BIOL 101 Quiz 1
Question 1
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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 2
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Which of the following statements represents an interpretation of scientific data?
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Sleep deprivation will make a person more susceptible to infection.
Question 3
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The scientific method includes all of the following steps except
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build a model to consider different hypotheses.
Question 4
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We wish to know if a vaccine against flu virus will be responded to in a patient by the production of
antibodies in the bloodstream. Injection of the vaccine is an example of
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beginning to carry out the experiment.
Question 5
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A macro-molecular structure in the cell is composed of
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organs.
Question 6
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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 7
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A Bible reader can discover a reason for biological life’s significance by meditating on
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Psalm 8.
Question 8
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Plants and Animals are examples of major groups or organisms within a
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three domain system.
Question 9
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Which of the following is not a part of an atom?
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an ion
Question 10
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Virtually all monomer in cells are built into polymers by removing from one monomer and
from the other monomer, and using these products to form
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an oxygen and a hydrogen, a hydrogen, water.
Question 11
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An ion is an “atom” that has
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become bonded to another atom.
Question 12
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The carbon atom is uniquely suited to building large molecules because it:
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none of the above
Question 13
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Which of the following processes would come last or latest in a sequence of scientific activities?
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interpreting the data to validate or discredit a model.
Question 14
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The vast diversity of living things, and their structural complexity are two reasons why
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the term “life” is impossible to define precisely.
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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When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged
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ion.
Question 17
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When considering the question of origins, one value of having two complementary truth sources is
that
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Answer: the scholar only has to be able to understand one source of truth or the other to get
to the right answer.
Question 18
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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 19
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In forming a water molecule, the oxygen atom with six electrons in its outer shell forms
bond(s) with hydrogen(s).
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two covalent
Question 20
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A collection of different populations forms a(n)
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community.
Question 21
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are larger molecules assembled from simpler building blocks called .
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polymers, monomers
Question 22
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The best term to describe the electrons that are involved in a covalent bond is that they are
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shared by each of the two atoms
involved.
Question 23
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Neutrons are charged particles.
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not
Question 24
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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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Answer: ensuring that individuals in the group not prayed for were not being prayed for by
someone outside the study
Question 25
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A condensation reaction joins two organic molecules together creating an H+ ion and an –OH ion.
These then
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form a new water
molecule.
