Fun facts to know and tell
AP:3 domains (2 prokaryotes, 1 eukaryote) and 4 kingdoms of the
Eukarya domainIB:
5 kingdoms with Monera (all prokaryotes)
[Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in the neck as do humans]
A. [Comparative biochemistry]
B. [Comparative anatomy]
C. [Comparative embryology]
D. [Geographic distribution]D. [Geographic distribution]
[Human embryos have tails]
A. [Comparative biochemistry]
B. [Comparative anatomy]
C. [Comparative embryology]
D. [Geographic distribution]
[Kangaroos are found in only Australia]
A. [Comparative biochemistry]
B. [Comparative anatomy]
C. [Comparative embryology]
D. [Geographic distribution]
[Humans can be made temporarily immune to various human diseases by receiving antibodies
against those diseases from horses.]
A. [Comparative biochemistry]
B. [Comparative anatomy]B. [Comparative anatomy]
C. [Comparative embryology]
D. [Geographic distribution]
[Martha Stewart’s pet was killed in
a fire at a boarding kennel. What
was her dog’s name?]
A. [Paw Paw]
B. [Good thing]
C. [Genghis Khan]
D. [Bear]
[The wing of a bat and the human arm have different functions and appear
very different. However, the underlying anatomy is basically the same. What is this an example of?]
A. [Comparative biochemistry, mutation]
B. [Comparative anatomy, homology]
C. [Comparative embryology, development]
D. [Geographic distribution, analogy]
[Which of the following criteria can be used to distinguish between species?]
A. [Can they mate and reproduce offspring that can mate and reproduce?]
B. [Do they live in a specific area?]
C. [Do they behave in a characteristic way?]C. [Do they behave in a characteristic way?]
D. [all of the above]
[What is genetic drift?]A. [Change in a gene pool due to chance]B. [Something that happens when a population is
suddenly reduced to a small percentage of its original size –natural disaster for example… this is called bottle neck effect… those that survive are overrepresented and change the gene pool.]overrepresented and change the gene pool.]
C. [when a small population breaks away from a larger one in order to colonize a new area. This is called ‘founder’ effect. The new population is not genetically representative of the old gene pool.]
D. [all of the above]
[Which is NOT a characteristic of a stable population?]
A. [Population is very large]
B. [population is isolated]
C. [mating is random]
D. [The environment is constantly changing]
E. [There is not natural selection]
[So. If bleaching is bad, what effect does Sargassumcanapy have?]
A. [Sargassum canapy causes bleaching]
B. [Sargassum canapy inhibits bleaching]
C. [Sargassum canapy has no effect on bleaching]
D. [none of the above]
[What domain does this belong to? Note! No peptidoglycan in the cell wall]
A. [eukarya]
B. [archaebacteria]
C. [bacteria]
D. [monera]
No peptidoglycan!
[Top 5 in Men’s college basketball?]
A. [North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Connecticut,
Memphis, Louisville]
B. [Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Oklahoma,
Michigan State, Memphis]Michigan State, Memphis]
C. [North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Duke,
Memphis, Connecticut]
D. [Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Connecticut,
Duke, Oklahoma]
The less complex animals make a mouth first… they call these animals
protostomes.
• Proto =‘before’
• Some stop there• Some stop there– Just have a mouth
Animals that make an anus first are called deuterostomes. These tend to be
more complex.
Protostomes (mouth first)
• Porifera
• Cnideria
• Platyhelmenthes
•• Nematoda
• Annelida
• Mollusca
• Arthropoda
Deuterostomes
• Echinodermata
• Chordata
[this is the simplest animal phyla with blateral symmetery, 3 cell layers and
cephalization]
A. [Cnidaria]
B. [Porifera]B. [Porifera]
C. [Mollusca]
D. [Platyhelminthes]
E. [Annelida]
[A life-long Philadelphia Eagles fan was fired from
his job as a game-day stadium worker for writing
“Dam Eagles R Retarted” (misspelling included
here…) on facebook. Why was he mad?]
A. [They didn’t get TO back]
B. [McNabb didn’t get a contract extension]B. [McNabb didn’t get a contract extension]
C. [The Eagles let Brian Dawkins go to the
broncos]
D. [The Eagles are looking to move to
another city.]
[this is the animal phyla with a soft body, head-foot, mantle, and hard
calcium-containing shell]
A. [Cnidaria]
B. [Porifera]B. [Porifera]
C. [Mollusca]
D. [Platyhelminthes]
E. [Annelida]
[this is the segmented body phylum: with chitinous exoskeleton, open
circulatory system, and malpighian tubules to get rid of waste]
A. [Cnidaria]
B. [Porifera]
C. [Mollusca]
D. [Platyhelminthes]
E. [Arthropoda]
[Phylum of roundworms…unsegmented worms. They have a pseudocoelom for transporting nutrients. Note: advanced
animals have a coelom: fluid-filled body cavity that fits circulatory/respiratory
systems.]systems.]A. [Cnidaria]
B. [Porifera]
C. [Nematoda]
D. [Platyhelminthes]
E. [Arthropoda]
[river blindness is caused by an animal in the nematoda phylum. What is this? ]
A. [roundworm]
B. [parasite that lives in the eye and ruins the lymph system]
C. [unsegmented worm.]C. [unsegmented worm.]
D. [All of the above]
[According to the Hardy-Weinberg
equation, the dominant trait is
represented by ]A. [p]
B. [q]
C. [p2]C. [p2]
D. [q2]
E. [2pq]
[Who did the Star Tribune pick to
win American Idol?]
A. [Danny Gokey]
B. [Lil Rounds]
C. [Adam Lambert]
D. [Allison Iraheta]D. [Allison Iraheta]
Try this:
[What happened recently on the
‘Bachelor’]A. [He dumped the one he proposed to for
the other one, weeks after the final rose
ceremony]
B. [The one that got dumped is on ‘Dancing
with the stars’]with the stars’]
C. [He proposed to one, and then changed
his mind]
D. [all of the above]
[In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium, the frequency of a particular
recessive allele is 0.4. What is the
percentage of the population that is
heterozygous for this allele?]P2 +2pq + q2 = 1
A. [4%]
B. [16%]
C. [32%]
D. [48%]
E. [64%]
P2 +2pq + q2 = 1
OR
p+q =1…
Question gives you q. Frequency is 0.4 for the recessive. The dominant is therefore 0.6… (Because p+q=1 is part of the equation…)
Since hybrid = 2pq, answer is 2*.6*.4 =48%
[If homozygous recessive is 16% of the
total population, how many are
homozygous dominant?]
A. [16%]
B. [32%]
q2 =16%, or .16, so q = .4If q = .4, then p = .6
C. [36%]
D. [52%]
If q = .4, then p = .6So p2 = .36, = 36%
[What domain?]A. [eukarya]
B. [monera]
C. [archaea]
D. [bacteria]
Single celled, no nucleus, no peptidoglycan
[What kingdom?]A. [eukarya]
B. [monera]
C. [animalia]
D. [plantae]
Single celled, no nucleus, no peptidoglycan
[What domain?]A. [eukarya]
B. [monera]
C. [archaea]
D. [bacteria]Single celled, no nucleus, peptidoglycan
[most primitive animal phyla?]
A. [porifera]
B. [annelida]
C. [platyhelminthes]
D. [mollusca]D. [mollusca]
[Use the key to find the name of this object:]A. [bisidus samus]
B. [parallel strangis]
C. [sidus varius]
[The control is a crop without modifications…
how does the modification affect Flagellates,
Amebae, and Nematodes?]A. [those organisms are not effected.]
B. [those organisms are hindered by the
GMO]
C. [Those organisms are helped by the C. [Those organisms are helped by the
GMO]
D. [None of the above]
[What is the best way to define
Natural selection?]
A. [those that are best suited to their
environment will survive and reproduce
offspring suited to that environment]
B. [Those that are not suited to their B. [Those that are not suited to their
environment will die.]
C. [Those that are not suited to their
environment will develop adaptations to
their environment]
D. [all of the above]
[Which of the following is a benefit
to simple diffusion as a way of gas
exchange?]
A. [no need to spend energy/resources on
specialized structures]specialized structures]
B. [Simple diffusion still allows an animal to
grow large]
C. [small organisms do not need to do gas
exchange, so diffusion is best.]
D. [cellular respiration can be done just as
quickly and easily through diffusion]
[where did TO end up?]
A. [Dallas]
B. [Tampa Bay]
C. [Buffalo]
D. [None of the above]
[Which statement most accurately describes the
plants Clarkia cylindrica, Clarkia deflexa, and
Clarkia similis?]A. [All are in the same species]
B. [All are in the same genus]
C. [all are in a different genus]
D. [they are not related at all.]D. [they are not related at all.]
[Which statement most accurately
describes the plants Quercus
rubrum and Acer rubrum]
A. [they are in the same species]
B. [they are not related, perhaps in the
same class]
C. [They are varieties of the same species]
D. [none of the above]
[which lung adaptation does NOT
match its advantage?]
A. [Spherical shape of alveoli � increases
the surface area for gas diffusion]
B. [single cell thickness of each alveolus �
less layers for gas to diffuse through]less layers for gas to diffuse through]
C. [moist inner lining of alveolus � allows
for efficient diffusion]
D. [Capillary bed near each alveolus �
allows for gas exchange to the blood]
E. [They all match]
[Name]
A. [trachea]
B. [main bronchus]
C. [Bronchi]
D. [bronchiole]D. [bronchiole]
A
[name]
A. [alveolus]
B. [bronchiole]
C. [capillary bed]
D. [bronchi]D. [bronchi]
Name:
[What does the diaphragm do?]
A. [contracts, increases the negative
pressure in the chest cavity]
B. [expands, increases the negative pressure
in the chest cavity]in the chest cavity]
C. [contracts, increases the pressure in the
chest cavity]
D. [expands, increases the pressure in the
chest cavity]
[Which is NOT a reason to
ventilate?]
A. [Oxygen in from the air for cellular
respiration at the cellular level]
B. [Carbon Dioxide out to the air is a waste
product of cellular respiration]product of cellular respiration]
C. [Air � Oxygen �lungs � capillary bed
(blood) � cell for cellular respiration]
D. [Carbon Dioxide from cellular respiration
� capillary bed (blood) � lungs �
atmosphere]
E. [to maintain blood pressure]
2 types of circulatory systems1. Open circulatory system:
Blood is pumped by heart into open body cavities where it surrounds the organs.
ex: Arthropods, Molluscsex: Arthropods, Molluscs
1. Closed circulatory system:
Blood is pumped by heart through vessels to all parts of the body, and oxygen and nutrients diffuse across the membranes.
ex: Annelids, Chordates
[what is the benefit to a closed
circulatory system?]
A. [You can be assured that all tissues
receive nutrients and oxygen]
B. [You can be assured that waste products
are removed from every area]are removed from every area]
C. [there is no ‘waste’ of nutrients. An open
system floods the area with fluid.]
D. [all of the above]
Comparative chordate circulation
[Which class has a 3 chambered heart?]
A. [ostichthyes (boney fish)]
B. [reptilia]
C. [amphibian]
D. [B and C are correct, fish have a 2
chambered heart]chambered heart]
[Kingdom?]
A. [eukarya]
B. [bacteria]
C. [moneran]
D. [protista]D. [protista]
[Enter question here]
A. [Option 1]
B. [Option 2]
C. [Option 3]
D. [Option 4]D. [Option 4]