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BIO 171 - Second Exam - 2015
Multiple Choice.
Place the letter of the choice that best answers the
question on the line to the left.
Two Points Each. NOTE: “e” answers are never the correct
answer.
_______ 1. What is the most important
aspect of a microscope?
a. Maximum magnification b.
Resolution c. Breadth of field
d. Lens depth
e. Whether a famous person once owned it
_______ 2. Malthus influenced what
aspect of eventual evolutionary theory?
a. How features get passed
b. What kind of features get passed
c. How populations are affected
d. How environment factors in
e. Which ones get discussed on Fox News
_______ 3. Ferredoxin
a. Picks up and moves electrons during respiration
b. Picks up and moves electrons during photosynthesis
c. Is the cytoplasmic link of the typical signalling pathway
d. Is the membrane link of the typical signalling pathway
e. Is an old French song about somebody's brother's dachshund
_______ 4. Hydrogen atoms are
transferred in most
a. Oxidation reactions b.
Membrane pumps c. Osmotic transfers
d. Exergonic Reactions e. Stock transactions
- it's in the very small print
_______5. Which would be a product of
artificial selection?
a. Picking “typical” classification specimens
b. Microwavable popcorn
c. Voting in national elections
d. All of the above
e. “Choosing” a cable tv provider
_______6. Which is the best explanation for why it is
common for genes to be in sequences
that match pathway sequences in prokaryotes?
a. There is no transfer RNA in prokaryotes
b. The genes actually perform as enzymes in the pathways
c. Chromosomes leave the nucleus when needed
d. Ribosomes are in actual contact with the genes
e. Because if it wasn't common you couldn't ask this question
_______7. Which confounding factor is most closely
associated with postmodernism?
a. Ethics b. Placebo effect
c. Statistical insignificance d.
Artifacts
e. What’s tied to a post now-?
_______8. Which is true of prokaryotes?
a. Their nucleosomes are enclosed in just one membrane
b. Virtually all species share the same characteristic chromosome number
c. They are too small to be resolved by any type of microscope
d. They have cell walls but not cell membranes
e. They were happier when they were amateurs
_______9. A hypothesis isn’t
testable if it isn’t
a. Widely accepted b.
Controllable c. Predictive
d. Logical
e. Something that can fill in bubble on a sheet
_______10. An evolutionary pace of short, dramatic
bursts with long stable periods between:
a. Geologic b. Catastrophic
c. Staccato stasis d. Punctuated
e. Hurry up and wait
_______11. The basic chemical process
involving NAD and NADH is
a. ATP production b. ATP use
c. Redox d. Glycolysis
e. Chemicals have ‘nads-?
_______12. Similarities between species are preserved in
embryos more than adults because changes there
a. Are never good
b. Make for bigger overall changes
c. Never happen
d. Are better detected by biologists
e. Do things to a baby's cuteness quotient
_______13. In study of an ecosystem,
individuals are collectively a ______, and a
group of those are a ________.
a. Niche…population b.
Population…communitie c.
Population…niche
d. Communitie…population
e. Group…group of groups
_______14. Compared to glycolysis,
aerobic respiration has roughly how many times more ATP
production?
a. Five b. Eighteen
c. Fifty d. Two
e. Metric or English?
_______15. Overall, producers have _______
and _______ compared to consumers.
a. More biomass…more species
b. Less biomass…fewer species
c. Less biomass…fewer species
d. More biomass…fewer species
e. More production…less consumption
_______16. If a group’s family “tree” is
put together according to cladistics, each branching
point represents
a. A new feature appearing b. A
new gene appearing c. An ancestor
group splitting
d. An extinction
e. A new branch, duh!
_______17. The main function of the
electron transport chain is to
a. Process glucose and half-glucose
b. Produce ATPs
c. Activate membrane transport functions
d. Process oxygen
e. Of course, “move electrons” isn’t a choice…why isn’t it a choice???
_______18. Uniformitarianism is an
important concept for
a. Classification of similar groups
b. Getting scientists working from the same rules
c. Understanding processes from the distant past
d. Preparing microscope specimens
e. Creating words that Scrabble can’t touch
Short Answer.
Pick NINE questions to answer in the spaces provided.
NOTE: if you answer MORE than nine, only the first nine
will be corrected.
Four Points each. Partial credit is possible.
| 1. What are two different “life
features” that viruses do not have? |
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| 2. During eukaryote photosynthesis,
chlorophylls are organized into two
configurations – what are the names of those
configurations? |
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| 3. Give two different examples
where anaerobic organisms benefit humans - |
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| 4. Give two different examples
where anaerobic organisms harm humans - |
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5. If a paper presents evidence that wings in the
subgroups of bats are a derived feature, what exactly
does that mean?
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6. If you’re looking for an ecosystem
based upon chemosynthesis, where
exactly should you look?
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| 7. Give two
different examples of processes that
actually involve Lamarkian inheritance. |
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8. Briefly explain what happens to
produce a frequency change in reradiation.
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9a. In the laboratory, what is
sectioning?
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9b. Why is
that sectioning done?
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10. Put the following groups in order from
the largest to the smallest: Class, Domain, Family, Genus,
Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Subphylum, Superorder. (No species on the
list) |
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distinguishing feature that differs between the two groups –
give the distinction for each: |
ANIMALIA -
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FUNGI -
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12. C4 photosynthesis tends to occur
in hot, dry ecosystems. Give the potential advantages
C4 provides in the - |
HEAT?
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DRYNESS?
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| 13. Give two fundamentally different
examples of biological memes. |
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| 14. What are two different uses
for carotenoids? |
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15. Briefly explain reductionism.
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differences between |
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EUKARYOTES |
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| 17. Give two different
disadvantages for electron microscopes,
compared to light microscopes. |
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Long Answer.
Select and answer completely any four of the following
questions.
Note: if you answer more than four, only the first four
will be corrected.
Seven Points Each. Partial credit is possible.
| 1. For
nitrogenous wastes in animals - |
What process creates
the basic wastes? |
What are the
3 basic “final” waste products?
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2.
For
the two steps of photosynthesis,
give
the names of
the steps and
for
each, list all of the types of energy and/or materials input and output. |
First Step -
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Input -
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Output -
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Second Step -
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Input -
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Output -
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3.
Answer for sexual reproduction: |
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BASIC
DEFINITION
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ADVANTAGE
Compared to Asexual
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DISADVANTAGE
Compared to Asexual
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| 4. Four different features
of our modern approach to science (this is
not looking for steps in the scientific method process!) |
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5.
Give four rules from the classic
Cell Theory. |
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| 6. Give
the steps that, according to the Theory of Evolution by
Natural Selection, should happen between the steps given.
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around a population changes |
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The new population is different enough to
be considered a new species. |
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7.
Give two different rules
that apply specifically to each in
binomial nomenclature: |
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WORD |
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SECOND
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ENTIRE
NAME |
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8. At the points labeled with the stars, attach the
appropriate labels from this list:
Violet. X-Ray. InfraRed. Red. Blue. Ultraviolet. |
High Frequency \ Visible Range / Low Frequency
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Link to Answer
Key
BONUS QUESTIONS.
Answer as many or as few as you wish. You can't lose
points on the rest of the exam by getting these wrong. Partial credit is
possible.
The two major electron-carrying coenzymes fall into what
specific food category? Three Points.
What major items / topic areas from the class notes wound
up missing from the study sheet? Three Points Each.
Why did humans probably consume cheeses before consuming
milk? Three Points.
Why did the “classification guy” call himself Carolus
Linnaeus? Three Points.
Which group is continually “popping in and out” of the
Animal Kingdom into its own separate Kingdom? Three Points.
The modern “species” definition does not work for what
types of organisms, and why? Three Points.
The lab tests from our organic chemistry lab were
qualitative. Why? Three Points.
Why was Darwin hired to travel on the HMS Beagle? Three
Points.
What is allowable for a Law in biology that would not be
allowable in physics? Three Points.
How can an inappropriate antibiotic treatment today lead to
an antibiotic-resistant strain of disease-causing bacteria later? Three Points.
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