BIOL 101 unit 2 quiz

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You discover a green, filamentous multicellular eukaryote growing at the edge of a pond. How could you determine if the organism is a green alga or a plant? ~Examine the cell walls to see if they are composed of cellulose. ~See if the organism stores its excess carbohydrates in the form of starch. ~Determine if the organism protects and nourishes its embryos. ~Test for the presence of chlorophylls <i>a</i> and <i>b</i>. ~Determine if the organism protects its zygotes.

Determine if the organism protects and nourishes its embryos.

Prokaryotes belong to ________ ~Domain Archaea. ~Domain Eukarya. ~Kingdom Protista. ~Kingdom Plantae. ~Kingdom Animalia.

Domain Archaea.

Which statement is NOT true about invertebrate animals? ~Invertebrates lack a nervous system. ~Most animal phyla are invertebrates. ~Many invertebrate species live in a marine environment. ~The vast majority of animal species are invertebrates. ~All major invertebrate groups arose from protistan ancestors.

Invertebrates lack a nervous system.

Which similarity is NOT shared between algae and plants? ~Algae are eukaryotes. ~Algae were once classified as plants. ~Algae are producers. ~Algae are photoautotrophs. ~Most algae have some form of locomotion.

Most algae have some form of locomotion.

________ is the vascular tissue that conducts water and minerals from a plant's roots to its leaves. ~Phloem ~Endosperm ~Xylem ~Corolla ~Hypha

Xylem

Animals are NOT ~heterotrophic. ~multicellular. ~autotrophic. ~eukaryotic. ~motile.

autotrophic

Which are the most numerous and diverse vertebrates? ~cartilaginous fishes ~lancelets ~bony fishes ~reptiles ~mammals

bony fishes

The smallest unit of life is a(n) ~species. ~cell. ~organism. ~tissue. ~organ.

cell.

Which of the following lists the terms from simplest to most complex? ~cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organism ~organ systems, tissues, cells, organism, organs ~tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, cells ~cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism ~organs, organ system, organism, cells, tissues

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

What feature enables the paramecium to move? ~pseudopodia ~contractile vacuole ~flagella ~nucleus ~cilia

cilia

Which structure is a characteristic found ONLY in angiosperms? ~megaphyll ~seed ~flower ~vascular tissue ~leaf

flower

If a plant has vascular tissue, megaphylls, and seeds, but NOT flowers, then it is a(n) ~bryophyte. ~lycophyte. ~gymnosperm. ~angiosperm. ~fern.

gymnosperm.

Which of these is a unique characteristic of mammals? ~four-chambered heart ~cephalization ~hair ~endothermic ~extraembryonic membranes

hair

A(n) _____ is an individual animal that possesses BOTH male and female sex organs. ~larva ~hermaphrodite ~deuterostome ~acoelomate ~cephalopod

hermaphrodite

Which of these would you expect to thrive in areas with abundant moisture? ~mosses, ferns, and lycophytes ~ferns only ~lycophytes only ~mosses and ferns but not lycophytes ~mosses only

mosses, ferns, and lycophytes

Cyanobacteria are important producers, more specifically called ~photoautotrophs. ~saproautotrophs. ~photoheterotrophs. ~saprotrophs. ~chemoautotrophs.

photoautotrophs.

Which of the following classification categories for humans is NOT correct? ~Homo; genus ~Homo sapiens; binomial name ~Domain; Eukarya ~Animalia; kingdom ~sapiens; family

sapiens; family

Which of the following correctly lists the classification categories from least to most inclusive? ~domain, kingdom, class, order, family, phylum, genus, species ~phylum, species, genus, kingdom, domain, order, class, family ~kingdom, phylum, domain, class, order family, genus, species ~species, genus, family, class, order, domain, phylum, kingdom

species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

African sleeping sickness is caused by a ~virus. ~sporozoan. ~prion. ~trypanosome. ~bacterium.

trypanosome.

Protists can be ~unicellular only. ~unicellular or colonial, but not multicellular. ~unicellular, colonial, or multicellular. ~colonial or multicellular, but not unicellular. ~colonial only.

unicellular, colonial, or multicellular.


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