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Biology 2 final exam review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the outer coat of proteins called that surround the core of a virus?
a)
capsule
b)
envelope
c)
membrane
d)
capsid
2.
What characteristic of the object shown below?
a)
It is classified by nucleic acid
b)
It can replicate on its own
c)
It has organelles and makes proteins
d)
It is classified as a cell
3.
In the bacterial cell shown above, what is the structure labeled A? 
a)
ribosome
b)
plasmid
c)
chromosome
d)
pili
4.
How do the structures labeled B help increase the diversity of prokaryotes and contribute to resistance to antibiotics? 
a)
They help the bacterium move
b)
They attach to other bacteria cells to exchange genetic material
c)
They help the cell attach to surfaces
d)
They keep the cell from drying out
5.
Which bacterial adaptions helps a bacterium avoid being engulfed by white blood cells?
a)
capsule
b)
cell wall
c)
pili
d)
flagella
6.
What does a virus need to replicate?
a)
capsid, tail, and spikes
b)
DNA only
c)
set of prions
d)
host cell
7.
How do humans benefit from the presence of a certain strain of E. Coli in their intestines? 
a)
The E. Coli makes Vitamin K 
b)
Humans provide oxygen for the bacteria to live
c)
The E. coli produces antibiotics in humans 
d)
Humans derive no benefit from any strain of E. coli
8.
Identify the process that is taking place in the illustration below. 
a)
endospore formation 
b)
conjugation
c)
chemosynthesis
d)
binary fission
9.
Which of the following are all photosynthetic protists?
a)
algae
b)
protozoa
c)
funguslike protists
d)
unicellular protists
10.
Amoebas extend their plasma membranes to feed and move. What are these extensions called?
a)
flagella
b)
pseudopods
c)
webs
d)
vacuoles 
11.
What are the structures labeled A on the paramecium? 
a)
contractile vacuoles
b)
oral grooves
c)
food vacuoles
d)
cilia
12.
What are the structures labeled B on the paramecium?
a)
expels water to maintain homeostasis
b)
discharges a pinelike structure
c)
digests food
d)
contains the cell's genome
13.
What is a mass of cytoplasm with many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes called?
a)
thallus
b)
plasmodium
c)
pseudopodia
d)
algae colony
14.
Why are green algae similar to green plants?
a)
They can have more than one nucleus in each cell
b)
They have chloroplasts and store food as carbohydrates. 
c)
They reproduce by spores
d)
They both have peptiglycan in their cell walls
15.
What microscopic protozoans live in the guts of termites and digest the cellulose in the wood?
a)
microspordia
b)
plasmodia
c)
sporozoites
d)
merozoites
16.
You have just returned from a subtropical region. You gave chills and a fever, and suspect that you might have contracted malaria. How would you have gotten malaria?
a)
bite of a male Anopheles mosquito
b)
drinking contaminated water
c)
bite of a female reduviid bug
d)
bite of a female Anopheles mosquito
17.
In contrast to plant cells, the cell walls of fungi are made up of which materials?
a)
cellulose 
b)
chitin 
c)
lipids
d)
proteins
18.
Identify the overall structure shown above. 
a)
roots
b)
vessels
c)
fruiting bodies
d)
hyphae 
19.
More than one _____ might be noticeable in each cell because many fungi have pores in the septa.
a)
hyphae
b)
spores
c)
nuclei 
d)
mycelia
20.
In the woods, you find a fungus growing on a dead log. Which feeding relationship describes an organism that feeds on dead organic matter?
a)
saprophytic
b)
ritualistic 
c)
parasitic 
d)
autotrophic 
21.
Food left in the refrigerator has developed a coating of fuzz. Which hyphae spread across surfaces? 
a)
rhizoids 
b)
haustoria 
c)
stolons 
d)
sporangiophores 
22.
What structure above labeled A?
a)
sporangium 
b)
gametangium
c)
mycelium
d)
fruiting body
23.
What is the branching, netlike mass in the ground?
a)
fruiting bodies
b)
mycelium 
c)
conidiophores 
d)
lichen 
24.
What separates yeasts from other fungi?
a)
Yeasts are heterotrophs 
b)
Yeasts have cell walls
c)
Yeasts are animal- like fungi
d)
Yeasts are unicellular 
25.
Sponges are not plants because______
a)
they are multicellular 
b)
they develop mesoderm 
c)
they are sessile 
d)
they don't have cell walls
26.
A previously  unidentified organism is found in a tropical rain forest. It exhibits bilateral symmetry, heterotrophism, and has an exoskeleton. Would you classify this organism as a vertebrate? 
a)
Yes. Bilateral symmetry and heterotrophism are unique to vertebrates. 
b)
Yes. Only vertebrates are found in tropical rain forests. 
c)
No. Exoskeletons are not found in vertebrates. 
d)
No. Vertebrates have radical symmetry. 
27.
What describes the body structure of Organism A? 
a)
asymmetry
b)
bilateral symmetry
c)
radical symmetry
d)
anterior symmetry
28.
What surface labeled X in Animal B?
a)
anterior 
b)
dorsal
c)
posterior 
d)
ventral 
29.
A pseudocoelom is partly lined with tissue derived from the ___
a)
mesoderm
b)
endoderm
c)
ectorderm
d)
coelom 
30.
Which would you expect to be more complex animals- colemates or acoelmates?
a)
acoelmates, because they have less wasted space in their body measure
b)
acoelmates, because they have more mesodermal tissue
c)
colemates, because they store more nutrient- rich fluid in their bodies. 
d)
colemates, because they have protected space for spealized organs in their bodies
31.
Identify the structure shown above. 
a)
blastula 
b)
gastrula 
c)
invertebrate 
d)
zygote
32.
What is the layer labeled A in the structure above, and what are some systems that develop from it?
a)
ectoderm; nervous system and skin
b)
mesoderms;muscle system
c)
mesoderm; respiratory system
d)
endoderms; digestuve system 
33.
What is the structure labeled A?
a)
pharynx 
b)
ganglion 
c)
flame cell
d)
mantle
34.
How does the structure labeled A function in a planarian? 
a)
Dissolved oxygen and nutrients are swept into the body by diffussion
b)
Cilia sweep water into excretory tubules.
c)
Cilia sweep water out of the body.
d)
Carbon dioxide is excreted by them through the mouth
35.
What comparing roundworms and flatworms, which is true?
a)
flatworms have no blood; roundworms do.
b)
flatoworms have a dorsal foot, roundworms do not
c)
flatworms have one body opening; roundworms have two
d)
flatworms have no nervous system;roundworms have a nervous system,
36.
Which method of asexual reproduction in the planarian in this figure underlying?
a)
binary fission
b)
budding
c)
regeneration 
d)
spore formation
37.
You are a coroner examining human remains.You detect a parasite. On closer examination, you determine that the parasite has bilateral symmetry and pseudcolelum. You determine that the parasite is a ___
a)
cnidarian
b)
planarian
c)
tapeworm
d)
roundworm
38.
Your fish tank has a growth of green algae on the inside. You put a snail in the tank and a few days later notice that the tank is clean. The snail helped clean the tank by using its__
a)
radula
b)
shell
c)
muscular foot
d)
siphon
39.
Which feature is characteristic of arthropods and relates them to annelids?
a)
jointed appendages 
b)
an exoskeleton 
c)
segmentation
d)
vertebrae 
40.
The exoskeleton of an arthropod is made up of ___
a)
cellulose
b)
bone
c)
chitin
d)
muscle
41.
Identify the structure labeled A in the drawing.
a)
gill
b)
booklung
c)
Malpighian tube 
d)
spiracle 
42.
What is the function of the system shown the the illustration above?
a)
it delivers oxygen to body cells
b)
it detects pheromones 
c)
it removes wastes
d)
it removes carbon dioxide from body cells
43.
What structure in arthropods similar in function to nephridia in mollusks and flame cells in planaria?
a)
mandibles
b)
Malpighian tubules
c)
antennae
d)
eyes
44.
Observe the mouth part of the insect in the illustration below and how it would feed
a)
cut plant tissues
b)
siphon nectar
c)
sponge up food
d)
pierceskin and suck liquids
45.
Which group of arthropods has remained largely unchanged since the Triassic period?
a)
beetles
b)
spiders
c)
crustaceans 
d)
horseshoe crabs
46.
What is the purpose of the waggle dance in certain bees?
a)
to locate food
b)
to locate mates
c)
to locate the Sun
d)
to locate a nest
47.
Echinoderms are the first animals in evolutionary history to have__
a)
a prostosome mouth
b)
an endoskeleton
c)
pheromones 
d)
spiracles
48.
All echinoderms have radial symmetry as adults and ___ as larvae. 
a)
bilateral symmetry
b)
asymmetry
c)
radial symmetry 
d)
pentagonal symmetry
49.
What characteristic (labeled A) of the water vascular system helps a sea star move and get food?
a)
ring canal
b)
tube feet
c)
madreporite
d)
pedicellaria 
50.
Which identifies the structure labeled B  through which water is pulled into the water vascular system?
a)
ampulla
b)
tube feet
c)
madreporite
d)
eyespots
51.
At which position are eye spots located?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
52.
The feeding role of echinoderms is classified as___
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
parasite
d)
commensalism
53.
 Which characteristic indicates that some echinoderms are sessile?
a)
grazing sand for food
b)
short arms with active tube feet
c)
a leathery outer body with muscles 
d)
long arms that trap food
54.
In a tide pool, you find a sea star with four regular length arms and one very short arm. What is probably happening?
a)
regeneration
b)
sexual reproduction
c)
test development 
d)
gastrula development 
55.
During embryonic development, what replaces the notochord in vertebrates? 
a)
the dorsal nerve cord
b)
cartilage
c)
the vertebral column
d)
the neutral crest
56.
On what part of the body is the caudal fin located?
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
dorsal
d)
ventral
57.
What feature of many fins reduces the chance of fishes rollingto the side?
a)
dorso- ventral arrangments 
b)
posterior location
c)
paired fins
d)
balanced distribution over the body
58.
What feature of amphibians probably prevents them from inhabiting colder climates?
a)
They are endothermic
b)
They breathe through their skin
c)
They have a three- chambered heart
d)
They are ectodermic 
59.
Why couldn't amphibians use gills to breathe once they started walking on land?
a)
there isn't enough oxygen in the air
b)
air temperature fluctuates too much
c)
gills need to be moist for gas exchange
d)
there is too much oxygen in the air
60.
What enables a fish to remove up to 85% of the dissolved oxygen from water?
a)
the fish mouth stays open
b)
blood in the gills flows opposite to the flow of water over the gills
c)
blood flows in the same direction as water flows over the gills
d)
the fish has lungs
61.
The development of what feature enabled fish to begin to feed on larger, more active prey?
a)
slime glands in the skin
b)
paired fins
c)
jaws
d)
scales
62.
What characteristics are key for distinguishing a mammal from other animals? 
a)
location of eyes and hair
b)
teeth and having a diaphragm 
c)
kidneys and having a diaphragm 
d)
hair and mammary glands
63.
Why are mammals able to live throughout the world in a variety or ecosystems?
a)
they have a low metabolic rate
b)
they regulate body heat internally 
c)
they are ectotherms
d)
hair is a sensory device 
64.
The hair of a mammal is made of:
a)
cellulose
b)
keratin
c)
chitin
d)
chlorophyll
65.
Which structure, modeled in the diagram below and found only in mammals, helps them to maintain a high intake of oxygen?
a)
lungs
b)
kidneys
c)
diaphragm
d)
cecum
66.
You are fishing, and notice that every time you drop your line into the into the water, the fish move down. What is this adaption?
a)
depth perception system
b)
swim bladders
c)
motion sensor
d)
lateral system
67.
Under what circumstances would blood vessels near the surface dilate and delivered more blood than usual?
a)
when body temperature increases
b)
when body if losing heat
c)
when there is too  little oxygen in the blood
d)
when blood vessels contract
68.
Which would an animal with long digestive system and large cecum probably feed on?
a)
insects 
b)
bacteria
c)
plants
d)
herbivores
69.
Which is only the egg laying mammal?
a)
montotremes 
b)
marsupials 
c)
placental animals 
d)
manatees
70.
An animal that explores an area, finds sources of food, and returns later to feed, exhibits which complex behavior?
a)
hording
b)
learning and remembering 
c)
good eyesight
d)
acute hearing
71.
which type of mammal develops for a short period in the uterus, followed by extended development in the mothers pouch?
a)
placental animal
b)
monotreme 
c)
marsupial 
d)
nocturnal primate
72.
Identify the layer of skin labeled A that contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and muscles
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
subcutaneous layer
d)
nerve tissue layer
73.
Which layer if the skin continually divides by mitosis to replace cells that are lost from the skins surface?
a)
fatty connective tissue
b)
inner epidermal layer
c)
the dermis
d)
melanin- producing cells
74.
Which type of tissue contracts causing hair and skin to stand up and form a "goose bump"?
a)
muscle
b)
hair follicle
c)
sweat gland
d)
hair shaft
75.
What characteristic of skin is important for bone formation?
a)
sweat absorbs body heat when it evaporates and cools skin
b)
Vitamin D is made when skin is exposed to ultraviolet light
c)
nerve endings in the dermis protect from scrapes and breaks
d)
intact skin prevents entry of many microorganisms and foreign substances
76.
What type of damage to skin is characterized by redness, mild discomfort, and the death of only epidermal cells?
a)
first degree burns
b)
deep scrapes
c)
third degree burns
d)
uncontrollable divison of cells
77.
What type of tissue is located at the area labeled A in the illustration above?
a)
compact bone
b)
spongy bone
c)
marrow
d)
cartilage
78.
Where is the spongy bone located in the diagram above?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
79.
What produces red and white blood cells and platelets?
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
red bone marrow
d)
yellow bone marrow
80.
An elbow is an example of what type of joint?
a)
ball and socket
b)
pivot
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
81.
What is true of the human circulatory system?
a)
it transports oxygen and nutrients
b)
it makes blood cells
c)
it breaks down food and releases nutrients
d)
it is the first line of defense against pathogens
82.
Which is the path that blood follows through the heart as it returns from the head and body?
a)
1-2
b)
2-1
c)
3-4
d)
4-4
83.
which chamber does blood flow into once it has picked up a fresh supply of oxygen?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
84.
red blood cells transport oxygen attached to which components?
a)
nuclei
b)
plasma membrane
c)
hemoglobin
d)
nitrogen
85.
A person has the blood type represented in the illustration below. What  blood type can this person safely receive?
a)
a only
b)
a or o
c)
O only
d)
AB
86.
Which blood component can recognize and kill disease- causing organisms?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
platelets
d)
fibrin
87.
identify the structure labeled A in the above diagram
a)
bronchi
b)
bronchiole
c)
alveolus
d)
pharynx
88.
What happen in the net like structure labeled B in the above diagram?
a)
carbon dioxide oxygen diffuse into the blood
b)
nitrogen and oxygen are exchanged
c)
carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged
d)
nirtogen and carbn dioxide remain constant