quizzes

Question 1

_______ is the scientific discipline concerned with naming and classifying organism

a. systematics
b. taxonomy

Answer 1

taxonomy

Question 2

peptidoglycan is found in the cell walls of

a. bacteria
b. eukaryotes
c. archae

Answer 2

bacteria

Question 3

the presence of a four limbed skeleton in frogs, lizards, and wolves is an example of, and referred to as ________.

a. phenology
b. homology
c. homoplasy

Answer 3

homology

Question 4

______-logous genes are those that occur in multiple coopies within the same species, some of which may have diverged and taken on new functions

a. para
b. ortho

Answer 4

para

Question 5

put the names of all the taxonomic levels in correct order, starting with domain and ending with species

Answer 5

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 6

The ________________ is a group that includes Rhizobium, E. coli, and the probable ancestors of mitochondria.

Gram-positive bacteria
Proteobacteria
Cyanobacteria

Answer 6

proteobacteria

Question 7

Prokaryotes that require O2 to survive and carry out respiration are referred to as _________ .

obligate aerobes
facultative anaerobes
obligate anaerobes

Answer 7

obligate aerobes

Question 8

_______________ is a pathogenic proteobacteria that causes ulcers.

Bacillus anthracis
Chlamydia trachomatis
Helicobacter pylori

Answer 8

helicobacter plyori

Question 9

Recent molecular evidence, that supports the division of living things into three domains, also shows that the sister taxon to the Domain Archaea is the Domain ________________.

Monera
Eukarya
Bacteria

Answer 9

eukarya

Question 10

is a type of genetic recombination that occurs when a prokaryotic cell takes up foreign DNA from the environment and incorporates it into its genome.

Answer 10

transformation

Question 11

The form of symbiosis where one symbiont benefits at the expense of its host is called

Answer 11

parasitism

Question 12

This kind of alveolate have two flagella, with cells reinforced by cellulose plates, and include organisms that cause red tide and others that live in symbiosis with reef building corals.

entamoebas
diatoms
dinoflagellates

Answer 12

dinoflagellates

Question 13

___________ are Rhizarians with a porous shell, threadlike pseudopodia, with star sand being one example.
Question 2 Select one:

Foraminiferans
Radiolarians
Entamoebas

Answer 13

foraminiferans

Question 14

Secondary endosymbiosis involves the origin of _________ and helps explain why these structures appear ________ time(s) in the lineage of eukaryotes

Answer 14

chloroplasts, multiple

Question 15

Organisms that combine photoautotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition are referred to as _______ trophs

Answer 15

mixo

Question 16

________ algae, such as kelps, are stramenopiles that occur as large multicellular seaweeds and include the largest protists.

Answer 16

brown

Question 17

• Most are endosymbionts, live in anoxic environments, some have an oral groove and/or modified mitochondria and/or unique flagella.
• Very diverse group composed of three large clades; plastids (if present) occur via secondary endosymbiosis
• Includes red & green algae; chloroplasts evolved from engulfed cyanobacteria (primary endosymbiosis).
• Only one flagellum, if present; includes amoebozoans, fungi, animals.

Answer 17

Excavates
SAR
Archaeaplastids
Unikonts

Question 18

_________ slime molds have a feeding stage that is a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm.

Cellular
Plasmodial

Answer 18

plasmodial

Question 19

Plasmodium is an apicomplexan that causes the disease _________ in humans, transmitted by mosquitoes.

Answer 19

malaria

Question 20

In Bryophytes (mosses) the _________ is dominant and longer lived generation, while in ferns and seed plants the ____________ is the dominant generation.

• gametophyte, sporophyte
• gametophyte, gametophyte
• sporophyte, gametophyte
• sporophyte, sporophyte

Answer 20

gametophyte, sporophyte

Question 21

The ______________ are the green algae group most closely related to land plants.

Diatoms
Chlorophytes
Charophytes

Answer 21

charophytes

Question 22

the bryophytes are ______ and ______ plants

Answer 22

seedless, nonvascular

Question 23

Unikonta is a supergroup that includes all of the following except _____.

fungi
animals
amoebozoans
protists
plants

Answer 23

plants

Question 24

Alternation of generations in plants refers to a life cycle with alternating multicellular ___ploid sporophyte and ______ploid gametophyte life stages.

Answer 24

di, hap

Question 25

In vascular plants, _________ carries water and minerals, while _________ moves sugars, amino acids and other organic molecules.

Answer 25

xylem, phloem

Question 26

The main difference between Rhizarian amoeba and Amoebozoan amoeba is that the pseudopodia of Ameobozoans are generally ______________________.

Answer 26

lobe shaped or tube shaped (they are thread like in the rhizarians)

Question 27

Most fungal cells are ________ and their cell walls contain ______

Answer 27

haploid, chitin

Question 28

When cells and cytoplasm of compatible fungal hyphae merge, this is called __________ -gamy. karyo plasmo

Answer 28

plasmo

Question 29

*A single filament from a fungus is called a ________ while a mass of interconnected filaments is a __________

Answer 29

hyphae,

Question 30

All fungi are Answer ________trophs that get their nutrients by absorbing them from their environment.

Answer 30

hetero

Question 31

Example Organism and Unique characteristics -Chytrids, flagellated spores -Black bread mold, long-lived sporangia resistant to freezing/drying -Morels, sac- shaped spore producing structure -Mushrooms, club-shaped spore producing structure

Answer 31

For each fungal phylum, indicate the correct example and unique characteristics -Chytridomycota -Zygomycota -Ascomycota -Basidomycota

Question 32

The two key adaptations of Angiosperms are _______ and ______

Answer 32

flower, fruit

Question 33

___________ are the closest living protist relatives to the animal lineage. Choanoflagellates Nuclearids Amoebozoa

Answer 33

Choanoflagellates

Question 34

Most animals with ___________ symmetry are likely to have high levels of cephalization and a true body cavity. Bilateral Radial No

Answer 34

Bilateral

Question 35

Organisms with three germ tissue layers are called ________. triploblastic diploblastic triploid

Answer 35

triploblastic

Question 36

Organism that originated as part of the __________ include nearly all of the modern phyla of bilateral invertebrates Ediacaran Fauna Big Bang Cambrian Explosion

Answer 36

Cambrian Explosion

Question 37

Animals cells have -cell walls composed of cellulose -no cell walls. -cell walls composed of chitin -cell walls composed of lignin

Answer 37

no cell walls

Question 38

Fungal infections in animals are called _______

Answer 38

mycoses

Question 39

Put the following eras in the correct order (number from earliest to most recent): cenozoic neoproterozoic paleozoic mesozoic

Answer 39

4,1,2,3

Question 40

The technical term for body cavity is ______

Answer 40

coelom

Question 41

Parasitic flatworms that live in vertebrate intestines as adults and produces segmented packets of eggs trailing behind them are called __________. -roundworms -(nematodes) -flukes (trematodes) -tapeworms (cestodes)

Answer 41

tapeworms (cestodes)

Question 42

Bryozoans (Ectoprocts) and Lamp Shells (Brachiopods) are invertebrates with a distinct __________ . trochophore stage lophophore segmentation

Answer 42

lophophore

Question 43

Protostomes have ______ cleavage and the blastopore develops into the _________

Answer 43

radial, anus

Question 44

Another name for all animals (entire Kingdom Animalia) is the ___________-zoa. eumeta proto meta

Answer 44

meta

Question 45

Most animals with ___________ symmetry are likely to have high levels of cephalization and a true body cavity. no radial bilateral

Answer 45

bilateral

Question 46

Cnidarians have _________ (radial, bilateral) symmetry and are (diploblastic, triploblastic) ___________

Answer 46

radial, diploblastic

Question 47

A terrestrial arthropod with 3 pairs of legs, one pair of antennae, and wings is likely a(n) ______________ . arachnid crustacean insect

Answer 47

insect

Question 48

An example of a Myriapod would be a ________________. horseshoe crab scorpion centipede

Answer 48

centipede

Question 49

Mollusks with two shells and gills that also serve as feeding structures are in the class __________ . Bivalvia Gastropoda Cephalopoda

Answer 49

bivalvia

Question 50

Nematodes and Arthropods are in the ______________ clade. Lophotrochozoa Deuterostomia Ecdysozoa

Answer 50

ecdysozoa

Question 51

A mobile carnivorous annelid worm with parapodia and many bristles probably belongs to the ______________ clade. Sedentaria Errantia Oligochaeta

Answer 51

Errantia

Question 52

An insect with young that look like miniature adults that grow and change very gradually, like a grasshopper, has _________ metamorphosis.

Answer 52

incomplete

Question 53

the ________ are the largest arthropod group

Answer 53

insects

Question 54

The Archosaurs include all of the following except _____________________. dinosaurs birds tuataras crocodilians

Answer 54

tuataras

Question 55

Monkeys, apes, humans, tarsiers, and lemurs are collectively called ________________. anthropoids hominins primates

Answer 55

primates

Question 56

Tool use amongst hominins likely happened __________ the evolution of large brain size in this group before after

Answer 56

before

Question 57

Feathers most likely DID NOT originally evolve for this purpose. flight courtship displays camouflage insulation

Answer 57

flight

Question 58

Koalas belong to this group of mammals. Marsupials Monotremes Eutherians

Answer 58

marsupials

Question 59

Unlike other tetrapods, Amphibans are not ________ and must lay their eggs in water or they would dry out.

Answer 59

amniotes

Question 60

Animals whose body temperatures are determined by their external environments are _______- thermic

Answer 60

ecto

Question 61

Are birds reptiles?

Answer 61

Yes

Question 62

The trait that allowed hominins to move efficiently over savanna habitat is ________ locomotion.

Answer 62

bipedal

Question 63

Natural selection acts on _______, but only ______ can evolve.

Answer 63

individuals, populations

Question 64

The bottle neck and founder effects are special cases of ______________. Natural Selection Genetic drift Gene flow

Answer 64

Genetic drift

Question 65

Of the three mechanisms cause allele frequency change, which one can lead to adaptive evolution? natural selection Genetic Drift Gene Flow

Answer 65

natural selection

Question 66

A _______________ is a localized group of individuals capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. ecosystem population community

Answer 66

population

Question 67

___________ describes how allele frequencies fluctuate unpredictably from one generation to the next, particularly for small populations. gene flow sexual selection mutation natural selection genetic drift

Answer 67

genetic drift

Question 68

A biologist has been recording bird songs for several years of sparrows in a forest that recently had a highway build next to it. She noticed that some birds sang with an average frequency of 100 Hz, while others sang around 40 Hz. Yet before the highway was build, the bird's songs were all around 70 Hz. Natural selection appears to have shifted song frequencies away from the typical noise of cars, which averages 70 Hz. This is an example of __________ natural selection. (ONE WORD ONLY)

Answer 68

diruptive

Question 69

In ___________ conditioning, an association forms between some normal body function and a new stimulus. classical operant

Answer 69

classical

Question 70

______________ is the transmission and reception of signals, and plays a role in proximate causation of behavior. Communication Migration Learning

Answer 70

Communication

Question 71

A __________ stimulus is something that initiates a fixed action pattern.

Answer 71

sign

Question 72

A _________ is an action carried out by muscles under control of the nervous system

Answer 72

behavior

Question 73

Match each of Tinbergen’s four questions with the research examples below. That is, choose the Tinbergen question that the research addresses: I. A study comparing learning behavior of chickens from hatchling to adults. II. An experiment measuring the level of cricket chirp volume needed for this signal to be detected by a female cricket. III. A comparative study of variations in the nest building behavior of 10 species in a clade of paper wasps, including some basal taxa. IV. Research that looks at the relationship between levels of aggression of male fiddler crabs and their individual mating success.

Answer 73

-How does the animal's experience during growth and development influence the response? -What stimulus elicits the behavior, and what physiological mechanisms mediate the response? -What is the behavior's evolutionary history? -How does the behavior aid survival and reproduction?

Question 74

___________ questions address _____________ causes of behaviors.

Answer 74

How and Proximate or Why and Ultimate

Question 75

Generally, polygynous mating systems involve _____________ . one female mating with multiple males. one male mating with multiple females

Answer 75

one male mating with multiple females

Question 76

When individuals give up personal fitness to help close related individuals, this is often explained as ___________. kin selection. reciprocal altruism.

Answer 76

kin selection

Question 77

Put the levels of ecology in order (number), starting with organismal ecology.

Answer 77

Organismal, Population, Community, Ecosystems, Landscape, Global

Question 78

is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment.

Answer 78

ecology