Biol 101 quiz 1

· Question 1

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Body systems work with each other in highly related ways. They perform functions that no one system could do alone. Which “Principle of Life” summarizes these facts?

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Life is Internally Integrated.

· Question 2

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Which of the following principles of life describes a fundamental requirement for the growth of an organism:

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Life is Finite.

· Question 3

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Plants and Animals are examples of major groups or organisms within a

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three domain system.

· Question 4

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Which of the following is not a major group of organisms within a six-Kingdom classification system?

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humans

· Question 5

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Which of the following principles of life describes a fundamental requirement for the growth of an organism:

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Life is Finite.

· Question 6

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In living organisms, cells of a similar kind are typically collected together and organized into

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tissues.

· Question 7

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Which of the following sequences of terms moves neatly and sequentially from less complex to more complex?

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individual – population – community – ecosystem

· Question 8

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Which of the following is not a “Principle of Life” on which this course in BIOL 101 is based?

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Life is Diverse.

· Question 9

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“A mouse runs because natural selection happens to have given it feet.” This statement would be made by

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a naturalist/evolutionist.

· Question 10

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A source of information and a source of energy are required in order for an organism to

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b) and c)

· Question 11

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Which of the following is one of our “Principles of life” in this course?

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Life is Multicellular.

· Question 12

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Your mouth, an alpine valley or a swamp are all examples of ecosystems. All ecosystems on the earth taken together are called

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the biosphere.

· Question 13

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A macro-molecular structure in the cell is composed of

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biomolecules.

· Question 14

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The Bible implies that biological life is significant because

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it was created in six consecutive days with man created on the seventh day.

· Question 15

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Those serious scholars who are most inclined to see teleology in nature are those who argue that

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b) and c)

· Question 16

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A sociologist uses the word “community” to refer to a collection of different sorts of people; a biologist uses the same term to refer to a collection of different

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populations.

· Question 17

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Which of the following is a “Principle of Life” on which this course in BIOL 101 is based?

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Life is Complex.

· Question 18

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Which of the following is not a Biblical basis for the significance of biological life?

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Living things are a clear evidence of power and wisdom of a Great Creator.

· Question 19

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Biomolecules are composed of

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atoms.

· Question 20

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The term “teleology” expresses the idea that behind the designs seen in nature there lies a more ultimate

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purpose.

· Question 21

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The term “life” cannot be defined in a biological sense because

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living things are so formidably complex.

· Question 22

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The scientific method includes all except:

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changing data

· Question 23

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In your textbook, one reason given for suspecting that living things are designed is that

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the Bible argues that life’s glories point us to a Designer.

· Question 24

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Prayer for a cardiac patient will reduce the severity of hospital intervention during the patient’s recovery. This statement

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is an hypothesis.

· Question 25

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Recall the study on prayer for heart patients described in your text. Which of the following would be the hardest thing to control for?

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ensuring that individuals in the group not prayed for were not being prayed for by someone outside the study

Question 1

During the electron transfer reactions, protons (H+ ions) are pumped (moved) to one side of the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. The value of this pumping is that the proton gradient is then used

Question 2

Which of the following features of glycolysis is a value to the cell?

Question 3

DNA is stored within the ____________ of a cell in a __________ fiber called chromatin.

Question 4

Accessory pigments and chlorophylls work together within the thylakoid membrane in clusters called __________ . They harvest light energy and use it to transfer electrons to _______________.

Question 5

DNA contains two chains of nucleotides in which ______ and ______ alternate in supporting each chain structurally.

Question 6

The overall process that uptakes energypoor molecules (CO2 and H2O) from their reservoirs in nature and converts them into energyrich molecules is

Question 7

Enzymes are important because they

Question 8

Light dependent reactions of photosynthesis produce

Question 9

If the final end product of a metabolic pathway is continually removed and used elsewhere then

Question 10

Autotrophic organisms are supportive of man. They

Question 11

The wavelengths of light used in photosynthesis are found in the _________ portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Question 12

Which of the following phrases best describes the role of NADPH in photosynthesis?

Question 13

The immediate source of electrons for electron transfer phosphorylation is

Question 14

The value of the three stages of aerobic respiration is their ability to break down glucose, a single molecule, with the resultant production of about

Question 15

Biological information must exist because

Question 16

Which of the following is neither a reactant nor a product of glycolysis?

Question 17

Energyreleasing reactions drive biosynthetic ones forward by contributing to a pool of

Question 18

The physicist’s definition of energy is _______________ for use in defining energy changes within a living cell.

Question 19

The activation energy of a reaction can be lowered if the reaction is catalyzed by

Question 20

Photosynthesis and respiration are complementing processes within a global cycle known as the

Question 21

The (gene)tic information in a single strand of DNA is found in

Question 22

The process of __________ can be defined as about 30 individual, sequential chemical reactions that form three metabolic pathways: one in the cytoplasm and two within the mitochondrion.

Question 23

Plants are considered autotrophic because their cells contain

Question 24

Energy supplied to break bonds in reactant molecules is known as

Question 25

_________ is a reactant in the process of aerobic respiration and _______ is a product of the same process.