Biology 102 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
The common ancestor of birds and bats had a humerus. The humerus is: -
ANSWER-homologous
The wing of a bat and the wing of a bird are: - ANSWER-analogous
The DNA of mice is most like the DNA of: - ANSWER-Rats
The taxon that is between Class and Family: - ANSWER-Order
(this question is asked again) The taxon that is between Class and Family: -
ANSWER-Superfamily
The correct scientific name for the Blue whale is: - ANSWER-Baleonaptera musculus
(all italicized)
The best way of putting a phylogenetic tree together (if we can do it) is: - ANSWER-
monophyletic
True or false: The Precambrian consisted of algae and bacteria for most of the time:
- ANSWER-True
True or false: The biggest extinction event we know about happened at the end of
the Permian Era: - ANSWER-True
True or false: the Mesozoic was the "Age of Dinosaurs" - ANSWER-True
The Blue Ridge Mountains continue in: - ANSWER-the Scottish Highlands
The phylum Porifera includes: - ANSWER-sponges
Jellyfish have what type of symmetry? - ANSWER-radial
The stinging cells of jellyfish are known as: - ANSWER-cnidocytes
True or false: box jellies can kill people: - ANSWER-True
True or false: leeches are again being used in medicine: - ANSWER-True
True or false: Charles Darwin became an expert in worms late in life: - ANSWER-
True
all mollusks have the following: - ANSWER-a muscular foot, a mantle, a visceral
mass
, The most intelligent invertebrates are: - ANSWER-octopus and squid
The term "Arthropoda" refers to: - ANSWER-jointed appendages
Not an arthropod: - ANSWER-echinoderm
Phloem moves: - ANSWER-nutrients around the plant
A bryophyte includes: - ANSWER-liverwort
Cycads are: - ANSWER-gymnosperms
Part of the male structure of a flower: - ANSWER-anther
True or false: some flowers smell like decaying corpse: - ANSWER-True
Fungi are: - ANSWER-heterotrophs
Malaria is a: - ANSWER-Protozoa
True or false: Bacteria have a nucleus: - ANSWER-False. Bacteria are prokaryotes
True or false: Endo- and exo-toxins are found in disease causing bacteria: -
ANSWER-True
All viruses have: - ANSWER-RNA or DNA and a protein coat
True or false: some viruses attack bacteria - ANSWER-True
Pekingese are a really annoying breed of dog designed to literally sit on pillows. This
breed came about due to: - ANSWER-artificial selection
The industrial revolution in England caused the moths we discussed in class to
become: - ANSWER-darker
In areas with a lot of malaria, the allele for sickle cell is: - ANSWER-more common
If the frequency of people showing the recessive trait is 84%, the frequency of
people showing the dominant trait is: - ANSWER-16%
For the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, all of the following are needed except: -
ANSWER-there are no exceptions on this list: large population size, random mating,
no mutations, no natural selection
A peacocks long and pretty tail is due: - ANSWER-sexual selection
Most speciation is: - ANSWER-allopatric
True or false: Humans evolved from living apes (answer this based on our class
discussion) - ANSWER-False
Answers
The common ancestor of birds and bats had a humerus. The humerus is: -
ANSWER-homologous
The wing of a bat and the wing of a bird are: - ANSWER-analogous
The DNA of mice is most like the DNA of: - ANSWER-Rats
The taxon that is between Class and Family: - ANSWER-Order
(this question is asked again) The taxon that is between Class and Family: -
ANSWER-Superfamily
The correct scientific name for the Blue whale is: - ANSWER-Baleonaptera musculus
(all italicized)
The best way of putting a phylogenetic tree together (if we can do it) is: - ANSWER-
monophyletic
True or false: The Precambrian consisted of algae and bacteria for most of the time:
- ANSWER-True
True or false: The biggest extinction event we know about happened at the end of
the Permian Era: - ANSWER-True
True or false: the Mesozoic was the "Age of Dinosaurs" - ANSWER-True
The Blue Ridge Mountains continue in: - ANSWER-the Scottish Highlands
The phylum Porifera includes: - ANSWER-sponges
Jellyfish have what type of symmetry? - ANSWER-radial
The stinging cells of jellyfish are known as: - ANSWER-cnidocytes
True or false: box jellies can kill people: - ANSWER-True
True or false: leeches are again being used in medicine: - ANSWER-True
True or false: Charles Darwin became an expert in worms late in life: - ANSWER-
True
all mollusks have the following: - ANSWER-a muscular foot, a mantle, a visceral
mass
, The most intelligent invertebrates are: - ANSWER-octopus and squid
The term "Arthropoda" refers to: - ANSWER-jointed appendages
Not an arthropod: - ANSWER-echinoderm
Phloem moves: - ANSWER-nutrients around the plant
A bryophyte includes: - ANSWER-liverwort
Cycads are: - ANSWER-gymnosperms
Part of the male structure of a flower: - ANSWER-anther
True or false: some flowers smell like decaying corpse: - ANSWER-True
Fungi are: - ANSWER-heterotrophs
Malaria is a: - ANSWER-Protozoa
True or false: Bacteria have a nucleus: - ANSWER-False. Bacteria are prokaryotes
True or false: Endo- and exo-toxins are found in disease causing bacteria: -
ANSWER-True
All viruses have: - ANSWER-RNA or DNA and a protein coat
True or false: some viruses attack bacteria - ANSWER-True
Pekingese are a really annoying breed of dog designed to literally sit on pillows. This
breed came about due to: - ANSWER-artificial selection
The industrial revolution in England caused the moths we discussed in class to
become: - ANSWER-darker
In areas with a lot of malaria, the allele for sickle cell is: - ANSWER-more common
If the frequency of people showing the recessive trait is 84%, the frequency of
people showing the dominant trait is: - ANSWER-16%
For the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, all of the following are needed except: -
ANSWER-there are no exceptions on this list: large population size, random mating,
no mutations, no natural selection
A peacocks long and pretty tail is due: - ANSWER-sexual selection
Most speciation is: - ANSWER-allopatric
True or false: Humans evolved from living apes (answer this based on our class
discussion) - ANSWER-False
