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1
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What is the Kingdom?

Eukaryote, Autotrophic, Daisy

A

Plantae

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What is the Kingdom?

Eukaryote, Heterotrophic, Motile, Coyote

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Animalia

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What is the Kingdom?

Prokaryote, unicellular, Methanogen

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Archaea

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What is the Kingdom?

Eukaryote, heterotrophic, non mobile, mushroom

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Fungi

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What is the Kingdom?

Eukaryote, unicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Protista

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Collection of different Tissues

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Organ

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Composed of interacting living and nonliving materials in one area

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ecosystem

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assemblage od many species in an area

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community

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9
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eukaryotic cells possess these intracellular elements

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organelles

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10
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Assemblage of one species in an area

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Population

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11
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human being belong to what domain?
a. Archaea
b.Bacteria
c Eukarya
d. Protista
d. none of the above
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Eukaryotes

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12
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A bacterium and a protistan are placed in different domains because

a. a bacterium is single-celled
b. a protistan is photosynthetic
c. a protistan can move
d. a bacterium is much simpler
e. Protista are multicellular

A

A bacterium is much simpler

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13
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Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that

a. possess a nucleus
b. can cause disease
c. are important in decomposistion
d. photosynthesize with chorophyll in their chloroplast
e. none of the above

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can cause disease

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14
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Which of the following groups contain the smallest-size organisms?

a. domain Archaea
b. kingdom protista
c. kingdom Plantae
d. kingdom Animalia
e. Kingdom Fungi

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Domain Archaea

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15
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Two closely related species may

a. belong to the same genus
b. may exist in different kingdoms
c. may belong to the same class
d. A and B
e. A and C

A

A and C (Belong to the same genus and class)

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Archaea may be characterized as

a. inhabitants of harsh environments such as very hot or saline water
b. being more complex and advanced than bacteria
c. only autotrophic
d. one of the closest links to the first life on the moon
e. less closely related to eukaryotes than bacteria

A

a. inhabitants of harsh environments such as very hot or saline water

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17
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Which two domains are only include organisms with prokaryotic cells?

a. bacteria and Eukarya
b. bacteria and archaea
c. archaea and eukarya
d. Bacteria and fungi
e. plantea and Animalia

A

Bacteria and Archaea

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18
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Evidence of the big bang includes

a. acceleration og distance galaxies
b. uniform temperature in space
c. audible pop when a can of soda is open
d. All of the above
e. A and B

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e. A and B (Acceleration of distance galaxies and uniform temperature in space)

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The lysogenic cycle characterisic of some viruses is best summerised as

a. attachment-penertaration-laten period- release- maturation- biosynthesis
b. Attachment- penetration- laten period- biosynthesis- maturation- release
c. Penetration- release- biosynthesis- maturation- laten period- attachment
d. attachment- biosynthesis- penetration- laten period- maturation- release
e. release- laten period- attachment- penetration- biosynthesis- maturation

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b. Attachment- penetration- laten period- biosynthesis- maturation- release

(Adorable pink llamas build many railroads)

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20
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How do retrovirusus, such as HIV differ from other viruses?

a. thy are much simpler
b. they contain RNA that can be used as a template to make DNA
c. They can only reproduce inside a living cell
d. Tehy contain nucleic acids that code for making proteins
e. They contain DNA that is used as a template to make RNA

A

b. they contain RNA that can be used as a template to make DNA

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21
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Individual Viruses

a. are parasitic that cab infect a wide range of organisms
b. are prokayotes
c. require living cells to reproduce
d. posses both RNA and DNA
e. are metabolically active organisms outside their host

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c. require living cells to reproduce

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22
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Sequence the history of life on out planet in the most appropriate series

a. first life- first eukaryote- earth forms- multicellular organisms- o2 increases
b. earth forms- multicellular- o2 increases- first life- first eukaryotes
c. earth forms- first life- first eukaryotes- multicellular- o2 increases
d. earth forms- first life0 first eukaryotes- o2 increases- multicellular
e. Earth forms- first life- 02 increases- first eukaryotes- multicellular

A

e. Earth forms- first life- 02 increases- first eukaryotes- multicellular

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23
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which of the following is not an essential element of the scientific method

a. observation
b. your belief
c. hypothesis
d. prediction
e. experiments

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b. your beliefs

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24
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an educated guess posed as a tentative explanation is called a

a. theory
b. control
c. hypothesis
d. prediction
e. variable

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c. hypothesis

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25
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In a reducing atmosphere

a. electrons are taking
b. oxygen is abundant
c. electrons don’t exist
d. oxygen is rare
e. weight loss is easy

A

d. oxygen is rare

26
Q

as prokaryotes evolved into eukaryotes

a. oxygen became abundant in the atmosphere
b. cell membranes unfolded
c. endosymbiosis brought mitochondria and chloroplasts into a cell
d. all of the above
e. A and C

A

D. All of the above

27
Q

what is the smallest unit of metric measurement?

a. millimeter
b. nanometer
c. micrometer
d. kilometer
e. keg

A

b. nanometer

28
Q

all of the following are characteristics of life except

a. cell structure
b. responsiveness
c. metabolism
d. inorganic macromolecules
e. nucleic acids

A

d. inorganic macromolecules

29
Q

which one of the following statements about prokaryotes are false?

a. Prokaryotes live in many places on earth that eukaryotes cannot survive
b. some prokaryotes decompose organic matter and help recycle nutrients
c. prokaryotes have lived with eukaryotes for about 4 billion years
d. some prokaryotes cause disease
e. some prokaryotes prevent infections in our body

A

c. prokaryotes have lived with eukaryotes for about 4 billion years

30
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Which of the following are part of homeostasis?

a. animals keep their internal temperature relatively constant
b. your blood cell count is always about the same
c. certain organ, like the kidneys excrete waste
d. plants are able to turn towards the sun
e. All of the above

A

e. All of the above

31
Q

Eukaryotes life in planet earth appeared

a. last weekend
b. concurrently with prokaryotic life
c. before prokaryotic life
d. as oxygen increased
e. with the kingdom archaea

A

a. As oxygen increased

32
Q

Bacterial endospores function in

a. reproduction
b. survival
c. protein synthesis
d. storage
e. metabolism

A

b. survival

33
Q

an example of chemical cycling occurs when

a. plants absorb solar energy and make their own food
b. energy flows through an ecosystem, and becomes heat
c. Hawks soar and next in trees
d. death and decay make inorganic nutrients available in plants
e. we eat food and use they nutrients to grow and repair tissues

A

d. dead and decay make inorganic nutrients available in plants

34
Q

In a taxonomy, name the categories from broadest to most specific

A

Kingdom- Phylum- class- order- family- genus- species

35
Q

Organisms ont he lowest level of an energy pyramid may be cateragorised as

a. primary producers
b. primary consumers
c. losers
d. bottom dwellers
e. under achievers

A

a. primary producres

36
Q

As light energy from the sun hits the planet earth

a. oxygen and carbon dioxide are generated
b. chlorophyll containing organisms converted light energy into chemical energy
c. heterotrophic organisms facilitate light energy to chemical energy transformation
d. energy available to living things increase with each transformation
e. organic molecules are reassembled into inorganic molecules.

A

b. chlorophyll containing organisms converted light energy into chemical energy

37
Q

some scientist consider viruses nonliving because

a. they do not have a cell wall
b. they cannot reproduce independently
c. thier nucleic acid does not code for proteins
d. they are acellular
e. both B and D

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e. Both D and B (They cannot reproduce independently and they are acellular

38
Q

Evidence to support a hypothesis can originate from all but one of the following

a. proving the hypothesis is factual
d. disproving the alternative hypothesis
c. experimentation
d. observation
e. accessing previous research

A

a proving the hypothesis is factual

39
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Bacteria may reproduce

a. asexually by binary fission
b. with a resting stage
c. by conjugation with a virus
d. by transformation with another strain of bacteria
e. all of the above

A

d. by transformation with another bacteria

40
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the Protista maybe characterized as

a. heterotrophic
b. autotrophic
c. eukaryotic
d. A and C
e. All of the above

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e. All of the above

41
Q

bacteria come in several shapes including

a. spheres
b. rods
c. spirals
d. boxes
e. all but d

A

e. all but e

42
Q

Protista move by

a. flagella
b. cilia
c. pseudopods
d. all of the above
e. A and B

A

e. A and B (Flagella and Cilia)

43
Q

All organisms in tropic levels above the producers are

a. Autotrophic producers
b. autotrophic consumers
c. heterotrophic producers
d. heterotrophic consumers
e. high lifes

A

d. heterotrophic consumers

44
Q 
an example of symbiosis include all of the following but
a. exploitation (+/-)
b, competition (-/-)
c. neutralism (o/o)
d. mutualism (+/+)
e. commensalism (+/o)
A

c. Neutralism (0/0)

45
Q

Determining how protists evolved will allow us to understand better origin of

a. plants
b. animals
c. fungi
d. bacteria
e. A, B and C

A

e. A, B and C (Plants, Animals, and Fungi)

46
Q

True or False

Saprotrophic heterotrophs digest their food internally

A

True

47
Q

True or False

Antibiotics are effective against viruses

A

False

48
Q

True or False
Photosynthesis is the herterotophic process by which chlorophyll bearing organisms convert light energy into chemical energy

A

false

49
Q

True or False

the ultimate source of energy on earth is the sun

A

true

50
Q

True or False

species are reproductively isolated organisms that can reproduce successfully with the same species but not with others

A

true

51
Q

True or False

bacteria ranges from 1-10 meters in size

A

false

52
Q

True or False

biology 121 studies life, organisms, their interactions and environments around them

A

True

53
Q

True or False

planet earth is the largest ecosystem in the biosphere

A

true

54
Q

True or False

Eukaryotes can survive without prokaryotes

A

false

55
Q

True or False

methanogens are found in the guts of ruminants

A

true

56
Q

True or False

HIV requires the enzyme transcript to convert DNA into RNA

A

False

57
Q

True or False
Urey and Miller won the noble prize for producing inorganic molecules from organic molecules in a chamber that simulated early conditions of planet earth

A

True

58
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RNA can replicate itself

A

True

59
Q

True or False

Oxygen appeared in the atmosphere approximately 2 million years ago

A

false

60
Q

True or False

Science can provide information about the natural world

A

true

61
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True or False

Algae and plantea may be characterized as a secondary consumer

A

False

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