Biology Chapter 1: Introduction to Zoology
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What is the Greek word for 'animal'?

  • Life
  • Zoion (correct)
  • Zoology
  • Environment

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic shared by all animals?

  • Heterotrophs
  • Eukaryotic
  • Unicellular (correct)
  • Multicellular

What defines the existence of an individual human being or animal?

  • Genetic program
  • Characteristics of living things
  • Movement
  • Life (correct)
  • Reproduction

Which property of living things refers to the assemblage of complex, large molecules known as MACROMOLECULES?

<p>Chemical uniqueness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do all animals have in common in terms of nutrition?

<p>They must consume living or dead organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic of living things involves possessing a genetic program?

<p>Possessing a genetic program (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the 4 major macromolecules in living organisms?

<p>Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic acids, Lipids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what biological level would social behavior like food gathering in ants appear?

<p>Population (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that occurs at the cellular level for life to reproduce?

<p>Cell division (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will happen if heredity is perfect?

<p>Enhanced adaptation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of variation in living organisms?

<p>Increased adaptability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the smallest unit of the biological hierarchy?

<p>Cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic does the presence of DNA in all cells describe about living organisms?

<p>Presence of a genetic program (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus?

<p>Mating call of an animal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly represents the sequence of increasing organization?

<p>Cells, tissues, organs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to properties that become apparent only at higher hierarchical levels of organization?

<p>Emergent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of living organisms, which of the following is an example of homeostasis?

<p>Shivering during cold temperature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which combination of characteristics is shown by a group of fish swimming towards a tapping sound on an aquarium glass?

<p>Response to stimulus, homeostasis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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