Bio 182 Final Practice Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
A small meadow in Northern Arizona experiences a strong wind storm that destroys
many plants and trees but not the soil. The plants and trees were able to grow back with
time. What explains this scenario? - ANSWERSSecondary Sucession
Which of the following correctly orders the levels of taxonomy from largest most
specific? - ANSWERSDomain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Match the following connective tissues to their correct function or structure. -
ANSWERSBlood- Composed of red and white cells along with fragments called
platelets
Cartilage- Provides flexibility and cushioning of joints
Dense connective tissue- Strong tissues that make up tendons and ligaments
Adipose- major energy storage
Loose connective- Holds organs in place and provides internal structure of the body
Bone- support and protection
The global pattern of species richness has increasing diversity from ------- and ------- -
ANSWERSPoles, tropics
Which of the following tissues is voluntary - ANSWERSSkeletal
Which of the following is not a characteristic of only mammals? - ANSWERSAmniotic
egg
In a population of cats the alleles for fur color are analyzed and the frequency of the
dominant allele is 0.7 and the recessive allele is 0.3. What is the genotypic frequency of
heterozygous individuals in this population? - ANSWERS0.42
In a population of cats the alleles for fur color are analyzed and the frequency of
homozygous recessive individuals is 0.16. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
- ANSWERS0.6
Plants are responsible for the movements of what from the atmosphere into the
biosphere through the use of photosynthesis? - ANSWERSCarbon
Which of the following correctly orders the levels of the food chain from bottom to top? -
ANSWERSProducer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer,
quaternary consumer
with Correct Answers
A small meadow in Northern Arizona experiences a strong wind storm that destroys
many plants and trees but not the soil. The plants and trees were able to grow back with
time. What explains this scenario? - ANSWERSSecondary Sucession
Which of the following correctly orders the levels of taxonomy from largest most
specific? - ANSWERSDomain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Match the following connective tissues to their correct function or structure. -
ANSWERSBlood- Composed of red and white cells along with fragments called
platelets
Cartilage- Provides flexibility and cushioning of joints
Dense connective tissue- Strong tissues that make up tendons and ligaments
Adipose- major energy storage
Loose connective- Holds organs in place and provides internal structure of the body
Bone- support and protection
The global pattern of species richness has increasing diversity from ------- and ------- -
ANSWERSPoles, tropics
Which of the following tissues is voluntary - ANSWERSSkeletal
Which of the following is not a characteristic of only mammals? - ANSWERSAmniotic
egg
In a population of cats the alleles for fur color are analyzed and the frequency of the
dominant allele is 0.7 and the recessive allele is 0.3. What is the genotypic frequency of
heterozygous individuals in this population? - ANSWERS0.42
In a population of cats the alleles for fur color are analyzed and the frequency of
homozygous recessive individuals is 0.16. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
- ANSWERS0.6
Plants are responsible for the movements of what from the atmosphere into the
biosphere through the use of photosynthesis? - ANSWERSCarbon
Which of the following correctly orders the levels of the food chain from bottom to top? -
ANSWERSProducer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer,
quaternary consumer
