STUDY OF LIFE
Unit A: Intro
1. The fact that no two members of the same species are absolutely identical is an example of
A. diversity
B. homeostasis.
C. change through time.
D. structural adaptations.
2. Which of the following is the BEST example of the biological principle of structural adaptations?
A. Pigs have litters.
B. Snakes eat frogs.
C. There are many breeds of dogs.
D. Cacti needles are modified branches.
3. The fact that some flowers close up at night and open up during the day is an example of
A. continuity.
B. interactions.
C. homeostasis.
D. structural adaptations.
4. A litter of puppies being born to a dog is an example of
A. continuity.
B. interactions.
C. changes through time.
D. structural adaptations.
5. The relationship between a carnivore (wolf) and a herbivore (rabbit) is an example of
A. unity.
B. interactions.
C. changes through time.
D. structural adaptations.
6. Which levels of biological organization includes all the others listed?
A. Biome.
B. Ecosystem.
C. Population.
D. Community.
7. What is a group of tissues with a unifying function called?
A. Cell.
B. Organ.
C. Organism.
D. Organ system.
8. Biology is the study of
A. life.
B. plants.
C. animals.
D. organisms.
9. Which of the following levels of study in biology is MORE GENERAL than "community"?
A. Species.
B. Ecosystem.
C. Population.
D. Organ system.
10. Which of the following sequences correctly specifies the study of insects?
A. Biology - botany - entomology.
B. Zoology - biology - insectology.
C. Biology - zoology - entomology.
D. Biology - zoology - microbiology.
Unit B - Diversity and Classification
1. Linnaeus based his classification of plants on
A. usefulness to man.
B. evolutionary changes.
C. environmental factors.
D. structural characteristics.
The next five questions refer to the following name for a vine maple tree: Acer circinatum
2. The name as it is written is
A. correct.
B. incorrect because it should be underlined.
C. incorrect because both words should be capitalized.
D. incorrect because neither word should be capitalized.
3. The biological name for a vine maple tree is
A. Acer.
B. circinatum.
C. Acer circinatum.
D. none of the above.
4. The genus name for a vine maple tree is
A. Acer.
B. circinatum.
C. Acer circinatum.
D. none of the above.
5. The species name for a vine maple tree is
A. Acer.
B. circinatum.
C. Acer circinatum.
D. none of the above.
6. The use of two-word names like this is called
A. taxonomy.
B. dichotomy.
C. dinomial taxomony.
D. binomial nomenclature.
