week 1

Question 1

Which kingdom of Eurkarya consists primarily of unicellular organisms?

Answer 1

Protista

Question 2

Which of the following are the proper components of the scientific method?

Answer 2

observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results, conclusion

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a property of life?

Answer 3

Populations of organisms are unable to change over time

Question 4

In a multicellular organism, different tissues that function together are grouped into

Answer 4

organs

Question 5

A newly discovered multicellular organism obtains food by digesting dead organisms. Such an organism is most likely a member of the kingdom_____.

Answer 5

Fungi

Question 6

What is biology?

Answer 6

the scientific study of life

Question 7

which of the following describes the proper order of the steps in the scientific method?

Answer 7

observation, hypothesis, experimentation, conclustion

Question 8

Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are usually ____.

Answer 8

larger and more complex

Question 9

Plants produce energy through photosynthesis. Which property of life is this process referring to?

Answer 9

Metabolism

Question 10

Members of the kingdom Plantae differ from members of the other kingdoms of eukarya in that most members of the kingdom Plantae ____.

Answer 10

produce their own food

Question 11

What accounts for the different breeds of domesticated dogs?

Answer 11

artificial selection

Question 12

You try and start your car, but it does not start. Which of these is a hypothesis?

Answer 12

My car’s battery is dead

Question 13

A hypothesis is a(n) ____.

Answer 13

tentative explanation

Question 14

How do hypotheses differ from theories?

Answer 14

Theories are more comprehensive than hypotheses.

Question 15

Unequal reproductive success ____.

Answer 15

Can lead to natural selection

Question 16

Which of these is most closely associated with Darwin?

Answer 16

natural selection

Question 17

What are the two main processes that ecosystems depend upon?

Answer 17

nutrient cycling and energy flow

Question 18

In a scientific experiment, the control group ____.

Answer 18

serves as a basis of comparison with the experimental group

Question 19

Scientists studying the skies over Antarctic for several years noted that ozone levels were dropping. This is best described as the ____ within the scientific method.

Answer 19

observation

Question 20

Which of the following is a producer?

Answer 20

house plant

Question 21

What name is given to the functional compartments of a cell?

Answer 21

organelles

Question 22

An independent variable is often referred to as the

Answer 22

treatment

Question 23

A scientists’s conclusion is based on his ____.

Answer 23

experimental data

Question 24

Science is ____.

Answer 24

the inquiry-based effort to describe and explain nature

Question 25

Which of the following statements best describes the difference between a population and a community?

Answer 25

They both refer to a defined area but a population refers to one species and a community refers to multiple species found within the area.

Question 26

The DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within the ____.

Answer 26

nucleus

Question 27

Which of these would be a valid hypothesis?

Answer 27

Humans and bacteria share a common genetic code.

Question 28

Which of these statements is correct?

Answer 28

Scientific ideas are subjected to repeated testing

Question 29

The maintenance of a constant and optimal internal environment in an organism is temred

Answer 29

homeostasis

Question 30

Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells?

Answer 30

Bacteria and Archaea

Question 31

Humans are composed of ____ cells

Answer 31

eukaryotic

Question 32

In an experiment, the ____ group receives the ____ variable.

Answer 32

Experimental...Independent

Question 33

In my yard I have several different types of trees. I have three different types of oak tress and two different type of pine trees, as well as dogwoods, magnolias, and sweet gums. Together these would be a ____.

Answer 33

community

Question 34

____ are functional united found within cells.

Answer 34

organelles

Question 35

Which of the following structures can perform all of the activities required for life?

Answer 35

cells

Question 36

Which of the following is not recycled but is lost from ecosystems?

Answer 36

energy