1) Which statement about the properties of life is false?
A) Organisms have the ability to take in energy and use it.
B) Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment.
C) Organisms have the ability to reproduce.
D) Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.1
Skill: Remembering/Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which sequence correctly lists that hierarchy from least inclusive to most inclusive?
A) ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle,
tissue
B) cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organelle, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem,
community
C) molecule, cell, organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community,
ecosystem
D) molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community,
ecosystem
Answer: D
Topic: 1.3
Skill: Applying/Analyzing
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Global LO: 2
3) Which statement best describes the relationship between a tissue and an organ system?
A) The tissue level of organization is more inclusive than the organ system level.
B) Tissues are not composed of cells; organ systems are composed of cells.
C) A tissue cannot exist unless it is a component of an organ system, whereas an organ system can exist independently of tissues.
D) An organ system includes tissues.
Answer: D
Topic: 1.3
Skill: Remembering/Understanding