bio1042 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Greenhouse gases include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer -hydrogen
sulphide.
Of the factors currently contributing to the global biodiversity crisis, the most
important is considered to be: - Answer -the rate of species loss.
The largest family of flowering plants in Australia is the: - Answer -Myrtaceae.
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff into freshwater ecosystems:
Select one: - Answer -can result in "cultural eutrophication".
All of the following are charcteristic of a population EXCEPT: - Answer -several
species.
In general, the most important determinant of plant community type in Australia is:
- Answer -the amount and regularity of rainfall.
Of the biological kingdoms, the most diverse is the: - Answer -bacteria
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, Carnivorous plants have evolved mechanisms that trap and digest small animals.
The products of this digestion are used to supplement the plant's supply of: -
Answer -minerals
Select the MOST correct definition. Adaptive radiation is: - Answer -the rapid
evolution of a large number of closely-related species.
Sclerophylly is considered to be a response to: - Answer -low soil fertility.
Evolution, at the genetic level, is caused by - Answer -changes in the relative
abundance of alleles in a gene pool over the course of generations.
Which one of the following ecological units incorporates ABIOTIC factors -
Answer -ecosystem
Which one of the following genera does not belong in the eucalypt family, the
Myrtaceae? - Answer -banksia
On an evolutionary scale, mycorrhizae - Answer -helped plants survive as they
adapted to terrestrial environments.
The morphological similarity between the marsupial thylacine and the placental
wolf is an example of: - Answer -convergent evolution.
Select the most correct option. Mallee vegetation is characterised by the presence
of __________ eucalypts. - Answer -multistemmed
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Answers
Greenhouse gases include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer -hydrogen
sulphide.
Of the factors currently contributing to the global biodiversity crisis, the most
important is considered to be: - Answer -the rate of species loss.
The largest family of flowering plants in Australia is the: - Answer -Myrtaceae.
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff into freshwater ecosystems:
Select one: - Answer -can result in "cultural eutrophication".
All of the following are charcteristic of a population EXCEPT: - Answer -several
species.
In general, the most important determinant of plant community type in Australia is:
- Answer -the amount and regularity of rainfall.
Of the biological kingdoms, the most diverse is the: - Answer -bacteria
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, Carnivorous plants have evolved mechanisms that trap and digest small animals.
The products of this digestion are used to supplement the plant's supply of: -
Answer -minerals
Select the MOST correct definition. Adaptive radiation is: - Answer -the rapid
evolution of a large number of closely-related species.
Sclerophylly is considered to be a response to: - Answer -low soil fertility.
Evolution, at the genetic level, is caused by - Answer -changes in the relative
abundance of alleles in a gene pool over the course of generations.
Which one of the following ecological units incorporates ABIOTIC factors -
Answer -ecosystem
Which one of the following genera does not belong in the eucalypt family, the
Myrtaceae? - Answer -banksia
On an evolutionary scale, mycorrhizae - Answer -helped plants survive as they
adapted to terrestrial environments.
The morphological similarity between the marsupial thylacine and the placental
wolf is an example of: - Answer -convergent evolution.
Select the most correct option. Mallee vegetation is characterised by the presence
of __________ eucalypts. - Answer -multistemmed
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