COFC - GEOLOGY 105 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The genetic code in DNA consists of matching base pairs that are represented by their
first letters. The correct matching pairs are... - Answers :C-G and T-A
Which of the following elements (Mg, O, Fe, Al, Si) is NOT among the four that
comprise more than 90% of the mass of Earth? - Answers :Al (Aluminium)
In benthic environments BELOW the photic zone in the ocean, the first-level consumers
in the detrital food web consist of ____________ and ____________. - Answers
:Deposit feeders and suspension feeders.
The dominant primary producers in the pelagic (open ocean) food web are
________________. - Answers :Phytoplankton
In the pelagic food web, the primary producers are organisms that have a large ratio of
____________ to ____________. - Answers :surface area to volume
What comprises the least proportion of the Universe? - Answers :Ordinary matter
The portion of the ocean where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis is called the
____________ zone. - Answers :photic
Useless structures found in some animals, such as a pelvis in boa constrictor snakes,
are called ____________. - Answers :vestigal
Fungi are genetically most closely related to ____________. - Answers :animals
The fossil record indicated that life on Earth has ____________ over time. - Answers
:evolved
Which 3 things increase the likelihood of an organism becoming fossilized? - Answers
:1.) hard parts
2.) rapid burial
3.) burial in sediment with little or no oxygen
What object in the inner Solar System is part of a large planetesimal that struck Earth
early in its history? - Answers :Moon
Members of the Kingdom ____________ are noted for their ability to live in extreme
environments (such as highly saline water, very hot environments, and environments
with abundant sulfuric acid) - Answers :Archaea
How do you write a correct "scientific name"? - Answers :Genus + Species (both
italicized)
The genetic code in DNA consists of matching base pairs that are represented by their
first letters. The correct matching pairs are... - Answers :C-G and T-A
Which of the following elements (Mg, O, Fe, Al, Si) is NOT among the four that
comprise more than 90% of the mass of Earth? - Answers :Al (Aluminium)
In benthic environments BELOW the photic zone in the ocean, the first-level consumers
in the detrital food web consist of ____________ and ____________. - Answers
:Deposit feeders and suspension feeders.
The dominant primary producers in the pelagic (open ocean) food web are
________________. - Answers :Phytoplankton
In the pelagic food web, the primary producers are organisms that have a large ratio of
____________ to ____________. - Answers :surface area to volume
What comprises the least proportion of the Universe? - Answers :Ordinary matter
The portion of the ocean where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis is called the
____________ zone. - Answers :photic
Useless structures found in some animals, such as a pelvis in boa constrictor snakes,
are called ____________. - Answers :vestigal
Fungi are genetically most closely related to ____________. - Answers :animals
The fossil record indicated that life on Earth has ____________ over time. - Answers
:evolved
Which 3 things increase the likelihood of an organism becoming fossilized? - Answers
:1.) hard parts
2.) rapid burial
3.) burial in sediment with little or no oxygen
What object in the inner Solar System is part of a large planetesimal that struck Earth
early in its history? - Answers :Moon
Members of the Kingdom ____________ are noted for their ability to live in extreme
environments (such as highly saline water, very hot environments, and environments
with abundant sulfuric acid) - Answers :Archaea
How do you write a correct "scientific name"? - Answers :Genus + Species (both
italicized)
