Ch. 1 Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following types of cells utilize deoxyribonucleic acid as their genetic material but do not have their DNA encased within a nuclear envelope?

Answer 1

Archea

Question 2

Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms?

Answer 2

Taxonomy

Question 3

Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?

Answer 3

Bacteria and archea

Question 4

Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?

Answer 4

Near universality of the genetic code

Question 5

Charles Darwin proposed a mechanism for descent with modification that stated that organisms of a particular species are adapted to their environment when they possess…

Answer 5

Inheritable traits that enhance their survival and reproductive success in the local environment

Question 6

All the organisms on your campus make up:

Answer 6

A community

Question 7

Which of the following is a correct sequence of levels in life’s hierarchy, proceeding downward from an individual animal

A) brain, organ system, nerve cell, nervous tissue
B) organ system, nervous tissue, brain
C) organism, organ system, tissue, cell, organ
D) nervous system, brain, nervous tissue, nerve cell
E) organ system, tissue, molecule, cell

Answer 7

D) Nervous system, brain, nervous tissue, nerve cell

Question 8

Which of the following categories of an organism is the smallest category?

Answer 8

Species

Question 9

What is the major difference between a kingdom and domain?

Answer 9

All eukarya belong to one domain

Question 10

The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is

Answer 10

Light energy