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Biology 205 (BIOL 205-UCAL) Midterm II
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Question 1 |
A | Monosaccharides |
B | Amino acids |
C | Nucleotides |
D | Hydrochloric acid |
E | Glycerol |
Question 2 |
A | ...shared derived character. |
B | ...ancestral character. |
C | ...shared ancestral character. |
D | ...genetically modified character. |
E | ...genetically evolved character. |
Question 3 |
A | Chorion |
B | Yolk |
C | Allantois |
D | Embryo |
E | Amnion |
Question 4 |
A | I. Primates II. Homininae |
B | I. Eukaryota II. Chordata |
C | I. Chordata II. Primates |
D | I. Archaea II. Primates |
E | I. Eukaryota II. Primates |
Question 5 |
Image Credit: Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections by Reece, Taylor, Simon, Dickey and Soctt
A | Arrow B |
B | Arrow D |
C | Arrow A |
D | Arrow C |
Question 6 |
A | ...mammals do not produce eggs. |
B | ...mammals are part of the primate group. |
C | ...mammals are also tetrapods. |
D | ...mammals have hair and mammary glands. |
E | ...mammals have thick notochords. |
Question 7 |
A | The modern HIV virus is derived from an ancestor that have the exact same characteristics as the current HIV-1M virus. |
B | The rate at which the HIV genome evolve is consent at all times. |
C | The HIV genome is composed of fast self replicating DNA that produce a new evolutionary trait at an exponential rate. |
D | The HIV virus originated from primates and transferred to human. |
Question 8 |
A | Based on the placement of spinal cord opening on the skulls. |
B | Based on the type of tools utilized by the arthropods. |
C | Based on the length ratio of limbs to arms. |
D | Based on the DNA structure of arthropods. |
E | Based on the size of the exoskeleton. |
Question 9 |
A | Protect the eggs from predators. |
B | Reduce the zygote breakdown. |
C | As a counteraction to balance the pressure and temperature conditions of the zygote. |
D | Adaptation to terrestrial environments. |
Question 10 |
A | South Asia |
B | Antarctic region. |
C | Russia and Canada |
D | New Zealand |
E | China |
Question 11 |
A | The feathers evolved first as an insulation mechanism and later the flight was evolved. |
B | It is difficult to prove the connection between feathers and flight due to lack of scientific evidence. |
C | The flight and feathers evolved at the same time. |
D | The flight evolved first then feathers evolved to insulate high flying birds from old air masses. |
E | There is no relationship between them because feathers are just skin protectors. |
Question 12 |
A | Trapping suspended food particles. |
B | Breathing by exchanging oxygen atoms from the water. |
C | Catching or killing the prey. |
D | Crushing and grinding of food particles. |
E | Pumping water for movement. |
Question 13 |
A | Animalia |
B | Bipedal vertebrates |
C | Tetrapods |
D | Cordatas |
Question 14 |
A | ...sympathetic division of the motor nervous system. |
B | ...motor system of the peripheral nervous system. |
C | ...sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. |
D | ...central nervous system. |
E | ...enteric division of the autonomic nervous system. |
Question 15 |
I. Cranial nerves
II. Spinal nerves
III. Brain
IV. Spinal cord
A | I and II |
B | II and IV |
C | None of the listed items. |
D | III and IV |
E | I, II and III |
F | All of the listed items. |
Question 16 |
A | Structure for the shell in which the honeycomb allantois attached itself to chorion. |
B | Production and processing of nutrients for the embryo. |
C | Protection of the embryo from the outside environment through temperature regulation. |
D | Enables the embryo to obtain oxygen from air and dispose carbon dioxide. |
Question 17 |
A | Nucleotides |
B | Fatty acids |
C | Monosaccharides |
D | Amino acids |
E | Glycerol |
Question 18 |
A | ...sting rays with gas exchange lungs. |
B | ...fishes with necks and four limbs. |
C | ...fishes that dragged themselves from one pool of water to another. |
D | ...vertebrates with complex lungs. |
Question 19 |
A | They both produce slime when threatened and it can be used for manufacturing textiles. |
B | They both lack jaws. |
C | Hagfishes lack jaws and lampreys lack endoskeleton. |
D | They both lack endoskeleton. |
Question 20 |
A | Arthropods |
B | Planarians |
C | Annelids |
D | Molluscs |
E | Cnidarians |
Question 21 |
A | I. Tarsiers II. New World monkeys III. Gibbons IV. Orangutans |
B | I. Old World monkeys II. New World monkeys III. Gibbons IV. Orangutans |
C | I. New World monkeys II. Old World monkeys III. Tarsiers IV. Chimpanzees |
D | I. Tarsiers II. New World monkeys III. Old World monkeys IV. Gibbons |
E | I. New World monkeys II. Old World monkeys III. Gibbons IV. Chimpanzees |
Question 22 |
A | 100 billion |
B | 800 million |
C | 500 billion |
D | 800 billion |
E | 100 million |
Question 23 |
A | They have no evolutionary connection because they are analogous features. |
B | Swim bladders evolved from lungs. |
C | Both developed at the same time under same environmental conditions. |
D | Lugs evolved from swim bladders. |
Question 24 |
A | Cecum of a cow is much larger than that of a human. |
B | Food molecules are chemical broken down by specialized enzymes. |
C | Integration of sensory data occurs within the Central Nervous System. |
D | Humans are generically closer to Chimpanzees than to Gorillas. |
E | All tissues in a healthy human body have the ability to regenerate. |
Question 25 |
A | Gas exchange for breathing. |
B | Controlling temperature, pressure and chemical compounds for the embryo. |
C | Protection of embryo from any external forces; chemical and physical. |
D | Storing and processing nutrients. |
E | Diffusion of nutrients from mother's blood to embryo's blood. |
Question 26 |
A | They are chemicals produced by the monosccharies and absorbed through amino acids. |
B | While it is possible to live a healthy life without minerals, all humans must requires vitamins. |
C | There are thirty essential vitamins requirements for humans according to Health Canada guidelines. |
D | They are compounds usually acquired from food sources. Vitamins are organic compounds while minerals are inorganic compounds. |
E | They are organic substances which human do not produce its' own. Mostly acquired from food sources. |
Question 27 |
A | Orangutans |
B | Bonobos |
C | Monkeys |
D | Gibbons |
E | Chimpanzees |
Question 28 |
A | The lack of fossil record to trace the phylogenetic sequence to a common accessory. |
B | The lack of timing for each lineage event. |
C | The rapid evolutionary events are poorly recorded and therefore often not included in phylogenetic trees. |
D | The lack of DNA evidence to support most of the lineage events, |
Question 29 |
Image Credit: Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections by Reece, Taylor, Simon, Dickey and Soctt
A | Part D |
B | Part B |
C | Part A |
D | Part C |
Question 30 |
A | Protein |
B | Fat |
C | Saccharides |
D | Nucleic acids |
Question 31 |
A | Primary function of the cartilages is to support mechanical movements of organisms. |
B | Exoskeleton doesn't grow at the same rate as the physical growth of an organism. |
C | They are considered to be made up of nonliving materials, but bones are cartilages are generated by living cells. |
D | Skeletal structure of the body is made up of about 90% cartilages. |
Question 32 |
A | ...vulnerability to dehydration. |
B | ...limited viable offspring. |
C | ...large number of predators. |
D | ...limited food supply. |
Question 33 |
A | ...swim against the currents. |
B | ...move on the seabed and for sediment filtering. |
C | ...funnel in water for suspension feeding. |
D | ...attack prey. |
Question 34 |
A | The response to environmental changes often result in dramatic shift in phenotypes. |
B | Hybrids have better survival rate than the others in a population. |
C | Darwin's finches are unique because they are the only population to have a large variation in beak sizes. |
D | Competition for food can drive evolutionary changes and adaptations. |
Question 35 |
A | 10 mV |
B | -70 mV |
C | -30 mV |
D | +50 mV |
E | 100 mV |
Question 36 |
A | Large brains |
B | Bipedalism |
C | Not enough evidence to support either way. |
D | Both around the same time |
Question 37 |
A | Blood clotting |
B | Visual pigments and epithelial tissues |
C | Amino acid metabolism |
D | Collagen synthesis |
E | Synthesis of fat |
Question 38 |
A | Organisms with endohermic metabolism. |
B | Organisms that have the ability to fly therefore allowing them to migrate to locations with more food/water. |
C | Organisms that can store high volume of water within their bodies. |
D | Organisms with lungs instead of a skin-bases gas exchanges. |
E | Organisms with ectothermic metabolism. |
Question 39 |
A | Adaptive radiation |
B | Temporal isolation |
C | Polyploidy |
D | Sympathetic speciation |
E | Zygotic barriers |
Question 40 |
A | Homo neanderthalensis |
B | Homo sapiens |
C | Homo ergaster |
D | Homo erectus |
E | Homo habilis |
Question 41 |
A | ...experiencing a reduced hybrid viability. |
B | ...experiencing a reduced hybrid fertility. |
C | ...in gametic isolation state. |
D | ...in temporal isolation state. |
E | ...experiencing a hybrid breakdown. |
Question 42 |
A | mtDNA |
B | RNA |
C | DNA |
D | rRNA |
Question 43 |
A | Ten |
B | Fifteen |
C | Eight |
D | Five |
E | Three |
Question 44 |
A | The population has experienced an allopatric speciation. |
B | The species most likely increased in diversity and their hybrid population. |
C | Species experienced a punctuated equilibrium. |
D | This situation most likely caused by genetic drift. |
Question 45 |
A | Common homologous and analogous features. |
B | Ability to interbreed and reproduce viable offspring. |
C | Fossil record indicating similar characteristics. |
D | Ability to interbreed among individuals. |
E | Common ancestral based decedents. |
Question 46 |
A | It includes a common ancestor and all its decedents. |
B | It includes only the evidence from DNA and other genetic materials. |
C | It includes only the evidence from fossils record. |
D | It includes the new classification categories such as sub-phylums and sub-domains. |
Question 47 |
A | All vertebrates process hard solid foods in the Gizzard before the nutrients are absorbed by the intestine. |
B | Cellulose-digesting microbes are equally abundant both in carnivores and herbivores. |
C | Omnivores have longer digestive track then carnivores of similar body size because vegetation is more difficult to break digest. |
D | Meat is more difficult to digest than vegetable matter because of its high protein content. |
Question 48 |
A | Gorilla |
B | Cockroaches |
C | Crows |
D | Raccoons |
E | Human |
Question 49 |
A | To blend into the surrounding environment. |
B | For altruism and mimicry where one individual or more benefited by changing appearance, |
C | To warn the predators. |
D | To communicate with each other. |
Question 50 |
A | glia |
B | myelin sheath |
C | axon hillock |
D | myelin sheath and glia |
E | cell body |
Question 51 |
A | Vitamin A |
B | Vitamin B1 |
C | Vitamin K |
D | Vitamin B12 |
E | Vitamin B6 |
Question 52 |
A | derived organisms |
B | outgroup |
C | ingroup |
D | drifted organisms |
Question 53 |
A | Sensory receptor takes in the information and passed to the integration section of the Central Nervous System directly. Once the information is processed, it is passed to organs through Peripheral Nervous System. |
B | Sensory receptor takes in the information and passed to the integration section of Central Nervous System directly. Once the information is processed, it is passed to organs through Central Nervous System. |
C | Sensory receptor takes in the information and passed to the integration section of the Central Nervous System through Peripheral Nervous System. Once the information is processed, it is passed to organs through Peripheral Nervous System. |
D | Sensory receptor takes in the information and passed to the integration section of the Peripheral Nervous System through Central Nervous System. Once the information is processed, it is passed to organs through Peripheral Nervous System. |
E | Sensory receptor takes in the information and passed to the integration section of the Peripheral Nervous System through Central Nervous System. Once the information is processed, it is passed to organs through Central Nervous System. |
Question 54 |
A | Resting neurons have a slightly negative charge inside the cell. |
B | Resting neurons have a slightly positive charge inside the cell. |
C | Resting neurons have a zero charge inside the cell. |
D | Resting neurons for humans is about +/- 5 mV. |
Question 55 |
A | Tarsiers and Gibbons |
B | Gorillas and Chimpanzees |
C | Orangutans and Gibbons |
D | Gibbons and Orangutans |
E | Orangutans and Gorillas |
Question 56 |
A | Euterians |
B | Marsupials |
C | Monotremes |
D | Biotremes |
Question 57 |
A | Substrate feeders |
B | Fluid feeders |
C | Bulk feeders |
D | Suspension feeders |
Question 58 |
A | Homo sapiens |
B | Homo neanderthalensis |
C | Homo ergaster |
D | Homo erectus |
E | Homo habilis |
Question 59 |
A | Chordates, Vertebrates, Jawed vertebrates, Tetrapods, Amniotes |
B | Chordates, Vertebrates, Jawed vertebrates, Amniotes |
C | Chordates, Vertebrates, Jawed vertebrates |
D | Chordates, Vertebrates |
E | Chordates, Vertebrates, Jawed vertebrates, Tetrapods |
Question 60 |
A | Humans |
B | Monkeys |
C | Tarsiers |
D | Gibbons |
E | Gorillas |
Question 61 |
A | They are herbivores and the primary diet is eat seaweed. |
B | They are substrate feeders. |
C | They are suspension feeders. |
D | They are fluid feeders. |
E | They are omnivores that feeds on both seaweeds and fishes. |
Question 62 |
A | Cerebrum. |
B | Pons midbrain in the Brain Stem. |
C | Hypothalamus. |
D | Cerebellum. |
E | Medulla oblongata in the Brain Stem. |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. K. Ruckstuhl during Fall 2014.
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