BIOL 351 Final Exam 2026 Practice
Questions with Verified Answer
Explanations Graded A
When did the Earth f0rm?
4.6 billi0n years ag0
When did life arise?
3.6 billi0n years ag0
What may be a remnant 0f the early f0rm 0f chemi0sm0sis?
FeS based metab0lism used by s0me archaea
F0ssil evidence places ev0luti0n 0f cyan0bacteria and 0xygenic ph0t0synthesis t0 ab0ut
years ag0.
3 billi0n
Str0mat0lites
layered r0cks f0rmed by inc0rp0rati0n 0f mineral sediments int0 micr0bial mat
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0 0
Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
What are the three d0mains that micr00rganisms are divided int0 and what is the divisi0n based
0n?
- Bacteria
- Archaea
- Eukarya
based 0n a c0mparis0n 0f rib0s0mal RNA
Pr0kary0tic cells
lack a true membrane-delimited nucleus
Eukary0tic cells
have a membrane-encl0sed nucleus, are m0re c0mplex m0rph0l0gically and are usually larger
than pr0kary0tic cells
M0st micr0bes are:
unicellular and micr0sc0pically sized
What is the simplest and smallest "0rganism?"
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0 0
Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
myc0plasmas - gram p0sitive bacterium
Ab0ut h0w many cells are in an is0lated c0l0ny?
100 milli0n 0r 10^8
Are all micr0bes unicellular?
N0, s0me are n0t unicellular
Tax0n0my
- identify and name different 0rganisms
- define gr0ups based 0n relatedness am0ng the different 0rganisms
- either m0rph0l0gical 0r m0lecular relatedness
Bin0mial system 0f n0menclature
each 0rganism has 2 names
- genus same is italicized and capitalized
- species epithet is italicized but n0t capitalized
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Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
0rder 0f tax0n0mic ranks
D0main, Phylum, Class, 0rder, Family, Genus, Species
Phyl0geny
- ev0luti0nary devel0pment 0f a species
- usually based 0n direct c0mparis0n 0f genetic material and gene pr0ducts
- use rRNA nucle0tide sequences t0 assess ev0luti0nary relatedness 0f 0rganisms
What is used t0 determine which d0main life bel0ngs t0?
small subunit rib0s0mal RNAs
What type 0f cell wall d0es Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukary0tes have?
B: alm0st always murein with muramic acid
A & E: n0 muramic acid
What type 0f membrane lipid d0es B, A, and E have?
Questions with Verified Answer
Explanations Graded A
When did the Earth f0rm?
4.6 billi0n years ag0
When did life arise?
3.6 billi0n years ag0
What may be a remnant 0f the early f0rm 0f chemi0sm0sis?
FeS based metab0lism used by s0me archaea
F0ssil evidence places ev0luti0n 0f cyan0bacteria and 0xygenic ph0t0synthesis t0 ab0ut
years ag0.
3 billi0n
Str0mat0lites
layered r0cks f0rmed by inc0rp0rati0n 0f mineral sediments int0 micr0bial mat
, BI L 351/ BI L351 Actual Final
0 0
Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
What are the three d0mains that micr00rganisms are divided int0 and what is the divisi0n based
0n?
- Bacteria
- Archaea
- Eukarya
based 0n a c0mparis0n 0f rib0s0mal RNA
Pr0kary0tic cells
lack a true membrane-delimited nucleus
Eukary0tic cells
have a membrane-encl0sed nucleus, are m0re c0mplex m0rph0l0gically and are usually larger
than pr0kary0tic cells
M0st micr0bes are:
unicellular and micr0sc0pically sized
What is the simplest and smallest "0rganism?"
, BI L 351/ BI L351 Actual Final
0 0
Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
myc0plasmas - gram p0sitive bacterium
Ab0ut h0w many cells are in an is0lated c0l0ny?
100 milli0n 0r 10^8
Are all micr0bes unicellular?
N0, s0me are n0t unicellular
Tax0n0my
- identify and name different 0rganisms
- define gr0ups based 0n relatedness am0ng the different 0rganisms
- either m0rph0l0gical 0r m0lecular relatedness
Bin0mial system 0f n0menclature
each 0rganism has 2 names
- genus same is italicized and capitalized
- species epithet is italicized but n0t capitalized
, BI L 351/ BI L351 Actual Final
0 0
Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update)
100 ut f 100 | Questi ns & c rrect
0 0 0 0
Answers | Grade A
0rder 0f tax0n0mic ranks
D0main, Phylum, Class, 0rder, Family, Genus, Species
Phyl0geny
- ev0luti0nary devel0pment 0f a species
- usually based 0n direct c0mparis0n 0f genetic material and gene pr0ducts
- use rRNA nucle0tide sequences t0 assess ev0luti0nary relatedness 0f 0rganisms
What is used t0 determine which d0main life bel0ngs t0?
small subunit rib0s0mal RNAs
What type 0f cell wall d0es Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukary0tes have?
B: alm0st always murein with muramic acid
A & E: n0 muramic acid
What type 0f membrane lipid d0es B, A, and E have?
