Bio Final Mod 8-16, 20 May 2014 1. A woman who is heterozygous for type A blood marries a man who is heterozygous for type B blood. What are the possible genotypes of their children? (2 pts) 2. Referring to the pedigree below, determine the genotypes of individuals 1-4. The white shapes represent individuals who can roll their tongue, while the gray shapes represent individuals who cannot roll their tongue. Ability to roll the tongue is dominant. (2 pts) (Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2 nd Ed by Wile and Durnell) 3. Structural homology is the study of similar structures in different species. Why is the DNA code for the similar structures evidence against evolution? (1 pt) 4. What problem in evolutionary theory does punctuated equilibrium attempt to solve? (1 pt) 5. Classify the following groups as population, community, ecosystem, or biome. (2 pts) a. Lake Erie: b. Sea anemones and clownfish: c. A pack of wolves: d. Tropical rainforest:
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Bio Final Mod 8-16, 20 May 2014
1. A woman who is heterozygous for type A blood marries a man who is heterozygous for type B blood. What are the possible genotypes of their children? (2 pts)
2. Referring to the pedigree below, determine the genotypes of individuals 1-4. The white shapes represent individuals who can roll their tongue, while the gray shapes represent individuals who cannot roll their tongue. Ability to roll the tongue is dominant. (2 pts)
(Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Ed by Wile and Durnell)
3. Structural homology is the study of similar structures in different species. Why is the DNA code for the similar structures evidence against evolution? (1 pt)
4. What problem in evolutionary theory does punctuated equilibrium attempt to solve? (1 pt)
5. Classify the following groups as population, community, ecosystem, or biome. (2 pts)a. Lake Erie: b. Sea anemones and clownfish: c. A pack of wolves: d. Tropical rainforest:
6. What are the four major cycles that affect the physical environment of an ecosystem? (2 pts)
7. Why do ecologists track the movement of water? (1 pt)
8. You observe an invertebrate organism that is hermaphroditic, and possesses bilateral symmetry and a segmented body, but no exoskeleton. To which kingdom and phylum does this organism belong? What organ is responsible for filtering the blood in this organism? (2 pts)
Bio Final Mod 8-16, 20 May 2014
9. You find an organism with an open circulatory system, a cephalothorax and abdomen, and no antennae. To which phylum and class does this organism belong? What advantage does the organism gain from the open circulatory system? From the segmented body? (3 pts)
10. Complete the flow of blood in the crayfish: (3 pts) Heart – blood vessels – body cavities – ___________ – gills and ______ – blood vessels – ___________ – heart
11. Flies are classified in which order of Class Insecta? What type of wings do they have? (1 pt)
12. All vertebrates in Kingdom Animalia are classified into which phylum? (1 pt)
13. Organisms with a notochord throughout their life are classified in Subphylum ___________, while organisms with a notochord only during embryonic development are classified in Subphylum ___________. (1 pt)
14. What is the difference between the skeleton of a fish in Class Chondrichthyes and Class Osteichthyes? Even though both skeletons have collagen, why (chemically speaking) is one skeleton hard and one flexible? (2 pts)
15. Referring to the picture below, identify letter l. To which system does it belong? (1 pt)
(Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Ed by Wile and Durnell)
16. Referring to the picture below, identify letters b, c, and d. List them in the order the blood flows through them after exiting the ventricle. (2 pts)
Bio Final Mod 8-16, 20 May 2014
(Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Ed by Wile and Durnell)
17. Would you expect lungs in Class Amphibia or Class Reptilia to have greater capacity? Why? (1 pt)
18. You observe an organism with hair covering its skin lay the egg pictured below. To which subphylum and class does this organism belong? (1 pt) Identify letter d. What is its function? (1 pt)
(Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Ed by Wile and Durnell)
Bio Final Mod 8-16, 20 May 2014
19. Xylem and phloem are which type of plant tissue? Which one has living cells? What substances are transported in it? (2 pts)
20. The cortex in a root serves what purpose? What type of plant tissue is it? (1 pt)
21. Identify letter d. What structure is formed in this organ during the reproductive process? What are the two different kinds of cells in that structure? Which one becomes the zygote after fertilization? (2 pts)
(Photo from Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Ed by Wile and Durnell)
