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Chapter 01 - Learning About Human Biology
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Multiple Choice
- Which feature of life is the ability to maintain a stable internal state?
- energy production
- sensing the outside world
- reproduction
- homeostasis
- growth
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- From which molecule do organisms receive instructions to reproduce and grow?
- ATP
- carbon
- hydrogen
- DNA
- elements
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- The basic unit of life is the ____.
- atom
- molecule
- organelle
- cell
- organism
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- Homeostasis refers to ____.
- the ability of a cell to reproduce
- directions the cell receives from DNA
- the maintenance of a constant internal state
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- the extraction of energy from nutrients
- the ability of organisms to move within their environment
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- The pancreas is an organ that regulates blood glucose levels. When glucose levels rise above normal, the pancreas
- evolution
- mutation
- immunity
- homeostasis
- variability
releases insulin to lower blood glucose levels. This is an example of ____.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Shared Features of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.1 - Describe five basic characteristics of life.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- “A change over time” is the definition of ____.
- classification
- ecology
- physiology
- evolution
- heritage
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- Which evolutionary descriptive term is common to both fish and humans?
- primates
- mammals
- bacteria
- vertebrates
- archaea
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand 2 / 4
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REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- In terms of classification, humans belong to which domain?
- prokaryote
- Eukarya
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- protists
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- Which characteristic distinguishes humans from other primates?
- complexity of the brain
- walking upright
- using tools
- body hair
- manual dexterity
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- "Vertebrates" refers to animals that possess ____.
- hair
- mammary glands
- the ability to give birth to live young
- a backbone
- lungs
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:26 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
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- All organisms in domain ____ are single-celled.
- Protists
- Fungi
- Plants
- Bacteria
- Eukarya
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.1 Our Place in the Natural World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.2 - Describe the evolution of human beings over the years.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/26/2016 8:38 AM
- The most basic level of organization is the ____.
- atom
- molecule
- compound
- cell
- organ
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.3 Life's Organization
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.3 - Explain how nature is organized.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- Which form of organization is classified between cell and organ?
- atom
- molecule
- compound
- organelle
- tissue
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.3 Life's Organization
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HBIO.STMC.16.1.3 - Explain how nature is organized.
DATE CREATED: 8/28/2014 4:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/23/2015 9:16 PM
- Energy flows into the biosphere from ____.
- water
- raw materials
- decomposition
- ecosystems
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