UTA - BIO 2 Exam 1 review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The Baltimore classification system is most likely to be used in organizing which type of
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - viruses
The correct species name for humans is - CORRECT ANSWER - homo sapiens
Put the following terms in their correct taxonomic order starting with the one that encompasses
the most diversity and ending with the one that encompasses the least diversity. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order Family, Genus, Species
Hypothesis for how viruses evolved? - CORRECT ANSWER - devolution/regressive,
escapists/progressive, self-replicating
Which is a potential strategy to combat a human virus such as SARS CoV-2? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vaccination
A virion (single virus particle) typically consist of which three compounds? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nucleic acid core, protein, membrane
What is a "spillover" event? - CORRECT ANSWER - A pathogen from 1 species moves to
another species
Prions such as the infectious agent that causes "mad cow" disease (Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy) are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER - Modified protein
Which of the following is a true cyanobacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blue-green
algae, gram-negative, photoautotrophs
, An organism that can survive and grow at very high temperatures (80°-120°C) are called
_____________ and are most likely to be classified as - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hyperthermophiles
In general, what is the primary ecological role of prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Break down organic matter
What is a "superbug" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Overuse of antibiotics; staph, mRSA
Gram-negative bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin double membrane, stain pink,
antibiotic resistant
Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus. True/False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following are not prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Single-celled;
cyanobacteria, archaea
What is a primary goal associated with bioremediation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use
prokaryotes to remove pollutants
This term describes an organism that obtains both carbon and energy by ingesting other
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heterotroph
According to the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, from what did
mitochondria originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-proteobacteria
Which of the following was derived from an ancestral cyanobacterium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chloroplasts
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The Baltimore classification system is most likely to be used in organizing which type of
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - viruses
The correct species name for humans is - CORRECT ANSWER - homo sapiens
Put the following terms in their correct taxonomic order starting with the one that encompasses
the most diversity and ending with the one that encompasses the least diversity. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order Family, Genus, Species
Hypothesis for how viruses evolved? - CORRECT ANSWER - devolution/regressive,
escapists/progressive, self-replicating
Which is a potential strategy to combat a human virus such as SARS CoV-2? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vaccination
A virion (single virus particle) typically consist of which three compounds? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nucleic acid core, protein, membrane
What is a "spillover" event? - CORRECT ANSWER - A pathogen from 1 species moves to
another species
Prions such as the infectious agent that causes "mad cow" disease (Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy) are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER - Modified protein
Which of the following is a true cyanobacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blue-green
algae, gram-negative, photoautotrophs
, An organism that can survive and grow at very high temperatures (80°-120°C) are called
_____________ and are most likely to be classified as - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hyperthermophiles
In general, what is the primary ecological role of prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Break down organic matter
What is a "superbug" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Overuse of antibiotics; staph, mRSA
Gram-negative bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin double membrane, stain pink,
antibiotic resistant
Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus. True/False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following are not prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Single-celled;
cyanobacteria, archaea
What is a primary goal associated with bioremediation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use
prokaryotes to remove pollutants
This term describes an organism that obtains both carbon and energy by ingesting other
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - Heterotroph
According to the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, from what did
mitochondria originate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-proteobacteria
Which of the following was derived from an ancestral cyanobacterium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chloroplasts
