Biology Chapter 1: Exploring Life Review

Which statement about the properties of life is false?

• Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment.

• Organisms have the ability to reproduce.

• Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment.

Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which sequence correctly lists that hierarchy from least inclusive to most inclusive?

• ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue

• molecule, cell, organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community, ecosystem

• molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem

Which statement best describes the relationship between a tissue and an organ system?

• Tissues are not composed of cells; organ systems are composed of cells.

• A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist independently of tissues.

• An organ system includes tissues.

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The tree in your backyard is home to two crows, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent a(n)

• species.

• community.

• ecosystem.

Which statement about ecosystems is false?

• Bacteria and fungi recycle energy within an ecosystem.

• Plants and other photosynthetic organisms are producers in ecosystems.

• In the process of energy conversions within an ecosystem, some energy is converted to heat.

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In an ecosystem, energy

• is passed to producers by consumers.

• typically flows from producers to a series of consumers.

• comes ultimately from bacteria.

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Which statement about bacteria is true?

• Archaea belong to the same domain.

• All bacteria are multicellular organisms.

• Bacteria are in a domain of their own.

Members of the kingdom Animalia

• can obtain their food either by absorption or by photosynthesis.

• can obtain their food by eating other organisms.

• make their own food through photosynthesis.

Which group is within the domain Eukarya?

• Fungi

• Archaea

• Bacteria

Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae

• are photosynthetic.

• obtain food by decomposing the remains of dead organisms and absorbing the nutrients.

• are unicellular.

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