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DIVERSITY OF FORM AND FUNCTION FINAL
EXAM 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Temperature varies with time and space. Which of the following is the coldest?
A. Arizona in July
B. Paris in June
C. Melbourne in January
D. Iowa City today - correct-answer-D
Some red knots avoid winter by executing extremely long migrations, from the tip
of South America to north of Hudson Bay and back, every year. Where in their
migration would they experience the shortest days?
A. The Artic in June
B. South America in December
C. The Equator in March
D. My migrating, red knots always enjoy 24 hour days - correct-answer-C
A population whose members are distributed in clumps:
A. Compete for limiting resources such as nesting sites
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B. Neither benefit nor suffer from close proximity
C. Gain some sort of advantage from aggregation
D. Are members of the same families - correct-answer-C
The size of a population is determined by:
A. Birth rate
B. Birth rate and death rate
C. Immigration and emigration rates
D. All of the above - correct-answer-D
The grazing of aspen seedlings by elk is an example of what kind of species
interaction?
A. Commensalism
B. Competition
C. Mutualism
D.Antagonism - correct-answer-D
The number of rings in a tree trunk provides an accurate measure for the age of
the tree in years. Which of the following does not contribute to this?A. There is
more precipitation at the beginning of the growing season compared to later on.
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B. When water is abundant, vessel elements and tracheids reach a greater
diameter before differentiating and dying than when water is scarce.
C. The transport cells of xylem are very durable and build up with continued
cambium activity.
D. The cambium makes alternating rings of xylem and phloem every year. -
correct-answer-D
Sea otters are members of:
A. Cnidaria
B. Mammalia
C. Reptilia
D. Amphibia - correct-answer-B
Sea urchins are members of:
A. Cnidaria
B. Ctenophores
C. Crustaceans
D. Echinoderms - correct-answer-D
The feature shared by cnidarians, ctenophores and echinoderms is:
A. 3 body layers
DIVERSITY OF FORM AND FUNCTION FINAL
EXAM 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Temperature varies with time and space. Which of the following is the coldest?
A. Arizona in July
B. Paris in June
C. Melbourne in January
D. Iowa City today - correct-answer-D
Some red knots avoid winter by executing extremely long migrations, from the tip
of South America to north of Hudson Bay and back, every year. Where in their
migration would they experience the shortest days?
A. The Artic in June
B. South America in December
C. The Equator in March
D. My migrating, red knots always enjoy 24 hour days - correct-answer-C
A population whose members are distributed in clumps:
A. Compete for limiting resources such as nesting sites
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B. Neither benefit nor suffer from close proximity
C. Gain some sort of advantage from aggregation
D. Are members of the same families - correct-answer-C
The size of a population is determined by:
A. Birth rate
B. Birth rate and death rate
C. Immigration and emigration rates
D. All of the above - correct-answer-D
The grazing of aspen seedlings by elk is an example of what kind of species
interaction?
A. Commensalism
B. Competition
C. Mutualism
D.Antagonism - correct-answer-D
The number of rings in a tree trunk provides an accurate measure for the age of
the tree in years. Which of the following does not contribute to this?A. There is
more precipitation at the beginning of the growing season compared to later on.
, 3|Page
B. When water is abundant, vessel elements and tracheids reach a greater
diameter before differentiating and dying than when water is scarce.
C. The transport cells of xylem are very durable and build up with continued
cambium activity.
D. The cambium makes alternating rings of xylem and phloem every year. -
correct-answer-D
Sea otters are members of:
A. Cnidaria
B. Mammalia
C. Reptilia
D. Amphibia - correct-answer-B
Sea urchins are members of:
A. Cnidaria
B. Ctenophores
C. Crustaceans
D. Echinoderms - correct-answer-D
The feature shared by cnidarians, ctenophores and echinoderms is:
A. 3 body layers
