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Bio 117 Quiz 4 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Match the following list of organisms to their cell wall or shell material.
Dinoflagellates
Foraminifera
Fungi
Diatoms
Cellulose
Silica
Chitin
Calcium Carbonate Answer: Dinoflagellates- Cellulose
Foramnifera- Calcium Carbonate
Fungi- Chitin
Diatoms- Silica
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about a phylogeny, as
represented by a phylogenetic tree?
I. Descendant groups (branches) from the same node share derived
characters.
II. A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent
features.
III. The ancestral group always displays all the synapomorphies of the
descendant species.
A.none; not I, II, or III
B. I, II, and III
C. only II
D. only III
E. only I Answer: E. only I
Which of the following fungal groups contain spores and gametes that
have flagella?
A. Chytrids
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B. None of the above have flagellated spores and gametes.
C. Basidiomycota
D. Zygomycetes
E. Ascomycota Answer: A. Chytrids
Imagine that you are given some chemoorganotrophic bacteria to
grow. What should you use as a source of energy for this type of
bacteria?
A. hydrogen sulfide
B. light
C. sugar
D. ammonia
E. methane Answer: C. sugar
Which of the following extremophiles might researchers most likely use
as a model for the earliest organisms on Earth?
A. a bacterium that thrives in a highly acidic environment
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Bio 117 Quiz 4 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
Match the following list of organisms to their cell wall or shell material.
Dinoflagellates
Foraminifera
Fungi
Diatoms
Cellulose
Silica
Chitin
Calcium Carbonate Answer: Dinoflagellates- Cellulose
Foramnifera- Calcium Carbonate
Fungi- Chitin
Diatoms- Silica
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about a phylogeny, as
represented by a phylogenetic tree?
I. Descendant groups (branches) from the same node share derived
characters.
II. A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent
features.
III. The ancestral group always displays all the synapomorphies of the
descendant species.
A.none; not I, II, or III
B. I, II, and III
C. only II
D. only III
E. only I Answer: E. only I
Which of the following fungal groups contain spores and gametes that
have flagella?
A. Chytrids
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B. None of the above have flagellated spores and gametes.
C. Basidiomycota
D. Zygomycetes
E. Ascomycota Answer: A. Chytrids
Imagine that you are given some chemoorganotrophic bacteria to
grow. What should you use as a source of energy for this type of
bacteria?
A. hydrogen sulfide
B. light
C. sugar
D. ammonia
E. methane Answer: C. sugar
Which of the following extremophiles might researchers most likely use
as a model for the earliest organisms on Earth?
A. a bacterium that thrives in a highly acidic environment
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