Question 1
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Organisms that are characterized by being unicellular, photosynthetic, and having double shells made of silica are known as:
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Dinoflagellates
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diatoms
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Kelps
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euglenoids
Question 2
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Which of the following is a common feature of diplomonads and parabasalids?
Question 3
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True or false: Spores are the most common means of reproduction
Question 4
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What is the function of the bacterial capsule and/or slime layer?
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Protection
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adherence
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movement
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all of the above
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a and b
Question 5
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Which of the following are described as nonliving particles comprised of nucleic acid genomes enclosed in protein?
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Bacteria
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Molecules
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Viruses
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Protists
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Archaea
Question 6
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Identify which of the following would not belong to the domain eukarya.
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Photo synthetic plants
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Multicellular fungi
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Thermophilic archaea
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multicellular animals
Question 7
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which of the following represents the correct hierarchical order, from largest to smallest.
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species, genus, family, class, order
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species, family, genus, class, order
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class, genus, order, family, species
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class, oder, family, genus, species
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class, family, order, genus, species
Question 8
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which of the following represents the correct hierarchical order, from largest to smallest.
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species, genus, family, class, order
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species, family, genus, class, order
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class, genus, order, family, species
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class, oder, family, genus, species
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class, family, order, genus, species
Question 9
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Tuberculosis affects the:
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gastro-intestinal tract
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circulatory system
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respiratory tract
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nervous system
Question 10
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True or false: Stomach ulcers are caused by the bacteria, Helicobacter pylori.
Question 11
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Gram-positive (+) and gram-negative (-) bacteria are characterized by differences in:
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the cell wall: gram+ have peptidoglycan, gram-negative have pseudo-peptidoglycan.
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the plasma membrane: gram+ have ester-liked lipid, gram-negative have either-linked lipds
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the cell wall: gram+ have a thick layer of peptidoglycan and gram-negative have a thin layer of peptidoglycan plus and outer membrane.
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chromosomal structure: gram+ have circular chromosomes, gram-negative have linear chromosomes.
Question 12
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Gram-positive (+) and gram-negative (-) bacteria are characterized by differences in:
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the cell wall: gram+ have peptidoglycan, gram-negative have pseudo-peptidoglycan.
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the plasma membrane: gram+ have ester-liked lipid, gram-negative have either-linked lipds
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the cell wall: gram+ have a thick layer of peptidoglycan and gram-negative have a thin layer of peptidoglycan plus and outer membrane.
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chromosomal structure: gram+ have circular chromosomes, gram-negative have linear chromosomes.
Question 13
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True or False: following rRNA sequence analysis, scientists found Domain Bacteria to be closely related to the Domain Eukarya.
Question 14
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Fungi obtain their food by:
Question 15
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Which of the following are included in the alveolar phylum:
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Plasmodium (malaria)
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Trypansosomes
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ciliates
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a and b
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a and c
Question 16
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the main decomposers in the biosphere are ______ and _____.
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fungi, animals
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animals, bacteria
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bacteria, plants
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bacteria, fungi
Question 17
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Which on the following fungal groups reproduces using aquatic flagellated zoospores?
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Glomeromycetes
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Zygomycetes
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Chtridiomycetes
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Ascomycetes
Question 18
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The tropical diseases such as African sleeping sickness, Chaga's disease, and leishmaniasis are caused by:
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apicomplexans
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phytomastigotes
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trypansomes
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oomycetes
Question 19
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which of the following organelles present in eukaryotic cells may have resulted from an endosymbiotic relationship.
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Chloroplasts
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Rough Er
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Ribosomes
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Lysosomes
Question 20
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A process by which a bacteriophage may change a benign bacteria into a virulent strain:
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induction
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phage conversion
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lysogeny
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replication
Question 21
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the cells walls of most bacteria are composed of _____, which is not present in archaea.
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polysaccharides
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ester-linked lipids
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capsid proteins
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peptidoglycan
Question 22
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most viruses traget specific cells based on what is expressed on the surface of the host cell. As a result, viruses can only replicate in a limited number of host's cells. The phenomenon is commonly referred to as:
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endosymbiosis
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tissue tropism
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selection typing
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transformation
Question 23
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The devastating effete of AIDS results from the viral destruction of a specific type of lymphocyte known as ______ cells.
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Helper T cells
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Plasma
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Red Blood
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Cytotoxic B cells
Question 24
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Which of the following eukaryotic kingdoms contains a diverse group of unicellular and multicellular organisms that do not fit into any other eukaryotic kingdom?
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Fungi
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Protista
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Animalia
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Plantae
Question 25
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The marine multicellular protists including the larger brown algae belong to the:
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dinoflagellates
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choanofagellida
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stramenopiles
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euglenoids
Question 26
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specialized symbiotic associations between the roots of plants and fungi are called:
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lichen
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hyphai associations
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mycorrhizae
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mycelium