WorksheetsBiology 2 Final Exam
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?
Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?
Kingdom phylum
Kingdom class
Species genus
Genus species
Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans
Coyote
Aardwolf
Gray Wolf
Need more information on body characteristics
Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Archaebacteria
Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?
kingdom and order
domain and phylum
phylum and kingdom
genus and kingdom
Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?
the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only
the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only
the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only
the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only
What is taxonomy?
A two-word naming system for describing organisms
A classification system based on shared characteristics
A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils
The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does the second part of the name, saccharum, designate?
Genus
Species
Family
Kingdom
The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?
Turtle and jawed fish
Lamprey and jawed fish
Turtle and frog
Lamprey and frog
A typical virus consists of
a protein coat and a cytoplasm core
a carbohydrate coat and a nucleic acid core
a protein coat and a nucleic acid core
a polysaccharide coat and a nucleic acid core
In order to infect a cell, a virus must
inject its protein into the cell while the nucleic acid remains attached to the host cell surface.
have a special protein on its surface that can interact with a protein on the surface of the host cell.
actively burrow through the cell wall or cell membrane of the host cell to reach the cell's nucleus.
produce a special extension of its cytoplasm when it comes into contact with the appropriate host cell.
The viral infection cycle that will most rapidly cause cell destruction is called the _______ cycle.
lysogenic
lysozyme
lytic
lysol
Which statement is true about prokaryotes?
They contain a single circular DNA molecule as the genetic material.
They lack ribosomes.
They usually lack a cell wall.
They divide by mitosis.
Methanogens and halophiles are
members of the Bacteria domain.
members of the Archaea domain.
immunoviruses.
members of the Eukarya domain.
Prokaryotic cells are characterized by
the lack of an organized nucleus (true nucleus).
cells that can move by flagella.
the lack of membrane-bound organelles.
All of the choices are correct.
To be sure you have sterilized water, you must boil it for a long time in a pressure cooker because
some bacteria produce very resistant endospores.
bacteria are facultative anaerobes.
peptidoglycan is resistant to boiling water.
bacteria can otherwise regenerate living cells from nonliving.
What is phylogeny?
the study of all phyla in the classification system
the evolutionary history of a species or taxonomic group
the study of plants
the study of animals
According to the diagram, what is the common ancestor of ALL organisms on the phylogenetic tree?
B
C
D
E
Using the diagram, is organism 4 MORE closely related to organism 3 or 5?
3
5
According to the diagram, what was the last common ancestor of organisms 2 and 3?
A
B
C
D
According to the diagram, what was the last common ancestor of organisms 1 and 5?
B
C
D
E
According to the diagram, which organism is LEAST related to the others?
5
4
3
2
According to the cladogram, which of the following is NOT a derived character?
light bones
Allosaurus
down feathers
3-toed foot; wishbone
Which group on the cladogram arose FIRST?
Theropods
Allosaurus
Robin
Velociraptor
Do theropods have light bones?
yes
no
Does Allosaurus have light bones?
yes
no
Which traits are shared by Archaeopteryx and (Robin) modern birds (select 3)?
flight feathers; arms as long as legs
feathers with shaft, veins, and barbs
down feathers
3-toed foot; wishbone
Which groups have feathers (select 3)?
Robin (modern birds)
Velociraptor
Archaeopteryx
Sinornis
What are the derived characters of Sinornis (select 2)?
down feathers
3-toed foot; wishbone
light bones
feathers with shaft, veins, and barbs
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
Class Insecta
Order Amblygygi
Order Araneae
Order Scorpiones
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
Jointed legs
Body segments
Presence of eyes
Presence of antennae
A botanist discovers a new plant in the jungle. Which of the
following observations of the plant’s characteristics would be useful in determining its identity with a dichotomous key?
It was discovered in the summertime
It is wet from a recent rain storm.
Its leaves curl up on the edges.
It is eaten by native jungle ants.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
Juniper
Pine
Spruce
Fir
What is the name of bird W?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
What is the name of bird Z?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
Whip Scorpion
Wind Scorpion
Daddy long legs
Scorpion
Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
peacock flounder
band-tail puffer
trumpet fish
spotted goat fish
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
to find a common ancestor
to show the evolution of organisms
to see what organisms eat
to identify organisms
Which term describes organisms in the Fungi Kingdom?
Unicellular
Multicellular
Single-celled
Autotrophs
What terms describes protists and fungi that gain their energy by feeding off dead and decaying organic matter?
decomposers
heterotrophs
autotrophs
symbiotic
Which kingdom consists of unicellular organisms?
Animalia
Protista
Plantae
Fungi
The image shows a multicellular organism. This organism lives in water and can best be viewed using a microscope. It often reproduces asexually by budding, has no cell walls, and obtains energy by eating other organisms. Into what kingdom would you classify this organism?
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Protista
Conifers have several adaptive features to reduce water loss. Which one of the following is incorrect?
Needle like leaves
thick cuticle
sunken stomata
producing pollen grains
Specific type of plant tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots, through the stems, to leaves
vascular plant
nonvascular plant
xylem
phloem
Specific type of plant tissue that transports food (sugar) made in the leaves to the entire plant
vascular plant
nonvascular plant
xylem
phloem
Type of plant that is usually taller (longer) and has vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) that provides support
vascular plant
nonvascular plant
xylem
phloem
Examples of these plants include mosses, liverworts, and other plants with no xylem or phloem
dicot
vascular plant
monocot
nonvascular plant
This is what almost all non-flowering plants reproduce from (except cone-bearing plants)
spores
seeds
monocots
dicots
These classifications of flowering plants have leaves with veins that are parallel to each other.
Monocot Plants
Dicot Plants
Nonvascular Plants
Spore Producing Plants
Plants that produce seeds in cones are known as _____, while flower-producing plants are known as _____.
Angiosperms; Gymnosperms
Nonvascular plants; Vascular plants
Vascular plants; Nonvascular plants
Gymnosperms; Angiosperms
What kind of plant is pictured?
angiosperm
gymnosperm
monocot
dicot
These plants are non-vascular and seedless
mosses
ferns
conifers
flowering plants
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
Asymmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Radial symmetry
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
Asymmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Radial symmetry
What type of symmetry does this animal exhibit?
Asymmetry
Bilateral symmetry
Radial symmetry
The backside of this horse is its ___________ side.
Dorsal
Ventral
Anterior
Posterior
The head end of this horse is its ___________ side.
Dorsal
Ventral
Anterior
Posterior
The tail end of this horse is its ___________ side.
Dorsal
Ventral
Anterior
Posterior
The front/stomach side of this horse is its ___________ side.
Dorsal
Ventral
Anterior
Posterior
Identify this body type.
Diploblastic
Coelomate
Pseudocoelomate
Acoelomate
