Exam 2 questions Flashcards
What are the filamentous mats formed by most fungi called?
Mycelia
Suppose that the cells of seed plants, like the cells of human skin, produce a pigment upon increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Which of the following types of plant cells is most likely to produce this pigment?
epidermal cells of sporophyte megaphylls
Which of the following statements describes an adaptive advantage associated with the filamentous nature of fungal mycelia?
an extensive surface area well suited for invasive growth and absorptive nutrition
Which of the following statements applies to both nematodes and arthropods?
grow in conjunction with shedding of their exoskeleton
Which of the following statements about the pine life cycle is correct?
Conifer pollen grains contain male gametophytes.
It has been hypothesized that fungi and plants have a mutualistic relationship because plants make sugars available for the fungi’s use. What is the best evidence in support of this hypothesis?
Radioactively labeled sugars produced by plants eventually show up in the fungi with which they are associated.
What do many organisms with deuterostome development have in common?
The blastopore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus.
You find a multi-legged animal in your garden and want to determine if it is a centipede or a millipede. Which of the following characteristics would allow you to make this distinction?
poisonous claws
Which of the following statements describes how healthy corals appear brightly colored?
They host symbionts with colorful photosynthetic pigments
Which of the following is a characteristic of all angiosperms?
double internal fertilization
Which one of these mollusk groups is classified as a suspension feeders?
bivalves
Which of the following types of fungi often live in the digestive tracts of sheep and cattle?
chytrids
Why do large animals need specialized organs for gas exchange?
volume increases more rapidly than surface area as size increases
Which of the following structures carries out sexual reproduction in ascomycetes?
ascocarps
In most fungi, karyogamy does not immediately follow plasmogamy. Which conclusion is most consistent with this information?
It results in heterokaryotic or dikaryotic cells.
If an organism exhibits a head with sensory structures, which of the following characteristics would it likely also exhibit?
it is bilaterally symmetrical
Which of the following characteristics is exhibited by the water vascular system of echinoderms?
it functions in locomotion and feeding
Which of the following are present in angiosperms but not in gymnosperms?
ovaries