Biology 1407 Final Exam (Tarleton State) Questions and
Answers
Question 1.
taiga biome
Correct Answer: -northern coniferous forest -largest terrestrial biome -long cold
winter -short wet summer -cone-bearing conifer trees are adapted to cold
temperatures
Question 2.
primary plant growth
Correct Answer: increase in the length of a plant
Question 3.
Unikonta
Correct Answer: FUNGI AND ANIMALS -move with only 1 or fewer flagella
Question 4.
peptidoglycan
Correct Answer: differentiates gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Question 5.
Amphibian respiratory system
Correct Answer: -Breathe using lungs, mouth cavities & skin -Don't have chest &
stomach muscles needed for inhaling -Open mouth, fill with air, force it back
through the glottis into lungs, glottis then closes to keep the air in the lungs.
-Also, air over vocal cords for croaking
Question 6.
pyramid of production
Correct Answer: shows the flow of energy from producers to primary consumers
and to higher trophic levels
Question 7.
tundra biome
Correct Answer: -covers expansive areas of the Arctic between the taiga and
frozen ice -treeless arctic tundra -frozen -little precipitation
Question 8.
amphibian heart
Correct Answer: 3 chambers (2 atria and 1 ventricle)
Question 9.
habitat
Correct Answer: where an organism lives
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, Question 10.
abiotic factors
Correct Answer: Nonliving components of environment.
Question 11.
Producers
Correct Answer: Organisms that make their own food and support all other
trophic levels
Question 12.
Community
Correct Answer: All the different populations that live together in an area
Question 13.
From what organism did plants originate?
Correct Answer: Algae
Question 14.
ecological niche
Correct Answer: the sum of an organism's use of the biotic and abiotic resources
in its environment
Question 15.
secondary plant growth
Correct Answer: growth that leads to an increase in the width of a plant
Question 16.
How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
Correct Answer: about 10%
Question 17.
What happened to allow for the evolution of aerobic respiration?
Correct Answer: The photosynthetic prokaryote changed the carbon dioxide
atmosphere into an aerobic atmosphere with oxygen (2.2 billion years ago)
Question 18.
quaternary consumer
Correct Answer: Carnivore that eats tertiary consumers.
Question 19.
animal
Correct Answer: Eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic organisms that obtain
their food by eating, also use embryonic development
Question 20.
What traits distinguish plants from algae?
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Answers
Question 1.
taiga biome
Correct Answer: -northern coniferous forest -largest terrestrial biome -long cold
winter -short wet summer -cone-bearing conifer trees are adapted to cold
temperatures
Question 2.
primary plant growth
Correct Answer: increase in the length of a plant
Question 3.
Unikonta
Correct Answer: FUNGI AND ANIMALS -move with only 1 or fewer flagella
Question 4.
peptidoglycan
Correct Answer: differentiates gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Question 5.
Amphibian respiratory system
Correct Answer: -Breathe using lungs, mouth cavities & skin -Don't have chest &
stomach muscles needed for inhaling -Open mouth, fill with air, force it back
through the glottis into lungs, glottis then closes to keep the air in the lungs.
-Also, air over vocal cords for croaking
Question 6.
pyramid of production
Correct Answer: shows the flow of energy from producers to primary consumers
and to higher trophic levels
Question 7.
tundra biome
Correct Answer: -covers expansive areas of the Arctic between the taiga and
frozen ice -treeless arctic tundra -frozen -little precipitation
Question 8.
amphibian heart
Correct Answer: 3 chambers (2 atria and 1 ventricle)
Question 9.
habitat
Correct Answer: where an organism lives
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, Question 10.
abiotic factors
Correct Answer: Nonliving components of environment.
Question 11.
Producers
Correct Answer: Organisms that make their own food and support all other
trophic levels
Question 12.
Community
Correct Answer: All the different populations that live together in an area
Question 13.
From what organism did plants originate?
Correct Answer: Algae
Question 14.
ecological niche
Correct Answer: the sum of an organism's use of the biotic and abiotic resources
in its environment
Question 15.
secondary plant growth
Correct Answer: growth that leads to an increase in the width of a plant
Question 16.
How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
Correct Answer: about 10%
Question 17.
What happened to allow for the evolution of aerobic respiration?
Correct Answer: The photosynthetic prokaryote changed the carbon dioxide
atmosphere into an aerobic atmosphere with oxygen (2.2 billion years ago)
Question 18.
quaternary consumer
Correct Answer: Carnivore that eats tertiary consumers.
Question 19.
animal
Correct Answer: Eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic organisms that obtain
their food by eating, also use embryonic development
Question 20.
What traits distinguish plants from algae?
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