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1.1 The study of life Read Online
Viewed from space, Earth offers no clues about the diversity of life forms that reside there. The first forms of life on Earth are thought to have been microorganisms that existed for billions of years in the ocean before plants and animals appeared. The mammals, birds, and flowers so familiar to us are all relatively recent, originating 130 to 200 million years ago. Humans have inhabited this planet for only the last 2.5 million years, and only in the last 200,000 years have humans started looking like we do today.
Chapter1: The Study of Life
1.1 The Science of Biology
1.2 Themes and Concepts of Biology
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Question: Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
Choices:
biology
astronomy
physics
computer science
Question: Viruses are not considered living because they ________.
Choices:
are not made of cells
lack cell nuclei
do not contain DNA or RNA
cannot reproduce
Question: The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called ________.
Choices:
deductive reasoning
the scientific method
hypothesis-based science
inductive reasoning
Question: A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow more quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants grow better when exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of reasoning?
Choices:
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
neither, because no hypothesis was made
both inductive and deductive reasoning
Question: The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of ________.
Choices:
prokaryotic cells
eukaryotic cells
living organisms
bacteria
Question: The first forms of life on Earth were ________.
Choices:
plants
microorganisms
birds
dinosaurs
Question: A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n) ________.
Choices:
family
community
population
ecosystem
Question: A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________.
Choices:
hypothesis
variable
theory
control
Question: The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the ________.
Choices:
organ
organelle
cell
macromolecule
Question: The process of ________ helps to ensure that a scientist's research is original, significant, logical, and thorough.
Choices:
publication
public speaking
peer review
the scientific method
Question: Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most inclusive to the least complex level?
Choices:
organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population
organism, organ, tissue, organelle, molecule
organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
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