Biology - Semester 2 Study Guide

earthworms, leeches, feather worms

found in anaerobic environments, such as swamps

Which of the following is NOT a simple fruit?

Visible structures of fungi such as patches of mold or mushrooms are made of interwoven hyphae called:

Which physical feature do ALL phish have?

The first two body segments of an arthropod may be fused into a cephalothorax.

Which of the following is a significant difference between sponges and other animals?

Sponges are hermaphroditic, which means:

The dwarf sea snake bears live young, but the young have no placental connection with their mother. This is called:

thrive in hot, acidic springs, such as those in Yellowstone National Park

Which of the following domains include organisms that can live in extreme conditions thought to be uninhabitable?

Naming and classifying living things helps us use and manage them better.

Which of the following is not a characteristic that is shared by all chordates?

Viruses are sometimes used as pest control agents.

What type of a body plan does a house cat have?

Which of the following structures do spiders have that other arthropods lack?

Viviparous animals lay eggs.

Cold sores are an example of a disease caused by a bacteria.

Which of the following are NOT a characterist of archaea?

Generally speaking, protozoans are autotrophs, while chromists are heterotrophs.

Baraminologists represent the diversity within biological kinds as a(n) __________.

Cnidarians exist in one of two forms, as either a __________ or a __________.

Both the digestive tract and the urogenital tract end in an amphibian’s cloaca.

Which of the following features do hagfish and lampreys lack?

Which animal has an exoskeleton?

Gram staining:

Protozoans and chromists were formerly classified in a single kingdom called Protista.

Which of the following domains include(s) organisms that consist of prokaryotic cells?

The word mammal comes from a Latin word that refers to which structure?

What role do fungi play in the environment?

Animals with radial symmetry can be divided into left and right halves by a line through their center.

Which of the following animals has an endoskeleton?

Which of the following is NOT a virus?

Which of the following is NOT true about insects?

Because of their importance in the Antarctic food chain, krill are known as a __________ species.

Bacteria serve a major role as decomposers.

make up the microbiota in the digestive systems of animals and humans

Most animals are:

Which of the following animals has a hydroskeleton?

Reproductive cells with thick, protective cell walls found in some protozoans:

birds, mammals, and reptiles are amniotes, & their embryos are surrounded by a cushioning sac and protective fluid.

From which plant structure is the sap of a maple tree being extracted?

The most broadly defined taxonomic group is the domain. The most narrowly defined group is the genus.

reproduces by binary fission

causes herpes, chicken pox, and HIV

Which tissue type is consistently present in tall plants?

not considered a cellular organism

also known as nematodes

It is unlikely that any new kingdoms will be defined beyond the current seven.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an animal?

In the past, people have been able to distinguish species on the basis of:

Autotrophic bacteria that photosynthesize belong to the group known as:

tapeworms, flukes, planarians

Which of the following correctly orders the events in the lytic cycle?

In both gymnosperms and angiosperms, pollen contains the male gametes.

Many crustaceans provide a benefit to their environment by scavenging carcasses, thus helping to recycle nutrients.

Cladistics attempts to:

The phylum Cnidaria is named for the cndocytes found in these organisms. Cnidocytes are specialized _________ cells.

A male bluebird’s brilliant blue feathers are contour feathers.

found in water saltier than the ocean, such as the Dead Sea

Which group of echinoderms is sissile?

Most protozoans are motile, that is, they are capable of movement.

What body plan do most echinoderms exhibit?

Transpiration is a relatively inefficient process that can only a few gallons of water a day through a plant.

Which of the following are cartilaginous fishes?

What group contains 80% of all plant species

Which of the following shows the correct order of stages in complete metamorphosis?

Which is not part of a bird’s egg?

causes strep throat, food poisoning, and pneumonia

Which of the following structures do crustaceans have that other arthropods lack?

The term protists is used to refer to:

Most arthropods have bodies that are divided into _________ sections?

Which of the following domains include(s) unicellular organisms?

The structure found below is typical of which group of plants?

All animals are heterotrophic.

must invade a host cell in order to reproduce

Which cellular structures do viruses lack?

Which of the following are NOT chromists?

Reef-building corals live in a symbiotic relationship with algae.

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of dicots?

Which bacterial structure contains a bacterium's genetic material?

Insects find mates through the use of chemicals known as?

Which of the following domain(s) include multicellular organisms?

Birds have all the following structures except __________.

Which of the following domains include(s) organisms that consist of cells with membrane-bound nuclei?

found near deep sea vents where water temperatures are at or near water’s boiling point

Many fungi live in symbiotic relationships with other organisms.

Which bacterial structure protects a bacterium from drying out?

Which of the following is NOT true about transpiration?

What type of plants produce cones?

Which of the following is not a viral disease?

An enlarged receptacle that surrounds the ovary and seeds is called a(n):

There is no evidence that any organism is now evolving or has evolved into a different kind of organism.

Endothermic animals regulate their body temperatures through behaviors, such as sunning themselves.

Which of the following is true of scientific names?

Phylogenetic trees consist of many branches, or clades, showing organisms that have the same:

All fungi are __________.

Some bacteria are opportunistic pathogens, causing disease only under certain conditions

Most protozoans are __________.

Because of their high oxygen needs, bird have large, highly expandable lungs.