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WorksheetsDC Bio Spring Semester Exam
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Evolution is a change in
a)
traits over time.
b)
allele frequencies over time.
c)
a population of organisms.
d)
all of the above
2.
Movement of individuals into and out of a population or area is called
a)
genetic drift.
b)
gene flow.
c)
evolution.
d)
natural selection.
3.
Which of the following correctly describes the process of natural selection?
a)
survival of the strongest
b)
genetic drift
c)
the most fit passes off its traits to the next generation
d)
a slow change in populations over time
4.
Which of the following would not be considered a fossil?
a)
ancient, preserved footprints
b)
pottery from the 14th century
c)
dinosaur bones
d)
an insect trapped in amber
5.
When there is a severe reduction in numbers of organisms due to a natural disaster, this is termed
a)
bottlenecking
b)
extinction
c)
founder effect
d)
analogous feature
6.
The hipbones of a whale are examples of
a)
analogous structures
b)
superfluous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
vestigial structures
7.
Which is a more accurate measurement of dating fossils?
a)
half-life analysis
b)
relative dating
c)
surveying the layer of sediment it was found in
d)
looking at its evolutionary origin through cladograms
8.
Which of these is not a condition for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
a)
small population
b)
no gene flow
c)
no mutation
d)
random mating
9.
If the homozygous recessive frequency is 0.09, what is the frequency of the heterozygotes?
a)
.03
b)
.7
c)
.42
d)
.49
10.
Which of the following correctly describes the diagram?
a)
dispersive selection
b)
directional selection
c)
disruptive selection
d)
stabilizing selection
11.
Wings in organisms have the same function but may have different embryological origins, such as that of an insect and a bat. Structures that have the same function but different origins are known as
a)
vestigial
b)
homologous
c)
analogous
d)
heterozygous
12.
Which is the larger and more inclusive of these taxonomic groups?
a)
order
b)
species
c)
class
d)
family
13.
Which of the following has organisms that are all heterotrophic, primarily multicellular and have cell walls?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
14.
Which of the following is a characteristic of viruses?
a)
made of cells
b)
produce metabolic wastes
c)
capable of capturing its host's energy
d)
intracellular parasite
15.
Which of the following would be a possible derived characteristic for only the fly, dragonfly & butterfly?
a)
wings
b)
8 legs
c)
biting mouth parts
d)
hard exoskeleton
16.
Which two of the following would be considered one clade?
a)
butterfly & fly
b)
spider & ant
c)
ant & flea
d)
dragonfly & fly
17.
Which of the following is true of a virus?
a)
have a capsid made of glycogen
b)
contain both DNA & RNA
c)
have a cell wall
d)
contain DNA or RNA
18.
Which of the following is the destructive cycle of viral replication?
a)
lysogenic
b)
mitosis
c)
binary fission
d)
lytic
19.
Enveloped viruses have a covering that they obtain
a)
from the host cell membrane
b)
from other viruses
c)
by having the host cell build for them before exiting the cell
d)
from the parent virus cell
20.
Which of the following correctly describes this bacteria?
a)
gram positive
b)
gram negative
c)
gram neutral
21.
Which of the following correctly describes the picture?
a)
bacillus
b)
spirillum
c)
coccus
22.
Bacteria reproduce by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
fertilization
d)
binary fission
23.
Which of the following are Domain(s) of bacteria?
a)
Protista
b)
Eukarya
c)
Archaea & Bacteria
d)
Bacteria & Eubacteria
24.
Which of the following is used by retroviruses to convert their RNA into cDNA?
a)
ligase
b)
polymerase
c)
reverse transcriptase
d)
topoisomerase
25.
While photoautotrophs use sunlight as their initial energy source, chemoautotrophs use
a)
heat
b)
inorganic substances
c)
glucose
d)
glycogen
26.
Which of the following is NOT a eukaryote?
a)
fungus
b)
protist
c)
plant
d)
bacterium
27.
Which of the following do NOT have at least some members that are heterotrophic?
a)
Protista
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
28.
A reproductive method known as conjugation is found in both bacteria and
a)
protists
b)
fungi
c)
sponges
d)
roundworms
29.
Which of the following is not a type lichen?
a)
crustose
b)
fruticose
c)
galactose
d)
foliose
30.
Use the following characteristics to determine the type of organism:
Phylum Ascomycota
asexual reproduction
used to make some foods
Phylum Ascomycota
asexual reproduction
used to make some foods
a)
yeast
b)
bacteria
c)
bread mold
d)
fern
31.
Which of the following has a symbiotic relationship with plants by providing nutrients and water to the plant?
a)
Plasmodium
b)
Nematoda
c)
Mycorrhizae
d)
Yeast
32.
Which of the following may be parasitic?
a)
Chlorophyta
b)
Ciliophora
c)
Pteridophyta
d)
Apicomorpha
33.
Which of the following contains the male gametophyte?
a)
archegonium
b)
carpel
c)
pistil
d)
pollen cone
34.
What are the threadlike structures in the picture?
a)
roots
b)
mycelium
c)
gills
d)
stipe
35.
Which of the following allow plants to be successful on land?
a)
vascular tissue
b)
small, non-vascular leaves
c)
water-dependent reproduction
36.
Which of the following contain vascular tissue?
a)
mosses
b)
bryophytes
c)
ferns
d)
cnidarians
37.
Which of the following produce gametes?
a)
sporophyte
b)
gametophyte
c)
vascular tissue
d)
xylem
38.
In all plants, the diploid sporophyte is dominant. Which of the following is the exception to that?
a)
ferns
b)
angiosperms
c)
mosses
d)
gymnosperms
39.
Bryophyta includes
a)
mosses
b)
ferns
c)
angiosperms
d)
conifers
40.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of angiosperms?
a)
produce flowers for reproduction
b)
many have pollinators
c)
produce pollen in cones
d)
produce seeds with embryos
41.
Which of the following means male and female reproductive parts on the same plant?
a)
monoecious
b)
dioecious
c)
tetraploidy
d)
heterogynous
42.
Which of the following describes a gametophyte?
a)
diploid
b)
tetraploid
c)
haploid
d)
monoploid
43.
Which of the following transports glucose throughout the plant?
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
palisades
d)
mycchorizae
44.
Which of the following is NOT true of xylem?
a)
transports water
b)
is also known as the meristem
c)
makes up the annual rings
d)
"woody" portion of the plant
45.
Which part of the plant is where primary growth occurs?
a)
meristem
b)
cortex
c)
endodermis
d)
cuticle
46.
Which structure produces pollen in angiosperms?
a)
cone
b)
anther
c)
stigma
d)
ovary
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