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Bio 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Forests like those visible from the Hiawatha trail on the ID and MT border benefit humans in many ways. Which of the following is not a way in which the trees in such a forest might directly, or indirectly, benefit humans?

  • wildlife habitats
  • protecting water quality
  • lumber
  • carbon dioxide production
A

-carbon dioxide production

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2
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True or false: Biology is the study of organisms.

A

True

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3
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Bubba is trying to remember the eight traits of living “things.” She can remember cells, reproduction, metabolism, evolve, develop, respond to stimuli, and inheritance. Which one is she forgetting?

A

Growth

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4
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A botanist ran a genetic test of a group of “things.” And it showed that members of the population had changed, at a genetic level,over time in response to changes in the environment. Which of the eights traits of living things did she observe?

A

Evolve

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5
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Scientific names are written in:

A

Latin and Classical Greek

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6
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The answer is 0.04%. What is the question?

A

What is the percentage of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere?

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7
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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

  • water vapor (50%)
  • carbon dioxide (0.04%)
  • ozone
  • methane
  • oxygen (21%)
A

-oxygen (21%)

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8
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Which of the following organisms are NOT an organism linked with recycling formally living organisms which provided carbon dioxide and other mineral nutrients needed by plants for photosynthesis?

  • bacteria
  • fungi
  • lingnin
A

-lingnin

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9
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Why was it so important for Cyanobacteria to live in water when they first appeared billions of years ago?

A

For protections from harmful UV radiation so that they didn’t die.

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10
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True or false: the ozone layer is problematic because it blocks UV radiation which is important for photosynthesis.

A

False.

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11
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True or false: Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus.

A

False

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True or false: heterotrophic organisms are able to make their own food using sunlight as an energy source.

A

False, they must obtain energy from other organisms.

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True or false: eubacteria can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic.

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False they are unicellular and prokaryotic.

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14
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True or false: many plant pathogens are in the protists (like adage and Protozoa) kingdoms

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False

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15
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Who am I? I am the only decomposed known to be able to completely decompose lingnin.

A

White rot fungi

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16
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Members or which kingdom are linked to decline in amphibians, honeybees, and the U.S. bat populations?

  • animal
  • archaebacteria
  • eubacteria
  • fungi
A

-fungi

17
Q

True or false: Color is the most commonly used trait to determine if a mushroom is toxic.

A

False, there is no determined way

18
Q

Which of the following traits do plants and animals NOT have in common?

  • Tissues
  • multicellular
  • eukaryotic
  • autotrophic
A

-autotrophic. Animals are not autotrophic plants are though.

19
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True of false: parasites cannot be in the plant kingdom because all plants must be autotrophic and be capable of photosynthesizing.

A

False, there are heterotrophic plants that have lost their ability to photosynthesize.

20
Q

Which of the following group of organisms would NOT be considered decomposers?

  • heterotrophic eubacteria
  • cattails
  • yeast
  • humans
A

-cattails

21
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What do botanists study? Choose the most specific/ best answer.

  • any organism that is photosynthetic
  • autotrophic organisms with cellulose in their walls
  • algae
  • life
A

-autotrophic organisms with cellulose in their walls

22
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What is chitin?

A

a fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides, a major constituent in the cell walls of fungi.

23
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A description of the kingdom of eubacteria:

A

Prokaryotic, many members of this kingdom are beneficial to plants

24
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Description of the kingdom of archaebacteria.

A

Prokaryotic and typically live in harsh environments.

25
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Description of the kingdom of protists:

A

Typically live in aquatic environments and algae are an example. This is what makes algae and other protists not plants.

26
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Description of the kingdom of fungi:

A

Eukaryotic (with nucleus), heterotrophic, and have chitin in their cell walls.

27
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Description of the kingdom of animals.

A

Eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and comprised of tissue.

28
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Description of the plant kingdom:

A

Eukaryotic, multicellular, and autotrophic

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