Which is not an observation or inference on Darwin's theory of natural selection based?

Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

The fish swam in a zigzag motion

Why is the theme of evolution considered to be the core theme of biology by biologists?

provides a framework to explain biological investigation

Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?

near universality of the genetic code

Why is Darwin considered original in his thinking?

proposed the mechanism that explained how evolution occurs

Protists and bacteria are grouped into different domains because

protists have membrane-bounded nucleus, bacterial cells lack

Which is a correct sequence of levels hierarchy, proceeding down from an individual animal?

organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

A controlled experiment is one that

tests experimental and control groups in parallel

Organisms interact with the environment, exchanging matter & energy. Plant chloroplasts convert

energy of light into potential energy of chemical bonds

Which of the following best demonstrates the unity among all organisms?

the structure and function of DNA

Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

understand the behavior of entire biological systems

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1
Which is not an observation or inference on Darwin's theory of natural selection based?
There is heritable variation among individuals
Overproduction of offspring, leads to resource competition
Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring
A population can become adapted to its environment over time
2
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?
Bacteria and Protista
Bacteria and Eukarya
Bacteria and Archaea
Archaea and Monera
3
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?
a cell wall made of cellulose
ribosomes
a membrane-bounded nucleus
linear chromosomes made of DNA and protein
4
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
The contents of the stomach are mixed every 20 seconds
The plant's height is 25 centimeters (cm)
The fish swam in a zigzag motion
The temperature decreased from 20°C to 15°C
5
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a
community
ecosystem
biosystem
population
6
Why is the theme of evolution considered to be the core theme of biology by biologists?
Biologists do not subscribe to alternative models
Controversy about evolution provides a need for research
it can't be proven, so biologists will continue to study it
provides a framework to explain biological investigation
7
Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?
structure of cilia
near universality of the genetic code
ubiquitous use of catalysts by living systems
structure of the nucleus
8
Why is Darwin considered original in his thinking?
described the relationship between genes and evolution
provided examples of organisms that had evolved over time
demonstrated that evolution is continuing to occur now
proposed the mechanism that explained how evolution occurs
9
Which utilize DNA as their genetic material but don't have DNA encased in a nuclear envelope
animal
archaea
fungi
plant
10
Protists and bacteria are grouped into different domains because
protists have membrane-bounded nucleus, bacterial cells lack
protists eat bacteria
protists are photosynthetic
bacteria are not made of cells
11
Which is a correct sequence of levels hierarchy, proceeding down from an individual animal?
nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve cell
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
brain, organ system, nerve cell, nervous tissue
organ system, nervous tissue, brain
12
___ is the condensing of complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study
reductionism
emergent properties
systems biology
bioinformatics
13
All the organisms in a forest make up
an ecosystem
a populaiton
an experimental group
a community
14
Science benefits from a uncooperative approach with other scientists
True
False
15
A controlled experiment is one that
keeps all variables constant
tests experimental and control groups in parallel
is repeated many times to make sure the results are accurate
is supervised by an experienced scientist
16
Organisms interact with the environment, exchanging matter & energy. Plant chloroplasts convert
energy of light into potential energy of chemical bonds
energy of light into carbon dioxide and water
energy of light into the energy of motion
energy of light into oxygen
17
Which of the following best demonstrates the unity among all organisms?
descent with modification
the structure and function of DNA
matching DNA nucleotide sequences
emergent properties
18
A hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable
False
True
19
Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms?
taxonomy
informatics
genomics
schematic biology
20
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is
Light energy
thermal energy
ATP
kinetic energy
21
Which of the following is (are) true of natural selection?
It involves differential reproductive success
It requires genetic variation
It results in descent with modification
All of the answers are correct
22
Systems biology is mainly an attempt to
analyze genomes from different species
understand the behavior of entire biological systems
build high-output machines for the rapid acquisition of data
speed up technological application of scientific knowledge
23
There is no energy lost, when passed from producer to consumer
False
True

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