Lets Check Your Knowledge About Biology Flashcards

Let's check your knowledge about biology by seeing how well you may know the answer to the flashcards below. Biology is an extensive study that helps you understand the living things on the earth's surface and their characteristics. I hope the flashcards add on to the information you already have. All the best, and keep a lookout for other flashcards like these.

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Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems? A) carbon B) nitrogen C) energy D) magnesium E) sodium
C
What are the basic units of life? A) cells B) DNA molecules C) organelles D) A, G, C, and T E) nuclei
A
What will happen if you do NOT (properly) finish your antibiotic prescription? A) You will become sick again within one or two weeks. B) You will promote the evolution of bacteria resistant to that antibiotic. C) You will save money by saving the pills for future use. D) You will become immune to that antibiotic. E) Nothing will happen.
B
Which of the following provides evidence that humans and bacteria share a common genetic code? A) Bacterial DNA is composed of the same four letters as human DNA. B) A bacterial cell has a nucleus. C) Bacteria contain DNA. D) Bacteria are able to express human genes. E) Bacterial cells are about the same size as mitochondria.
D
A newly discovered multicellular organism feeds on organic waste. Such an organism is most likely a member of the kingdom ______ A) Eukarya B) Fungi C) Plantae D) Protista E) Animalia
B
The level of classification of life that is more inclusive than kingdom is ______. A) family B) domain C) phylum D) order E) class
B
Which of these is required for natural selection to occur? A) unequal reproductive success B) individual variation C) overreproduction D) inheritance E) all of the above
E
Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells? A) Eukarya only B) Bacteria and Archaea C) Archaea only D) Archaea and Eukarya E) Bacteria only
B
Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are ______. A) smaller and simpler B) smaller and more complex C) larger and more complex D) smaller and equally complex E) larger and equally complex
C
Which of the following is a producer? A) dog B) house plant C) earthworm D) cat E) sun
B
In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture? A) by helping us evaluate environmental issues and the impacts of human actions B) by helping us evaluate environmental issues and the impacts of human actions C) by providing new tools that can be used in forensics D) all of the above E) none of the above
D
What accounts for the different breeds of domesticated dogs? A) genetic drift B) creation C) artificial selection D) natural selection E) overreproduction
C
All of the organisms and nonliving components of a particular environment are referred to as a(n)______. A) community B) biome C) population D) cell E) ecosystem
E
Science is ______. A) the search for truth B) an organized set of principles for how to ethically and morally behave C) the explanation of phenomena based on supernatural causation D) the explanation of structures and processes based on verifiable observations and measurements E) all of the above
D
Which of these statements is correct? A) Scientific ideas are subjected to rigorous and repeated testing. B) Science does not require verifiable observations. C) In science there are absolute truths. D) Science and religion are equally valid explanations of natural phenomena. E) In science, hypotheses need not be testable.
A