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Diversity Practice Test

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Why is it important to be able to identify species? a. Farmers need to identify weeds infesting their crops. b. Doctors need to know which species of bacteria is infecting a patient. c. Border officials must be able to identify invasive species. d. Many people need to be able to identify medicinal plants. e. all of the above

____ 2. Which of the following is not a species concept? a. reproductive d. phylogenetic b. morphological e. They are all species concepts. c. biological

____ 3. What is a disadvantage or challenge in using the biological species concept? a. Almost all populations are made up of non-identical individuals. b. It is a relatively simple concept. c. Plants are classified using this method. d. Evolutionary histories are not known for all species. e. It cannot be applied to organisms that reproduce asexually.

____ 4. What is a disadvantage or challenge in using the phylogenetic species concept? a. Almost all populations are made up of non-identical individuals. b. It cannot be applied to organisms that reproduce asexually. c. Plants are classified using this method. d. Evolutionary histories are not known for all species. e. Some organisms are geographically isolated.

____ 5. Which of the following is not important in the morphological species concept? a. size d. reproductive strategy b. shape e. All are important. c. structural features

____ 6. The scientific name of an organism is composed of a. the genus name and then the family name b. the species name and then the genus name c. the genus name and then the species name d. the family name and then the genus name e. the species name and then the family name

____ 7. What is wrong with the way this species name is written? Acer Canadiens a. It should not be italicized. b. It should be underlined. c. Acer should not be capitalized. d. Canadiens should not be capitalized. e. Neither acer nor canadiens should be capitalized.

____ 8. What is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from most general to most specific? a. domain, kingdom, family, class, order, genus, species, phylum b. species, genus, family, order, domain, class, phylum, kingdom c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species d. phylum, kingdom, domain, species, genus, class, order, family e. genus, species, order, family, phylum, kingdom, class, domain

____ 9. Which two organisms are most closely related? a. organisms in the same family and different genus b. organisms in the same kingdom and different phylum c. organisms in the same class and different order d. organisms in the same phylum and different class e. organisms in the same genus but different species

____ 10. Which set of organisms would belong to the Eukarya domain? a. mushroom, bacteria, tree d. tree, daisy, bacteria b. daisy, mushroom, dog e. archaea, bacteria, mushroom c. archaea, mushroom, dog

____ 11. What type of evidence is used in modern taxonomy? a. anatomical d. all of the above b. physiological e. none of the above c. DNA

____ 12. How does a phylogenetic tree show common ancestors? a. Branches of species with a common ancestor start at the same fork. b. The species are closer together on the tree. c. The species are farther apart on the tree. d. The branches of two common ancestors meet. e. A phylogenetic tree does not show ancestry.

____ 13. Refer to the illustration above. Which of the following statements is false? a. Red pandas are more closely related to raccoons than to giant pandas. b. Polar bears are more closely related to giant pandas than to raccoons. c. Red pandas are more closely related to polar bears than to giant pandas. d. Black bears and polar bears share a common ancestor. e. Raccoons and bears share a common ancestor.

____ 14. A close evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and birds was shown through which type of evidence? a. similarities to reptiles d. physiological b. morphological e. both (a) and (b) c. DNA

____ 15. Similar bones are found in the arms of humans, legs of horses, and fins of whales. What does this tell us about their evolutionary relationship?

a. They share a common ancestor. d. They share phylogeny. b. They are similar organisms. e. They have very similar DNA. c. They are not related to each other.

____ 16. Similar bones are found in the arms of humans, legs of horses, and fins of whales. What type of evidence is this?

a. DNA c. evolutionary e. circumstantial b. physiological d. morphological

____ 17. Scientists hypothesize that fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants. What type of evidence is this hypothesis based on?

a. morphological c. DNA e. common ancestor b. physiological d. evolutionary

____ 18. What is anatomy? a. the study of physiologically similar characteristics b. the study of chemically similar characteristics c. the study of the structure and form of organisms d. the study of chemical reactions e. the study of the bones of organisms

____ 19. How is DNA is used to determine evolutionary relationships? a. The number of each type of base is compared. b. The number of chromosomes is compared. c. The amount of DNA is compared. d. The number of genes is compared. e. Nucleotide sequences are compared.

____ 20. What is an ancestor? a. an organism from which other groups are descended b. an old organism c. an extinct organism d. a person who used to live in another country e. none of the above

____ 21. Why is pig insulin used to treat some humans with diabetes? a. Pig insulin is universal to all animals. b. Pigs and humans are closely related in physiology. c. Insulin is a chemical that humans need. d. Pigs are easy to farm. e. Chicken insulin is made in too small quantities.

____ 22. Which kingdom was not recognized until the 1860s? a. Plantae c. Protista e. Archaea b. Animalia d. Fungi

____ 23. Which kingdom contains organisms that were originally considered to be plants? a. Plantae c. Protista e. Archaea b. Animalia d. Fungi

____ 24. Which kingdom contains heterotrophic, eukaryotic organisms with chitin in their cell walls? a. Bacteria c. Protista e. Animalia b. Plantae d. Fungi

____ 25. Which kingdom contains heterotrophic, eukaryotic organisms with no cell walls? a. Bacteria c. Protista e. Animalia b. Plantae d. Fungi

____ 26. Which kingdom contains autotrophic, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms with cell walls made of cellulose? a. Bacteria b. Plantae c. Protista d. Fungi e. Animalia

____ 27. Which kingdom contains mostly unicellar, eukaryotic organisms? a. Bacteria b. Plantae c. Protista d. Fungi e. Animalia

____ 28. Which kingdom was not created until DNA was carefully analyzed? a. Archaea b. Plantae c. Protista d. Fungi e. Animalia

____ 29. What are the names of the two prokaryotic domains? a. Animalia, Plantae d. Bacteria, Eukarya b. Bacteria, Archaea e. Eukarya, Protista c. Fungi, Plantae

____ 30. Which of the following describes a dichotomous key? a. There are many two-part choices. b. It is used to identify individuals or species. c. It leads the user to a correct identification. d. It is a system for narrowing down identification. e. all of the above

1a. Aquatic ...…...……… go to 2 1b. Not aquatic ….....…….. go to 3

2a. Has gills ...…………. go to 4 2b. Does not have gills ..…..go to 5

3a. Walks on four legs .... go to 6 3b. Walks on two legs ....... go to 7

4a. Has a large dorsal fin ....shark 4b. Does not have a large dorsal fin

…………………….....goldfish

5a. Has a long nose ...…..dolphin 5b. Does not have a long nose ……

...………………… killer whale

6a. Has hooves ...………. go to 8 6b. Does not have hooves ... …dog

7a. Has feathers ...………. ostrich 7b. Does not have feathers ... human

8a. Has a horn ...…………… cow 8b. Has antlers ... ……………moose

____ 31. Which steps would you take in the dichotomous key above to classify the following organisms:

a. 1b, 3a, 6a, 8a c. 1b, 3a, 6a, 8b e. 1b, 3b, 7b b. 1b, 3a, 6b d. 1b, 3b, 7a

____ 32. Which type of cell is pictured? a. archaeic c. autotrophic e. prokaryotic b. heterotrophic d. eukaryotic

____ 33. What is the importance of genetic diversity? a. resistance to disease b. increased survival as climate changes c. ability to compete with invading species d. resistance to drought e. all of the above

____ 34. Classify the structure in the image above. a. virus d. protist b. bacteria e. There is not enough information. c. archaea

____ 35. What is the composition of the structure in the image above? a. cell wall, organelles, cilia, nucleic acid d. cell wall, nucleic acid b. protein coat, nucleic acid e. cell membrane, organelles, nucleic acid c. cell membrane, nucleic acid

____ 36. How does the structure pictured above reproduce? a. mitosis c. binary fission e. cell division b. meiosis d. lytic cycle

____ 37. Classify the micro-organism in the image above. a. virus d. protist b. bacteria e. There is not enough information. c. archaea

____ 38. What is the composition of the micro-organism in the image above? a. cell wall, organelles, cilia, nucleic acid b. protein coat, nucleic acid c. cell membrane, nucleic acid, cell wall, flagella d. cell wall, nucleic acid, flagella e. cell membrane, organelles, nucleic acid

____ 39. How does the micro-organism pictured above reproduce? a. mitosis c. binary fission e. cell division b. meiosis d. lytic cycle

____ 40. Classify the micro-organism in the image above. a. virus d. protist b. bacteria e. There is not enough information. c. archaea

____ 41. What is the composition of the micro-organism in the image above? a. cell wall, organelles, cilia, nucleic acid b. protein coat, nucleic acid c. cell membrane, nucleic acid, cell wall, flagella d. cell wall, nucleic acid, flagella e. cell membrane, organelles, nucleic acid

____ 42. How does the micro-organism pictured above reproduce? a. mitosis c. binary fission e. cell division b. meiosis d. lytic cycle

____ 43. What term describes the number of cells in the micro-organism below? a. multicellular c. acellular e. unicellular b. bicellular d. millicellular

____ 44. What term describes the number of cells in this organism?

a. multicellular c. megacellular e. unicellular b. bicellular d. millicellular

____ 45. Which of the following characteristics is not true of prokaryotic cells? a. size is 1–10 mm d. circular DNA b. reproduce by mitosis e. do not reproduce by meiosis c. no membrane-bound organelles

____ 46. Which of the following characteristics is not true of eukaryotic cells? a. size is 100–1000 mm d. circular DNA b. reproduce by mitosis e. may be able to reproduce by meiosis c. membrane-bound organelles

____ 47. Which of the following is the best description of a virus? a. small prokaryotic cells d. protein pieces b. small eukaryotic cells e. DNA or RNA surrounded by protein c. large prokaryotic cells

____ 48. Which term best describes the morphology of this bacteria?

a. diploid c. coccus e. aggregation b. bacillus d. spiral

____ 49. Which of the following bacteria would be considered an aggregation? a. Streptococcus c. coccus e. both (a) and (b) b. Streptobacillus d. bacillus

____ 50. What is the scientific name for spherical bacteria? a. coccus b. bacillus c. spiral d. strepto e. staphylo

____ 51. What is the scientific name for rod-shaped bacteria? a. coccus b. bacillus c. spiral d. strepto e. staphylo

____ 52. In which habitat would you find a thermophile? a. battery acid d. the surface of a lake b. hot springs e. pickle brine c. 37 percent salt solution

____ 53. In which habitat would you find a mesophile? a. battery acid d. the surface of a lake b. hot springs e. pickle brine c. 37 percent salt solution

____ 54. Which of the following is the best definition of the word extremophile? a. bacteria that can withstand very acidic conditions b. bacteria that can withstand very salty conditions c. archaea that can withstand temperatures over 120C d. bacteria that are able to live in extreme conditions e. archaea that are able to live in extreme conditions

____ 55. What is the importance of conjugation? a. increased genetic diversity d. transfer of heat tolerance b. improved adaptations e. all of the above c. transfer of antibiotic resistance

____ 56. What is the importance of a bacteria being able to form endospores? a. protection against drying out d. protection from toxic chemicals b. protection from high temperature e. all of the above c. protection from freezing

____ 57. What is a plasmid? a. small loop of DNA d. the nucleic acid of a virus b. genome of bacteria e. the cell wall of a bacteria c. the outer protein coat of a virus

____ 58. What test can a doctor do to analyze a throat swab of a patient for the purpose of identifying the type of bacteria?

a. Gram stain d. electrocardiogram b. MRI e. complete blood count c. spirogram

____ 59. What biotechnology process has become widespread due to the use of archaea? a. polymerase chain reaction (PCR) b. restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) c. cloning d. insulin production e. photosynthesis

____ 60. Which of the following statements is not true about prokaryotes? a. They can cause disease. b. They can photosynthesize. c. They can live in extreme environments. d. They evolved from eukaryotes. e. They can be classified as bacteria or archaea.

____ 61. How many years ago did the first prokaryotic cell form? a. 3.5 billion years c. 1 billion years e. 5 million years b. 5 billion years d. 1 million years

____ 62. Classify the organism in the image. a. animal-like protist d. fungus-like protist b. slime mould e. not enough information to tell c. plant-like protist

____ 63. The most important morphological characteristic to help determine the phylum of the organism pictured above is

a. the presence of chloroplasts d. the presence of pseudopodia b. the presence of cilia e. the method it uses to reproduce c. the absence of chloroplasts

____ 64. Classify the organism in the image. a. Oomycota c. Zoomastigina e. Cercozoa b. Sporozoa d. Ciliophora

____ 65. Classify the organism in the image. a. animal-like protist d. fungus-like protist b. slime mould e. not enough information to tell c. plant-like protist

____ 66. The most important morphological characteristic to help determine the phylum of the pictured organism is a. the presence of chloroplasts d. the presence of pseudopodia b. the presence of cilia e. the method it uses to reproduce c. the absence of chloroplasts

____ 67. Classify the organism in the image. a. Oomycota c. Zoomastigina e. Cercozoa b. Sporozoa d. Ciliophora

____ 68. What disease does Plasmodium cause in humans? a. malaria c. encephalitis e. athlete’s foot b. cholera d. amoebic dysentery

____ 69. What group do diatoms, dinoflagellates, and euglenoids belong to? a. protozoans c. animal-like protists e. sporozoans b. plant-like protists d. fungi-like protists

____ 70. What causes a red tide? a. fast reproduction of dinoflagellates d. toxins in shellfish b. an algal bloom e. parasitic protists c. red photosythetic pigments

____ 71. Which phylum do diatoms belong to? a. Pyrrophyta c. phytoplankton e. dinoflagellates b. Chrysophyta d. euglenoid

____ 72. Which type of protozoan causes dysentery? a. paramecium c. amoeba e. Balantidium b. Plasmodium d. Trichonympha

____ 73. Which group of protists do these organisms belong to? a. animal-like b. plant-like c. fungus-like d. There is not enough information to tell. e. There is one of each group in the image.

____ 74. What element do these organisms have in their cell walls? a. iron b. magnesium c. silicon d. copper e. gold

____ 75. What term best matches this definition: “an organism that benefits by living in another organism at the expense of that organism”?

a. free-living c. mutualistic e. heterotrophic b. parasitic d. opportunistic

____ 76. How would you classify an organism with the following characteristics: 60 m tall, no true leaves or roots, and brown in colour.

a. brown algae c. red algae e. all of the above b. diatom d. green algae

____ 77. Which of the following includes giant kelp? a. brown algae c. red algae e. all of the above b. diatoms d. green algae

____ 78. Which of the following characteristics is most important in classifying algae into different phyla? a. colour c. multicellularity e. both (a) and (c) b. size d. depth of habitat

____ 79. What structural feature does brown algae have that is very similar to a root? a. stipe b. holdfast c. blade d. trunk e. rhizome

____ 80. What is the Latin name for green algae? a. Phylum Phaeophyta c. Phylum Chlorophyta e. Phylum Angiosperm b. Phylum Rhodophyta d. Phylum Gymnosperm

____ 81. What key development occurred in multicellular algae to allow them to live on land? a. vascular tissue c. seeds e. fruits b. flowers d. embryos

____ 82. Which of the following is not a bryophyte? a. moss d. fern b. liverwort e. They are all bryophytes. c. hornwort

____ 83. What is the characteristic that distinguishes bryophytes from the other plant phyla? a. They do not have embryos. d. They have fruits. b. They do not have vascular tissue. e. They have lignin in their cell walls. c. They have flowers.

____ 84. Which of the following statements about bryophytes is false? a. They reproduce using alternation of generations. b. The diploid gametophyte is the dominant form. c. The male reproductive part is called the antheridium. d. The female reproductive part is called the archegonium e. The zygote becomes the sporophyte.

____ 85. Which part of the fern produces sperm? a. archegonium c. sporophyte e. sori b. antheridium d. pinna

____ 86. What do gymnosperms and angiosperms have in common? a. They are found in all habitats. b. They produce flowers. c. They produce fruits. d. They have leaves with a large surface area. e. They reproduce with seeds.

____ 87. Which of the following is an angiosperm? a. white lily c. white spruce e. peat moss b. white pine d. sensitive fern

____ 88. Which of the following is a gymnosperm? a. white lily c. yellow tea rose e. peat moss b. white pine d. sensitive fern

____ 89. Which of the following statements about gymnosperms is not correct? a. They have seeds that are not enclosed in fruit. b. They include cone-bearing trees. c. They are mostly evergreen. d. They have needle-like leaves. e. They are air-pollinated.

____ 90. What type of plant did this object come from?

a. bryophyte c. gymnosperm e. sporophyte b. gametophyte d. angiosperm

____ 91. What part of the flower produces male gametes? a. stigma b. style c. ovary d. anther e. stalk

____ 92. Which label on the diagram above is pointing to the female reproductive organ? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E

____ 93. Which label on the diagram above is pointing to the male reproductive organ? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E

____ 94. Which label on the diagram above is pointing to the male gamete? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E

____ 95. Which label on the diagram above is pointing to the stigma? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E

____ 96. Which label on the diagram above is pointing to the style? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E

____ 97. How do fungi obtain nutrients? a. They produce their own food through photosynthesis. b. They produce their own food through chemosynthesis. c. They release digestive enzymes on their food and then absorb the nutrients. d. They ingest food and then absorb the nutrients. e. They absorb nutrients through root hairs.

____ 98. Which of the following is not a fungi? a. shitake mushroom c. bread mould e. Volvox b. mildew d. yeast

____ 99. Which of the following statements about fungi is not true? a. Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients from a living host. b. Predatory fungi can trap prey in their mycelium. c. Mutualistic fungi help plants absorb nutrients. d. Photosynthetic fungi make their own food. e. Saprobial fungi are decomposers.

____100. What is a lichen? a. a fungus and a photosynthetic organism that form a composite organism b. a terrestrial algae c. an archaea and yeast composite organism d. a sac fungi which grows with a club fungi to make a composite organism e. an aquatic fungi

____101. Which of the following is not a characteristic of all animals? a. They are multicellular eukaryotes. b. They ingest and digest food. c. They are mobile at some point in their life. d. They reproduce sexually. e. They have vertebrae.

____102. Which characteristic best distinguishes an earthworm and a flatworm? a. segmentation c. movement e. body cavity b. body symmetry d. reproduction

____103. Which characteristic can be described as radial or bilateral? a. segmentation c. movement e. body cavity b. body symmetry d. reproduction

____104. Which of the following is a vertebrate animal? a. sea cucumber c. grasshopper e. earthworm b. snail d. sparrow

____105. What percentage of animals are considered to be invertebrate? a. 5 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75 e. 95

____106. What do the words ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm refer to? a. levels of organization d. body cavity b. body layers e. segmentation c. symmetry

____107. What do the words coelomate and acoelomate refer to? a. levels of organization d. body cavity b. body layers e. segmentation c. symmetry

____108. What characteristic is unique to sponges? a. They are sessile as adults. d. They have radial symmetry. b. They have no tissues. e. They are not segmented. c. They are acoelomate.

____109. Which characteristic is unique to arthropods? a. jointed legs d. antennae b. segmented body e. both (a) and (b) c. exoskeleton

Matching

Identify the term that best matches the definition or description given.

a. species f. rank b. morphology g. taxon c. phylogeny h. physiology d. taxonomy i. anatomy e. genus j. diversity

____ 1. variety of species, genes, or structural forms

____ 2. study of the physical and chemical processes of living organisms

____ 3. study of the structural form of organisms

____ 4. body shape, size, and other structural features

____ 5. a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

____ 6. a group of closely related species

____ 7. identification, naming, and classification of species

____ 8. the evolutionary history of a species

____ 9. a named group of organisms

____ 10. a level in a classification scheme


a. extremophile f. binary fission b. mesophile g. conjugation c. thermophile h. endospore d. acidophile i. coccus e. halophile j. methanogen

____ 11. a spherical bacterium

____ 12. an organism that lives in habitats with extreme conditions

____ 13. a bacteria that produces methane gas as a by-product

____ 14. heat-tolerant bacteria

____ 15. asexual form of reproduction in bacteria

____ 16. an organism that lives in habitats with moderate conditions

____ 17. acid-loving bacteria

____ 18. a dormant bacteria cell

____ 19. transfer of genetic information between two bacteria cells

____ 20. bacteria that can live in +20 percent salt water


a. bryophyte f. fruiting body b. sporophyte g. mantle c. mycelium h. cone d. embryo i. vertebrate e. coelom j. medusa

____ 21. an organism’s pre-birth stage of development

____ 22. a fluid-filled body cavity

____ 23. a gymnosperm structure that contains male or female reproductive parts

____ 24. a membrane that surrounds a mollusc’s internal organs

____ 25. a small non-vascular plant

____ 26. the spore-producing reproductive structure in fungi

____ 27. a diploid plant in sporic reproduction

____ 28. a complex mass made of branching hyphae

____ 29. the free-swimming body form of cnidarians

____ 30. an animal with an internal skeleton and a backbone

Short Answer

1. Explain why it is more useful to use a species name than a common name.

2. Cheetahs and jaguars are big cats that live in jungles. They can interbreed successfully in captivity and look

very similar to one another. Cheetahs are found in Africa and jaguars are found in South America.

Are cheetahs and jaguars the same species? Defend your answer by referring to a specific species concept.

3. Compare and contrast eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells.

4. Identify three ways in which viruses differ from prokaryotic cells.

5. Compare and contrast the lytic cycle and the lysogenic cycle.

6. Number the following stages in viral replication from 1 to 5 to show the correct order:

___ replication

___ attachment

___ lysis and release

___ entry

___ assembly

7. HIV can infect a person and lay dormant for years. When the HIV virus is triggered, it causes AIDS. How

does the HIV virus replicate? Explain.

8. Why are algae difficult to classify?

9. What is a cotyledon?

10. Describe two asexual methods of fungal reproduction.

11. State two uses that humans make of fungi.

12. Compare and contrast the terms endothermic and ectothermic.

13. What evidence is there that birds are closely related to dinosaurs?

14. What is the main differences between marsupial and placental mammals?

Problem

1. The diagram below names five different species of lizard.

a. What is this diagram an example of? b. Which two organisms are most closely related? c. What evidence would be needed to show their relatedness?

Diversity Practice Test Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: A

2. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: K/U

3. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: K/U

4. ANS: D PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: K/U


6. ANS: C PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

7. ANS: D PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

8. ANS: C PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: K/U

9. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: T/I

10. ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.3 MSC: A


12. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: T/I

13. ANS: C PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: T/I

14. ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: K/U

15. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: A

16. ANS: D PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: A

17. ANS: C PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: A

18. ANS: C PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 TOP: 1.2 MSC: A












30. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B2.4 TOP: 1.3 MSC: C

31. ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: B2.4 TOP: 1.3 MSC: T/I


33. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B1.2 | B3.5 TOP: 1.4 MSC: A







40. ANS: D PTS: 1 LOC: B3.2 TOP: 2.1 MSC: T/I



43. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B3.2 | B2.1 TOP: 2.1 MSC: K/U








51. ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 TOP: 2.2 MSC: C













64. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B2.2 TOP: 2.4 MSC: T/I












76. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B3.4 | B3.2 TOP: 3.1 MSC: T/I
















92. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B3.3 TOP: 3.2 MSC: C


















MATCHING

1. ANS: J PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

2. ANS: H PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

3. ANS: I PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

4. ANS: B PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

5. ANS: A PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

6. ANS: E PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: C

7. ANS: D PTS: 1 LOC: B2.1 | B3.1 TOP: 1.1

SHORT ANSWER

1. ANS: The common name is regional. The same species can be referred to by a different common name (for

example, cougar and mountain lion). The species name is the same everywhere, however. This increases the

ability for scientists to communicate.

PTS: 2 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: A

2. ANS: Answers may vary; for example:

• biological species concept — No, they cannot interbreed naturally.

• morphological species concept — Yes, they look the same.

PTS: 2 LOC: B3.1 TOP: 1.1 MSC: T/I

3. ANS: Eukaryotic • internal membranes

• organelles

• large in size

• nucleus bounded by a membrane

• compose plants, fungi, animals, and protists

Prokaryotic • no internal membranes

• no organelles

• small in size

• compose bacteria and archaea

Both • cell membrane

• can have a cell wall

PTS: 6 LOC: B3.2 TOP: 1.3 MSC: K/U

4. ANS: Answers may vary; for example, any three of the following:

• Viruses cannot live independently outside of cells, they are dependent on their host cell for survival and

reproduction..

• Outside a cell, viruses are dormant.

• Viruses have genetic material and reproduce, but some scientists do not consider viruses to be living

organisms.

• Viruses have no cytoplasm, membrane-bound organelles, or cell membranes.

• Viruses replicate by the lytic or lysogenic cycle rather than reproduce by cell division.

• Viruses have a protein coat and a nucleic acid.

PTS: 3 LOC: B3.2 TOP: 2.1 MSC: C

5. ANS: • Both: methods of viral replication

• Lytic: immediate insertion into host and replication leading to lysis

• Lysogenic: delayed replication due to integration with host genome


6. ANS: _3_ replication

_1_ attachment

_5_ lysis and release

_2_ entry

_4_ assembly

PTS: 3 LOC: B3.2 TOP: 2.1 MSC: T/I

7. ANS: HIV is a provirus that replicates using the lysogenic cycle. During the dormant phase, the virus is integrated

into the replicating host cells.


8. ANS: • They are multicellular and photosynthetic. Some think that they are protists and others that they are

plants.

• They are so simple in design


9. ANS: a seed leaf


10. ANS: Budding: A smaller cell grows off of the parent.

Fragmentation: A piece of mycelium breaks off and forms a new individual.


11. ANS: For example, any two of the following:

• medicines — penicillin

• flavor cheese — for example, blue cheese

• home composting

• make bread rise — yeast

• food — button mushrooms


12. ANS: Both

• regulating body temperature

Endothermic

• internal regulation

Ectothermic

• regulate by changing body location (for example, lying in the sun)


13. ANS: • Some dinosaur fossils show evidence of feathers.

• Birds have scales on their legs similar to the scales of reptiles.

• There are skeletal similarities.


14. ANS: Marsupials

• have pouches

• a short gestation period

• premature babies

Placental mammals

• a long gestation period

• babies are fully formed at birth


PROBLEM

1. ANS: a. phylogenetic tree b. C. draconoides and U. scoparia c. phylogenetic or genetic evidence

PTS: 3

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