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BIO 170 - Second Exam - Spring
2016
Links go to pertinent
passages of book.
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.
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1.
Production of human proteins involves the
usage of
a. Animal models b. Mutations
c. Plasmids d. Spore forms
e. Some nasty slimy stuff
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2. “Sugar
water” moves down in a plant in the
a. Pollen tube b. Phloem
c.Xylem d. Central stem
e. Elevator
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3. Evolution technically
changes
a. Trait types b. Gene pools
c. Individuals d. Reproduction types
e. Who gets the best seats
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4. Osmosis / diffusion is the
main driving force of
a. Photosynthesis b. Drying
c. Root pressure d. Growth
e. That movie they made us watch
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An archegonium is a type of
a. Bacterial spore b.
Gametophyte c. Lichen structure
d. Extremophile
e. Word someone makes up just to be mean
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6. The
major weakness of Lister’s carbolic
acid treatments was
a. It didn’t affect enough prokaryotes
b. It couldn’t last long enough
c. Prokaryotes developed resistance
d. It was toxic to eukaryotes
e. He couldn’t make enough money with them
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7. The
“ticks” of a molecular clock are
a. Radiation decay units b.
Point mutations c. New species
d. Extinct species
e. No one wants a clock with ticks on it
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8. A
central vacuole is used for
a. Water control b. Carbon
dioxide storage c. Reproduction
d. Stiffness
e. Sucking up middles
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9. Sectioning involves
a. Cell chambers b. Cell walls
c. Thin slicing d. DNA distribution
e. Our brains falling to pieces
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10.
Plants capture light for
photosynthesis using
a. Carotenoids b. Cellulose
c. Nitrates d. Algenoids
e. Light sabers
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11.
The most common culture media for
bacteria are based on
a. Gelatin b. Saline
c. Cellulose d. Straw infusions
e. Red Bull
_______ 12. Bioinformatics requires a
particular “new” specialty in
a. Topology b. Experimental
analysis c. Social media
d. Computer science
e. Sounds very “government surveillancey” to me…
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13. A seed begins as
a. A pollen grain b. An ovary
c. A pollen tube d. A modified
root
e. Something small that gets bigger
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14.
If individuals in a species are both male and female, the
species is
a. Monoecious b. Asexual
c. Monocots d. Sporophytic
e. Soon to be news items
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15. Modern land plants
probably could not have made that first move out of the
water without
a. Pollen b. Fungus symbionts
c. Woody stems d. Pollinators
e. A forwarding address
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Antibodies are
a. Prokaryote-killing chemicals
b. A type of virus c. A delayed host
reaction
d. An asexual cell type
e. A pretty unfriendly term
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The feature of a microscope that most closely matches
ability to focus:
a. Resolution b. Total
magnification c. Lens clarity
d. Net magnification
e. Focusing ability? Why couldn’t it be focusing ability?
_______18. Meiosis is a process
a. To get diploids from haploids
b. To merge haploids into diploids
c. To get haploids from diploids
d. All of these
e. I didn’t know I was supposed to remember
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.
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1.
What are two different Hardy-Weinberg requirements that
apply to the population as a whole? |
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2. Looking at a pine tree
from a distance, what are two
features each to distinguish - |
| MALE CONES? |
FEMALE CONES? |
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3.
The evolution of pollen likely involved the integration
of what two pre-existing abilities? |
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4.
What is the founder effect?
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true fern apart from
other ferny-looking plants, and where on the plant is that structure found? |
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6a. Why do
leaves have pores?
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6b. Why is it good to be able to
close those pores?
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7.
Epigenetics is largely
Lamarckian – explain why.
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8.
Give the term that goes with two of the main bacterial
shapes, and describe (or draw) the basic shape that goes with it. |
Term
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Shape
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Term
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Shape
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9. What is the basic
purpose of a fruit?
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10. Pasteur learned a lot about prokaryotes working for
what (non-dairy) industry?
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11. Give one explanation
each for symptoms which are - |
HOST-
ORIGINATED
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INVADER-
ORIGINATED
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12. Briefly
explain how a vaccine works on the
molecular
level.
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13. When an angiosperm
germinates, briefly explain how - |
The stem
grows up?
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The root
grows
down? |
14. What is
niche isolation?
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15. Many
antibiotics are extracted from fungi. Why do the
fungi make them?
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16. Give
two sets of differences between the chromosomes of
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PROKAYOTES
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EUKARYOTES
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17. What are two
areas of plant biology heavily influenced
by plant-animal coevolution? |
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18.
Explain what produces a
tree ring pattern.
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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.
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1.
What are the Koch Postulates
for disease organisms? |
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2. Microscopes can be
split into two main groups
based upon either listed feature. For each feature, name
the groups. |
Nature of the
Imaging Beam |
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Interaction of Beam
with specimen |
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cycle. Include the terms for the stages,
the reproduction types, and the
reproductive cells involved. |
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MONOCOT |
DICOT |
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5.
At the points labeled
with the stars, attach the appropriate labels from this list:
Violet. X-Ray. InfraRed.
Red. Blue. Ultraviolet. |
High Frequency
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Visible Range
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Low Frequency
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6. Fill in 4 steps,
in order (they don’t have to be all of the steps) - |
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organism that can live and spread in humans infects an individual - |
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is particularly adapted to human children. |
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7. Other
than the genders involved, give four sets of differences
between - |
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EGG CELLS |
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8.
Give four rules from the
Cell Theory. |
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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.
Why are DNA tests using evidence from old cases likely to
be unreliable? Three Points.
What is genetically odd about pet store hamsters? Three
Points.
What did Malpighi discover looking at goldfish tails under
a microscope? Three Points.
Why does pasteurized milk still spoil? Three Points.
Last year’s outbreak of Ebola virus produced a much lower
mortality rate than earlier outbreaks, probably connected to location. How?
Three Points.
Why are gram-positive bacteria more likely to infect people
in a hospital? Three Points.
What minerals are particularly found in photosynthetic
molecules? Three Points Each.
Explain why some salt-water aquarium fish are not “really”
brightly-colored. Three Points.
Why is the sky blue? Three Points.
What two types of organisms make up a lichen? Three Points.
What does "-phyte" mean? Three Points.
What does “rhiz-“ mean? Three Points.
A green flower with no odor – what does that tell you about
its reproduction pattern? Three Points.
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