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Biodiversity DB024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prokaryotes called ________ are similar in many ways to eukaryotic organism.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protozoa

d)

Cyanobacteria

2.

Small loops of DNA called _____ exist in addition to the bacterial chromosome.

a)

capsids

b)

plasmids

c)

chromatids

d)

pili

3.

Most fungi produce cell walls composed of

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

c)

peptidoglycan

d)

penicillin

4.

Fungi can exist as

a)

saprotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

parasites

d)

mutualists

5.

Surface appendages used by bacteria to attach to one another and to host organisms are called

a)

spirilia

b)

pili

c)

mesosomes

d)

thylakoids

6.

A _______ is a mass of hyphae.

a)

ascospores

b)

sporocarp

c)

mycelium

d)

zygospores

7.

Fungi are not classified as plants because

a)

they do not have cell walls

b)

they produce asexual spores

c)

they do not produce flowers

d)

they do not have chlorophyll

8.

Why are prokaryotes unlike all other organisms?

a)

Prokaryote cells have organelles

b)

Prokaryote cells lack true nuclei

c)

Prokaryote cells lack nucleic acids

d)

Prokaryote cells have cell walls

9.

The most diverse, successful, and familiar group of plants today are the:

a)

gymnosperms

b)

bryophytes

c)

pteridophytes

d)

angiosperms

10.

Most conifers have separate male and female reproductive parts on the same tree. This condition is referred to as:

a)

monoecious

b)

dioecious

c)

homosporous

d)

heterosporous

11.

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of

a)

diploid and haploid stages

b)

male and female stages

c)

meiotic and mitotic stages

d)

spore and seed stages

12.

Which of the following statements are true about plants in the phylum Coniferophyta?

a)

Xylem tissue lack xylem vessels

b)

Phloem tissue lacks companion cells

c)

Heterosporous

d)

Shows alternation of generation

13.

Most sponges are

a)

bilaterally symmetrical

b)

radially symmetrical

c)

vertically symmetrical

d)

asymmetrical

14.

The ciliated, free-swimming larva of the Cnidarian is called a _______

a)

blastula

b)

planula

c)

polyp

d)

medusa

15.

Which of the following is not an arthropod characteristic?

a)

Jointed appendages

b)

Nonsegmented body

c)

Moulting

d)

Exoskeleton

16.

Which phylum is comprised of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic organisms?

a)

Annelida

b)

Nematoda

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Platyhelminthes

17.

Which of the following group of animals is sessile?

a)

Sponge

b)

Jellyfish

c)

Planarian

d)

Pigeon

18.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of organisms in the Kingdom Animalia?

a)

Storage of carbohydrates as starch

b)

Multicellular

c)

Obtaining nutrients by ingestions

d)

Eukaryotic cells without cell walls

19.

Which of the following features could be used to distinguish between an earthworm (Annelida) and a tapeworm (Platyhelminthes)?

a)

Radial symmetry and body shape

b)

Segmentation and number of germ layers in body wall

c)

Segmentation and body cavities

d)

Body shape and body symmetry

20.

Arthropods have

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

cubic symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

d)

no symmetry