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The starting point for the scientific method is:  \na. Formation of Hypothesis  \nb. Predictions  \nc. Experimental Design  \nd. Observations  \n2. Once supported by enough experiments, a theory can be considered to be a fact.  \na. True  \nb. False  \n3. The Scientific Method can be used to determine moral and ethical standards for society.  \na. True  \nb. False  \n4. Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all life on earth?  \na. Cells with a nucleus  \nb. Multicellular anatomy  \nc. Being an autotroph  \nd. Descent from a universal common ancestor  \n5. In the typical environment on earth, energy flows from producers to consumers to  \na. the original producers  \nb. different producers  \nc. decomposers  \nd. National Grid  \n6. Consumers are also referred to as Heterotrophs.  \na. True  \nb. False  \n7. In the Biological Hierarchy, life begins at which level?  \na. Chemical  \nb. Cellular  \nc. Tissue  \nd. Ecosystem  \n8. In the Biological Hierarchy, an organ is defined as composed of two or more:  \na. Cells  \nb. Tissues  \nc. Communities  \nd. Biomes  \n9. In the scientific name Homo sapiens, Homo refers to which category in the Linnaean system of taxonomy?  \na. Kingdom  \nb. Class  \nc. Genus  \nd. Species  \n10. Evolutionary change in natural, wild populations of organisms is considered to lead to adaptive change through the scientific process of:  \na. Natural Selection  \nb. Artificial Selection  \nc. Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics  \nd. Supernatural agency  \n11. Which of the following Kingdoms of life consist only of single cell organisms?  \na. Bacteria  \nb. Bacteria and Archaea  \nc. Protists  \nd. Bacteria, Archaea and Protists  \n12. Which of the following traits are shared by bacteria from archaea?  \na. Single cell organisms  \nb. Microorganisms (in the micrometer size range)  \nc. Prokaryotes  \nd. They share all of these traits  \n13. Bacteria cells have what shape?  \na. Bacilli  \nb. Cocci  \nc. Spiral  \nd. All of the above  \n14. Which Domain especially contains organisms that occupy extreme environmentson earth today, in terms of temperature and acidity?  \na. Bacteria  \nb. Archaea  \nc. Eukaryotes  \nd. None of the Above  \n15. In terms of acquiring energy from the environment, bacteria can be:  \na. Photoautotrophs  \nb. Chemoautotrophs  \nc. Chemoheterotrophs  \nd. Bacteria may be all of these.  \n16. Which of the following Kingdoms of life consist of only eukaryotic organisms?  \na. Bacteria  \nb. Bacteria and Archaea  \nc. Protists  \nd. Bacteria, Archaea and Protists  \n17. Which of the following traits can be used to distinguish bacteria from protozoa?  \na. Protozoa are multicellular organisms and Bacteria are single cell organisms  \nb. Protozoa contain a nucleus and Bacteria do not contain a nucleus  \nc. Protozoa have DNA but Bacteria do not have DNA  \nd. Protozoa have a cell membrane and Bacteria do not have a cell membrane  \n18. Which Protists from your lab are multicellular organisms?  \na. Volvox  \nb. Spirogyra  \nc. Red, Green and Brown Algae  \nd. All of these are multicellular  \ne. None of these are multicellular  \n19. Which Plant phyla share the traits of vascular tissue and two alternate generations in their life cycle?  \na. All plant phyla  \nb. Both mosses and ferns  \nc. Only mosses  \nd. Only ferns  \ne. None of the above  \n20. Which Plant phyla reproduce by the production of seeds?  \na. Mosses and Ferns  \nb. Gymnosperms and Angiosperms  \nc. All plants produce seeds  \nd. No plants produce seeds  \n21. Fruit production is adaptive for plants because:  \na. It attracts pollinators  \nb. Its stores energy for the later use of the plant  \nc. Consumers of plants can disperse the seeds  \nd. Fruit is only adaptive in domesticated plants for human food consumption  \n22. Fungi may acquire their energy from the environment by acting as:  \na. Chemoautotrophs  \nb. Chemoheterotrophs  \nc. Decomposers  \nd. Both a. and b.  \ne. Both b. and c.  \n23. 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