Question 1
Heterozygous refers to an offspring having __________ alleles inherited from the parents.
too many
too few
two different
two identical
Question 2
Mitosis is used by an organism to grow:
Germ cells
Haploid cells
none of these.
Somatic cells.
all of these
Question 3
Haploid cell has _______ of a genome.
50%
none
25%
100%
Question 4
Diploid Cell has ____________ of a genome.
50%
none
25%
100%
Question 5
Mendel figured out that all organisms carried _________ for each trait, he called this biologic phenomena an "alleles".
half copies
four copies
two copies
one copy
Question 6
Cell cycle: _____ sequence of events that describes the stages of a cell's life from the division of a single parent cell to the production of ______.
orderly : two new cells
random : half the original cell
orderly : one new cell
random : many new cells
Question 7
_________ is uncontrolled cell division.
Binary Fission
Cancer
Mitosis
Meiosis
Question 8
The DNA base ________ binds with Guanine
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
Question 9
The DNA base ________ binds with Adenine.
Thymine
Guanine
Adenine
Cytosine
Question 10
Helicase is an enzyme that ______________ the double strands of DNA during replication.
combines
copies
deletes
seperates
none of these
all of these
Question 11
A _____ is 1 specific nucleic acid that pairs to another specific nucleic acid in Life's molecular code.
codon
backbone
base
nucleic acid
nucleotide
Question 12
The ______ is the sugar-phosphate structure to hold Life's molecular code together.
backbone
base
codon
nucleotide
nucleic acids
Question 13
________ Speciation is the divergence of a species if no physical barriers are in place to separate individuals from reproducing in the same habitat.
Adaptive
Sympatric
Allopatric
Radiative
Question 14
Briefly define Punctuated Equilibrium in your own words:
Question 15
________ Speciation involves geographic separation of populations from a parent species.
Sympatric
Allopatric
Radiative
Adaptive
Question 16
What does Phylogeny and the concept of "shared ancestry" demonstrate as evidence for in Biology?
Question 17
Speciation is the evolutionary process by which reproductively ______ populations evolve to become distinct species.
isolated
inactive
mixed
active
joined
Question 18
Phylogenetic models or trees classify organisms. The best method is by _______.
DNA
embryology
comparative anatomy
the fossil record
Question 19
___________ describes the relationship of an organism to other organisms it is thought to have evolved from.
Phylogeny
Ancestry
Taxonomy
Ontogeny
Question 20
Species are natural populations of organisms that ______________.
can interbreed.
"All of these"
are a singular kind.
can not interbreed with organisms outside their own group.
"none of these".
Question 21
Cells are the "basic unit of Life" and ___________ are the basic units of Biodiversity.
variations
species
populations
genes
individuals
Question 22
Briefly define Gradual Speciation in your own words:
Question 23
The phylogenetic classification of Domain represents what in the evolution of Life and the study of Biology?
Question 24
Prokaryotes play a significant role in many inorganic cycles and recycling of _________from the environment that are required for Life.
water
inorganic nutrients
DNA
the 4 macromolecules
Question 25
_______: Microbial communities producing local and global impacts.
Fauna
Biofilms
Biota
Flora
Question 26
________ are the essential nutrition and "beginning" of many food webs indirectly or directly.
Protists
Viruses
Fauna
Flora
Question 27
Fungi are phylogenetically "closer" to _______ than _______.
plants : animals
protists: animals
animals : plants
plants : protists
Question 28
Fungi represent Life that is closer to multicellular Life than "colonial" or single celled Life because of Fungi's adaptations and unique organism structure of being spread out mycelium.
True
False
Question 29
Fungi have more DNA in common with _______ than plants.
Question 30
Fungi undergo __________ reproduction.
both
neither
asexual
sexual
Question 31
All Fungi have a defining cellular structure called _________ that comprise most of the organisms "structure" or "body plan" that is a root like fingers in search for nutrients.
Question 32
____________ is a plant cell wall adaptation to seal water within the organism and prevent desiccation.
Phloem
Xylem
Vascular tissue
Waxy cuticle
Question 33
_______: plant tissue responsible for the storage and long-distance transport of water and nutrients.
Xylem
Roots
True leaves
Phloem
All of these
Question 34
_______: is an example of the two types of vascular plant tissue working together to absorb nutrients from the environment.
Roots
True leaves
All of these
Phloem
Xylem
Question 35
___________ tissue: Plant structure for holding, transporting water and nutrients against gravity and diffusion.
Root
Phloem
Waxy Cuticle
Vascular
Question 36
The defining characteristic that is a result of an evolutionary event of plants is the adaptation of a cell to use __________ for metabolism needs. (light, sugar, ATP, All of these)
water
ATP
all of these
light
sugar
Question 37
Spermatophytes: Seeds of plants that are both "_____" and "_____" allowing for a waterless reproductive and dispersal process.
haploid : diploid
stamen : carpel
mitotic : meiotic
egg : sperm
Question 38
The _______ is the varied reproductive structure of the flower involved with the coevolution of animals and insects.
sepal
ovary
carpel
stamen
petal
Question 39
The _______ is the female reproductive structure of the flower possessing the stigma.
stamen
carpel
ovary
sepal
petal
Question 40
______ allow for plants to be free from the need to rely on water for reproduction.
phloem
flowers
seeds
xylem
roots
Question 41
_________: plants with "enclosed seeds" that develop inside the plant.
Endosperm
Spermatophytes
Angiosperm
Gymnosperm
Question 42
The process of DNA replication can be summarized into key steps: List them and/orvery briefly describe the steps in your own words.
Question 43
How did the adaptations of flower strategies like Trickery and Bribery effect the evolution of pollinators? Darwin and Wallace recognized this pattern that reinforced the hypotheses to their theories.
Question 44
What are the three significant descriptors in the classification of what is a Fungus?
Question 45
What are the 3 defining characteristics of plants?
Question 46
How did the adaptation of seeds open a new world to plants?
Question 47
List the 8 hierarchical categories of Taxonomy in order:
Question 48
What are the three outcomes of Genetic drift:
Question 49
What is the purpose of Phylogeny and Taxonomy as the attempt of Science to show the results of Evolution by Natural Selection over time?
Question 50
Explain how chance creates a Population Bottleneck event:
Question 51
Explain the difference between these two observed processes and which is better: Gradual Speciation or Punctuated Equilibrium?