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Biology 104 – Review Quiz
Name _______________________
Date____________Time ________
Chapter 19
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1. Which of the following kinds of molecules is thought to have been absent from the primitive
reducing atmosphere?
a. water vapor
b. carbon dioxide
c. hydrogen
d. oxygen
e. nitrogen
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2. What characteristics of living things have been created in the laboratory under conditions similar to
those of the primitive earth?
a. Amino acids
b. Cells
c. Reproduction
d. Metabolism
e. None of the characteristics have been created in the lab.
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3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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4. Biological evolution differs from chemical evolution in that it would have been possible only after
the development of
a. true cells.
b. nucleic acids.
c. enzymes.
d. a metabolic pathway.
Free oxygen possibly developed in the primitive atmosphere because
the earliest organisms were anaerobic.
the earliest organisms were multicellular.
later organisms were oxygen-producing photosynthesizers.
None of the above.
True/false
T F
5. Early in the history of the earth, newly-formed organic molecules may have polymerized to produce
still larger molecules, and then macromolecules.
T F
6. The earth's primitive atmosphere was the same as today's atmosphere.
T F
7. The term “primordial soup” refers to the ancient oceans before life formed, in which many organic
molecules such as amino acids accumulated.
T F
8. The development of an ozone shield may have permitted the development of life on land.
Chapter 17
_____ 1. Darwin made some of his most famous observations of species' adaptations on the _____ Islands.
a. Virgin
b. Philippines
c. Falkland
d. Galapagos
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2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The species Darwin encountered on the Galapagos Islands _____.
were slightly different from the species Darwin observed on the mainland
varied from island to island
both a and b.
none of the above.
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3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Preconditions of natural selection include _____.
the members of a population have heritable variations
in a population, many more individuals are produced each generation than can survive and reproduce
some individuals can survive and reproduce better than other individuals
All of the above.
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4. The result of natural selection is _____.
a. a population that is adapted to its local environment
c. group of organisms that can survive anywhere
5. A mutation can be __________ to an organism.
a. beneficial
b. neutral in its effect
b. extinction of a species
d. none of the above
c. harmful
d. all of the above
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6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Variations in a population _____.
are caused by mutations
may arise from the recombination of alleles during sexual reproduction
are essential to the natural selection process
all of the above
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7. An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism to be more suited to its environment.
T F
8. Phenotypic changes acquired during an organism's lifetime result in genetic changes that can be
passed on to the next generation.
T F
9. Gene mutations are frequently the source of variation.
T F
10. Only alleles that cause a phenotypic difference are subject to natural selection.
Chapter 20
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1. The species name sometimes tells us something descriptive about the organism.
T F
2. A primitive character is one found only in one particular line of descent.
T F
3. Organisms in the same kingdom have specific characteristics in common.
T F
4. A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that indicates lines of descent from a common ancestor.
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5. The scientific name of the giant swallowtail is Papilio cresphontes. Therefore,
a. it belongs to the genus Papilio.
b. it belongs to the genus cresphontes.
c. it is species Papilio, subspecies cresphontes.
d. All of the above are correct.
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6.
a.
c.
e.
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7. A trait that is present in a common ancestor and all members of a group is known as a(n)
a. primitive character
b. derived character c. analogous structure
d. None of these.
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8. The plant kingdom uses the category _____ instead of phylum.
a. genus
b. order
c. domain
d. division
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9. The classification “family” is
Which of the following is listed in correct order from most general to most specific group?
family, class, order, genus
b. class, order, family, genus
phylum, class, family, order
d. class, family, order, genus
phylum, family, class, order
a) more
b) less
general than the classification “genus.”
Short answer questions
Describe one of the theories of how eukaryotic cells may have developed from prokaryotic cells.
Describe the natural selection process that may occur if a group of furless rabbits (ff-homozygous recessive
trait) were released into the woods in Alaska.
Describe two (2) primitive characters found in the deer/antelope family.