Version 1 1 CHAPTER 1 A) By opening and closing pores in their leaves, plants continuously exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. B) A sensor detects CO 2 levels in the blood and triggers an increase or decrease in the rate of breathing. C) Feelings of hunger and then fullness affect the length of time between meals and quantity of food you eat, keeping your weight near a "set point." D) A drop in body temperature triggers shivering which generates heat; an increase in body temperature triggers sweating which releases heat. E) A cancerous tumor continues to grow larger and then metastasizes, spreading to new areas of the body. 2) Biodiversity in a particular ecosystem A) includes the variability of the individual genes. B) All of the choices are correct. C) is the total number of species in that ecosystem. D) impacts the function of the ecosystem in which the species live. 3) Organisms belonging to the same _____ would be the most closely related. A) phylum B) family C) kingdom D) class E) orderVersion 1 2 4) Tropical rain forests have many species that are found in great abundance. A study in the Brazilian rain forest found