Chapter 01 Test Bank
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1.  
The consumption of meat by humans indirectly makes them
 
A. primary consumers.
B. secondary consumers.
C. primary producers.
D. secondary producers.
E. herbivores.
 
2. In the process of photosynthesis, what two substances are produced? 
A. carbon dioxide and sugars
B. oxygen and sugars
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen
D. water and carbon dioxide
E. water and sugars
 
3. Which of the following are the sexual parts of a flower? 
A. stamens and carpels
B. carpels and sepals
C. sepals and petals
D. stamens and sepals
E. All of these are the sexual parts of a flower
 
4.  
All of the following except one are examples of monocots. Choose the exception.
 
A. grasses
B. orchids
C. dandelions
D. lilies
E. All of these are examples of monocots.
 
5. What is the main importance of gymnosperms to human societies? 
A. their seeds are important food sources
B. medicines for a wide variety of illnesses
C. wood for construction, fuel, and paper
D. floral arrangements
E. both their use as medicines and seeds for food
 
6. Toxic algal blooms are becoming more common due to 
A. natural causes.
B. over harvesting of fish and other marine species.
C. increased recreational activities on lakes and streams.
D. increased nutrient pollution.
E. more than one of these reasons.
 
7. The most serious cause of crop loss is plant diseases caused by 
A. fungi.
B. bacteria.
C. viruses.
D. insects.
E. global warming.
 
8. Which of the following is an important role that fungi play? 
A. decomposers
B. fermenters
C. antibiotic producers
D. food source
E. all of these are important roles that fungi play
 
9. Which of the following is the best definition of a scientific theory? 
A. an explanation based on solid scientific evidence
B. an educated guess
C. a tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon
D. an observation observed so many times it is considered a fact
E. an undeniable truth supported by scientific evidence
 
10. The part of the Osage orange that was biologically mimicked to "tame the West" was its 
A. "hedge apples"
B. shaggy bark
C. bright orange wood
D. thorny branches
E. repellant chemicals
 
11. The metabolic "partner" of photosynthesis is 
A. digestion
B. cellular respiration
C. ventilation (breathing)
D. production of hormones
E. DNA replication
 
12. All of the following are shared by eukaryotes and prokaryotes except one. Choose the exception. 
A. some members of both have the ability to do photosynthesis
B. organic composition
C. the presence of a nucleus
D. ability to respond to their environment
E. presence of hereditary material
 
13. Which of the following is not necessary for an individual to survive? 
A. metabolism
B. organized structure
C. organic composition
D. ability to respond
E. reproduction
 
14. 
Hereditary information in the cell is carried in:
 
A. 
carbohydrates

B. 
nucleic acids

C. 
proteins

D.  
lipids

E. 
more than one of these

15. Of the four molecules of life which of the following is not one of the major nutrients of the human diet. 
A. nucleic acids
B. carbohydrates
C. lipids
D. proteins
E. all of these are major nutrients of the human diet
 
16. Which of the following is the proper order from least complex molecule to most complex? 
A. glucose >> glycogen >> maltose
B. sucrose >> glucose >> starch
C. glucose >> maltose >> starch
D. maltose >> glucose >> sucrose
E. glycogen >> starch >> sucrose
 
17. The browning of apples is caused by the interaction of ______ and oxygen. 
A. terpenes
B. alkaloids
C. glycosides
D. phenolics
E. resins
 
18. Which of the following carbohydrates is not an energy food source for humans? 
A. cellulose
B. glucose
C. fructose
D. starch
E. sucrose
 
19. Glycogen is an energy storage molecule for which of the following organisms? 
A. bacteria
B. plants
C. animals
D. fungi
E. all of these except plants
 
20. Amino acids are the subunits of 
A. carbohydrates
B. lipids
C. nucleic acids
D. proteins
E. more than one of these
 
21.  
Which type of lipid is most important in biological membranes?
 
A.  
fats

B.  
steroids

C.  
phospholipids

D.  
oils

E.  
triglycerides

22.  
Flowering plants are also called: 
 
A.  
gymnosperms

B.  
conifers

C.  
angiosperms

D.  
fungi

E.  
ferns

23. Which of the following secondary compounds are structurally similar to neurotransmitters and are mostly psychoactive? 
A. saponins
B. tannins
C. flavonoids
D. terpenes
E. alkaloids
 
24. A biochemist discovers a molecule with a structure consisting of phosphate groups, a sugars, and nitrogenous bases. This molecule is most likely a 
A. protein
B. carbohydrate
C. nucleic acid
D. lipid
E. secondary metabolite
 
25. All of the following are characteristics of fungi except one. Choose the exception. 
A. reproduce by seeds
B. nonphotosynthetic
C. store glucose as glycogen
D. many are decomposers of organic matter
E. all of these are characteristics of the fungi
 
26.  
The four parts of a typical angiosperm flower are _________,_________,_________, and _________.
 
_________________________
 
27. The two groups of flowering plants are _________ and _________. 
_________________________
 
28.  
Whereas angiosperms produce seeds in _________, most gymnosperms produce seeds in _________.
 
_________________________
 
29. In science, a tentative explanation for an observation is a(an) _________. 
_________________________
 
30. The invention of Velcro was inspired by the plant, _________. 
_________________________
 
31. Sucrose is a disaccharide consisting of _________ and _________. 
_________________________
 
32.  
One difference between RNA and DNA is that DNA contains the nitrogenous base,_________, whereas RNA contains the nitrogenous base, _________.
 
_________________________
 
33. Amino acids are attached to each other in a protein by _________ bonds. 
_________________________
 
34. Amino acids differ from each other by the structure of their _________. 
_________________________
 
35. Starch is a form of energy storage in _________. 
_________________________
 
36.  
A polysaccharide that is a structural component of plant cell walls is starch.
 
True    False
 
37.  
An angiosperm fruit develops from the flower part called the carpel.
 
True    False
 
38.  
Of all the algae, only the brown algae are considered part of the plant kingdom.
 
True    False
 
39.  
Fungi and plants form a symbiotic relationship known as lichens.
 
True    False
 
40.  
Cocklebur is the plant that inspired the invention of barbed wire.
 
True    False

Chapter 01 Test Bank Key
 
1.  
The consumption of meat by humans indirectly makes them
 
A. primary consumers.
B. secondary consumers.
C. primary producers.
D. secondary producers.
E. herbivores.

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2. In the process of photosynthesis, what two substances are produced? 
A. carbon dioxide and sugars
B. oxygen and sugars
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen
D. water and carbon dioxide
E. water and sugars

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3. Which of the following are the sexual parts of a flower? 
A. stamens and carpels
B. carpels and sepals
C. sepals and petals
D. stamens and sepals
E. All of these are the sexual parts of a flower

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4.  
All of the following except one are examples of monocots. Choose the exception.
 
A. grasses
B. orchids
C. dandelions
D. lilies
E. All of these are examples of monocots.

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5. What is the main importance of gymnosperms to human societies? 
A. their seeds are important food sources
B. medicines for a wide variety of illnesses
C. wood for construction, fuel, and paper
D. floral arrangements
E. both their use as medicines and seeds for food

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6. Toxic algal blooms are becoming more common due to 
A. natural causes.
B. over harvesting of fish and other marine species.
C. increased recreational activities on lakes and streams.
D. increased nutrient pollution.
E. more than one of these reasons.

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7. The most serious cause of crop loss is plant diseases caused by 
A. fungi.
B. bacteria.
C. viruses.
D. insects.
E. global warming.

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8. Which of the following is an important role that fungi play? 
A. decomposers
B. fermenters
C. antibiotic producers
D. food source
E. all of these are important roles that fungi play

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9. Which of the following is the best definition of a scientific theory? 
A. an explanation based on solid scientific evidence
B. an educated guess
C. a tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon
D. an observation observed so many times it is considered a fact
E. an undeniable truth supported by scientific evidence

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10. The part of the Osage orange that was biologically mimicked to "tame the West" was its 
A. "hedge apples"
B. shaggy bark
C. bright orange wood
D. thorny branches
E. repellant chemicals

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11. The metabolic "partner" of photosynthesis is 
A. digestion
B. cellular respiration
C. ventilation (breathing)
D. production of hormones
E. DNA replication

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12. All of the following are shared by eukaryotes and prokaryotes except one. Choose the exception. 
A. some members of both have the ability to do photosynthesis
B. organic composition
C. the presence of a nucleus
D. ability to respond to their environment
E. presence of hereditary material

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13. Which of the following is not necessary for an individual to survive? 
A. metabolism
B. organized structure
C. organic composition
D. ability to respond
E. reproduction

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14. 
Hereditary information in the cell is carried in:
 
A. 
carbohydrates

B. 
nucleic acids

C. 
proteins

D.  
lipids

E. 
more than one of these

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15. Of the four molecules of life which of the following is not one of the major nutrients of the human diet. 
A. nucleic acids
B. carbohydrates
C. lipids
D. proteins
E. all of these are major nutrients of the human diet

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16. Which of the following is the proper order from least complex molecule to most complex? 
A. glucose >> glycogen >> maltose
B. sucrose >> glucose >> starch
C. glucose >> maltose >> starch
D. maltose >> glucose >> sucrose
E. glycogen >> starch >> sucrose

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17. The browning of apples is caused by the interaction of ______ and oxygen. 
A. terpenes
B. alkaloids
C. glycosides
D. phenolics
E. resins

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18. Which of the following carbohydrates is not an energy food source for humans? 
A. cellulose
B. glucose
C. fructose
D. starch
E. sucrose

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19. Glycogen is an energy storage molecule for which of the following organisms? 
A. bacteria
B. plants
C. animals
D. fungi
E. all of these except plants

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20. Amino acids are the subunits of 
A. carbohydrates
B. lipids
C. nucleic acids
D. proteins
E. more than one of these

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21.  
Which type of lipid is most important in biological membranes?
 
A.  
fats

B.  
steroids

C.  
phospholipids

D.  
oils

E.  
triglycerides

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22.  
Flowering plants are also called: 
 
A.  
gymnosperms

B.  
conifers

C.  
angiosperms

D.  
fungi

E.  
ferns

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23. Which of the following secondary compounds are structurally similar to neurotransmitters and are mostly psychoactive? 
A. saponins
B. tannins
C. flavonoids
D. terpenes
E. alkaloids

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24. A biochemist discovers a molecule with a structure consisting of phosphate groups, a sugars, and nitrogenous bases. This molecule is most likely a 
A. protein
B. carbohydrate
C. nucleic acid
D. lipid
E. secondary metabolite

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25. All of the following are characteristics of fungi except one. Choose the exception. 
A. reproduce by seeds
B. nonphotosynthetic
C. store glucose as glycogen
D. many are decomposers of organic matter
E. all of these are characteristics of the fungi

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26.  
The four parts of a typical angiosperm flower are _________,_________,_________, and _________.
 
sepals, petals, stamen, carpels

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27. The two groups of flowering plants are _________ and _________. 
monocots, dicots

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28.  
Whereas angiosperms produce seeds in _________, most gymnosperms produce seeds in _________.
 
fruits, cones

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29. In science, a tentative explanation for an observation is a(an) _________. 
hypothesis

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30. The invention of Velcro was inspired by the plant, _________. 
cocklebur

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31. Sucrose is a disaccharide consisting of _________ and _________. 
fructose, glucose

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32.  
One difference between RNA and DNA is that DNA contains the nitrogenous base,_________, whereas RNA contains the nitrogenous base, _________.
 
thymine, uracil

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33. Amino acids are attached to each other in a protein by _________ bonds. 
peptide

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34. Amino acids differ from each other by the structure of their _________. 
R-groups

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35. Starch is a form of energy storage in _________. 
plants

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36.  
A polysaccharide that is a structural component of plant cell walls is starch.
 
FALSE

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37.  
An angiosperm fruit develops from the flower part called the carpel.
 
TRUE

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38.  
Of all the algae, only the brown algae are considered part of the plant kingdom.
 
FALSE

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39.  
Fungi and plants form a symbiotic relationship known as lichens.
 
FALSE

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40.  
Cocklebur is the plant that inspired the invention of barbed wire.
 
FALSE

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