Biology II Final Exam '25

A group of species that reflect lines of evolutionary descent rather than similarities and differences is called a _____.

• class

• clade

• clutch

• cluster

Which part of the microscope is this?

• Arm

• Eyepiece

• Diaphragm

• Objective lens

What is found on the underside of a fern's leaf?

• rhizomes

• fronds

• spores

• stems

Mass of tangled fungal hyphae (mostly underground).

• mycelium

• fruiting body

• sporangium

• septa

What is hydrotropism?

• The movement of plants towards water

• The movement of plants away from water

• The rate of growth of a plant in response to temperature changes in water

• A plant's response to gravity and touch

Why do bryophytes have to be around water part of the year?

• So they are able to stay wet

• So they can anchor in the soil better

• So the sperm can swim to the egg.

• So they can tolerate low temperatures

Rhizoids are _____ like structures that anchor bryophytes and absorb water.

• leaf

• flower

• stem

• root

You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?

• ocular PLUS objective
• ocular TIMES objective
• ocular MINUS objective
• ocular DIVIDED BY objective

Which of the following is not true of taxonomy?

• It is a branching classification of all organisms.

• It is subject to changes.

• It is based on shared characteristics.

• It is not concerned with scientific naming.

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus