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Biology: Unit 1 - Basic Biological Principles
Biology: Unit 1 - Basic Biological Principles
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1
Evidence that all organisms are derived from a a single common ancestor relates to
Metabolism
Reproduction
Evolution
Homeostasis
2
What is correct for the biological levels of organization going from largest to smallest?
Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Cell, organelle, tissue, organ system, organ, organism
Cell, tissue, organelle, organ, organ system, organism
Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
3
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
Composed of cells
Response to stimuli
Requiring energy
Movement
4
Which scientist stated that cells come from pre-existing cells?
Schleiden
Newton
Virchow
Schwann
5
What is letter X and its function?
Microvilli; increased surface area for gas exchange
Alveoli; increased surface area for nutrient absorption
Microvilli; increase surface area for nutrient absorption
Alveoli; increased surface area for gas exchange
6
This type of organism has the ability to make their own food.
Vegan
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Consumer
7
Name this structure indicated by "X."
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Nucleus
8
This is an example of the smallest level of organization that can carry out life's processes.
Ribosome
Respiratory system
pancreatic cell
muscle tissue
9
Which characteristics of life is best shown in the image below?
Evolution
Response to stimuli
Metabolism
Homeostasis
10
The root "karyon" that's used in words like prokaryote, means which of the following in Latin?
Nucleus
Blob
Dot
Kernel
11
Which of the following is not a constant in this experiment?
Amount of water given
Type of plant
Type of light
Amount of light
12
Through evolution, organisms that are naturally selected for will _____.
decline in population numbers
survive to pass their DNA onto offspring
add diversity to a population
randomly die out
13
This scientist claimed that cells crystallized spontaneously into existence.
Newton
Virchow
Hook
Schleiden
14
Which type of cell is illustrated below?
Eukaryote
Sperm cell
Amoeba
Bacteria
15
This is the study of life.
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Ecology
16
This type of reproduction is illustrated in the picture below.
Nonsexual
Gametic
Sexual
Asexual
17
Which cell is shown below and what is it's function?
Muscle cell; body movement
Nerve cell; send and receive chemical messages
Red blood cell; carry oxygen
Skin cell; protection
18
This is the experimental group.
Plants with green light
Plants with sunlight
Both plants shown
19
What are the "finger-like" projections within the small intestines that absorb nutrients?
Stem Cells
Flagella
Alveoli
Microvilli
20
What type of cell is shown below?
Bacteria
Fungi
Amoeba
Plant
21
If all cells have the same DNA, then what makes one cell different from another?
DNA is transformed due to directions given by the brain.
After 12 weeks, the DNA is abruptly altered and removed.
Certain parts of DNA are expressed or repressed in a cell.
DNA changes depending on where the cell is in the body.
22
This is the simplest and most primitive type of cell.
Fungi
Animal
Bacteria
Plant
23
During cellular respiration, glucose from the food you eat is broken down to create
ATP
glycogen
fat
insulin
24
This is the second step of the scientific method.
Test hypothesis
Share results
Form hypothesis
Gather information
25
All cells start out the same and then turn into other cell types. This process is called __.
Reformation
Differentiation
Dedifferentiation
Restructuralization
26
Which of the following is shared by all prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
Plasma membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, ribosomes
Plama membrane, DNA, cytoplasm, ribosomes
Ribosomes, mitochondria, cell wall, DNA
DNA, cytoplasm, cell wall, nucleus
27
Insulin release after lunch to lower blood sugar is an example of this characteristic of life.
Maintaining homeostasis
Metabolism
Growth and development
Responding to stimuli
28
Metabolism is carried out in animal cells through _____.
oxygen regulation
anaerobic oxidation
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
29
Many of the terms in science have prefixes and root words of _____ origin.
Chinese
Spanish
Italian
Latin
30
What is the independent variable in the scenario below?
Type of light
Amount of light
Type of plant
Height of plant growth
31
Which of the following is not one of the three domains of life?
Protista
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
