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50 Multiple Choice Questions on Organismal Biology | BYS 120, Exams of Biology

University of Alabama - HuntsvilleBiology
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Material Type: Exam; Professor: Cooper; Class: ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY; Subject: Biological Sciences; University: University of Alabama - Huntsville;

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BYS 120
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
EXAM #2
There are 50 multiple-choice questions on this exam, each of equal value. Five of the
questions will be graded as extra credit. Therefore, 45 correctly answered questions
will be a score of 100 and extra credit will be added above that.
You must indicate your name on this exam and on the bubble sheet. Both this exam
and the bubble sheet need to be turned in and both will be returned to you when
graded.
NAME: ____________________________________________
1. Fruits have contributed to the success of angiosperms by
a. Nourishing the plants that make them.
b. Facilitating dispersal of seeds by wind and animals.
c. Attracting insects to the pollen inside.
d. Producing sperm and eggs inside a protective coat.
2. In Mancuso’s discussion of Plant Intelligence, what phenomenon did he compare to
the movement of a worm?
a. Neural networks
b. The play activity of young sprouts
c. Root tip growth against a slope
d. The predatory activity of the venus flytrap
3. Ferns are more advanced than mosses because mosses lack which structure found in
ferns?
a. Spores.
b. Cuticle.
c. Morgan microbodies.
d. Vascular tissue.
4. What physiological process is accomplished by a plant’s xylem tissue?
a. Pollen production.
b. Water transport.
c. Sucrose transport.
d. Hormone production.
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BYS 120

ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY

EXAM

There are 50 multiple-choice questions on this exam, each of equal value. Five of the questions will be graded as extra credit. Therefore, 45 correctly answered questions will be a score of 100 and extra credit will be added above that. You must indicate your name on this exam and on the bubble sheet. Both this exam and the bubble sheet need to be turned in and both will be returned to you when graded. NAME: ____________________________________________

  1. Fruits have contributed to the success of angiosperms by a. Nourishing the plants that make them. b. Facilitating dispersal of seeds by wind and animals. c. Attracting insects to the pollen inside. d. Producing sperm and eggs inside a protective coat.
  2. In Mancuso’s discussion of Plant Intelligence, what phenomenon did he compare to the movement of a worm? a. Neural networks b. The play activity of young sprouts c. Root tip growth against a slope d. The predatory activity of the venus flytrap
  3. Ferns are more advanced than mosses because mosses lack which structure found in ferns? a. Spores. b. Cuticle. c. Morgan microbodies. d. Vascular tissue.
  4. What physiological process is accomplished by a plant’s xylem tissue? a. Pollen production. b. Water transport. c. Sucrose transport. d. Hormone production.
  1. Why did Mancuso suggest the transition zone of the plant as the site of the brain? a. It is darker so contains more tissue b. High oxygen use and the presence of action potentials c. Proximity to the nutrition from the root tip d. It grows in the shape of a face
  2. Which of the following may be true of angiosperms but not of gymnosperms? a. Possession of both xylem and phloem tissues. b. The production of fruit. c. Gametophyte stage is dominant. d. The production of seeds.
  3. In humans and other mammals, the hypothalamus regulates both food and water intake. In both cases, the following are needed: a. Receptor, set point, effectors. b. Receptor, set point, and feedback loop. c. Burger, coke and fries. d. Receptor, set point and fixator.
  4. According to Mancuso in his discussion of plant intelligence, what is the largest creature that exists on the planet? a. The blue whale b. Chupacabra c. The giant sequoia d. The mighty redwood
  5. According to Mancuso, who wrote that the “tip of the radical acts like the brain of one of the lower animals”? a. Darwin b. Mancuso c. Aristotle d. Axl Rose
  6. Which of the following is a characteristic of red muscle? a. Few mitochondria. b. Low myoglobin levels. c. Depends on anaerobic metabolism. d. Capable of rapid, but not sustained, activity. e. A rich blood supply.
  7. The ability to extend a leg originates from: a. Contraction of ligaments and tendons.
  1. Which of the following has exclusively a hydrostatic skeleton? a. Beetles. b. Leeches. c. Snails. d. Sharks. e. Starfish.
  2. The red muscle of a chicken’s thigh is biochemically different from the white muscle of a chicken’s breast. The red color is due to the presence of a. Glycogen. b. Photophosphorylation enzymes. c. Anaerobic respiratory enzymes. d. Myoglobin. e. Ribosomes.
  3. An earthworm escapes from a predator by rapidly shortening its entire body length. It does this by contracting a. The longitudinal muscles that span the segments. b. The circular muscles in each segment. c. All the muscles in its body. d. The circular and longitudinal muscles in each segment. e. Its flexor muscles.
  4. Reticular connective tissue fibers resemble a. A honeycomb. b. A helix. c. A basket. d. A stack of blankets.
  5. Which statement summarizes Gould and Lewontin’s objection to the prevailing view of biologists on natural selection? a. They view natural selection in terms of architecture. b. They consider natural selection to be unconstrained. c. They consider natural selection to be governed by physical laws. d. They do not support natural selection as a mechanism of evolution.
  6. Mancuso mentioned that Aristotle classified plants as being marginal as living things (or as Aristotle put it, possessing a soul) because they lacked what abilities? a. Movement and sensing b. Reproduction and growth c. Electricity and magnetism d. Determination and desire
  1. The central canal of the osteon contains a. Nerves and blood vessels. b. Protein and plasma. c. Hemoglobin and hematocrit. d. Red bone marrow.
  1. Miller and Urey's experiments that attempted to recreate conditions on early Earth were significant because ___________. a. They showed how radiometric dating could be used to give the absolute ages of rocks and fossils. b. Proved the endosymbiosis hypothesis. c. They showed how polymers could form spontaneously on a clay substrate. d. They produced the first protobionts. e. They showed that organic molecules such as amino acids could be produced from inorganic molecules.
  2. Why do some scientists believe that RNA, rather than DNA, was the first genetic material? a. RNA has both information storage and catalytic properties b. RNA can replicate more accurately than DNA. c. RNA could have evolved into DNA d. All the protobionts on early Earth contained RNA. e. All of the above
  3. The atmosphere of early Earth probably contained no O 2 until the emergence of organisms that _____. a. were oxygen respiring b. were chemoautotrophic c. used hydrogen sulfide as an energy source d. used water as an electron source for photosynthesis
  4. In what way were conditions on the early Earth of more than 3 billion years ago different from those on today's Earth? a. Less ultraviolet radiation penetrated Earth's early atmosphere. b. Only early Earth had water vapor in its atmosphere. c. Only early Earth was intensely bombarded by large space debris. d. Only early Earth had an oxidizing atmosphere. e. Earth's early atmosphere had significant quantities of ozone.
  5. Which of the following is the correct sequence of these events in the origin of life? I. formation of protobionts II. synthesis of organic monomers III. synthesis of organic polymers IV. formation of DNA-based genetic systems a. II, III, I, IV b. IV, III, I, II c. III, II, I, IV d. I, II, III, IV

e. I, III, II, IV

d. antigens. e. hallucinogens.

  1. Both fungus-derived antibiotics and hallucinogens used by humans probably evolved in fungi as a means to a. promote their ingestion of foodstuffs. b. discourage animal predators. c. help humanity survive. d. eliminate other fungi. e. reduce competition for nutrients.
  2. You are a seasoned, professional ghostbuster. You are called to a home where a family member is experiencing seizures and claims that her hair is being pulled and her skin is being burned by ghosts. You examine the skin and indeed find linear welts. What will be your first act in this paranormal elimination? a. Cross the streams. b. Test the nuclear accelerator. c. Check the basement for pods. d. Check the flour supply for ergot. e. Call in the psychic.
  3. Which of the following animals uses the highest percent of its energy budget for homeostatic regulation? a. a hydra b. a snake in a temperate forest c. a desert insect d. a desert bird e. a marine jelly (an invertebrate)
  4. Similar fusiform body shapes are seen in sharks, penguins, and aquatic mammals because a. respiration through gills is enhanced by having a fusiform shape. b. the laws of physics constrain the shapes that are possible for aquatic animals that swim very fast. c. all three types evolved from ancestral forms that fly in the air. d. natural selection has no limits when different organisms face the same challenge. e. the fusiform shape is coded by the same gene in all three types of animals.
  5. To increase the effectiveness of exchange surfaces in the lungs and in the intestines, evolutionary pressures have a. increased the volume of the cells in these linings. b. increased the surface area available for exchange.

c. decreased the metabolic rate of the cells in these linings. d. increased the thickness of these linings. e. increased the number of cell layers.

  1. How does one visually distinguish the difference between cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle? a. Cardiac muscle is striated; skeletal muscle is not. b. Skeletal muscle is striated; cardiac muscle is not. c. Cardiac muscle contains intercalated discs. d. Skeletal muscle contains intercalated discs.
  2. You are an ancient Greek official and you must get an urgent message to the next town, which is many miles away. You are concerned that the distance is too far for a messenger, but the message must be sent. Whom do you choose for the task? a. Your best female distance runner. b. Your best male distance runner. c. Arnold Swartzenegger. He’s available.
  3. An alien lands on your property and is left behind by her shipmates. You find that she tolerates human food and must feed her properly until the men in black come for her. She is 2 feet tall. You are 6 feet tall. How much will you feed her, relative to your size? a. The same amount you eat. b. One-third of what you eat. c. Three times what you eat. d. Half what you eat. e. Without her metabolic rate and detailed dimensions, you cannot assess this properly.