Organismic Biology MCQs
Organismic Biology MCQs
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1: The opening of stomata is thought to involve _____.
A. An increase in the osmotic concentration of the guard cells.
B. A decrease in the osmotic concentration of the stoma.
C. Active transport of water into the guard cells.
D. Decreased turgor pressure in guard cells.
2: Our chemoreceptors are mostly for tasting while other animals use them for _____.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 1 2 4
D. None of these
3: Invertebrates have only nonspecific immunity, which means _____.
A. The body attacks anything foreign to the body immunity is inborn or innate.
B. Fight-or-flight responses
C. Main interpretation and processing center
D. Controls automatic responses
4: A prokaryote that obtains energy from light is a(n) _____.
A. Bacteria and Archaea
B. Heterotroph and chemotroph
C. Phototroph
D. Prokaryotes
5: Sensory transduction of light in the vertebrate retina is accomplished by _____.
A. Optic nerve
B. Ganglion cells
C. Chemoreceptors
D. Rods and cones
6: What is organismic biology?
A. The study of individual organisms and their interactions with each other and their environment
B. The study of cells and their organelles
C. The study of ecosystems and their biodiversity
D. The study of genetics and heredity
7: What is an organism?
A. A single-celled organism only
B. Any living entity, whether single-celled or multicellular, that can carry out life processes independently
C. Only plants and animals, not fungi or bacteria
D. Only multicellular organisms, not single-celled ones
8: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
A. Reproduction
B. Metabolism
C. Inorganic structure
D. Growth and development
9: What is the study of the internal structure and functions of an organism called?
A. Ecology
B. Physiology
C. Taxonomy
D. Genetics
10: Which branch of organismic biology deals with the classification and naming of organisms?
A. Physiology
B. Ecology
C. Taxonomy
D. Genetics
11: What is the name of the process by which living organisms obtain and use energy from their environment?
A. Photosynthesis
B. Respiration
C. Metabolism
D. Fermentation
12: What is the study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment?
A. Physiology
B. Ecology
C. Taxonomy
D. Genetics
13: What is the term for the ability of an organism to maintain internal stability despite changes in the external environment?
A. Homeostasis
B. Adaptation
C. Evolution
D. Reproduction
14: Which of the following is a multicellular, eukaryotic organism with cell walls made of chitin?
A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Protists
D. Animals
15: What is the scientific term for the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among organisms?
A. Ecology
B. Taxonomy
C. Genetics
D. Phylogenetics
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