bio exam three quizzes

Question 1

Mycorrhizae benefit from the plant by:

Answer 1

d. absorbing products of photosynthesis

Question 2

Plants benefit from mycorrhizae by:

Answer 2

absorbing more water

Question 3

A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a:

Answer 3

photosynthetic microorganism

Question 4

Sexual reproduction in some fungus involves combining cytoplasm, called
_______, and combining nuclei, called ______

Answer 4

plasmogamy, karyogamy

Question 5

The body of a fungus is made up mostly of long filaments called:

Answer 5

hyphae

Question 6

Sexual reproduction in fungus involves:

Answer 6

2 different mating types

Question 7

You look under a microscope and notice an extremely small unicellular fungus. It may be the smallest eukaryote known! You are observing a:

Answer 7

microsporidia

Question 8

Fungal lifestyles include:

Answer 8

parasites, predators, symbiotes, saprobes

Question 9

Fungi are vital to the carbon cycle because, as decomposers, they:

Answer 9

breakdown organic matter and return the elements to the Earth

Question 10

In early land plants, like mosses, the ______ is dependent on the ______.

Answer 10

sporophyte, gametophyte

Question 11

Sort the following in the correct chronological order:

evolution of stomata
development of vascular tissues
development of a cuticle
primary endosymbiosis

Answer 11

development of vascular tissues
evolution of stomata
primary endosymbiosis
development of a cuticle

Question 12

The structure on the underside of leaves that allows the plant to bring in CO2, and release O2 and water vapor is called:

Answer 12

stomata

Question 13

Which part of the plant brings minerals and water from the soil to other parts of the plant?

Answer 13

xylem

Question 14

Which kind of organism was engulfed and became the chloroplasts of land plants?

Answer 14

cyanobacteria

Question 15

You see a plant that has reduced leaves in distinct whorls around the stem. You know this is a:

Answer 15

horsetail

Question 16

The _____ develops into the female gametophyte.

Answer 16

megaspore

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the challenges of living on land?

UV radiation
desiccation
surrounded by a supportive fluid
gravity

Answer 17

surrounded by a supportive fluid

Question 18

Meiosis results in:

Answer 18

4 haploid cells

Question 19

A major trend in plant evolution is the reduction of the ______ and placing greater emphasis on the ______.

Answer 19

gametophyte, sporophyte

Question 20

Which of the following is not a type of fruit:

complex
accessory
simple
aggregate

Answer 20

complex

Question 21

Gymnosperms are pollinated by:

Answer 21

wind

Question 22

In angiosperm double fertilization, the first sperm fertilizes the egg to make a diploid embryo. The role of the second sperm is to:

Answer 22

combine with haploid nuclei from the female to create the endosperm

Question 23

The purpose of a fruit is to:

Answer 23

attract animals to disperse the seeds

Question 24

The lilies are starting to emerge and bloom. You notice their leaves have parallel veins and that they emerged with 1 cotyledon. This makes them:

Answer 24

monocots

Question 25

Sort the following events in plant evolution in chronological order:

-formation of soils
-water no longer necessary for reproduction
-colonize the land
-ability to absorb water into an intricate vessel system

Answer 25

1. ability to absorb water into an intricate vessel system
2. formation of soils
3. colonize the land
4. water no longer necessary for reproduction

Question 26

The evidence for secondary endosymbiosis comes from:

Answer 26

a third membrane around the chloroplast containing cell

Question 27

The eukaryote nucleus is derived from which structure:

Answer 27

flexible plasma membrane

Question 28

Paramecium has a complex body with 2 types of nucleus. It also has several alveoli contained within its plasma membrane. These alveoli place Paramecium in which group?

Answer 28

alveolates

Question 29

Which of the following protists perform 1/5 of all photosynthetic carbon fixation on Earth?

Answer 29

diatoms

Question 30

Conjugation between protists, in which genetic material is exchanged between 2 individuals, is what kind of process?

Answer 30

sexual

Question 31

A lifecycle that involves a diploid individual giving rise to an organism that will produce haploid gametes is called:

Answer 31

alteration of generations

Question 32

The eukaryote mitochondria is derived from:

Answer 32

Proteobacteria

Question 33

Dinoflagellates are involved in several natural phenomena. Which of the following is NOT one of the phenomena in which they are involved?

bioluminescence
dinoflagellates are involved in all of these
coral bleaching
red tides

Answer 33

dinoflagellates are involved in all of these

Question 34

Put these events in correct sequential order:

Detoxification of oxygen

Coupling oxygen to ATP formation

Increased atmospheric oxygen

Phagocytosis of Proteobacteria

Answer 34

Increased atmospheric oxygen

Detoxification of oxygen

Coupling oxygen to ATP formation

Phagocytosis of Proteobacteria