Quiz 2 – Quiz 2 – Biology 113Biology 113

Prokaryotes to FungiProkaryotes to Fungi

1. One of the authors of “The Genesis Flood” in 1961:

(a) George Price (b) Francis Collins

(c) John Walton (d) Henry Morris

2. Which of the following is/are NOT correct in terms of Darwin’s theory of natural selection:

(a) Members of a population vary in their inherited traits only when the population is undergoing natural selection

(b) Only certain organisms can produce more offspring than their environment can support

(c) Individuals in a population with favourable inherited traits tend to leave more offspring

(d) a and b

(e) a, b and c

3. The figure on the right

demonstrates that:

(a) soapberry bugs may

feed efficiently on a variety of

fruits regardless of beak length

(b) soapberry bugs prefer

native plants but will feed on

invasive plants during a drought

(c) soapberry bugs are capable of rapid evolution in terms

of beak length

(d) b and c

(e) none of the above

4. How is an endemic species best defined?

(a) a native species

(b) an invasive species

(c) a species found nowhere else

(d) a dwarf version of a native species

5. Which pelvic bone is retained in the apparent evolution of modern cetaceans?

(a) foot (b) tibia (c) pelvis (d) femur (e) none

6. The concept of homology assumes organs are similar because of:

(a) common function (b) common ancestry (c) a and b

7. Is the case of the

sugar glider and the

flying squirrel “wing

structure”

(a) homology or

(b) analogy?

8. Which is the most current classification:

(a) Archaeabacteria as a type of bacteria

(b) Archaea have their own domain

(c) Both bacteria and Archaea in same domain

(d) Archaea are Eukaryotes

9. Halophiles are archaeans that live in areas:

(a) with high concentrations of salt

(b) with high temperatures

(c) with high acidities

(d) with high amounts of methane

10. Average size of prokaryotes:

(a) 1-5 m (b) 10-100 m (c) 0.25-0.75 mm (d) 30-50 m

11. Are some cyanobacteria toxic?

(a) yes (b) no

12. To which group does E. coli belong?

(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Archaea (c) Intestinal Bacteria

(d) a and c (e) none of the above

13. The bacteria pictured on the right are

being used to:

(a) consume harmful oil particles

(b) create ethanol

(c) produce PHA to make plastics

14. Which of the following is the cause of beaver fever?

(a) Trypanosoma (b) Volvox (c) Spirulina(d) Balantidium (e) Giardia

15. To which supergroup does green algae (Chlorophyta) belong?(a) Unikonta (b) Archaeplastida(c) Excavata

16. What is function of the diatom raphe?(a) reproduction (b) respiration(c) movement (d) salt removal

17. Why do some mushrooms form a fairy ring?(a) because the hyphae only grow clockwise(b) nutrients are depleted within the ring(c) competition outside the ring is more intense(d) the fairies need somewhere to sit

18. To which supergroup do fungi belong?

(a) Unikonta (b) Archaeplastida (c) Excavata

19. What is theorized to have given rise to chloroplasts via primary endosymbiosis?

(a) green algae (b) cyanobacteria (c) red algae

20. Which of the following contain(s) DNA?

(a) mitochondria (b) chloroplasts

(c) nucleii (d) b and c

(e) a, b and c

1. One of the authors of “The Genesis Flood” in 1961:

(a) George Price (b) Francis Collins

(c) John Walton (d) Henry Morris

2. Which of the following is/are NOT correct in terms of Darwin’s theory of natural selection:

(a) Members of a population vary in their inherited traits only when the population is undergoing natural selection

(b) Only certain organisms can produce more offspring than their environment can support

(c) Individuals in a population with favourable inherited traits tend to leave more offspring

(d) a and b

(e) a, b and c

3. The figure on the right

demonstrates that:

(a) soapberry bugs may

feed efficiently on a variety of

fruits regardless of beak length

(b) soapberry bugs prefer

native plants but will feed on

invasive plants during a drought

(c) soapberry bugs are capable of rapid evolution in terms

of beak length

(d) b and c

(e) none of the above

4. How is an endemic species best defined?

(a) a native species

(b) an invasive species

(c) a species found nowhere else

(d) a dwarf version of a native species

5. Which pelvic bone is retained in the apparent evolution of modern cetaceans?

(a) foot (b) tibia (c) pelvis (d) femur (e) none

6. The concept of homology assumes organs are similar because of:

(a) common function (b) common ancestry (c) a and b

7. Is the case of the

sugar glider and the

flying squirrel “wing

structure”

(a) homology or

(b) analogy?

8. Which is the most current classification:

(a) Archaeabacteria as a type of bacteria

(b) Archaea have their own domain

(c) Both bacteria and Archaea in same domain

(d) Archaea are Eukaryotes

9. Halophiles are archaeans that live in areas:

(a) with high concentrations of salt

(b) with high temperatures

(c) with high acidities

(d) with high amounts of methane

10. Average size of prokaryotes:

(a) 1-5 m (b) 10-100 m (c) 0.25-0.75 mm (d) 30-50 m

11. Are some cyanobacteria toxic?

(a) yes (b) no

12. To which group does E. coli belong?

(a) Cyanobacteria (b) Archaea (c) Intestinal Bacteria

(d) a and c (e) none of the above

13. The bacteria pictured on the right are

being used to:

(a) consume harmful oil particles

(b) create ethanol

(c) produce PHA to make plastics

14. Which of the following is the cause of beaver fever?

(a) Trypanosoma (b) Volvox (c) Spirulina

(d) Balantidium (e) Giardia

15. To which supergroup does green algae (Chlorophyta) belong?(a) Unikonta (b) Archaeplastida(c) Excavata

16. What is function of the diatom raphe?(a) reproduction (b) respiration(c) movement (d) salt removal

17. Why do some mushrooms form a fairy ring?(a) because the hyphae only grow clockwise(b) nutrients are depleted within the ring(c) competition outside the ring is more intense(d) the fairies need somewhere to sit

18. To which supergroup do fungi belong?

(a) Unikonta (b) Archaeplastida (c) Excavata

19. What is theorized to have given rise to chloroplasts via primary endosymbiosis?

(a) green algae (b) cyanobacteria (c) red algae

20. Which of the following contain(s) DNA?

(a) mitochondria (b) chloroplasts

(c) nucleii (d) b and c

(e) a, b and c