UMKC Biology 109 Quiz Two Problem Sets Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

UMKC Biology 109 Quiz Two Problem Sets Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What traits did Archeopteryx have in common with living bird species? - feathers Why is the amniotic egg considered an important evolutionary breakthrough? - it allows the incubation of offspring in a terrestrial environment Which of the following statements about phloem tissue is correct? - the sugar- conducting cells of the phloem are alive at functional maturity Growth that results in an increase in the girth of a plant is what kind of growth/ - secondary A water soluble toxin is found in the groundwater where a plant is growing. Which of the following is best able to prevent that toxin from entering the xylem in the plant root? - the Casparian Strip Which of the following phenomena is/are involved in the ascent of xylem sap? - adhesion, cohesion, transpiration A molecule in a plant is transported by going into the cytosol of one cell, leaving the cytosol and entering the cell wall, and then entering the cytosol of a second cell. This molecule has taken which transport route? - transmembrane 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The fact the marsupial and eutherian mammals have a number of different species even though they evolved along separate mammalian lineages is due to: - convergent evolution Unlike eutherians, both monotremes and marsupials: - have some embryonic development outside the mother's uterus If a species has no teeth, no urinary bladder, and females have only one ovary, what group does that species belong to? - birds Which of the following is not a true statement concerning the order Primata? - all of the above are true statements Which of the following are the water-conducting cells of xylem, have thick walls, and are dead at functional maturity? - tracheids and vessel elements Secondary growth of the xylem and phloem in plants is produced by: - vascular cambium Stomata open when guard cells: - become more turgid because of an influx of K+ followed by the osmotic entry of water Active transport involves all the following except - Diffusion of solute through the lipid bilayer of a membrane Some botanists argue that the entire plant should be considered as a single unit rather than a composite of many individual cells. Which of the following structures best support this view? - the plasmodesmata The common ancestor of all these chordate groups except the (blank) probably had paired appendages. - lampreys Annual rings are distinct traits in plants growing in: - temperate regions 3© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Which of the following statements is false about bulk flow? - it depends on the force of gravity on a column of water Lampreys and hagfishes are similar in that they both: - all of the above (1) What is the probable sequence in which the clades of animals originated, from earliest (oldest) to most recent (youngest)? - Bilaterians, Deuterostomes, Vertebrates, Tetrapods, Amniotes A person working with plants may remove apical dominance by doing what to the plant? - pruning The growth rings that contribute to the diameter or gir