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BIOL1150/1151 Lecture Exam #1 Name___________________________ 1. Which of the following would DEFINITELY not be considered alive? a. tree b. fungus c. water d. banana 2. The word “karyon”, t... he root word for the terms prokaryote and eukaryote is a Greek word meaning ________. a. ball d. nut b. stick e. pencil c. glob 3. Organisms made up of eukaryotic cell types are found in __________ Domain(s). a. One d. Four b. Two e. Five c. Three 4. When Dr. Anderson was your age, the common way to classify organisms was a system where species were placed into one of 5 Kingdoms: Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protist, and Monera. Using what you know about organism diversity, what was the cell type of the species in the Kingdom Monera? a. The monerans were made up of prokaryotic cells b. The monerans were made up of eukaryotic cells c. None of the above 5. In which of the following Domains of life would you find a whale? a. Domain Animalia d. Domain Plantae b. Domain Bacteria e. Domain Archaea c. Domain Eukarya 6. What characteristic(s) do all animals, plants, funguses, and protists share? a. They are all multicellular d. Both a & b b. They are all made up of prokaryotic cellse. Both b & c c. They are all made up of eukaryotic cells 7. Which of the following types of organisms are NOT composed of eukaryotic cells? a. Fungi d. Bacteria b. Plants e. Animals c. Protists 8. If you are looking at a microbe through a microscope and notice that it is a small single-celled organism that lacks any visible organelles, you would probably classify it in the Domain __________. a. Bacteria d. Animalia b. Fungi e. Plantae c. Eukarya 9. All the species of organisms within the Domain Bacteria cause disease. a. True b. False 10. Our species of organism (Homo sapiens) can be placed within the Kingdom __________. a. Bacteria d. Animalia b. Archaea e. Plantae c. Eukarya 11. A population differs from a community because ________. a. a population consists of all living organisms in the area, whereas a community consists of all living and nonliving aspects of an area b. a community consists of all living organisms in an area, whereas a population consists of only one species c. a community is part of an ecosystem, whereas a population is not d. a community and a population are identical; they are two terms for the same concept 12. Which of the following organization levels for multi-cellular organisms are in the correct order from simplest to most complex? a. Tissue  Organ  Cell d. Organ  Cell  Tissue b. Cell  Tissue  Organ e. Tissue  Cell  Organ c. Organ  Tissue  Cell 13. "An athlete who uses dietary supplements will perform better than one who doesn't." This statement would be an example of which of the following? a. theory c. hypothesis b. skeptic d. haphazard statement 14. Which process used to solve problems in science involves the accumulation of facts through observation until the evidence leads to a general statement about nature? a. deductive reasoning c. hypothesis b. inductive reasoning d. Theory 15. Which of the following questions could not be tested through the process of science? a. What do eukaryotic cells use their mitochondria for? b. Do the stars affect how humans behave on a day-to-day basis? c. Do rats construct complex mental maps of their environment? d. Did the dinosaurs become extinct due to a large asteroid impact 65 mya? e. Does my dog greet me at the door because he loves me? 16. The placebo effect: a. Is a frequently observed but poorly understood phenomenon in which people tend to respond favorably to any treatment b. Reveals that sugar pills are generally as effective as actual medication in fighting illness c. Reveals that experimental treatments cannot be proven effective d. Demonstrates that most scientific studies cannot be replicated e. Is an urban legend 17. Before experimental drugs can go to market, they must undergo many rigorous drug trials to ensure their medical benefits are effective and safe. Which of the following correctly describes a double-blind test often used in these studies? a. The researchers apply two-layered blindfolds to participants so that they cannot see which drug they are receiving b. Neither the researchers nor the participants know who is receiving the drug or placebo c. The researchers know who is receiving the drug or placebo, but do not know the hypothesized effects of the drug d. The researchers do not know who receives the drug or placebo, but the participants know e. None of the above are correct 18. A correlation: a. Is a more reliable way of understanding the world than the scientific method b. Tend to be more reliable than data based on a large number of observations c. Is a necessary part of the scientific method d. Is often the only way to prove a link between two phenomena e. Can seem to reveal a link between to phenomena when one really does not exist 19. Use of the word “theory” can imply different things to different people. What does a scientist mean when they use the word “Theory”? a. An explanation for a natural event that is supported by many sources of data and evidence and is very unlikely to be shown as false b. An educated guess about a natural phenomenon not supported by evidence or data c. An opinion scientists develop just because they hope it is the right one d. A lucky guess e. All of the above 20. You are studying the effects of vitamin B12 in mice. Four groups of mice consume different amounts of the vitamin in their food: 0 milligrams, 4 milligrams, 40 milligrams, and 400 milligrams. Which of these four conditions represent the control group? a. 0 milligrams d. 400 milligrams b. 4 milligrams e. None of the above c. 40 milligrams The Figure below shows the relationship between life expectancy of males and females over the course of ten decades in the United States. Answer questions 21 – 25 using this graph as reference. 21. Which parameter is represented by black circles with a gray line? a. Male life expectancy b. Female life expectancy c. Indicated decade 22. Based on the information given, in what decade did males have a greater life expectancy than females? a. 1990 b. 1930 c. 1920 d. 1900 23. How does the general trend between male and female life expectancy change between 1900 and 1990? a. The gap between male and female life expectancy is generally increasing b. The gap between male and female life expectancy is generally decreasing c. The gap between male and female life expectancy is generally the same. 24. In the 1970’s which group has a longer life expectancy? a. Males b. Females c. Both are the same 25. What might be a possible reason for the increased life expectancy observed for females in modern times? a. Females are less likely to die in battle during war time. b. Males are generally healthier, thus tend to live longer. c. Improvements in health care, particularly during pregnancy have improved life expectancy. 26. Humans are_________? a. Carnivores c. Herbivores b. Omnivores d. All of these 60.9 27. American Bison consume only plants, so we would say they are ________. a. carnivores c. producers b. omnivores d. herbivores 28. Which of the following contains the most species of living things? a. community c. niche b. ecosystem d. biosphere 29. If you were raising beef cattle, how much feed would you need produce a single 1400 pound steer? a. 140 lbs. d. 14,000 lbs. b. 14 lbs. e. 140,000 lbs. c. 1400 lbs. 30. Which of these foods can be produced using the smallest amount of resources? a. beef d. tuna b. soybeans e. chicken c. milk 31. The source of energy for all living organisms is/are_____________. a. Producers d. Decomposers b. Consumers e. The Sun c. Photosynthesizers 32. Which is known as unrestricted growth at a constant rate? a. Exponential growth d. Immigration b. Logistic growth e. Emigration c. S-shaped growth curve 33. Which of the following is a primary consumer? a. Toad d. Fern b. Corn e. Snake c. Grasshopper 34. The role of decomposers in the soil is to ____________. a. raise the temperature of the water b. synthesize new proteins c. return inorganic matter from organic matter d. capture light energy 35. Humans can be either primary, secondary or tertiary consumers. a. True b. False 36. The earth is a closed system except for _____. a. water b. energy c. carbon dioxide d. nitrogen 37. Which of the following is most accurate regarding Earth's carrying capacity for humans? a. Scientists have determined that Earth cannot support more than 10 billion people at maximum. b. Technological advancements will allow humans to avoid the consequences of surpassing Earth's carrying capacity. c. The concept of a carrying capacity relates to populations of other organisms but not to human populations. d. If it grows continually, the human population will eventually reach a size too large for our planet's resources. 38. Using the adjacent graph, what is the approximate carrying capacity for male fur seals in that particular environment? a. 9.8 seals b. 1,000 seals c. 9,800 seals d. 6,000 seals e. you cannot tell from this graph 39. The graph in question 38 is an example of__________. a. an exponential growth curve c. a logistic growth curve b. a linear growth curve d. a scattershot plot 40. Using what you know about biological magnification, what would be the concentration of mercury in one pound of tuna, assuming the concentration of mercury in phytoplankton is 10 particles per pound, and the following food chain: phytoplankton → zooplankton → small fish → larger fish → tuna. a. 1000 particles per pound b. 10,000 particles per pound c. 100,000 particles per pound d. 1,000,000 particles per pound e. 0.001 particles per pound [Show More]

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