Biology 152 Final exam Actual study set
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The final breakdown of dead plant and animals is performed by - ANSWER-saprophytes
what is the function of the root - ANSWER-- Holds the plant to ground
- collects nutrients
- collects water
the characteristics that make an angiosperm different from the gymnosperms? - ANSWER-they have
fruits (from flowers)
The idea that each species consists of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals called __. -
ANSWER-biological theory of speculation
The phylogenetic system of classification of the organism unlike the artificial and natural system refelects
- ANSWER-evolutionary relationships
Changes in the frequency of alleles - ANSWER-microevolution
A population is defined as - ANSWER-individuals of the same species that occur together at one place at
one time
The bone structure of the forelimbs of horse, bats, and whales indicated that structures with - ANSWER-
different functions retain evidence of descent from a common form
Most of the nitrogen in the air enters the biosphere as useable nitrogen as a result of - ANSWER-
bacterial action
Biologists who accept the biological species concept and insist that classification must reflect
evolutionary history are called - ANSWER-cladists
For members of two different populations to be members of the same species - ANSWER-be able to
interbreed
Which group of gymnosperms has the only one species, which has survived human cultivation -
ANSWER-ginkgoes
The principle way for genetic variation to spread through a population is by - ANSWER-sexual
reproduction
Without genetic variability, a population cannot - ANSWER-evolve
Changes in a gene frequency that is not due to selection, mutation, or immigration is called - ANSWER-
genetic drift
If a small group of individuals colonizes a newly formed island, the gene frequency of the population is
likely to be different than that which they came from. This is called - ANSWER-founder effect
, What effect do mycorrhizae have on the plants with which they are associated? - ANSWER-symbionts,
help the plants take in minerals
The evolutionary tendency is the alteration of generations is - ANSWER-reduction of gametophyte to few
cells, gametophyte is protected by saprophyte
The removal of ___ of a root abolishes its response to gravity - ANSWER-root cap
A population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and is polymorphic for only two alleles. If the frequency
of the dominant allele (A) is .07, the AA individuals have a frequency of ___. - ANSWER-.49
A population is polymorphic for only two alleles. If the frequency of the dominant allele is .6, the
frequency of the recessive allele is - ANSWER-.49
Deletion, inversion, duplication, and insertions are examples of - ANSWER-chromosomal mutations
Vertebrates are ___ - ANSWER-coelomates/deuterostomes
The Hardy- Weinberg principal states that __ - ANSWER-sexual production alone would not change the
frequency of alleles
Protista cannot be - ANSWER-Prokaryotic
The wing of a bat is __ to the wing of an insect and __ to the flipper of the whale. - ANSWER-analogous,
and homologous
In plants with the alteration of generations, the __produce gametes by ___ - ANSWER-gametophyte, by
metosis
When we observe a flowering plant, the structures we see are part of the - ANSWER-diploid sporophyte
The first law of thermodynamics states that the energy of the universe is - ANSWER-constant
the biomass of an ecosystem would not include __. - ANSWER-water
In amniotic eggs the function of the allantois is to - ANSWER-aid in excretion
In plants, which have a life cycle characterized by alteration of generations, the __ is diploid and the __ is
haploid. - ANSWER-sporophyte, gametophyte
The efficiency of photosynthesis is estimated to be ___. - ANSWER-2-4 %
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor of a community? - ANSWER-pathogens
All seed plants __. - ANSWER-are heterosporous, have alteration of generation, produce spores, have
embryos
Consider the organisms occupying various trophic levels. A third level trophic organism cannot be: -
ANSWER-a herbivore
What is true of any ecosystem? - ANSWER-The energy picked up by the plants is higher than any picked
up by animals.
Generally about __ of the energy in any trophic level will be passed on to the next? - ANSWER-10%
with Questions and correct/verified
Answers
The final breakdown of dead plant and animals is performed by - ANSWER-saprophytes
what is the function of the root - ANSWER-- Holds the plant to ground
- collects nutrients
- collects water
the characteristics that make an angiosperm different from the gymnosperms? - ANSWER-they have
fruits (from flowers)
The idea that each species consists of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals called __. -
ANSWER-biological theory of speculation
The phylogenetic system of classification of the organism unlike the artificial and natural system refelects
- ANSWER-evolutionary relationships
Changes in the frequency of alleles - ANSWER-microevolution
A population is defined as - ANSWER-individuals of the same species that occur together at one place at
one time
The bone structure of the forelimbs of horse, bats, and whales indicated that structures with - ANSWER-
different functions retain evidence of descent from a common form
Most of the nitrogen in the air enters the biosphere as useable nitrogen as a result of - ANSWER-
bacterial action
Biologists who accept the biological species concept and insist that classification must reflect
evolutionary history are called - ANSWER-cladists
For members of two different populations to be members of the same species - ANSWER-be able to
interbreed
Which group of gymnosperms has the only one species, which has survived human cultivation -
ANSWER-ginkgoes
The principle way for genetic variation to spread through a population is by - ANSWER-sexual
reproduction
Without genetic variability, a population cannot - ANSWER-evolve
Changes in a gene frequency that is not due to selection, mutation, or immigration is called - ANSWER-
genetic drift
If a small group of individuals colonizes a newly formed island, the gene frequency of the population is
likely to be different than that which they came from. This is called - ANSWER-founder effect
, What effect do mycorrhizae have on the plants with which they are associated? - ANSWER-symbionts,
help the plants take in minerals
The evolutionary tendency is the alteration of generations is - ANSWER-reduction of gametophyte to few
cells, gametophyte is protected by saprophyte
The removal of ___ of a root abolishes its response to gravity - ANSWER-root cap
A population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and is polymorphic for only two alleles. If the frequency
of the dominant allele (A) is .07, the AA individuals have a frequency of ___. - ANSWER-.49
A population is polymorphic for only two alleles. If the frequency of the dominant allele is .6, the
frequency of the recessive allele is - ANSWER-.49
Deletion, inversion, duplication, and insertions are examples of - ANSWER-chromosomal mutations
Vertebrates are ___ - ANSWER-coelomates/deuterostomes
The Hardy- Weinberg principal states that __ - ANSWER-sexual production alone would not change the
frequency of alleles
Protista cannot be - ANSWER-Prokaryotic
The wing of a bat is __ to the wing of an insect and __ to the flipper of the whale. - ANSWER-analogous,
and homologous
In plants with the alteration of generations, the __produce gametes by ___ - ANSWER-gametophyte, by
metosis
When we observe a flowering plant, the structures we see are part of the - ANSWER-diploid sporophyte
The first law of thermodynamics states that the energy of the universe is - ANSWER-constant
the biomass of an ecosystem would not include __. - ANSWER-water
In amniotic eggs the function of the allantois is to - ANSWER-aid in excretion
In plants, which have a life cycle characterized by alteration of generations, the __ is diploid and the __ is
haploid. - ANSWER-sporophyte, gametophyte
The efficiency of photosynthesis is estimated to be ___. - ANSWER-2-4 %
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor of a community? - ANSWER-pathogens
All seed plants __. - ANSWER-are heterosporous, have alteration of generation, produce spores, have
embryos
Consider the organisms occupying various trophic levels. A third level trophic organism cannot be: -
ANSWER-a herbivore
What is true of any ecosystem? - ANSWER-The energy picked up by the plants is higher than any picked
up by animals.
Generally about __ of the energy in any trophic level will be passed on to the next? - ANSWER-10%
