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BIO 116 Exam 3 (2026) | Comprehensive Biology Exam Questions and Answers Covering Plant Physiology, Cell Division, Transport Systems, Gene Regulation, Immunology and Microbiology

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This BIO 116 Exam 3 study guide contains a large collection of exam questions and verified answers covering plant physiology, plant growth and hormones, transport systems, water potential, xylem and phloem function, cell division, mitosis, gene regulation, microbiology, and immunology concepts. The material is presented in a question-and-answer format designed to support efficient revision, self-testing, and exam preparation. The document includes detailed coverage of tropisms, phototropism, gravitropism, auxin transport, cytokinins, gibberellins, ethylene, plant anatomy, vascular tissues, meristems, primary and secondary growth, water transport, transpiration, stomatal regulation, and phloem translocation. It also reviews mitosis, cytokinesis, cell cycle checkpoints, chromosome behavior, operons, transcriptional regulation, endosymbiosis, virulence factors, toxins, and foundational biological processes frequently assessed in university biology courses. The content is suitable for students preparing for BIO 116 exams, quizzes, cumulative assessments, and final examinations. Its extensive question bank format makes it particularly useful for active recall learning and rapid review before testing. Keywords plant physiology phototropism gravitropism thigmotropism auxin cytokinins gibberellins ethylene plant hormones photomorphogenesis phytochrome plant anatomy root hairs xylem phloem vascular tissue meristems primary growth secondary growth vascular cambium cork cambium water potential osmosis transpiration cohesion tension theory stomata guard cells bulk flow transport in plants endosymbiosis cell cycle mitosis cytokinesis chromosomes sister chromatids centromere metaphase anaphase cell division gene expression operon model lac operon trp operon transcription factors epigenetics chromatin DNA methylation virulence factors exotoxins endotoxins botulinum toxin tetanus toxin microbiology immunology biology exam questions biology revision university biology exam preparation

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Transpired water is replaced as water travels _____ - ANSWER

✔✔up from the roots


Plants receive signals from the environment & respond by ______. -

ANSWER ✔✔altering growth & development


Any response resulting in a curvature of organs toward or away from a

stimulus is called a ______. - ANSWER ✔✔tropism

,Response to light; mediated by the hormone auxin - ANSWER

✔✔Phototropism


Shoots show ______ phototropism, roots show _____. - ANSWER

✔✔positive; negative


Response to gravity; mediated by the hormone auxin as well as in some

plants detection of gravity occurs by the settling of statoliths -

ANSWER ✔✔Gravitropism


Dense cytoplasmic components - ANSWER ✔✔statoliths


Shoots show _____ gravitropism, roots show ________. - ANSWER

✔✔negative; positive


Response to touch (rapid leaf movements in response to mechanical

stimulation/disturbance)


Ex. Mimosa pudica - ANSWER ✔✔Thigmotropism


Transmission of electrical impulses that cause a touch response -

ANSWER ✔✔Action potentials


When electrical potential reaches motor cells at the base of the leaflet,

the folding is caused by a _________ out of motor cells - ANSWER

✔✔rapid efflux of potassium followed by rapid water transport

,effects of light on plant morphology - ANSWER

✔✔photomorphogenesis


2 major classes of light receptors that mediate photomorphogenesis -

ANSWER ✔✔blue-light photoreceptors & phytochrome (for red & far-

red lights)


Morphological adaptations for growing in darkness - ANSWER

✔✔Etiolation


Changes in which shoots and roots then begin to grow normally -

ANSWER ✔✔De-etiolation


4 Phytochrome responses - ANSWER ✔✔De-etiolation, seed

germination, shade avoidance, & control of biological clock

Phytochromes exist in 2 photoreversible states with a conversation of

_____ to ____ triggering many developmental responses - ANSWER

✔✔P(r) to P(fr)


A naturally occurring organic molecule that is synthesized in one part of

the organism and has an effect on another part of the organism -

ANSWER ✔✔Hormone




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, In a plant cell, most hormones can also have significant effects in

_______ where they are synthesized - ANSWER ✔✔the same cells


Plant hormones are ______ that modify or control one or more specific

physiological processes within a plant - ANSWER ✔✔chemical

signals


Plant hormones help coordinate: (3 things) - ANSWER ✔✔growth,

development,& responses to stimuli

Are plant hormones produced in low or high concentrations? -

ANSWER ✔✔Low concentrations


Each hormone has multiple effects, but _______ - ANSWER

✔✔multiple hormones can influence a single process


What do plant responses depend on? - ANSWER ✔✔The amount &

concentration of specific hormones and often the combination of

hormones present


Any chemical that promotes elongation of shoot tip - ANSWER

✔✔Auxin


One of the common naturally occurring auxins in plants - ANSWER

✔✔Indoleacetic acid

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