BIOL 1406
ON-LINE ASSIGNMENT
DR. JORDAN
9/1/2011
Please complete the following assignment. Select the correct answer for each choice question.
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
An organ, such as the liver, is composed of _____.
organs
populations
atoms
communities
tissues
2. Which of these is an organ system?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
stomach
mucosa
dog
digestive
gamete
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
What are the two main types of cells?
bacteria and archaea
plant and animal
bacteria and protists
prokaryotes and eukaryotes
bacteria and eukaryotes
4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell.
prokaryotic
fungal
animal
bacterial
plant
5. The cell in the figure is a(n) _____ cell.
a) prokaryotic
b)
c)
d)
e)
bacterial
animal
archaeal
plant
6. DNA is composed of building blocks called _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
nucleic acids
Gs
nucleotides
adenines
amino acids
7. In eukaryotic cells DNA has the appearance of a _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
single strand
letter U
double helix
triple helix
circle
8. Which of the following is a correct match of cell type with structure?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
nerve cell ... closely joined
skin cell ... has a large volume
intestinal cell ... closely joined
muscle cell ... has proteins that slide back and forth
skin cell ... has long extensions
9. Which of these provides your body with energy?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
minerals
fats
oxygen
vitamins
light
10. Plants use _____ as a source of energy.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
minerals
fats
oxygen
vitamins
light
11. What element is found in all organic compounds?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
carbon
oxygen
helium
iron
nitrogen
12. Plants obtain carbon from _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
water
carbon dioxide
sugar
oxygen
glucose
13. What name is given to organisms that convert the carbon in organic compounds into carbon in
carbon dioxide?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
autotrophs
heterotrophs
plants
recyclers
decomposers
14. Prokaryotic cells are found in the domain(s) _____.
a) Bacteria and Archaea
b) Bacteria and Eukarya
c) Bacteria and Protista
d) Bacteria
e) Protista and Archaea
15. In the five-kingdom system, prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Protista
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Monera
16. Which one of the following statements is true?
a) DDT does not help prevent disease from passing from agricultural animals to humans.
b) Cost was a major factor in the United States government's decision to ban DDT.
c) Many African governments concluded that the potential long-term health effects of DDT were
not as serious as the immediate problem of insect control.
d) DDT cannot accumulate in the fat of animals.
e) The DDT ban in the United States has made it very difficult to control agricultural insect pests.