Foundations of Biology Practice Questions
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Foundations of Biology offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and principles governing living organisms. The course covers the structure and function of cells, basic biochemistry, genetics, evolution, and ecological interactions. Emphasis is placed on scientific inquiry, experimentation, and the application of biological concepts to real-world problems. Students will gain a solid grounding in the processes and systems that define life, preparing them for advanced study in biological sciences and related fields.
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Chapter 1: The Study of Life
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Q1) Which statement about living organisms is not correct?
A) Living organisms create energy.
B) Living organisms maintain homeostasis.
C) Living organisms reproduce.
D) Living organisms have adaptations.
E) Living organisms grow and develop.
Answer: A
Q2) The layer where organisms can exist on the surface of the earth is the
A) biosphere.
B) ecosystem.
C) population.
D) homeostasis.
E) community.
Answer: A
Q3) Give examples of the costs and benefits of using technology.
Answer: Answers will vary.Some of the potential costs will include: an increase in pollution,the accidental destruction of ecosystems or species that were not supposed to be destroyed.
Some potential benefits include: an increase in the amount of food that can be produced,the ability to eliminate a pest species.
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Chapter 2: The Molecules of Cells
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Q1) Hemoglobin is a protein composed of two pairs of polypeptide chains.What is the highest level of protein structure represented in hemoglobin?
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) quaternary
E) molecular
Answer: D
Q2) What type of bond will connect the amino acids in a protein?
A) peptide
B) triple covalent
C) polar covalent
D) ionic
E) double covalent
Answer: A
Q3) Briefly describe the major functions of lipids in the human body.
Answer: Answers will vary but should include the following information.Fats and oils function as energy storage molecules.Phospholipids form the cell membrane and inner compartments of the cell.Steroids include the sex hormones.
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Chapter 3: Cell Structure and Function
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Q1) In moving from the outside environment to the inside of the cell,the first layer of a bacterium encountered would be
A) the nucleus.
B) the capsule.
C) the cell wall.
D) the cell membrane.
E) the DNA.
Answer: B
Q2) Kinesin and dynein are associated with A) microtubules.
B) actin filaments.
C) Golgi apparatus.
D) intermediate filaments.
E) endoplasmic reticulum.
Answer: A
Q3) Since all organisms carry on cellular respiration,all living cells must contain mitochondria.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Membrane Structure and Function
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Q1) The extracellular matrix is responsible for which of the following features?
A) The extracellular matrix does all of these features.
B) The extracellular matrix helps the cell resist stretching.
C) The extracellular matrix enables the cell to adhere to neighboring cells.
D) The extracellular matrix plays a role in cell signaling.
E) The extracellular matrix acts as a structural feature.
Q2) Which function does the lipid bilayer component of the plasma membrane NOT provide for the cell?
A) defines a permeable boundary between the organized interior and the chaotic external environment
B) provides an impermeable, self-sealing membrane that keeps all internal living processes sealed inside
C) controls the exchange of molecules between one cell and adjacent cells or the environment
D) provides a fluid and flexible boundary that insulates the interior from the variations in humidity, food, and other external conditions
E) provides a matrix for proteins that regulate the exchange of molecules between the inside and outside of the cell
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Chapter 5: Cell Division
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Q1) Following a cut or scrape,which process repairs your skin?
A) meiosis
B) meiosis and mitosis
C) mitosis
D) mitosis and apoptosis
E) apoptosis
Q2) During crossing-over,
A) chromosomes switch poles.
B) mitosis becomes meiosis.
C) chromatin becomes chromosomes.
D) chromosomes become chromatin.
E) chromatids exchange segments of genetic material.
Q3) Eukaryotic chromosomes are composed of
A) DNA.
B) protein.
C) histones.
D) chromatin.
E) RNA.
Q4) Indicate the portions of the cell cycle that contain checkpoints and what the checkpoint controls.
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Chapter 6: Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes
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Q1) A reactant will always produce the same type of product,regardless of the enzymes present.
A)True
B)False
Q2) We often say that we need food for energy.In a biological sense,is this correct?
A) Yes, because the smallest units inside the atoms that make up the food are simply pure energy.
B) Yes, because the food must move through the digestive system, and motion is kinetic energy.
C) Yes, because the food we eat has potential energy in its structure and this chemical energy can be converted into mechanical energy.
D) No, because food consists of matter and cannot be transformed into energy.
E) No, since all food matter stays matter, and energy remains energy.
Q3) All of the energy that a plant stores in the bonds of glucose are available to an animal to power its muscles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the difference between an endergonic and an exergonic reaction?
Q5) Define the first law of thermodynamics.
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Chapter 7: Cellular Respiration
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Q1) List the inputs and outputs of glycolysis.
Q2) The final acceptor for hydrogen ions in aerobic cellular respiration is
A) oxygen.
B) pyruvate.
C) CoA.
D) glucose.
E) carbon dioxide.
Q3) Which of the following is a substrate of cellular respiration?
A) carbon dioxide
B) water
C) glucose
D) ATP
E) energy
Q4) All of the ATP molecules formed by the complete oxidation of glucose result from the electron transfer chain.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The only end product of alcoholic fermentation is the alcohol.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Photosynthesis
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Q1) In which plant structure does photosynthesis primarily occur?
A) root
B) stem
C) leaf
D) petiole
E) bark
Q2) How much of the protein content in chloroplasts is made up of the enzyme RuBP carboxylase? Why?
A) less than 1%; the enzyme is very fast
B) less than 1%; the enzyme also catalyzes several side reactions
C) 20-50%; the enzyme also catalyzes several side reactions
D) 20-50%; the enzyme is very slow
E) almost 100%; the enzyme is very slow
Q3) Which pathway is the foundation for the majority of ecosystems and food chains on Earth?
A) photosynthesis
B) anaerobic respiration
C) aerobic respiration
D) chemosynthesis
E) decomposition
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Chapter 9: Plant Organization
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Q1) A fifteen-foot tree growing in a fence row is used as a fence post to which barbed wire is stapled at a height of five feet.Years later,the tree is thirty feet high.The barbed wire of the fence is embedded in the tree bark at
A) still five feet high since the lengthening of the trunk occurs at the apical meristem.
B) fifteen feet up since the tree doubled in height.
C) twenty feet up, still ten feet from the top of the tree.
D) twenty feet up, but because it added fifteen feet to the original five-foot height.
E) ten feet up, half of the increase in size; the second half is an increase in the girth of the tree
Q2) List the three tissue types found in plants and give several examples of cell types in each tissue category.
Q3) When a plant grows upward,the distance between the internodes increases in length.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the difference between stolons and rhizomes.
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Chapter 10: Plant Reproduction and Responses
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a component of the carpel of a flower?
A) anthers
B) stigma
C) style
D) ovary
E) ovule
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of tissue culture?
A) Plant tissue can be used to produce medicines such as digitoxin and other products for the treatment of human disease.
B) Tissue culture allows the production of healthier plant varieties.
C) New plant varieties can be formed by using somatic embryos.
D) The use of transgenic plants has led to a serious decline in crop production throughout the world.
E) Engineered plants are resistant to herbicides and disease.
Q3) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a somatic embryo?
A) These are asexually produced.
B) These are produced in large tanks called bioreactors.
C) These are genetically quite diverse.
D) These are encapsulated in a protective gel for shipping.
E) These will generate an entire mature plant.
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Chapter 11: Human Organization
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Q1) Which function is NOT correctly matched to its type of tissue?
A) Adipose tissue stores fat.
B) Reticular connective tissue produces blood cells.
C) Connective tissues bind organs together and provide support and protection.
D) Loose fibrous connective tissue encloses internal organs including muscles.
E) Dense connective tissue is muscle that contracts.
Q2) Which statement is NOT true about epithelial tissue?
A) Epithelial tissue helps to protect the body from bacterial invasion.
B) Epithelial tissue can be glandular.
C) Epithelial tissue can be found lining the tubules of the kidney.
D) Epithelial tissue may contain column-shaped cells.
E) Epithelial cells have spaces between them.
Q3) Which type of tissue contains cells close together and connected to a basement membrane?
A) hyaline cartilage
B) elastic cartilage
C) muscle tissue
D) nerve tissue
E) epithelial tissue
Q4) List the four major tissue types found in the human body.
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Chapter 12: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) "Artery" and "vein" are defined by whether they leave or enter the heart.If they were defined by whether they carried oxygenated or deoxygenated blood,we would have to change the name(s)of
A) the hepatic portal vein to a hepatic portal artery.
B) the hepatic and renal systems (they would have to be switched).
C) the pulmonary artery and vein (they would have to be switched).
D) the coronary artery and vein (they would have to be switched).
E) the aorta and vena cava.
Q2) Capillaries exchange oxygen and nutrients for wastes in the tissues.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When arterioles constrict,blood pressure decreases.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Blood traveling from the intestines to the liver is traveling in the A) pulmonary vein.
B) inferior vena cava.
C) superior vena cava.
D) coronary vessels.
E) hepatic portal vein.
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Chapter 13: Lymphatic and Immune Systems
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Q1) In order to prevent an allergic reaction,injections of the allergen are sometimes given.
A)True
B)False
Q2) During organ transplant,which feature is the most important to recognize?
A) The difference between the MHC proteins of the donor and the recipient.
B) The difference between the blood types of the donor and the recipient.
C) The similarities between the blood types of the donor and the recipient.
D) The type of organ being transplanted.
E) The age of the recipient of the transplanted organ.
Q3) List the steps involved with the production of monoclonal antibodies.
Q4) Which is NOT part of a description of an antibody molecule?
A) contains a constant and a variable region on each chain
B) forms an X-shaped protein molecule
C) contains an antigen-binding site on each arm
D) contains two light chains and two heavy chains
E) contains hypervariable regions where antigens bind
Q5) Describe the three major functions of the lymphatic system.
Q6) Would untreated SCID be considered a lethal disease?
Q7) List the function of the following antibodies: IgG,IgM,IgA,IgD,and IgE.
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Chapter 14: Digestive System and Nutrition
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Q1) Soft drinks are a good source of carbohydrates for the body.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the processing of food through the digestive tract,what is the correct order?
A) bolus \(\rarr\) feces \(\rarr\) chyme
B) bolus \(\rarr\) chyme\(\rarr\) feces
C) chyme \(\rarr\) feces \(\rarr\) bolus
D) chyme \(\rarr\) bolus \(\rarr\) feces
E) feces \(\rarr\) bolus \(\rarr\) chyme
Q3) The body is unable to make any amino acids so all 20 of them must be acquired from a balanced diet.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of these organs has contact with food for the least amount of time and does not participate in digestion?
A) mouth
B) esophagus
C) stomach
D) small intestine
E) large intestine
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Chapter 15: Respiratory System
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Q1) Which respiratory organ normally allows both air and food passage?
A) bronchi
B) trachea
C) larynx
D) pharynx
E) nasal cavity
Q2) Which of the following diseases is caused by exposure to particles inhaled primarily in the workplace (silica,coal dust,etc.)?
A) emphysema
B) pneumonia
C) rheumatic fever
D) tuberculosis
E) pulmonary fibrosis
Q3) Which of the following is an upper respiratory tract disease?
A) pharyngitis
B) acute bronchitis
C) asthma
D) pneumonia
E) cystic fibrosis
Q4) Identify the four respiratory volumes that can be measured with a spirometer.
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Chapter 16: Urinary System and Excretion
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Q1) Normally,concentrations of metabolically important substances,such as glucose,are
A) high in glomerular filtrate but only a trace in urine.
B) low in glomerular filtrate but high in urine.
C) high in both glomerular filtrate and urine.
D) low in both glomerular filtrate and urine.
E) excluded from entering the excretory system altogether.
Q2) Explain the role of ANH (atrial natriuretic hormone)in homeostasis.
Q3) The structure which monitors blood pressure in the kidney is called the
A) juxtaglomerular apparatus.
B) glomerular (Bowman's) capsule.
C) juxtanephritic apparatus.
D) ascending tubule.
E) renal pelvis.
Q4) Damage to the nephrons can lead to uremia,which is characterized by A) blood cells in the urine.
B) urea in the blood.
C) edema.
D) ionic imbalance.
E) excessive urine.
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Chapter 17: Nervous System
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Q1) Neurotransmitters are molecules that cross the synaptic cleft via
A) active transport and always inhibit the postsynaptic neuron.
B) acitve transport and always excite the postsynaptic neuron.
C) passive diffusion and either excite or inhibit the postsynaptic neuron.
D) passive diffusion and always inhibit the postsynaptic neuron.
E) passive diffusion and always excite the postsynaptic neuron.
Q2) When anyone severs his spinal cord,as Christopher Reeve did in a horse riding accident,they suffer a loss of sensation and a loss of voluntary control.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true about the autonomic nervous system?
A) It uses two motor neurons and one ganglion for each impulse.
B) It uses preganglionic and postganglionic axons.
C) It is a part of the peripheral nervous system.
D) It functions voluntarily and consciously.
E) It innervates all internal body organs.
Q4) The brains of Alzheimer disease patients show no abnormalities post-mortem.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and compare the three classes of neurons.
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Chapter 18: Senses
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Q1) Which is NOT a correct association of sensory problems?
A) color blindness-lack of red or green cones
B) deafness-infection with certain viruses such as the rubella virus
C) cataracts-lens becomes opaque with aging and sun exposure
D) nearsighted-unable to see near objects in detail
E) otosclerosis-new bones overgrow the stirrup requiring surgery
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the rod photoreceptors?
A) They contain the pigment rhodopsin.
B) They are functional only in dim light.
C) They detect even the slightest motion.
D) They detect fine detail.
E) The stimulus formed results from the breakdown of rhodopsin.
Q3) Which health problem is associated with a decrease in the ability to taste certain foods?
A) allergies
B) upper respiratory tract infection
C) brain tumors
D) exposure to drugs
E) all of these can decrease a persons ability to taste certain foods
Q4) List the parts of the ear that make up the outer ear,middle ear,and inner ear.
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Chapter 19: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The humerus bone in Figure 19.1 is the bone labeled A) a.
B) b.
C) c.
D) d.
E) e.
Q2) List the three types of cartilage and give a location of each type.
Q3) The radius bone in Figure 19.1 is the bone labeled
A) b.
B) a.
C) c.
D) d.
E) e.
Q4) What is the condition in many older women in which the bones become weak and thin?
A) rheumatoid arthritis
B) bursitis
C) osteoarthritis
D) osteoporosis
E) meningitis
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Chapter 20: Endocrine System
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Q1) In contrast to most other hormones,oxytocin has what unique property?
A) Oxytocin only has one effect on one tissue.
B) Oxytocin is a sex hormone found in equal amounts in both males and females.
C) The action of oxytocin builds in a positive feedback loop rather than maintaining an equilibrium.
D) Oxytocin affects all cells in the human body, not just one target tissue.
E) Oxytocin is produced by the embryo and transferred across the placenta to the mother.
Q2) The role of the second messenger is to carry the message of the hormone on to surrounding cells.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements about T<sub>3</sub> and T<sub>4</sub> is not true?
A) T<sub>4</sub> has more potent activity than T<sub>3</sub>.
B) They are both produced from tyrosine.
C) They are both considered peptide hormones.
D) T<sub>3</sub> contains 3 iodine atoms while T<sub>4</sub> contains 4 iodine atoms.
E) Both increase the metabolic rate.
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Chapter 21: Reproductive System
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Q1) The uterine cycle at day 12 would primarily be under the influence of A) estrogen.
B) progesterone.
C) epinephrine.
D) thyroxin.
E) testosterone.
Q2) The lining of the uterus that is discharged during the menstrual phase is the A) endocardium.
B) oviduct.
C) endometrium.
D) hymen.
E) myocardium.
Q3) A mutation,involving luteinizing hormone,that causes a change in the enzymes contained in the acrosome would affect
A) the production of sperm
B) the ability of the sperm to travel to the uterus
C) the ability of the sperm to fertilize the egg
D) the implantation of the egg
E) none of these
Q4) List and describe the function of the female reproductive organs.
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Chapter 22: Development and Aging
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Q1) The _____ is responsible for gas-exchange in the egg of a chicken.
A) yolk sac
B) amnion
C) embryo
D) umbilical cord
E) chorion
Q2) During the ____ month,the fetal heartbeat is first loud enough to be heard by a physician with a stethoscope.
A) first
B) second
C) fourth
D) sixth
E) eighth
Q3) The afterbirth refers to the
A) expulsion of the placenta and membranes.
B) expulsion of the uterine lining.
C) expulsion of the amniotic membrane.
D) expulsion of the fetus.
E) period of time from birth to nursing.
Q4) List and describe the major events during the 3 stages of birth.
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Chapter 23: Patterns of Gene Inheritance
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Q1) What will the genotypic ratio be of a monohybrid cross of two individuals who are heterozygous for a trait?
A) 100% homozygous dominant
B) 100% homozygous recessive
C) 50% homozygous dominant, 50% homozygous recessive
D) 25% homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous, 25% homozygous recessive
E) 50% homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous
Q2) In humans,brown eyes (B)is a simple dominant trait over blue eyes (b).A brown-eyed woman whose child is blue-eyed would have the genotype
A) bb.
B) Bb.
C) BB.
D) BBB.
E) BbBb.
Q3) Indicate the genotypic and phenotypic ratios that you could expect if an individual who is heterozygous for Huntington disease has children with a normal individual.
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Chapter 24: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
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Q1) A colorblind (recessive trait)woman will pass the allele to
A) her sons only.
B) all her children.
C) her daughters only.
D) none of her children.
E) her husband.
Q2) A person who has an extra copy of a chromosome is said to have A) monosomy.
B) bisomy.
C) trisomy.
D) nondisjunction.
E) duplication.
Q3) Which trait is not part of the linkage group found on chromosome 19?
A) production of elastin
B) Muscular dystrophy
C) hair color (brown)
D) eye color (green/blue)
E) colorectal cancer
Q4) List the four X-linked recessive disorders.
Q5) Describe a genetic disorder associated with a deletion in chromosomal number.
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Q1) If one strand of DNA has the base sequence AAGCAA,the complementary strand has which of the following sequences?
A)UUCGUU
B)TTCGTT
C)AAGCAA
D)UTCGTU
E)TTCGTG
Q2) Tumor suppressor genes are
A) oncogenes that code for proteins that inhibit cell division.
B) anti-oncogenes that code for proteins that inhibit cell division.
C) oncogenes that code for proteins that stimulate cell division.
D) anti-oncogenes that code for proteins that stimulate cell division.
E) transposons that can be used as cancer therapy.
Q3) Chargaff's rules of DNA structure states that
A)A + T = G + C.
B)A + G = T + C.
C)A = C,T = G.
D)A = G,T = C.
E)the number of purines in DNA never equals the number of pyrimidines.
Q4) Summarize the process of DNA replication.
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Chapter 26: Biotechnology and Genomics
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Q1) Gene pharming is
A) the use of bacterial DNA to impart drug resistance to plants.
B) the use of transgenic farm animals to produce pharmaceuticals.
C) the creation of new genes to be implanted in farm animals.
D) the creation of crop plants to replace the use of farm animals as a source of protein.
E) the application of genetic principles to breeding farm animals.
Q2) The two techniques typically used to create transgenic animals are
A) microinjection of eggs and vortex mixing of eggs.
B) microinjection of eggs and electroshock of eggs.
C) electroshock of protoplasts and electroshock of eggs.
D) microinjection of protoplasts and electroshock of eggs.
E) microinjection of eggs and vortex mixing of protoplasts.
Q3) ________ is the application of computer technologies to the study of the genome.
A) Proteomics
B) Genomics
C) Bioinformatics
D) DNA fingerprinting
E) Genetic profiling
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Chapter 27: Evolution of Life
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Q1) The observation by ________ that human reproductive potential would rapidly outstrip available food and living space was an important concept adopted by Darwin in formulating his theory of natural selection.
A) Stanley Miller
B) Graham Cairns-Smith
C) Thomas Malthus
D) Aleksandr Oparin
E) Sidney Fox
Q2) Transitional forms are seen in the fossil record that link all of these groups EXCEPT
A) birds and reptiles.
B) reptiles and amphibians.
C) fish and amphibians.
D) mammals and birds.
E) mammals and reptiles.
Q3) Within the field of systematic biology scientists use the characteristics of living and fossil organisms to infer the evolutionary relationships among organisms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 28: Microbiology
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Q1) Pathogenic bacteria are becoming increasingly deadly as A) Humans refuse to wash their hands frequently enough.
B) Antibiotic resistance builds when more and more humans take unnecessary antibiotics.
C) They pick up genes from humans allowing them to fool human body cells into thinking that they are harmless.
D) Humans lose their natural immunity to many pathogens through lack of exposure.
E) There are an increasing number of side effects from antibiotics.
Q2) The hypothesis that suggests that RNA and polypeptides might have evolved simultaneously was proposed by
A) Stanley Miller.
B) Alexander Cairns-Smith.
C) Charles Darwin.
D) Gunter Wachtershauser
E) Sidney Fox.
Q3) The plasma membrane of Archaea is composed of a phospholipid bilayer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the steps in viral replication.
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Chapter 29: Protists and Fungi
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Q1) Organisms that feed on dead organic matter are called
A) chemosynthetic.
B) autotrophic.
C) heterotrophic.
D) saprotrophs.
E) parasitic.
Q2) Crustose,fruticose and foliose obtain their nutrients from photosynthetic cells contained within their middle layer.These are varieties of
A) rusts and smuts.
B) mushrooms.
C) yeasts.
D) lichens.
E) mycorrhizae.
Q3) In what way are fungi like heterotrophic bacteria?
A) They both produce gametes.
B) They are both heterotrophic and play an important role in ecosystems.
C) They both have cell walls of the same material.
D) They are both photosynthetic and thus are producers.
E) They are both eukaryotic.
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Q1) During pollination in angiosperms,pollen grains will stick to the enlarged knob in the center of the flower called the
A) stigma.
B) style.
C) ovary.
D) ovule.
E) anther.
Q2) Which statement is NOT true about seed plants?
A) They generally do not require external water for reproduction.
B) Seed plants produce homospores.
C) The pollen grain later becomes the male gametophyte.
D) The female gametophyte is retained within the sporophyte.
E) The seed contains the embryonic sporophyte generation.
Q3) How is a seed like a spore?
A) They both are haploid.
B) They both contain the sporophyte generation.
C) They both contain the gametophyte generation.
D) They both are flagellated.
E) They both disperse the species.
Q4) List the five major events in the evolutionary history of plants.
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Q1) The ____ of the tapeworm contains both male and female sex organs and becomes filled with developing embryos.
A) proglottids
B) scolex
C) cyst
D) gastrovascular cavity
E) nematocyst
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an echinoderm?
A) sea star
B) sea urchin
C) sea cucumber
D) sand dollar
E) crayfish
Q3) Earthworms are
A) annelids.
B) molluscs.
C) echinoderms.
D) platyhelminthes.
E) arthropods.
Q4) Identify the features unique to the molluscs.
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Q1) Which of these characteristics first developed in reptiles?
A) amniotic egg
B) scales on skin
C) four-legged body
D) skull and vertebral column
E) animals with lungs.
Q2) What is the most probable evolutionary path for genus Homo?
A) Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Ardipithecus kadabba - Australopithecus anamensisAustralopithecus afarensis - Homo habilis
B) Ardipithecus kadabba - Australopithecus anamensis - Sahelanthropus tchadensis -Australopithecus afarensis - Homo habilis
C) Australopithecus afarensis - Ardipithecus kadabba - Australopithecus anamensisSahelanthropus tchadensis - Homo erectus
D) Ardipithecus kadabba - Australopithecus afarensis - Australopithecus anamensisSahelanthropus tchadensis - Homo habilis
E) Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Ardipithecus kadabba - Australopithecus anamensisAustralopithecus afarensis - Homo ergaster
Q3) List the features that make amphibians different than the fishes.
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Q1) Scientists can state that all behavior has a genetic basis because A)they have proved that all aspects of behavior are coded in the animal's genome.
B)as with other life characteristics,there is no other source beyond what can be coded in DNA.
C)scientists do not believe in anything beyond natural phenomena arising from the structure of matter.
D)an animal inherits its anatomy and physiology with which it performs behaviors.
E)animal behaviorists such as B.F.Skinner have reduced all behavior to biology.
Q2) Imprinting and songbird singing are both examples of A) altruism.
B) innate but not learned behavior.
C) a type of courtship ritual.
D) behavior that requires some learning.
E) kin selection.
Q3) In reciprocal altruism the helper "gains" a fitness benefit.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the classical conditioning experiment of Ivan Pavlov.
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Q1) An ecosystem contains
A) only the biotic (living) components of the environment.
B) only the abiotic (nonliving) components of the environment.
C) only the energy flow components of an environment.
D) both the living organisms and the abiotic components of the environment.
E) only the food relationships found in an environment.
Q2) A population with rapidly expanding exponential growth would be best represented by a graph with a(n)______-shaped curve.
A) bell
B) urn
C) pyramid
D) S
E) J
Q3) The maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time is called the
A) biotic potential.
B) environmental resistance.
C) carrying capacity.
D) replacement reproduction.
E) demographic transition.
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Q1) An ecosystem consists of what two components?
A) grazing and detritus food chains
B) habitat and niches
C) biotic and abiotic factors
D) trophic and eutrophic factors
E) water and temperature
Q2) Which eats only plant foods?
A) omnivore
B) herbivore
C) decomposer
D) autotroph
E) carnivore
Q3) In a grassland biome which organism would most likely be at the highest trophic level?
A) hawk
B) big bluestem grass
C) sparrow
D) caterpillar
E) mouse
Q4) Explain the steps in the hydrological cycle.
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Q1) Treeless biomes are treeless primarily because A) of limited sunlight.
B) there is a lack of water or the water is frozen.
C) there is no source of seed dispersal in the region.
D) trees are dependent upon the animals for support.
E) trees cannot withstand hot temperatures or below-freezing cold.
Q2) There are tubeworms and clams that live at the bottom of the ocean near thermal vents.They derive their energy ultimately from
A) the sun by way of burning fossil fuels like we do with coal and oil.
B) the sun, but they are deep in the dark ocean and live off dead detritus that sinks to them.
C) bacteria that break apart hydrogen sulfide molecules and are therefore not dependent ultimately on sunlight.
D) sources not yet known.
E) photosynthesis.
Q3) Explain how a mountain range,located near the ocean,can lead to the formation of a desert on the leeward side of the mountain.
Q4) Describe the differences in temperature of deep lakes in a temperate environment.
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Q1) Which of the following in NOT true regarding pollution?
A) Pollution is an undesirable alteration of the environment.
B) Pollution increases with an increasing world population.
C) The impact of pollution by humans is proportional the world population.
D) Pollution does not have an effect on the living environment.
E) It is a side effect of resource consumption.
Q2) An example of ecotourism would include
A) charging an airport tax to compensate for the pollution from jetliners.
B) vacationing to hike or watch birds in a natural outdoor environment.
C) volunteering to conduct ecological research at a university.
D) keeping an organic garden in your back yard.
E) planting trees on a vacant city lot.
Q3) Modern farming methods have resulted in all of the following except
A) increase in the overall food supply.
B) less efficient irrigation methods.
C) heavy use of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
D) excessive fuel consumption.
E) planting of fewer genetic varieties of plants.
Q4) List and explain the five causes of extinction.
Q5) Explain the four ethical principles embodied by conservation biology.
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