has a charge

Definition
a) Its outer electron shell is full
Term

What type of carbohydrate forms the cell wall of plant cells?

 

a) Starch

b) Glycogen

c) Cellulose

d) Chitin

Definition
c) Cellulose
Term

To form large biological molecules, (blank) are chemically bonded to each other to form (blank).

 

a) Polymers; monmers

b) Macromolecules; organic molecules

c) Monomers; macromolecules

d) Organic mlecules; monomers

Definition
c) Monomer; macromolecules
Term

Why is carbon the core for all organic macromolecules?

 

a) It can form 4 bonds

b) It is inert

c) It can form only 1 bond

d) It doesn't form covalent bonds

Definition
a) It can for 4 bonds
Term

The purpose of which macro-molecule is long term energy storage?

 

a) Carbohydrates

b) Lipids

c) Proteins

d) Nucleic Acids

Definition
b) Lipids
Term

Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

 

a) Glucose

b) Lactose

c) Starch

d) Glycogen

Definition
a) Glucose
Term

Which of the following is a lipid?

 

a) Chitin

b) Fructose

c) Sucrose

d) Triglyceride

Definition
d) Triglyceride
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