Biology Test 1 Part 2

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Part 2 of Biology Test 1


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  • 1. 

    Organisms are related because they

    • A.

      All have the same structure and function.

    • B.

      Share the same characteristics.

    • C.

      Can all trace their ancestry to a common source.

    • D.

      All contain genes.

    Correct Answer
    C. Can all trace their ancestry to a common source.
  • 2. 

    An evolutionary tree

    • A.

      Shows common ancestors.

    • B.

      Depicts the history of a group of organisms.

    • C.

      Is based on appropriate data.

    • D.

      Shows how certain organisms are related.

    • E.

      All of these are correct.

    Correct Answer
    E. All of these are correct.
  • 3. 

    To remain homeostatic, organisms need to

    • A.

      Be multicellular.

    • B.

      Acquire material and energy from the environment.

    • C.

      Have a nervous system.

    • D.

      Respond to stimuli.

    • E.

      Both acquire material and energy from the environment and respond to stimuli.

    Correct Answer
    B. Acquire material and energy from the environment.
  • 4. 

    Classification of organisms reflects

    • A.

      Similarities.

    • B.

      Evolutionary history.

    • C.

      Neither Similarities Nor Evolutionary history.

    • D.

      Both Similarities and Evolutionary history.

    Correct Answer
    D. Both Similarities and Evolutionary history.
  • 5. 

    An example of chemical cycling occurs when

    • A.

      Plants absorb solar energy and make their own food.

    • B.

      Energy flows through an ecosystem and becomes heat.

    • C.

      Hawks soar and nest in trees.

    • D.

      Death and decay make inorganic nutrients available to plants.

    • E.

      We eat food and use the nutrients to grow or repair tissues.

    Correct Answer
    D. Death and decay make inorganic nutrients available to plants.
  • 6. 

    Which sequence represents the correct order of increasing complexity?

    • A.

      Which sequence represents the correct order of increasing complexity?

    • B.

      Population, ecosystem, biosphere, community

    • C.

      Community, biosphere, population, ecosystem

    • D.

      Population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

    Correct Answer
    D. Population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
  • 7. 

    Which of these exhibits an increasingly more inclusive scheme of classification?

    • A.

      Kingdom, phylum, class, order

    • B.

      Phylum, class, order, family

    • C.

      Class, order, family, genus

    • D.

      Genus, family, order, class

    Correct Answer
    D. Genus, family, order, class
  • 8. 

    Energy is brought into ecosystems by which of the following?

    • A.

      Fungi and other decomposers

    • B.

      Cows and other organisms that graze on grass

    • C.

      Meat- eating animals

    • D.

      Organisms that photosynthesize, such as plants

    • E.

      All of these are correct

    Correct Answer
    D. Organisms that photosynthesize, such as plants
  • 9. 

    An ecosystem, energy

    • A.

      Flows and nutrients cycle.

    • B.

      Cycles and nutrients flow.

    • C.

      And nutrients flow.

    • D.

      And nutrients cycle.

    Correct Answer
    A. Flows and nutrients cycle.

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