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Bio 502 Semester 2 Final Exam Review Part I
Bio 502 Semester 2 Final Exam Review Part I
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What are the three domains of the current classification system?
Eukarya, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Animalia
Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya
Plantae, Animalia, Protista
2
A trait that helps an organism better survive its environment is known as a(n):
vestigial structure.
analogous structure.
homologous structure.
adaptation.
3
Bipedal locomotion consists of:
walking on two legs.
having an opposable big toe.
swinging from branch to branch.
using a tail to grasp branches.
4
A structural adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings is called:
symbiosis.
camouflage.
countershading.
mimicry.
5
Antibiotic resistance occurs when:
the patient becomes resistant to antibiotics.
viruses become resistant to antibiotics.
protists become resistant to antibiotics.
bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.
6
What is the karyotype notation for the following karyotype?
47 xy +21
46 xy
46 xx
47 xx +13
7
A forest fire results in:
primary succession
geographic succession.
secondary succession.
nutrient succession.
8
Breeding your best dogs is an example of:
natural selection.
artificial selection.
human selection.
opportunistic selection.
9
In which biome would a year-round growing season be found?
Taiga
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Rainforest
10
All the living factors in an environment.
Abiotic factors
Limiting factors
Logistic factors
Biotic factors
11
Look at the diagram below and name the bacterial colony.
streptococcus
staphylococcus
diplospirillum
streptobacillus
12
Which of the following is NOT a major nutrient cycle?
Kreb's Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
13
If there is 1000 units of energy available at the maize, how much does the lizard get?
1
100,000
3,000
10
14
Which two levels of classification are used for the scientific name of an organism?
genus and species
family and genus
kingdom and phylum
class and order
15
The human population is currently growing as if it had no limits. What type of growth is this?
exponential
linear
logistic
inverse
16
Viral infection of the liver.
polio
hepatitis
tuberculosis
AIDS
17
Where do scientists believe the first organisms on Earth originated?
African plains
Within the Earth's inner layers
Oceans
Mountains
18
The more taxa two organisms have in common, the more:
related they are.
geographically distant they are.
unrelated they are.
geographically closer they are.
19
Which of the following scientific names is correctly written?
Homo sapien
homo Sapien
Homo Sapien
Homo sapien
20
The maximum number of organisms an area can support is called the:
logistic limit.
carrying capacity.
exponential growth.
limiting factor.
21
In taxonomy, which of the following classification levels would contain the most organisms?
class
genus
order
family
22
Which of the following statements about human evolution is true?
Chimpanzees and humans are not related.
Chimpanzees descended from humans.
Humans descended from chimpanzees.
Humans and chimpanzees had a common ancestor.
23
Which of the following is NOT true of Earth's early atmosphere?
Contained hydrogen sulfide.
Contained oxygen.
Contained water vapor.
Contained carbon dioxide.
24
Darwin's theory that stated how organism's evolve is called the theory of:
Lamarckism.
biogenesis.
natural selection.
evolution.
25
A key that uses a series of statements to help identify an organism is called a:
scientific journal.
cladogram.
dichotomous key.
phylogenic tree.
26
Band A is larger than Band B. Which band will travel farther down the gel?
Both will travel the same distance.
Neither will move down the gel.
Band B
Band A
27
Which of the following reasons describes why viruses are NOT considered living things?
Viruses can have either DNA or RNA.
Viruses reproduce inside living host cells.
Viral RNA can mutate.
Viruses can only be seen with an electron microscope.
28
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all primates?
Binocular vision
Flexible elbow and shoulder joints
Opposable thumbs
Prehensile tail
29
Which two scientists said that Earth's early atmosphere could produce simple organic molecules?
Miller and Urey
Schleiden and Schwann
Darwin and Hooke
DelBoccio and Genitoni
30
Which level of organization is the first to include nonliving as well as living things?
biosphere
ecosystem
biome
community
31
The symbiotic relationship between a bird and the tree it is nesting in is called:
predation.
commensalism.
mutualism.
parasitism.
32
The theory of evolution states that _______ do not evolve, ______ do!
individuals, populations
populations, individuals