Intro to Biology
Which correctly orders the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest?
a) cells, organelles, organ system, community, ecosystems
b) molecules, organism, population, communities, biosphere
c) molecules, cells, tissues, ecosystems, communities
d) organelles, cells, population, biosphere, ecosystems
e) cells, organs, population, ecosystems, communities
b) molecules, organism, population, communities, biosphere
Which of the following directly determines the bonds that an atom can form?
a) protons
b) neutrons
c) electrons
c) electrons
You find a bacterium growing in pure oil, containing the usual hydrophobic lipids. This organism must be very good at breaking down _____.
a) polar covalent bonds
b) hydrogen bonds
c) ionic bonds
d) nonpolar covalent bonds
e) all of the above
d) nonpolar covalent bonds
Ammonia (NH3) has polarity which allows it to form hydrogen bonds. In an ammonia molecule,
a. N is partially positive, H is partially positive.
b. N is partially positive, H is partially negative
c. N is partially negative, H is partially positive
d. N is partially negative. H is partially negative
c. N is partially negative, H is partially positive
What is the concentration of hydroxide ions in a solution where pH = 10?
a)1 × 10–10 M
b)1 × 1010 M
c)1 × 104 M
d)1 × 10–4 M
e)1 × 10–7 M
d)1 × 10–4 M
All of the gray squirrels that inhabit an oak forest is an example of a(n) _____.
a) ecosystem
b) biosphere
c) community
d) population
d) population
Titanium has an atomic number of 22. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in an isotope of titanium with mass number of 48?
a)p = 22, n = 26, e = 22
b)p = 11, n = 26, e = 11
c)p = 11, n = 11, e = 70
d)p = 11, n = 22, e = 48
e)p = 22, n = 22, e = 48
a)p = 22, n = 26, e = 22
These bonds are formed through induced dipoles when atoms are in close proximity to each other.
a. Covalent
b. Ionic
c. Hydrogen
d. Van der Waals
d. Van der Waals
Water has an unusually high specific heat. What does this mean?
a) At its boiling point, water changes from liquid to vapor.
b) A large amount of heat is required to raise the temperature of water.
c) Ice floats in liquid water.
d) Saltwater freezes at a lower temperature than pure water.
e) Floating ice can insulate bodies of water.
b) A large amount of heat is required to raise the temperature of water.
To neutralize a given volume of household bleach (pH = 13), you would need a similar volume of what solution?
a) wine (pH = 3)
b) battery acid (pH = 1)
c) saliva (pH = 7)
d) beer (pH = 4)
e) rainwater (pH = 6)
b) battery acid (pH = 1)
An experimental study is conducted to determine whether a new drug reduces high blood pressure. The change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure values of the participants represents the _____.
a) independent variable
b) dependent variable
c) hypothesis
d) theory
e) control group
b) dependent variable
An atom of oxygen has an atomic number of 8. How many electrons are in the first, second, and third electron shells, respectively?
a) 2, 3, 3
b) 2, 6, 0
c) 8, 0, 0
d) 0, 4, 4
e) none of the above
b) 2, 6, 0
Lithium (Li) has one valence electron and Chloride (Cl) has seven valence electrons. An ionic bond is formed and the atoms become ions. Which atom would be the cation? Which atom would be the anion?
a. Cation Cl, Anion Li
b. Cation Cl, Anion Cl
c. Cation Li, Anion Li
d. Cation Li, Anion Cl
d. Cation Li, Anion Cl
Water shows high cohesion and surface tension and can absorb large amounts of heat because of large numbers of which type of bonds between water molecules?
a) strong ionic bonds
b) nonpolar covalent bonds
c) polar covalent bonds
d) hydrogen bonds
e) weak ionic interactions
d) hydrogen bonds
Compared to an acidic solution at pH 5, a basic solution at pH 8 has _____.
a) 1,000 times more hydrogen ions
b) 1,000 times fewer hydrogen ions
c) 100 times fewer hydrogen ions
d) the same number of hydrogen ions but more hydroxide ions
e) 100 times fewer hydroxide ions
b) 1,000 times fewer hydrogen ions
Place the following taxonomy classes in the correct order from highest degree of specificity to lowest:
CLASS
FAMILY
ORDER
PHYLUM
SPECIES
Species > Family > Order < Class > Phylum
Which of the following food items is like a compound?
a) a glass of pure water
b) a sandwich containing ham, lettuce, and tomato
c) an ice cube
d) a plain baked potato
e) an ear of corn
b) a sandwich containing ham, lettuce, and tomato
You are looking at your dinner plate and see small circles in the aqueous meat juices on your plate. What word best applies to the circles?
a) cohesive
b) hydrophobic
c) solute
d) pH
e) None of the above apply.
b) hydrophobic
Which of the following explains how a pool of water can crack a boulder sitting in it during freezing weather?
a) expansion of the water when it freezes
b) corrosion of the minerals in the boulder
c) adhesion of the water to the minerals in the boulder
d) a and b
e) a and c
a) expansion of the water when it freezes
0.5L or 500mL
A microbiologist uses a microscope to look through a slide containing a single-celled organism that has a nucleus. It most likely belongs to which domain?
a. Archaea
b. Bacteria
c. Protist
d. Eukarya
d. Eukarya
What numbers must be placed as coefficients in the blanks for the chemical reaction below in order to ensure that matter is conserved?
Fe3O4 + __C → __Fe + __CO
a) 1; 1; 1
b) 4; 3; 4
c) 2; 1; 2
d) 3; 4; 3
e) 0; 3; 4
b) 4; 3; 4
A water molecule is held together by ____ bonds. Two water molecules are held together by _____ bonds.
a. polar covalent; polar covalent
b. polar covalent; nonpolar covalent
c. polar covalent; hydrogen
d. hydrogen; polar covalent
e. hydrogen; nonpolar covalent
c. polar covalent; hydrogen
If you were a spider gliding across a pond in the summer in Virginia, for what property of water would you be most grateful?
a) high heat of fusion
b) high specific heat
c) cohesion
d) adhesion
c) cohesion
Which of the following statements is false?
a. A hypothesis is a tentative explanation to the cause of an observation.
b. A theory is supported by a large body of evidence.
c. Causation indicates that one event directly caused another.
d. Correlation identifies a relationship between two events and implies causation.
d. Correlation identifies a relationship between two events and implies causation.