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Exam: 986719RR - Evolution and the Diversity of Life

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
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1. Allen and Rose are discussing saprotrophs. Allen says saprotrophic fungi decompose the remains of
animals and plants. Rose says saprotrophic fungi remove excess lignin from paper pulp. Who is correct?
A. Neither is correct.
B. Only Rose is correct.
C. Only Allen is correct.
D. Both Allen and Rose are correct.

2. You have a chart that illustrates a series of species with their common ancestor. This chart is a
A. five-kingdom system.
B. fossil record.
C. cladogram.
D. gene pool.

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Arthropods that has attributed to their diversity and
success?
A. Endoskeleton
B. Highly developed nervous system
C. Jointed appendages
D. Segmentation

4. Which of the following is not an example of a service provided by beneficial bacteria?

A. Bioaccumulation
B. Food production
C. Bioremediation
D. Nutrient cycling

5. Which of the following is an example of a group of prokaryotic organisms?

A. Protists
B. Archaea
C. Eukarya
D. Fungi

6. Which one of the following statements presents a condition of the Hardy-Weinberg principle?
A. Genetic drift occurs.
B. Random mating occurs.
C. Mutations are present.
D. Gene flow is present.

7. What is the function of a nematocyst?

A. Sensory perception
B. Digestion
C. Prey capture
D. Locomotion

8. The distinction between protostomes and deuterostomes is based on differences in their

A. circulatory systems.
B. nervous systems.
C. embryological development.
D. digestive tracts.

9. Darwin argued that the beak size and shape of Galapagos finch species was related to their
A. time of reproduction.
B. flight pattern.
C. food source.
D. body size.

10. _______ is/are the raw material of evolutionary change.

A. Assortative mating
B. Genetic drift
C. Mutations
D. Nonrandom mating

11. According to the theory of evolution, birds' feathers evolved from

A. gill arches.
B. fish fins.
C. reptile scales.
D. gill slits.

12. Organisms that can interbreed and bear fertile offspring are considered to be in the same
A. order.
B. class.
C. species.
D. family.

13. Both insects and roundworms exhibit ______, whereas sponges, snails, and leeches do not.
A. sensory perception
B. calcium carbonate shells
C. sexual reproduction
D. molting during growth

14. Which one of the following statements describes a characteristic of amoeboids?

A. They always live in fresh water.
B. They're animals.
C. They never have a shell.
D. They have pseudopods.

15. During the life cycle of a plant, gametophyte is to n as sporophyte is to

A.n2
B. 2n.
C. n2.
D. 2n2.

16. Which of the following is not a form of genetic recombination in bacteria?

A. Transduction
B. Conjugation
C. Transformation
D. Binary fission

17. Annelids are to lophotrochozoans as _______ are to ecdysozoans.

A. flatworms
B. cephalopods
C. molluscs
D. roundworms

18. Which of the following is inaccurate in relation to viruses?

A. They feature a capsid.
B. They seek a specific host.
C. They reproduce independently.
D. They have nucleic acid core.

19. If female deer mate with male deer that have the largest antlers, we are witnessing _______ selection.
A. stabilizing
B. sexual
C. disruptive
D. random

20. Which of the following structures develops into a pollen grain?

A. Megaspore
B. Archegonium
C. Anther
D. Microspore

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