Biology Lecture 1 Quiz for Chapter 1

Biology Lecture 1 Quiz for Chapter 1

A 10 question quiz to test your knowledge that you've gained from your readings on chapter 1.

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1/10

What is Biology?

Study of the envionment
Study of Genetics
Study of Life
Study of Biomes
2/10

All of the organisms and nonliving components of a particular environment are referred to as a(n) ____.

Community
Population
Ecosystem
Biome
3/10

What are the basic units of life?

Organelles
DNA molecules
Cells
Nuclei
4/10

Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells are ____.

Smaller and more complex
Larger and equally complex
Larger and more complex
Smaller and simpler
5/10

What is a gene?

A type of animal cell
An organelle that houses DNA
A type of eukaryotic cell
A unit of heredity
6/10

About half of all known species are ____.

Plants
Animals
Insects
Fish
7/10

Taxonomy is the ____.

Study of organisms and their interaction with the environment
Study of natural selection
Naming and classifying of species
Study of cells
8/10

Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells?

Archaea and Eukarya
Bacteria and Archaea
Archaea only
Bacteria only
9/10

The domains of life are:

Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, and Protists
Archaea and Bacteria
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya, and Prokarya
10/10

The product of natural selection is ____.

Selective breeding
Origin of species
Adaptation
Unity of Life