BIOL 1010 Final Exam Questions (U of
M) with answers 2025/2026
osses are included in a group of plants called the _____ - correct answer ✔✔bryophytes
What is the dominant phase of the moss life cycle? - correct answer ✔✔gametophyte
Which part of a plant life cycle does a pollen grain represent? - correct answer ✔✔a male
gametophyte
The fungi _____. - correct answer ✔✔are similar to bacteria because fungi use extracellular
digestion to obtain their nutrients.
Which of the following characteristics is (are) seen only in chordates? - correct answer ✔✔gill
slits AND notochord
Arachnids, Crustaceans, and Insects are all _____. - correct answer ✔✔Arthropods.
Animals that are segmented and have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton are members of
which phylum? - correct answer ✔✔Arthropoda
Which kingdom is best classified by the following three characteristics? Multicellular, Absorptive
heterotroph, chitinos cell wall. - correct answer ✔✔Kingdom Fungi
Which kingdom is best classified by the following three characteristics? Multicellular
Photosynthetic Eukaryotic? - correct answer ✔✔Kingdom Plantae
, Which molluscan class includes individuals with two shells? - correct answer ✔✔Bivalvia
The epithelial cells lining the intestine have surface projections that increase the area for
absorption. These projections are called - correct answer ✔✔microvilli
The most basic reason why animals need a continuous supply of oxygen is because - correct
answer ✔✔without it, animals cannot obtain enough energy from their food
In which of the following animals does the respiratory system require no assistance from the
circulatory system? - correct answer ✔✔cockroach
The parasympathetic division of the nervous system is part of the _____. - correct answer
✔✔autonomic nervous system.
Homeostasis _____. - correct answer ✔✔is the maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium
Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue? - correct answer ✔✔muscle
Marine animals that have body fluids with a solute concentration equal to that of the
surrounding sea water are said to be _____. - correct answer ✔✔osmoconformers
The functional unit of the mammalian kidney is called _____. - correct answer ✔✔the nephron.
Where do developing sperm cells undergo meiosis? - correct answer ✔✔in the wall of the
seminiferous tubules
A tissue type specialized for transmission of electrical signals is _____. - correct answer
✔✔nervous
M) with answers 2025/2026
osses are included in a group of plants called the _____ - correct answer ✔✔bryophytes
What is the dominant phase of the moss life cycle? - correct answer ✔✔gametophyte
Which part of a plant life cycle does a pollen grain represent? - correct answer ✔✔a male
gametophyte
The fungi _____. - correct answer ✔✔are similar to bacteria because fungi use extracellular
digestion to obtain their nutrients.
Which of the following characteristics is (are) seen only in chordates? - correct answer ✔✔gill
slits AND notochord
Arachnids, Crustaceans, and Insects are all _____. - correct answer ✔✔Arthropods.
Animals that are segmented and have jointed appendages and an exoskeleton are members of
which phylum? - correct answer ✔✔Arthropoda
Which kingdom is best classified by the following three characteristics? Multicellular, Absorptive
heterotroph, chitinos cell wall. - correct answer ✔✔Kingdom Fungi
Which kingdom is best classified by the following three characteristics? Multicellular
Photosynthetic Eukaryotic? - correct answer ✔✔Kingdom Plantae
, Which molluscan class includes individuals with two shells? - correct answer ✔✔Bivalvia
The epithelial cells lining the intestine have surface projections that increase the area for
absorption. These projections are called - correct answer ✔✔microvilli
The most basic reason why animals need a continuous supply of oxygen is because - correct
answer ✔✔without it, animals cannot obtain enough energy from their food
In which of the following animals does the respiratory system require no assistance from the
circulatory system? - correct answer ✔✔cockroach
The parasympathetic division of the nervous system is part of the _____. - correct answer
✔✔autonomic nervous system.
Homeostasis _____. - correct answer ✔✔is the maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium
Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue? - correct answer ✔✔muscle
Marine animals that have body fluids with a solute concentration equal to that of the
surrounding sea water are said to be _____. - correct answer ✔✔osmoconformers
The functional unit of the mammalian kidney is called _____. - correct answer ✔✔the nephron.
Where do developing sperm cells undergo meiosis? - correct answer ✔✔in the wall of the
seminiferous tubules
A tissue type specialized for transmission of electrical signals is _____. - correct answer
✔✔nervous
