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Biology 2nd semester
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Which is the broadest classification level?
Phylum
Species
Family
Kingdom
2
Algae is in what kingdom?
Protista
Eubacteria
Plant
Fungi
3
A good scientific hypothesis...
is always going to be supported
can potentially be rejected
supported by science, art, music, religion, and literature
can't be wrong if you follow the directions
4
If an organism is autotrophic is can...
none of the answers are correct
make its own food
jump higher than the empire state building
run faster than the speed of light
5
Which kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
plant
protists
archaebacteria
animal
6
Which kingdom has organisms where some are plant like and some are animal like?
archaebacteria
animal
protist
fungi
7
Science is a way to describe...
how how the world ought to be
whether religious beliefs are "right" or "wrong"
how to decide "right" from "wrong"
how the world works
8
A gene pool is the:
all alleles of all genes of all individuals in a population
genetic set that identifies a species
accumulation of mutations in small populations
early primordial soup
9
Several steps of the scientific method include which of the following?
experiment
hypothesis
Observing/Questioning
all of these
10
this process transforms the energy of sunlight into a form of biological energy.
evolution
cell respiration
mitosis
photosynthesis
11
In science, a "controlled experiment" is important because...
we control as many factors as we can except for one factor
we want to control who sees the results
actually, it's not really that important at all
we want to control the results
12
What is a characteristic of archaebacteria?
Most are disease causing
they live just about everywhere
they thrive in extreme environments
they use sun to produce food and energy
13
Which two kingdoms are prokaryotic?
protist and fungi
animal and plant
eubacteria and protist
eubacteria and archaebacteria
14
Which of the following kingdoms have heterotrophs and autotrophs in them?
Eubacteria
Fungi
Animals
Protists
15
Which of the following characteristics do all plants share?
producing flowers
being unicellular
being an autotroph
being a prokaryote
16
Which classification level is broader than the phylum level?
kingdom
order
class
family
17
Which of the following statements best describes the theory of natural selection?
all organisms are equally suited to their environment
organisms best adapted have best reproductive success
organisms that have a lot of offspring are best adapted
random selection will determine which organisms survive
18
In order for explanations to be considered "
scientific
" they must be...
testable
believable
in a textbook
agreed upon by everyone
19
Some scientists before Darwin, believed that one species could give rise to another.
True
False
No
Yes
20
The basic unit of life is the...
bacteria
virus
cell
organ
21
What would you expect to find living on Earth a billion years from now?
the same organisms that are here now plus currently extinct
only new organisms; all current organisms would evolve
The same organisms that are here now
some of the same organisms here now plus some new ones
22
Which of these is NOT a distinctive characteristic that is shared by all living organisms?
use energy
cellular
breath oxygen
respond to stimuli
23
What is taxonomy?
the sicentific study of how living things are classified
the process of observing an organism's behavior
the name of Aristotle's classification system
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
24
humans fit into which kingdom?
eubacteria
animal
fungi
protist
25
"Biology" can be defined as...
the study of living things
it can't be defined
the study of atoms and molecules
the study of life stories
26
What does the term evolution mean?
sudden change in response to environmental changes
gradual change over time
genetic offspring
change of any kind
27
The following are all true of organisms classified in the Eubacteria Kingdom except?
rod, spiral, or circular shaped
Eukaryotic
True bacteria
unicellular
28
At which classification level will organisms be most alike?
order
phylum
genus
kingdom
29
Which of the following kingdoms includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
plants
protists
eubacteria
archaebacteria
30
What is binomial nomenclature?
Classifying organisms into seven levels
the naming system developed by Aristotle
naming system in which each organism is given two-part name
grouping animals based on how they move
31
Why do scientists classify organisms?
so they can find things in their junk drawer
organized into groups so that organisms are easier to study
none of the answers are correct
so they have something to keep them busy
32
Which kingdom includes only prokaryotes?
protists
plants
archaebacteria
fungi
33
A theory is a...
an educated guess
another term for hypothesis
body of work based on facts, principles, and experimentation
An absolute fact
34
An organism's scientific name consists of:
it's kingdom name and it's phylum name
it's phylum name and species name
it's class name and it's family name
it's genus name and it's species name
35
If an organism is heterotrophic it can...
jump higher than the empire state building
none of the answers are correct
make its own food
run faster than the speed of light
36
The area where biotic and abiotic interact is called
a niche
biome
an ecosystem
habitat
37
what is the most specific level of classification?
grade
class
species
kingdom
38
Why do scientists organize living things into groups?
so that the organisms are easier to study
so they can find them in the wild more easily
so products from living things can be found in groceries
so they can make sense of the variety of rocks on Earth
39
Lamarck believed that giraffes came to have long necks through stretching their necks.
False
True
Never
Sometimes
40
A cat's scientific name is Felix domestics, which genus does it belong to?
domesticus
Cat
Felix
binomial nomenclature
41
Which of the following is true of both a phylogenic tree and a cladogram?
They are used to discover new fossils
They are a tool used at the microevolution level
they are used to show relationships among species (taxa)
They are used to assign genus and species names
42
Which kingdom is made up of ancient bacteria?
Eubacteria
Proists
all answers are correct
Archaebacteria
43
In England, as industrial pollution increased, the frequency of black pepper moths decreased
True
False
44
A mushroom belongs to which kingdom?
Protist
Fungi
Animal
Plant
45
What is the only kingdom to contain only autotrophs?
protists
plants
fungi
animal
