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BIO 1500 Final Exam Study Guide Questions
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The fruiting bodies formed by Myxobacteria are an example of... - Answer✔multicellular
organization
The fruiting bodies formed by many Fungi and Myxobacteria are an example of... -
Answer✔Homoplasy
What is Homoplasy? - Answer✔a characteristic shared by a set of species but not present in the
LCA
Archaea are... - Answer✔Polyphyletic, more closely related to eukarya than to bacteria,
adapted to extreme environments
The human microbiome has been found to include species from ... - Answer✔bacteria, fungi,
and archaea
the genomes of viruses have been integrated into the genomes of... - Answer✔Humans, E. Coli,
and Bacteria
Viral species differ by... - Answer✔genome organization, host specificity, capsid morphology
the presence of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells originated by... - Answer✔endosymbiosis
Fungi are more closely related to _______ than to _______. - Answer✔Humans/Bacteria
Carl Von Linnee's natural taxa correspond to ... - Answer✔monophyletic groups of species
DNA coding for genes makes up closest to ______ % of the human genome : - Answer✔1%
Genome sequence comparisons reveal that close to ______% of genes are shared between E.
Coli and Humans : - Answer✔40%
Plasmodium falciparium is... - Answer✔parasitic, eukaryote, unicellular
Bacteria and Archaea differ by : - Answer✔10x difference in number of species, number of RNA
polymerases, chemical composition of the cell walls
the taxon prokaryotes in considered... - Answer✔paraphyletic
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria is facilitated by... - Answer✔conjugation, transformation,
transduction
sexual reproduction allows eukaryotic species to... - Answer✔adapt faster to parasites, produce
genetic diversity in offspring, produce more structurally diverse offspring.
Sacharomyces Cerevesiae, the genetic model organism, belongs to... - Answer✔Ascomycota
the heat tolerance of thermophile bacteria and archaea species represents a ... -
Answer✔homoplasy
bacteria can be equipped with ______ flagella. - Answer✔1, 2, and 3
According to the biological species concept, species are defined as: - Answer✔all individuals of
a population that can interbreed
In Fungi, single cells in a Hyphen... - Answer✔exchange nutrients through pores.
True or False : Some bacteria feed on other bacterial species - Answer✔True
True or False : bacteria can secrete antibacterial substances - Answer✔True
True or False : the ribosomes of archaea and bacteria contain homologous RNA molecules -
Answer✔True
Fungi and bacteria resemble each other by : - Answer✔decomposing organic substances
the species in the largest taxon of fungi is mostly ... - Answer✔multicellular
What is a synapomorphy? - Answer✔a characteristic present in an ancestral species (LCA) that
is seen in at least 2 of its decendants
What is a symplesiomorphy? - Answer✔an ancestral trait shared by 2 or more taxa
In fungi, spores can be generated by ... - Answer✔sexual and asexual reproduction
In fungi, spores are... - Answer✔important for dispersal
the fruiting body of ascomycota is produced from.. - Answer✔Hyphae
Darwin's finches are a ________ group. - Answer✔monophyletic
male and female gametophyte nuclei generate ... - Answer✔seed plant endosperm
the seed plant endosperm provides... - Answer✔protection from starvation
Adult seed plants increase in width through ________ in the _________. -
Answer✔MItosis/Lateral Meristem
Plant meristem cells are found in... - Answer✔Shoot, root and stem
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BIO 1500 Final Exam Study Guide Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
The fruiting bodies formed by Myxobacteria are an example of... - Answer✔multicellular
organization
The fruiting bodies formed by many Fungi and Myxobacteria are an example of... -
Answer✔Homoplasy
What is Homoplasy? - Answer✔a characteristic shared by a set of species but not present in the
LCA
Archaea are... - Answer✔Polyphyletic, more closely related to eukarya than to bacteria,
adapted to extreme environments
The human microbiome has been found to include species from ... - Answer✔bacteria, fungi,
and archaea
the genomes of viruses have been integrated into the genomes of... - Answer✔Humans, E. Coli,
and Bacteria
Viral species differ by... - Answer✔genome organization, host specificity, capsid morphology
the presence of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells originated by... - Answer✔endosymbiosis
Fungi are more closely related to _______ than to _______. - Answer✔Humans/Bacteria
Carl Von Linnee's natural taxa correspond to ... - Answer✔monophyletic groups of species
DNA coding for genes makes up closest to ______ % of the human genome : - Answer✔1%
Genome sequence comparisons reveal that close to ______% of genes are shared between E.
Coli and Humans : - Answer✔40%
Plasmodium falciparium is... - Answer✔parasitic, eukaryote, unicellular
Bacteria and Archaea differ by : - Answer✔10x difference in number of species, number of RNA
polymerases, chemical composition of the cell walls
the taxon prokaryotes in considered... - Answer✔paraphyletic
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria is facilitated by... - Answer✔conjugation, transformation,
transduction
sexual reproduction allows eukaryotic species to... - Answer✔adapt faster to parasites, produce
genetic diversity in offspring, produce more structurally diverse offspring.
Sacharomyces Cerevesiae, the genetic model organism, belongs to... - Answer✔Ascomycota
the heat tolerance of thermophile bacteria and archaea species represents a ... -
Answer✔homoplasy
bacteria can be equipped with ______ flagella. - Answer✔1, 2, and 3
According to the biological species concept, species are defined as: - Answer✔all individuals of
a population that can interbreed
In Fungi, single cells in a Hyphen... - Answer✔exchange nutrients through pores.
True or False : Some bacteria feed on other bacterial species - Answer✔True
True or False : bacteria can secrete antibacterial substances - Answer✔True
True or False : the ribosomes of archaea and bacteria contain homologous RNA molecules -
Answer✔True
Fungi and bacteria resemble each other by : - Answer✔decomposing organic substances
the species in the largest taxon of fungi is mostly ... - Answer✔multicellular
What is a synapomorphy? - Answer✔a characteristic present in an ancestral species (LCA) that
is seen in at least 2 of its decendants
What is a symplesiomorphy? - Answer✔an ancestral trait shared by 2 or more taxa
In fungi, spores can be generated by ... - Answer✔sexual and asexual reproduction
In fungi, spores are... - Answer✔important for dispersal
the fruiting body of ascomycota is produced from.. - Answer✔Hyphae
Darwin's finches are a ________ group. - Answer✔monophyletic
male and female gametophyte nuclei generate ... - Answer✔seed plant endosperm
the seed plant endosperm provides... - Answer✔protection from starvation
Adult seed plants increase in width through ________ in the _________. -
Answer✔MItosis/Lateral Meristem
Plant meristem cells are found in... - Answer✔Shoot, root and stem
2|Page
