IPE Exam 1

In which organisms would you expect ethanol fermentation to occur?

If all animal cells suddenly possessed cell walls, which of the processes would be negatively affected?

The majority of prokaryotic DNA is arrayed in:

Which of the sequences accurately represents the flow of electrons through living organisms?

You observe a rigid cytoskeleton, nucleus, compartmentalized interior in a cell. How would you classify this cell?

Which one of the statements explains a characteristic of both all living organisms and all nonliving material?

All organisms with bilateral symmetry also show segmentation.

If scientists could quantify all the bacterial and human cells on Earth they would find that there are more human cells.

Which statement is true concerning glycogen?

In which of the domains do the cells store their genetic information in a nucleus?

This tissue type can perform absorption or secretion in the body.

Cell-cell signaling is limited to complex multicellular organisms composed of organs and organ systems.

In the figure shown, which letter indicates the shoot?

Which one of the elements makes up more than 40% of both living organisms and the Earth's crust?

Organisms that derive both their energy and carbon from organic compounds are:

In which lettered location in the figure would you find electrons moving between large protein complexes?

Interactions between organisms lead to the evolution of particular traits in populations of those organisms over time.

The first cells were most similar to:

Converting glucose to glycogen:

Which characteristic is common to both arthropods and annelids and suggests that the two groups shared common ancestry?

Which of the organelles is not part of the endomembrane system?

This tissue type helps form a barrier between the body and the external environment.

In which of the examples is the entropy definitely increasing?

Which one of the species-species interactions is most likely to be mutually beneficial?

During ______, large molecules are broken down and energy is released.

A biologist draws a tree of life having only three branches. Which groups did the biologist most likely choose?

Which of the statements is a selective advantage of simple multicellularity over single-celled organisms?

The first photosynthetic organisms probably used chlorophyll as the primary light‐absorbing pigment.

Nervous tissue is found in all animal phyla except poriferans.

Which statement is true concerning starch?

Each of the seven superkingdoms of eukaryotes contains one member that is a complex multicellular organism.

Which of the sequences best represents the flow of energy through living systems?

_____ are organisms that derive energy from sunlight.

Most photosynthesis in the ocean is performed by single-celled organisms

Bacteria contain neither organelle-associated membranes nor a cell membrane.

The diversity of shapes found in eukaryotic cells is made possible by the:

In scientific inquiry, hypotheses lead most directly to:

Who first showed through experiments that microbes cannot arise from nonliving materials

Why do we believe that glycolysis and fermentation evolved early in the history of life on Earth?

What is the term for a ball of undifferentiated cells that results from repeated mitosis of a fertilized egg?

What structures are used in animal cells to move molecules between cells?

In humans and animals, what organ system is involved in bulk transport of nutrients, oxygen, and signaling molecules?