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4. If a microscope is set up so that the total power of magnification is 400 X, and the ocular lens has a
power of 10X, what must the power of the objective lens be?
A) 4000 X C) 500 X
B) 40 X D) 4 X
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5. If the specimen in the image below is being viewed under high power and the field of view is 450 um
1.
2.
A) 1000 um C) 630 um
B) 1650 um D) 110 um
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8. Which scientist helped disprove the "Theory of Spontaneous Generation" by proving that rotten meat
A) Redi C) Needham
B) Spallanzani D) Pasteur
11.Two cells from different individuals unite to produce the first cells of a new organism by
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A) #1 C) #3
B) #2 D) #4
18.) After DNA replication, the two DNA molecules that are made
b.) bacteria of the same type. d.) viruses that attack bacteria
21.) The two strands of a DNA within a single DNA molecule are
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22.) Which of the following statements is NOT part of the "Cell Theory"?
24.) When a specific molecule of DNA is analyzed, it is found that 20% of the bases are Adenine,
therefore, which statement below must be true.
25.) Before a cell divides, it must duplicate its DNA in a process known as
a.) are joined by two weak hydrogen bonds. c.) are joined by ionic bonds.
b.) alternately bond with a sugar. d.) are joined by three weak hydrogen bonds
27.) If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base sequence ATCGT, the sequence of bases on the
other complementary strand is:
28.) The part of a microscope that helps regulate/adjust how much light comes through the slide:
29.) The double ringed nitrogenous bases found in DNA are called
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a.) Purines c.) Pyrimidines
31.) If an organism has 24 chromosomes in each diploid body cell, its haploid (1N) cells will contain
33.) When it comes to number of chromosomes, which term is least closely related to the others?
36. Which of the following DOES NOT provide evidence that supports the theory of evolution?
A) Vestigial Organs C) Biogeographical Evidence
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a.) imprints. c.) fossils.
a.) arms, paws, tails. c.) arms, bird wings, and seal flippers.
b.) butterfly wings and bird wings d.) flippers, hoofs, beaks.
43.) The fossil record indicates that several times in the past, huge numbers of species have
disappeared suddenly in a phenomenon known as
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A) Stabilizing Selection C) Directional Selection
B) Disruptive Selection D) None of responses are correct
47.) The controversial theory proposed to explain gaps in the fossil record as illustrated below is known
as
49.) The combination of an organism's habitat and its role in that habitat is called a
50.) The evolution of one-hump and two-hump camels is probably the result of
51.) The evolution giving rise to the diversity of Darwin's finches is an example of
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A) Evolutionary Dichotomous Key C) Disruptive Divergent Tree
B) Gradualism Niche Key D) Phylogenetic Tree
53. Allow "T" to represent the dominant allele for "tall pea plant height" and "t" to represent the
recessive allele for "short pea plant height". What will best describe the result when a
heterozygous tall pea plant crosses with a short pea plant?
A) 50 % of the offspring will be short while the other 50% will be tall
B) 25% of the offspring will be tall while the other 75% will be short
C) 67% of the offspring will be short while the other 33 % will be tall
D) 75% of the offspring will be tall while the other 25% will be short
54. What best represents the "GENOTYPE" of a heterozygous tall pea plant?
A) TALL C) "tt"
B) "Tt" D) "TT"
55) The scientific name for humans is most properly written as..
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59.) The double-naming system introduced by Linnaeus is
b.) not used for microorganisms. d.) used only for eukaryotes.
60.) Within a phylum, the next level (first) of taxonomic category is known as
61.) Solely from its name, you know that Rhizopus niqricans must be
a.) protist b.) plant-like protist c.) animal-like protist. d.) fungus-like protist.
63.) From fossil evidence, scientists believe that the earliest life forms on Earth were
64) An organism that lacks both a mitochondria and a nucleus, and primarily uses binary fission for
reproduction must belong to KINGDOM
B) Elephantiasis D) Influenza
66. The genetic information in a RETROVIRUS is copied from what to what after it enters a host cell?
67. The table below is commonly used by biologist in species identification, what is this type of
Identification Table called?
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A) A Binomial Nomenclature Table C) A Resolving ID Table
B) A Phylogenetic Tree D) A Dichotomous Key
69. A "prophage" can exist in a host cell for a period of time in what phase?
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A) Complex C) Helical
B) Polyhedral D) Spirilla
72 An injection of a weakened (deactivated) virus into a host animal/human in an effort to stimulate the
immune system to build up immunity to the virus or bacteria is an example of
A) An antibiotic C) Interferon
B) A antibody D) A vaccine
73. A structure that forms when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and part
of its cytoplasm is called a (an)..
A) Capsid C) Endospore
B) Proglottid D) Prophage
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A) A Prokaryotic Cell C) A Eukaryotic Cell
B) A Virus D) A Protist
B) spirillum D) bacilus
76. Cells that can only carry out energy producing reactions in the ABSENCE of oxygen are known as..
B) Antibiotics D) Disinfectants
79. The most ancient of bacteria that live in oxygen-free, extremely harsh environments such as very salty,
very acidic, extremely hot environments are termed
A) Eubacteria C) Cyanobacteria
B) Archaebacteria D) Prochlorobacteria
80. The proper classification for bacteria that can use sunlight for energy and to build organic compounds
for nutrition is
81. The bacteria shown in the image below would best be described as
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A) Staphylococcal C) Streptobacillus
B) Staphylobacillus D) Streptococcal
82. An ecological benefit associated with many bacteria, is their ability to convert nitrogen in the
atmosphere into a useable form for plants. This process is called
- Thin cell wall - Absorb Safranine Stain during Gram staining - Appear pink after Gram Staining
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B) Unicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs
C) Multicellular prokaryotes
D) Unicellular eukaryotes
A) Euglenophyta C) Porifera
B) Pyrrophyta D) Sarcodina
87. The organism above is a heterotrophic Protist. Which phylum does it belong to?
A) Ciliophora C) Sarcodina
B) Euglenophyta D) Zoomastigina
B) Myxomycota D) Bryophyta
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B) Prokaryotes once lived within another moneran as endosymbionts
A) Sarcodina C) Zoomastigina
B) Sporozoa D) Ciliophora
B) Myxomycota D) Sarcodina
A) a pellicle C) a pseudopod
95. Which response below best describes an animal-like protist called Plasmodium vivax?
A) Dinoflaggellates C) Diatoms
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B) Sporozoites D) Red Algae
100. In the absence of sunlight, the organism above can live as a (an)..
A) heterotroph C) parasite
B) autotroph D) virus
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B) It is causes by a trypanosome
C) It is carried by the Anopholes mosquito
D) Its symptoms include chills, fever, skin rash and lethargy (lack of energy)
102. The term that is LEAST closely related to the other terms?
A) Cilia C) Plasmodium
B) Flagella D) Pseudopod
103. The wide range of colours in algae depends upon the presence of
A) Chlorophyll A and B C) Chlorophyll A and D
B) Chlorophyll A and C D) Accessory Pigments
104. As blue wavelengths of light are transmitted into water deeper than other colours of
the visible spectrum, algae from which phyla contain the pigments that can best absorb
blue light. These algae are therefore found in the deepest depths of the ocean.
A) Rhodophyta C) Chlorophyta
B) Phaeophyta D) Cyanophyta
105. Based off of the main types of pigments they possess as well as the primary way they
store their products of photosynthesis as starch, all simple and more advanced terrestrial
plants are most closely related to which algal phylum?
A) Rhodophyta C) Chlorophyta
B) Phaeophyta D) Chrysophyta
106. What alga is shown below and what morphology (form) does it represent?
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107. The picture above represents which of the following?
A) An alga called Spirogyra belonging to Chlorophyta
B) An alga called Fucus belonging to Phaeophyta
C) An alga called Volvox belonging to Chlorophyta
D) An alga called Chlamydomonas belonging to Phaeophyta
108. The dark circular structures that the two arrows are pointing at are
A) Nuclei that store the DNA
B) Zygospores that remain dormant until more favourable conditions arise.
C) Conjugation sori
D) Pyrenoids that store starch
109. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Asexual Reproduction?
A) It enables organisms to make identical copies (clones) of itself
B) It requires only one individual
C) It usually happens fairly quickly
D) It increases genetic diversity
110. The structures of Bryophytes which penetrate the ground for anchorage and
absorption of water are referred to as
A) Rhizoids C) Rhizomes
B) True Roots D) Protonema
111. In the alternation of generations seen in Moss, the dominant (most abundant) stage of
the plant is called the..
A) Haploid Gametophyte generation
B) Haploid Sporophyte generation
C) Diploid Gametophyte generation
D) Diploid Sporophyte generation
Use the diagram below to answer the next two questions:
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X
112. In the above diagram the structure that produces and houses the "egg" is called the
A) Antheridium C) Archegonium
B) Pistil D) Sporangium
113. Inside the "capsule" (see structure "X"), what type of cell division is occurring to help
produce the haploid spores?
A) Fertilization C) Binary Fission
B) Mitosis D) Meiosis
114. Which of the following is NOT found in Mosses?
A) Flagellated sperm C) Diploid sporophyte
B) Waxy cuticle D) Chlorophyll A and B
115. What taxonomic descriptions below best describes FERNS?
A) Vascular Bryophytes C) Tracheophytes belonging to subphylum
Spermopsida
B) Non-vascular Tracheophytes D) Tracheophytes belonging to subphylum
Pteridophyta
116. Which of the following is an advancement that Ferns have over Moss?
A) a waxy cuticle on the sporophyte C) non-flagellated sperm
B) a dominant gametophyte generation D) production of a seed
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F
117. In the above diagram structure "B" represents .
A) a protonema C) a pistil
B) a prothallium D) a stamen
118. Which letter in the above diagram would represent a "Fiddle Head"?
A) A C) E
B) C D) F
119. Which of the following vascular tissues is responsible for shipping around water with
dissolved minerals throughout the plant?
A) Phloem C) Guard Cells
B) Xylem D) Cuticle
120. Which of the following is NOT a GYMNOSPERM?
A) Cycads C) Ginkos
B) Conifers D) Monocots
121. The lengthening of a shoot or root is known as
A) Primary growth C) Tertiary growth
B) Secondary growth D) Cambium growth
122. Which best describes "Double Fertilization" that gives rise to a SEED?
A) A haploid sperm unites with a haploid polar cell to form a diploid endosperm, while
another haploid sperm unites with a diploid egg to form a triploid zygote
B) A diploid sperm unites with a haploid polar cell to form a triploid endosperm, while
another haploid sperm unites with a haploid egg to form a diploid zygote
C) A haploid sperm unites with a haploid polar cell to form a diploid endosperm, while
another diploid sperm unites with a haploid egg to form a triploid zygote
D) A haploid sperm unites with a diploid polar cell to form a triploid endosperm, while
another haploid sperm unites with a haploid egg to form a diploid zygote
123. In the diagrams below, what type of CONIFER is being represented?
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A) A spruce tree C) a cedar tree
B) A pine tree D) a fir tree
124. Approximately how old is the tree below?
1.
2.
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A) 20 years old C) 10 years old
B) 5 years old D) rings cannot be used to determine the age of a
tree
125. Unlike a "monocot", a dicot
A) has two cotyledons C) produces flowers
B) produces seeds D) has parallel veins in its leaves
126. Which of the following is NOT part of a typical LEAF?
A) Cotyledons C) Spongy Mesophyll
B) Cuticle D) Palisade Mesophyll
E) All of the above are parts of a leaf
127. Which cells primarily function to regulate the movement of water and gases out of a
leaf.
A) Guard Cells C) Apical Meristem
B) Spongy mesophyll D) Phloem cells
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A E
B F
G
C
H
I
D
J
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A) The arrangement of vascular tissues in the root of a monocot
B) The arrangement of vascular tissues in the root of a dicot
C) The arrangement of vascular tissues in the stem of a monocot
D) The arrangement of vascular tissues in the stem of a dicot
134. The diagram below represents what?
137. Water rises from the roots to the top of a tree primarily due to
A) Root Pressure C) Guard cell pumps
B) Transpiration and the cohesion of water D) Osmosis
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138. When a seed sprouts, the proper term for this process is
A) Pollination C) Dormancy
B) Fertilization D) Germination
139. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic common to members belonging to
Kingdom Animalia?
A) Prokaryotic Cells C) Heterotrophic
B) Multicellular D) Cells that lack a cell wall
140. Which of the organisms below exhibits CEPHALIZATION?
A) Sea Sponge C) Planaria
B) Sea Anemone D) Hydra
141. Which of the following organisms exhibits SEGMENTATION?
A) a Planarian C) a Jelly Fish
B) a Marine Worm D) an Ascarid
Use the diagram below to answer the next two questions:
B
C
D
E
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145. The organism below is best described as having
A) a polypoid body form with radial symmetry C) a polypoid body form with
bilateral symmetry
B) a medusoid body form with bilateral symmetry D) a medusoid body form with radial
symmetry
146. Which phylum below is the FIRST phylum to exhibit a complete gut?
A) Cnidaria C) Nematoda
B) Porifera D) Platyhelminthes
147. Which term is NOT associated with a Jelly Fish?
A) Mesoderm C) Gastroderm
B) Ectoderm D) Mesoglea
148. The picture below illustrates
A) A Proglottid C) A Clitellum
B) A Parapodium D) A Scolex
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149. Which advancement below is NOT credited to the organism above?
A) First to exhibit cephalization C) First to exhibit bilateral symmetry
B) First to exhibit true tissues D) First to exhibit mesoderm
150. Which statement below accurately describes the organism above?
A) a parasitic flatworm belonging to class Cestoda
B) a free-living flatworm belonging to class Turbellaria
C) a free-living flatworm with a complete gut
D) a parasitic roundworm with ocelli
151. A true body cavity (coelom) that is completely lined with mesoderm, first shows up
in
A) Platyhelminthes C) Platyhelminthes
B) Annelida D) Cnidaria
152. The structures used by an EARTHWORM to help the organism get rid of cellular
(metabolic) wastes.
A) Nephridia C) Malpighian Tubules
B) Clitellum D) Green Glands
153. Which best describes the structures that food would encounter on its way through the
digestive tract of an Earthworm?
A) Mouth Esophagus Pharynx Crop Gizzard Intestine
B) Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Gizzard Crop Intestine
C) Mouth Esophagus Pharynx Gizzard Crop Intestine
D) Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Crop Gizzard Intestine
154. Which of the following structures would be part of an Earthworm's circulatory system?
A) Aortic Arches C) Clitellum
B) Nephridia D) Setae
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159. The removal of metabolic (cellular) waste products is accomplished in a CRAYFISH
via
A) nephridia C) uropods
B) the ganglia D) mandibles
E) green glands
160. Often a parasite will use more than one host to complete its life cycle. What name is
given to the host in which the parasite larvae clone themselves, but in which they will NOT
reach sexual maturity?
A) Primary Host C) Intermediate Host
B) Secondary Host D) Virulent Host
161. Which statement is a true statement accurate in regards to the Asacaris worm that
was dissected?
A) Males are much larger than females
B) Females possess a hook-shaped posterior end
C) Ascarids exhibit both cephalization and segmentation
D) The only prominent internal structures that were identifiable were sex organs and an
intestine
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163. In the diagram below, which LETTER represents the anatomical direction termed
"ANTERIOR"?
A C
B
A) A C) C
B) B D) D
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