Fig. 01-1 in your text demonstrates the levels of organization of matter.  If a contagious virus that destroys antelope brain cells spreads throughout the entire rance of pronghorn antelopes, what level/ levels would be affected?

a. organisms

b. communities

c. populations

d. organs

e. all of these

The correct order of these categories of classification, rom most inclusive to least, is

a. species, domain, family, phylum, order

b. species, family, order, phylum, domain

c. family, order, phylum, species, domain

d. domain, phylum, order, family, species

e. domain, family, phylum, species, order

Incoming sunlight is modified by the ozone layer, which absorbes much of the sun's:

a. high-energy UV radiation

b. low-energy UV radiation

c. high-energy IR radiation

d. low-energy IR radiation

e. boh low-energy UV & high-energy IR radiation

Who is given credit for disproving the theory of spontaneous generation of bacteria?

a. Stanely Miller

b. Francisco Redi

c. Louis Pasteur

d. Alexander Oparin

e. Sidney Altman

Cuvier's knowledge of geological disasters, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and floods led him to the concept of:

a. uniformitarianism

b. natural selection

c. catastrophism

d. evolution

e. adaption

Which of these definitions of species most clearly matches the biological species concept?

a. member os the same species are all morphologically similar

b. members of the same species are all genetically identical

c. members of the same species look almost exactly alike

d. members of the same species can mate

e. members of the same species can mate and produce firtile offspring

A mutation is defined as:

a. a physical deformity

b. a change in DNA sequence

c. a result of irradiation

d. a defective egg or sperm cell

e. the result of evolution

Living things must do all of the following EXCEPT:

a. reproduce sexually

b. be complex and organized

c. respond to stimuli

d. acquire and use energy

e. grow and reproduce

Decomposition by bacteria, a protist ingesting bacteria, and a fungus consuming strawberries are all examples of the activity                organisms.

a. pathogenic

b. autotrophic

c. multicellular

d. heterotrophic

e. unicellular

The basic difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is that the eukaryotic cell:

a. prossesses membrane-bound organelles

b. lacks DNA

c. is usually considerably smaller

d. lacks a nucleus

e. is not as complex structurally

                 is a term that refers to the "evolutionary history" of an organism or species.

a. Phylogeny

b. Systematics

c. Biological classification

d. All of the above

e. None of the above

A modern system of classification gives the category name "Domain" to which of these?

a. Prokaryota

b. Eukarya

c. Insects

d. Homo sapiens

e. Fungi

Which of the following is NOT a serious result of destroying the tropical rainforest?

a. potential extinction of rhinoceros and elephants

b. greenhouse effect made more severe

c. loss of potential drugs

d. acid rain

e. loss of biodeversity

Which of the following was NOT an advantage to life on land for the earliest terrestrial species?

a. more light was avaliable for photosynthesis on land

b. reproduction was easier on land than in water

c. terrestrial soil contained more concentrated nutrients than seawater

d. there were few or no predators on land

e. there were many avaliable ecological niches

Organisms found in the three zones of a lake have the following distribution:

a. the littoral zone has insect larvae, snails, frogs, and minnows

b. the limnetic zone has protozoa, small crustacea, and fish

c. the limnetic zone community is primarily bacterial decomposers

d. the profundal zone contains detritus feeders such as snails, insect larvae, and fish

e. all except "c"

Oxygen has a          influence on the formation of complex organinc molecules because it         .

What chemicals were produced by Stanley Miller and other researchers in their experiments investigating the origin of life?

a. amino acids and ATP

b. short proteins and necleotides

c. cells similar to bacteria

d. only choices A and B are correct

e. choices A, B, and C are correct

Which of the following is NOT involved in the carbon cycle?

a. limestone

b. ammonia

c. calcium carbonate

d. decomposers

e. cellular respiration

Which of the following is NOT involved in the nitrogen cycle?

a. fixation

b. legumes

c. decomposers

d. crystalline rock

e. ammonia

For which nutrient is rock the major reservior?

Which of the following BEST describes a lake that has been severely polluted by acid rain?

a. cloudy water with few organisms

b. cloudy water with many algea crowding out other organisms

c. cloudy water with large numbers of insect larvae

d. crystal clear water with large numbers of algae, but no animals

e. crystal clear water with few organisms

Which of the following is NOT a major category of interspecific or intraspecific interation among organisms?

a. symbiosis

b. predation

c. competition

d. speciation

e. mutualism

Which of the following statements BEST describes the movements of energy and nutrients in ecosystems?

a. energy and nutrients flow through

b. energy cycles and nutrients recycle

c. energy increases and nutrients cycle

d. energy flows through and nutrients cycle

e. energy and nutrients cycle

Micronutrients:

a. are needed in smaller quantities than macronutrients but are just as essential

b. are smaller molecules than macronutrients

c. benefit organisms if they are present but are not essential

d. include water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus

e. are rarely found in the environment

Which of the following traits do archaeans and bacteria share?

a. composition of the cell wall

b. presence of plasma membrane

c. lack of a nuclear envelope

d. both A and B

e. both B and C

Which of the following bacteria causes bubonic plague, or "Black Death?"

a. Clostridium tetani

b. Streptococcuss pneumoniae

c. Borrenlia burgdorferi

d. Yersinia pestis

e. Escherichia coli

Which of the following consist of a protein coast surrounding a molecule of genetic material?

a. viruses

b. bacteria

c. prions

d. fungi

e. protists

Which statement about mossess is incorrect?

a. mosses possess rootlike rhizoids that bring water and nutrients to the plant body

b. mosses have vascular tissue

c. mosses rely on diffusion for conducting water and are therefore small

d. mosses are the most diverse and abundand bryophytes

e. mosses can survive in deserts and on bare rock

Which of the following groups of plants was the first to produce seeds?

a. angiosperms

b. bryophytes

c. gymnosperms

d. lycophtes

e. clorophytes

Which of the following is a "job" that is NOT performed by any fungi?

a. decomposer

b. paracite

c. predator

d. producer

e. pathogen

Which of the following is the paracite sporozoan that causes malaria if it infects a human host?

a. Pfisteria

b. Plasmodium

c. Trichomonas

d. Giardia

e. Paramecium

Which of the following is characteristic of plants but NOT algae?

a. photosynthesis

b. starch

c. cellulose

d. chloroplasts

e. multicellular, dependent embryos

The lophotrochozoans:

a. have a special feeding structure

b. have ciliated larvae

c. include mollusks

d. include annelids

e. all of these

Which of the following animals have many well-protected internal organs?

a. sponges

b. nematodes

c. cnidaria

d. annelids

e. platyhelminthes

Which of the following is NOT a phylum within Kingdom Fungi?

a. zygomycota

b. basidiomycota

c. ascomycota

d. flagellates

e. chytrids

Which of the following features is absent in lancelets?

a. a nerve cord

b. a backbone

c. a notochord

d. gill slits

e. a tail