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Year 11 - Evolution of Australian Biota Revision
Year 11 - Evolution of Australian Biota Revision
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Preliminary Biology Revision
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1
What is the common name of the schlerophyll species "Banksia"?
grevillia
bottlebrush
gum trees
wattle
2
Meiosis is different in mitosis because:
DNA condenses into chromosomes
it is necessary for life
the genetic information is received from the parent cell
more than one daughter cell is produced
3
Which kind of pollination is most likely used by plants with small blue or white flowers?
wind pollination
insect pollination
mammal pollination
bird pollination
4
What factor might trigger a Sturt's Desert Pea to undergo asexual reproduction?
poor conditions
good conditions
any conditions
absence of pollinators
5
Give the name for the species of megafauna studied alongside Procoptodon and Megalania
Thylacine
Diprotodon
Cassowary
Rattus rattus
6
Which of the following does not support Australia's origins in the supercontinent Gondwana?
fossil evidence of species: Glossopteris and Gangamopteris
the presence of humans on all associated continents
the position of mid-ocean ridges and plate spreading zones
matching continental margins
7
Which of the following is NOT a marsupial?
kookaburra
numbat
quokka
koala
8
Which kind of pollination is most likely used by plants with bushy or feathery appendages?
mammal pollination
insect pollination
bird pollination
wind pollination
9
The process by which male plant gametes is received by the female plant structure is called:
Stigmatisation
Pollination
Conception
Reception
10
In which part of Earth's structure do the convection currents occur?
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
11
Which of these does NOT constitute an 'environmental change'?
climate change
a change in availability of a food resource, or other factor
the death of an individual organism
a new disease, predator or competitor
12
The main force driving the introduction of variation within a species is
All of the above
Sexual reproduction
Genetic mutations
Selective pressures
13
External fertilisation does NOT require:
appropriate environmental conditions
parents to raise offspring
a moist (fluid) environment
a large number of gametes to increase success rates
14
Internal fertilisation does NOT require:
appropriate timing of male/female cycles
a moist (fluid) environment
a large number of gametes
close proximity of an appropriate mate
15
What kind of pollination is most likely adopted by a large, red, nectar-producing flower?
wind pollination
bird pollination
mammal pollination
insect pollination
16
Meiosis produces:
4 diploid (2n) daughter cells
2 diploid (2n) daughter cells
2 haploid (n) daughter cells
4 haploid (n) daughter cells
17
Which continent shared the most land borders with Australia in the supercontinent Gondwana?
Africa
India
Antarctica
South America
18
Mitosis produces:
4 haploid (n) daughter cells
2 haploid (n) daughter cells
2 diploid (2n) daughter cells
4 diploid (2n) daughter cells
19
What was not a possible factor in the demise of the Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger)?
competition with Tasmanian Devils
change in environmental conditions
hunting by humans
competition with Dingoes
20
Which plant species has adapted to require bushfires in order to survive and reproduce?
grevillia
wattle
eucalypt
banksia