Biology 2 Final Exam - Sample Question

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Basic biology exam covering basic biological principles, such as human physiology, plant biology, and genetics.
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A pseudocoelome is found in the following phylum
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  • Cnidaria
  • Echinodermata
  • Annelida
  • Platyhelminthes
  • Nematoda

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Which of the following have only one opening to the digestive tract (they do NOT have an anus)?
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  • Cnidaria
  • Platyhelminthes
  • Annelida
  • Both Cnidaria and Platyhelminthes
  • Both Cnidaria and Annelida

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Which of the following is NOT a member of the phylum Platyhelminthes?
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  • Roundworm
  • Earthworm
  • Flukes
  • Tapeworms
  • Both roundworm and earthworm

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Which phylum do we first see muscles and nerves in their simplest form?
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  • Protozoa
  • Nematoda (roundworms)
  • Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
  • Sponges
  • Cnidaria (jellyfish, etc.)

Frage 5

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Which are characteristics of vertebrates?
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  • Open blood circulation
  • Pharyngeal (gill) slits
  • Dorsal hallow nerve cord
  • Open blood circlulation, pharyngeal slits, and dorsal hallow nerve cord.
  • Pharyngeal slits and dorsal hallow nerve cord

Frage 6

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Which of the following does NOT possess an amniotic egg?
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  • Fishes
  • Amphibians
  • Fishes and amphibians
  • Birds
  • Reptiles

Frage 7

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The only taxonomic category that exists in nature is:
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  • Species
  • Genus
  • Family
  • Class
  • Phylum

Frage 8

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A new plant species is discovered in a tropical rain forest. It has flagellated sperms, xylem with vessels, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations, and no seeds. Which plant is it most related to?
Antworten
  • Mosses
  • Conifers
  • Ferns
  • Liverworts

Frage 9

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Which of the following statements on the biology of mosses is FALSE?
Antworten
  • They can grow in very harsh environments
  • A symbiosis between a moss and a fungus is known as lichen
  • They can tolerate drying out
  • Peat is a by-product of the growth of certain mosses
  • Mosses lack a vascular system

Frage 10

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In the life cycle of all plants, there is alteration of generations. Which of the following is true?
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  • Haploid sporophytes make haploid spores
  • Gametophytes produce spores that develop into gametes
  • Sporophytes and gametophytes are typically similar in appearance
  • Meiosis in sporophytes produces haploid spores
  • In plants, the gametophytes is diploid

Frage 11

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Which of the following is an example of gill fungus?
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  • Agaricus
  • Yeast
  • Rhizopus
  • Phytophthora
  • Ulva

Frage 12

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The sexual stage of Rhizopus is called:
Antworten
  • Sporangiophore
  • Zygosporangium
  • Septa
  • Hyphae
  • Zoospore

Frage 13

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Laminaria belongs to the phylum:
Antworten
  • Chlorophyta
  • Rhodophyta
  • Phaeophyta
  • Bryophyta
  • Anthophyta

Frage 14

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Which of the following statements about the female reproductive cycle is FALSE?
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  • Progesterone is mainly secreted by the corpus luteum
  • Testosterone is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
  • LH triggers ovulation
  • LH and FSH are secreted by the anterior pituitary gland
  • Oestrogens and progesterone help maintain the endometrium (lining) of the uterus

Frage 15

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The functional unit of the kidney is called:
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  • Cortex
  • Vasa recta
  • Nephron
  • Bladder
  • Glomerulus

Frage 16

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In the nervous system, the mylein sheath:
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  • Is not a feature of the vertebrate nervous system
  • Wraps around a neurons dendrites
  • Is present on motor, but not sensory neurons
  • Helps electrical signals in neurons conduct more quickly
  • Produces electrical signals

Frage 17

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The delay of 0.1 second at the AV node is:
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  • To allow the ventricles to fill
  • To allow the atria to fill
  • To allow blood to get to the feet and arms before another contraction occurs
  • To allow the ventricles to empty
  • None of the above

Frage 18

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Which of the following statements are FALSE?
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  • As the partial pressure of oxygen decreases, haemoglobin gives up its oxygen more readily.
  • As the partial pressure of oxygen increases, haemoglobin gives up its oxygen more readily.
  • Higher temperature causes haemoglobin to give up oxygen more readily
  • Increased acidity causes haemoglobin to give up oxygen more readily
  • Each red blood cells contain about 280,000,000 haemoglobin molecules

Frage 19

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Gastrin is a hormone that regulates:
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  • Digestive secretions from the pancreas
  • Digestive secretions in the stomach
  • Glucose storage in the liver
  • Water re-absorption in the kidney
  • Heart rate

Frage 20

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Type II diabetes is associated with:
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  • Insulin deficiency or reduced response of target cells
  • Overproduction of glucagon
  • Overproduction of insulin
  • Inability to absorb glucose across the small intestine wall
  • None of the above

Frage 21

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RNA differs from DNA, in that RNA:
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  • Contains ribose as its sugar
  • Is found only in the cytoplasm
  • Contains uracil instead of thymine
  • Contains ribose as its sugar and contains uracil instead of thymine
  • Contains ribose as its sugar, is found only in the cytoplasm and contains uracil instead of thymine

Frage 22

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If one strand of DNA molecule has the sequence of bases 5'-ATTGCA-3', the other strand would have the sequence:
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  • 3'-TAACGT-5'
  • 3'-UAACGU-5'
  • 3'-TUUCGU-5'
  • 3'-TAAGCT-5'
  • 3'-TUUGCT-5'

Frage 23

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A particular triplet of bases in the coding sequence of DNA is AGT. The corresponding codon for mRNA transcribed is:
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  • AGT
  • UCA
  • TCA
  • AGU
  • Either UCA or TCA, depending on the wobble in the first base.

Frage 24

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A recessive allele on the X chromosome is responsible for red-green color blindness in humans. A woman with normal vision whose father is color blind, marries a man whose color blind. What is the probability the couple's son will also be color blind?
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  • 0%
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 100%

Frage 25

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In a population which is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of the allele a is 0.4. What is the percentage of the population which is heterozygous Aa for this allele?
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  • 0.16
  • 0.20
  • 0.48
  • 0.60
  • Cannot tell with this information

Frage 26

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Which of the following is associated with an open circulatory system?
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  • Haemocoel
  • High pressure
  • Energetic flow
  • Blood, arteries, and veins

Frage 27

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Which of the following is associated with a closed circulatory system?
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  • Sluggish flow
  • Low pressure
  • Blood, arteries, and veins
  • haemocoel

Frage 28

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The vena cava carries:
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  • De-oxygenated blood away from the heart
  • Oxygenated blood towards the heart
  • De-oxygenated blood towards the heart
  • Oxygenated blood away from the heart

Frage 29

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The aorta flows out from:
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  • The right ventricle
  • The left ventricle
  • The right atrium
  • The left atrium

Frage 30

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The vena cava flows into:
Antworten
  • The right ventricle
  • The left ventricle
  • The right atrium
  • The left atrium

Frage 31

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What vessel carries blood towards the lungs?
Antworten
  • The vena cava
  • The pulmonary vein
  • The pulmonary artery
  • The aorta

Frage 32

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Name the types of blood in your cells:
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  • Red blood cells, White blood cells, Platelets
  • Red blood cells, White blood cells, haemoglobin
  • White blood cells, Platelets, haemocoel
  • White blood cells, haemocoel, Plasma

Frage 33

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Name the order of layers that form in centrifuged blood?
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  • Red blood cells on top, White blood cells and platelets in centre, plasma on the bottom
  • Red blood cells on the bottom, White blood cells and platelets in centre, plasma on the top
  • Red blood cells on top, White blood cells and platelets on the bottom, plasma in the centre
  • Red blood cells on top, White blood cells and platelets on the bottom, plasma in the centre There is no order when centrifuged and can vary

Frage 34

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What is the main function of the red blood cells?
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  • To enable clotting
  • To fight off infection
  • To carry oxygen
  • All of the above

Frage 35

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Would red blood cells enable you to carry out DNA Analysis?
Antworten
  • Yes
  • No

Frage 36

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What is the main function of the red blood cells?
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  • Where oxygen pressure is high, Hb takes up oxygen
  • Where oxygen pressure is low, Hb gives up oxygen
  • Where oxygen pressure is high, Hb gives up oxygen

Frage 37

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What are the two main types of White blood cell?
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  • neutrophils and lymphocytes
  • neutrophils and basophils
  • basophils and lymphocytes
  • basophils and monocytes

Frage 38

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If I am blood group A , what type of blood group(s) can I receive and who can I donate blood to?
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  • Receive from A,O Donate to A, AB
  • Receive from A,B Donate to A, AB
  • Receive from A,AB, Donate to A,O
  • Receive from AB, O, Donate to AB, O

Frage 39

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What blood group is the universal donor and what group is the universal recipient?
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  • Universal Donor O, Universal Recipient O
  • Universal Donor AB, Universal Recipient O
  • Universal Donor O, Universal Recipient AB
  • Universal Donor AB, Universal Recipient AB

Frage 40

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Which is the correct flow through the heart?
Antworten
  • Vena cava, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, Aorta, body/brain
  • Vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, Aorta, body/brain
  • Aorta, left atrium, right ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left ventricle, Vena cava, body/brain
  • Aorta, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, Vena cava, body/brain

Frage 41

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What are the first 2 major divisions of the nervous system?
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  • Voluntary and Involuntary
  • Sympathetic Division and Parasympathetic Division
  • Somatic and Autonomic
  • Central and Peripheral

Frage 42

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Which are the following statements is FALSE?
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  • Neurons carry electrical signals
  • Glial cells support the neurons in a variety of ways
  • Glial cells can also carry electrical signals
  • A Schwann cells is a type of Glial Cell

Frage 43

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I touch a hot surface and immediately withdraw my hand, how is this best described?
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  • An afferent reaction
  • An efferent reaction
  • An efferent reaction first and then a afferent reaction
  • An afferent reaction first and then a efferent reaction

Frage 44

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Briefly explain the term ‘Resting Potential’
Antworten
  • There is mainly Na+ outside cell & mainly K+ inside
  • There is mainly K+ outside cell & mainly Na+ inside
  • There are equal amounts of K+ & Na+ outside & inside the cell
  • The Resting Potential is not influenced by K+ & Na+

Frage 45

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What are the connections between neurons?
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  • Synapses
  • Dendrites
  • Axon
  • Neurotransmitter

Frage 46

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What is sensory transduction?
Antworten
  • The ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa).
  • The conversion of a sensory stimulus from one form to another.
  • Different sensitivities due to different photopigments.
  • An action potential in presynaptic cell causes it to release neurotransmitter e.g. acetylcholine (ACh)

Frage 47

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Explain the term accommodation (regarding sight)
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  • My humble abode :)
  • The ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa).
  • Having Rods and Cones residing in your eyes
  • Having different sensitivities due to different photopigments

Frage 48

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Explain the difference between a cone and a rod?
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  • Cones are for colour vision and rods are for black and white
  • Cones are for summer and rods are for fishing
  • Cones are for black and white vision, rods are for colour
  • Cones are for bright lights and rods are for dim lights

Frage 49

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Which of the following is in the correct order?
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  • Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
  • Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
  • Kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species
  • Kingdom, order, phylum, class, family, species, genus Kingdom, phylum, order, family, class, genus, species

Frage 50

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Who introduced the method of scientific naming called binomial nomenclature?
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  • Linnaeus Mayr Watson Crick
  • Darwin
  • Mayr
  • Watson
  • Crick

Frage 51

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The biologist who proposed the biological species concept is:
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  • Linnaeus
  • Darwin
  • Mayr
  • Watson
  • Crick

Frage 52

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The eukaryotes belong to 3 monophyletic Kingdoms & 1 paraphyletic kingdom, name these
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  • Prokaryotes, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
  • Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protists
  • Protists, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae
  • Protists, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Animalia

Frage 53

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What distinguishes a protist from a protozoan?
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  • Protists are single celled
  • Protists are a type of protozoan
  • Protozoans are a type of protist
  • Protists are prokaryotes

Frage 54

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Which of the following characteristics of the Protists are correct?
Antworten
  • Can be single celled or multicellular
  • Groups include protozoans and algae
  • Specific single celled examples include amoeba, paramecium and plasmodium
  • Slime moulds are part of this group
  • All the above are true

Frage 55

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What phylum do the sponges belong to?
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  • Cnidaria
  • Annelida
  • Protists
  • Animalia
  • Porifera

Frage 56

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Which of these only includes terms associated with the Cnidaria
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  • Hydra, medusa, spicules, polyp, nerve net, muscles
  • Polyp, medusa, collar cells, protist
  • Cnidoblasts, unicellular, single celled, polyp, nerve net, muscles,
  • Cnidoblasts, medusa, polyp, hydra, nerve net, muscles, multicellular

Frage 57

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Animals found within the Phylum Cnidaria include:
Antworten
  • Jellyfish, coral, sponge, starfish, Urchin
  • Coral, anemone, Hydra, sea cucumber
  • Jellyfish, coral, sponge,anemone, hydra
  • Anemone, jellyfish, coral, hydra,
  • Jellyfish, Anemone, Coral and Nemo

Frage 58

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What method of reproduction do green algae use under optimum conditions?
Antworten
  • Sexual
  • Asexual
  • Nonsexual
  • Bisexual

Frage 59

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What is the dominant phase in the life cycle of Lamina digitata?
Antworten
  • Sporophyte
  • Gametophyte
  • Phaeophyte
  • Chorophyte
  • Rhodophyte

Frage 60

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Which of the following are correct?
Antworten
  • Fungi is able to photosynthesise like plants
  • Fungi are white
  • Fungi does not live off the shores of Dingle
  • Fungi is a kingdom with both unicellular and multicellular species
  • Fungi have a prokaryotic cell structure

Frage 61

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What is Karyogamy?
Antworten
  • Fusion of the cytoplasm
  • Fusion of the nuclei
  • Fusion of the cell wall
  • Fungi fusion

Frage 62

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Eukaryotes evolved from prokaryotes by a process of:
Antworten
  • Exosymbiosis
  • Entersymbiosis
  • Indosymbiosis
  • Symbiosis
  • Endosymbiosis

Frage 63

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Explain the ‘Alternation of Generations’
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  • Haploid organism (sporophyte) makes zygote diploid organism (gametophyte), which makes sex cells haploid organism (gametophyte)
  • Haploid organism (gametophyte) makes sex cells diploid organism (sporophyte), which releases spores haploid organism (gametophyte)
  • Haploid organism (gametophyte) makes sex cells diploid organism (sporophyte), which releases zygotes diploid organism (gametophyte)
  • None of these are correct

Frage 64

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Which of the following are not reliant on water to reproduce?
Antworten
  • Bryophytes
  • Ferns
  • Angiosperms
  • Gymnosperms
  • Both Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

Frage 65

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I lack true conducting tissues, leaves and roots. My gametophyte is my dominant phase and my sporophyte is dependent upon it. I require water for fertilization so I need to grow in moist or seasonally moist habitats. What am I?
Antworten
  • Algae
  • Angiosperm
  • Bryophyte
  • Fern
  • Gymnosperm

Frage 66

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I have true conducting tissues (xylem and phloem), leaves, stems and roots. My sporophyte is the dominant phase and the gametophyte is much reduced. What am I?
Antworten
  • Algae or a Angiosperm
  • Bryophyte or a fern
  • Gymnosperm or Fern
  • Angiosperm

Frage 67

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What is an example of a seedless, vascular plant?
Antworten
  • Algae
  • Fern
  • Bryophyte
  • Angiosperm
  • Gymnosperm

Frage 68

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Is a Daffodil is a Monocot or a Dicot?
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  • Monocot
  • Dicot

Frage 69

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What is the function of Lignin?
Antworten
  • Transports water and dissolved minerals
  • Transports food
  • Plays a role in conducting water in plant stems
  • Allows gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapour, and oxygen to move rapidly into and out of the leaf

Frage 70

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Which of these is False?
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  • The dominant stage of an angiosperm is the sporophyte The dominant stage of a bryophyte is the gametophyte The dominant stage of a gymnosperm is the sporophyte The dominant stage of a fern is the gametophyte
  • The dominant stage of an angiosperm is the sporophyte
  • The dominant stage of a bryophyte is the gametophyte
  • The dominant stage of a gymnosperm is the sporophyte
  • The dominant stage of a fern is the gametophyte

Frage 71

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The Base G always bonds to Base C ?
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 72

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Ribose is.....
Antworten
  • A basic amino acid
  • The building block of DNA
  • The sugar in RNA nucleotides
  • The sugar in DNA nucleotides
  • A fatty acid incorporated into triacylglycerols

Frage 73

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Antworten
  • In DNA the base A pairs with the base T
  • In DNA the base C pairs with the base G
  • In DNA the base U pairs with the base A
  • In RNA the base U is used instead of base T
  • In DNA base pairing follows Chargaff’s rule

Frage 74

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What is the difference between a nucleoside and nucleotide?
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  • Nucleotides have phosphates
  • Nucleosides have phosphates
  • Nucleotides have 2 bases
  • Nucleosides have 2 bases

Frage 75

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Where would you find an anticodon?
Antworten
  • mRNA
  • tRNA
  • in a protein
  • in a ribosome

Frage 76

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Where would you find a codon?
Antworten
  • mRNA
  • tRNA
  • in a protein
  • in a ribosome

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What does tRNA help to do?
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  • Copy mRNA
  • Join the large and small subunits
  • Carry genetic information
  • Put amino acids in the right place

Frage 78

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At which site does tRNA enter the large subunit?
Antworten
  • A
  • P
  • E
  • None

Frage 79

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Which sections carry genes?
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  • Introns
  • Exons

Frage 80

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Which statement is FALSE?
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  • Mitosis results in 2 diploid cells
  • Meiosis results in 4 haploid cells
  • Meiosis results in 2 haploid cells
  • Mitosis occurs in somatic cells

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An Allele is...
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  • The position of a gene on a chromosome
  • An alternative form of a gene
  • The sum of an individual’s genetic information
  • Only visible in the F1 generation

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A locus is....
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  • The position of a gene on a chromosome
  • The position of an allele on a chromosome
  • Singular of loci
  • The same for two alleles of the same gene on homologous chromosomes

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The frequency of crossing over between any two linked genes is:
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  • Higher if they are recessive
  • Difficult to predict
  • Determined by their relative dominance
  • The same as if they were not linked
  • Proportional to the distance between them

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Platyhelminthes are:
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  • Tripoblastic coelomates
  • Dipoblastic coelomates
  • Tripoblastic acoelomates
  • Dipoblastic acoelomates

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What is true of Nematoda?
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  • They have a circulatory system
  • They lack an alimentary canal
  • Includes earthworms
  • Have an alimentary canal, but lack a circulatory system

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Nematoda are...
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  • Tripoblastic acoelomates
  • Dipoblastic acoelomates
  • Dipoblastic psuedocoelomates
  • Tripoblastic psuedocoelomates

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Annelida are...
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  • Tripoblastic coelomates
  • Dipoblastic acoelomates
  • Dipoblastic psuedocoelomates
  • Tripoblastic psuedocoelomates

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Annelida are...
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  • Radially symmetrical
  • Asymmetrical
  • Bilaterally symmetrical

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Molluscs are.....
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  • Dipoblastic acoelomates
  • Tripoblastic coelomates
  • Dipoblastic psuedocoelomates
  • Tripoblastic psuedocoelomates
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