Lesson 6 Exam

   

Question 1

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Which one of the following is the only domain that contains eukaryotes?

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Animalia

 

Plantae

 

Archaea

 

Eukarya

 

Question 2

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RNAs that can act as enzymes are called:

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ribozymes.

 

ATPs.

 

lysosomes.

 

prokaryotes.

 

Question 3

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You discover a prokaryote that can make its own food in the absence of light. Nutritionally, you would classify this prokaryote as a:

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chemoautotroph.

 

photoheterotroph.

 

photoautotroph.

 

heterotroph.

 

Question 4

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The science of naming, identifying, and classifying organisms is called:

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biogeography.

 

zoography.

 

phylogeny.

 

taxonomy.

 

Question 5

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Which of the following is a colonial form of green algae?

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<i>Volvox</i>

 

<i>Giardia</i>

 

<i>Paramecium</i>

 

<i>Plasmodium</i>

 

Question 6

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Which of the following is NOT true?

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The great diversification of   animals occurred during the Cambrian explosion.

 

For most of biological history,   life was confined to aquatic habitats.

 

The evolution of multicellularity   took place after the origin of the eukaryotes.

 

The first organisms to colonize   land were animals.

 

Question 7

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Feathers in birds appear to have first evolved for insulation but later conveyed a new advantage in helping create light aerodynamic surfaces. This switch in function is an example of:

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paedomorphosis.

 

punctuated equilibrium.

 

convergent evolution.

 

an exaptation.

 

Question 8

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Molecular systematics might examine all of the following types of data EXCEPT:

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proteins.

 

DNA sequences.

 

amino acid sequences.

 

anatomical features.

 

Question 9

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__________ are responsible for toxic red tides.

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Plasmodial slime molds

 

Dinoflagellates

 

Red algae

 

Diatoms

 

Question 10

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Speciation requires:

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periods of rapid evolutionary   change.

 

geographic isolation.

 

long periods of time.

 

genetic isolation.

 

Question 11

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An ancestral species and all its evolutionary descendants define a:

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outgroup.

 

clade.

 

genus.

 

ingroup.

 

Question 12

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Prokaryotes reproduce by means of:

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mitosis.

 

binary fission.

 

budding.

 

meiosis.

 

Question 13

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Endosymbiosis explains the origin of the __________ of eukaryotes.

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

 

endomembrane system

 

nuclear envelope

 

membrane-bound organelles

 

Question 14

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Which of the following would be an example of paedomorphosis?

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Starfish regenerating severed   limbs

 

Rapid evolution in a small,   isolated population

 

Two species evolving a similar   appearance

 

The ability to reproduce evolving   in caterpillars

 

Question 15

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The wing of a penguin is __________ the wing of a butterfly.

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structurally identical to

 

superior to

 

homologous to

 

analogous to

 

Question 16

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The absence of __________ in the primitive atmosphere was essential to the origin of life on Earth.

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N₂

 

CO₂

 

CH₄

 

O₂

 

Question 17

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A period of mass extinction is often followed by:

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explosive diversification.

 

nonbranching evolution.

 

global cooling.

 

equilibrium.

 

Question 18

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Land was first colonized about __________ years ago.

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100 million

 

500 million

 

1.7 billion

 

2.5 billion

 

Question 19

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Of the following taxonomic levels, species found within the same __________ are the most closely related.

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family

 

phylum

 

order

 

domain

 

Question 20

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Variation among pre-cells was due to:

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genetic drift.

 

natural selection.

 

the bottleneck effect.

 

mutation.

 

Lesson 5 Exam

   

Question 21

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Which one of the following statements is true?

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Natural selection works on   variation already present in a population.

 

Natural selection works on   non-heritable traits.

 

Individuals evolve through natural   selection.

 

Organisms evolve structures that   they need.

 

Question 22

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The oldest known fossils are from about __________ years ago.

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3.5 billion

 

6,000

 

4.0 million

 

1.0 billion

 

Question 23

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While on the Beagle, Darwin was influenced by a book by Charles Lyell that suggested that Earth was __________ and sculpted by geologic processes that __________ today.

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old; continue

 

old; no longer occur

 

young; continue

 

young; no longer occur

 

Question 24

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The human genome contains approximately __________ genes.

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1,000-2,000

 

50,000-60,000

 

21,000

 

2,000-3,000

 

Question 25

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Which one of the following can create new alleles?

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Bottleneck Effect

 

Sexual reproduction

 

Mutation

 

Founder Effect

 

Question 26

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The presence of freckles is due to a dominant allele. Four percent of the individuals in a particular population lack freckles. Use the Hardy-Weinberg formula to calculate the percentage of individuals in this population who are homozygous dominant for freckles.

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32%

 

4%

 

64%

 

80%

 

Question 27

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Your family is taking a long driving vacation across the midwestern and western United States. As you travel, you notice that the flowers, birds, and trees of the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains are very different. As you ponder why, you remember that such differences in the distribution of species are part of the field of:

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paleontology.

 

geology.

 

biogeography.

 

morphology.

 

Question 28

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The Human Genome Project has the potential to:

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lead to treatments for inherited   diseases.

 

lead to treatments for contagious   diseases.

 

increase our understanding of the   historical relationships among species.

 

play a role in all of the above   answer choices.

 

Question 29

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The possibility that Mongolian ruler Genghis Khan spread an unusual chromosome to nearly 16 million men living today resulted from studies of:

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proteomics.

 

cDNA.

 

the X chromosome.

 

the Y chromosome.

 

Question 30

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A DNA fragment with a sticky end that reads -ATTCG will bind with another DNA fragment with a sticky end that reads:

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TAAGC-.

 

CGGAT-.

 

GCCTA-.

 

ATTGC-.

 

Question 31

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Genetically modifying human __________ cells may directly affect future generations.

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intestinal

 

immune

 

gametic

 

somatic

 

Question 32

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The scientific field that studies complete sets of genes is called:

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genomics.

 

recombinant DNA.

 

proteomics.

 

restriction enzyme.

 

Question 33

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Which enzyme is used to bind DNA fragments together?

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Restriction enzyme

 

Telomerase

 

DNA ligase

 

DNA polymerase

 

Question 34

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Which of the following is NOT a requirement of natural selection?

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Differential reproductive success

 

Overproduction of offspring

 

Genetic variation

 

Catastrophic events

 

Question 35

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The total collection of alleles in a population at any one time make up that population’s:

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gene pool.

 

genotype.

 

heterozygosity.

 

polymorphic pool.

 

Question 36

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You are attempting to link an individual to a crime. The only evidence you have is a tiny drop of blood. How can you use this drop of blood to make the association?

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You can use the sample to   determine the individual’s ABO blood group.

 

You can use gel electrophoresis to   determine the length of the DNA found in the sample.

 

You can use PCR to increase the   amount of DNA available for restriction fragment analysis.

 

You can use the sample to check   for the presence of the Rhesus factor.

 

Question 37

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Natural selection results in:

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increased genetic variation.

 

a population that is better   adapted to a future environment.

 

a population that is adapted to   its current environment.

 

an increase in the size of a   population.

 

Question 38

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Which of the following is most likely to decrease genetic variation?

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Directional selection

 

Mutation

 

Stabilizing selection

 

Diversifying selection

 

Question 39

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Nucleic acid probes are used to:

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find a specific nucleotide   sequence.

 

isolate bacterial genes.

 

destroy clones that do not carry   the recombinant plasmid of interest.

 

synthesize a RNA strand   complementary to a stickyend.

 

Question 40

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A collection of cloned DNA fragments that includes an organism’s entire genome is called a:

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phenotypic library.

 

gene repository.

 

clone collection.

 

genomic library.