Bio

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Late potato blight, the major cause of the Irish Potato family during the 1840’s, is caused by a/an:

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oömycote (egg fungus)

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Plasmodium, an apicomplexan, causes

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E. malaria

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Organisms that use pseudopods for locomotion, feeding or both are:

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--cellular slime molds--forams --
-- actinopods --rhizopods (Amoeba)

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A coenocyte is a cell that:

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contains many nuclei

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The vectors (carriers) of the organism that causes malaria are:

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mosquitos

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You find a colorful, weblike, amoeboid mass on a rotting log. After a dry period, you note stalked fruiting bodies
growing up from this multinucleate mass. What is the probable identity of this organism?

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B. plasmodial slime mold

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These unicellular organisms are encased within a (glass) silica shell.

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diatoms

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Which group of organisms has a micronucleus and a macronucleus?

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ciliates

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Which algae are notable for living in very deep water?

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red algae

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Which group is most closely related to the oömycota (egg fungi, which includes water molds and downy mildews)?

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diatoms

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Agar and carageenan are purified from the cell walls of:

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E. red algae

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Lichens are symbiotic interactions involving which two partners:

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ascomycete and alga

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Mycorrhizae are mutualistic associations of plant roots and a/an:

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A. fungus

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An alternation of generations life cycle occurs in land plants but not in any other organism.

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False

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Fungal spores are:

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haploid

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Plasmogamy refers to:

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fusion of fungal cells of different mating types

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The general term for masses of fungal hyphae is:

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mycelium

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The group of organisms called Viridaeplantae includes:

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mosses---green algae--lycophytes---pines

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A fungal group that has flagellated cells are:

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chytrids

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In fungi, diploid nuclei occur in:

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zygotes

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Saprobes get their energy from:

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dead organic matter

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Rhizopus stolonifer (black bread mold) is a member of which group of organisms?

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zygomycota (zygote fungi)

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Which of the following structures occurs in various species of basidiomycetes?

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--mushrooms--stink horns--puffballs D. ---“external” spores on club-like structures

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In fungi, the process that produces the zygote is called:

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karyogamy

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The gametophyte of a fern is called a/an:

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prothallus

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About how many angiosperm species have been described?

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250,000

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Another name for a female gametangium is an:

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archegonium

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Which of the following is an example of a secondary compound produced by a plant?

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caffeine

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All bryophytes have:

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embryos

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Which of the follow do not release their spores for reproduction?

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gnetophytes

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A land plant that produces flagellated sperm and has a diploid-dominant generation is a/an:

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fern

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What character is shared by plants and charophyte green algae, but absent from other green algae?

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phragomoplast

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Which of the following is NOT found in all phyla of vascular plants?

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the development of seeds

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The multicellular haploid phase of a plant life cycle is:

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a gametophyte

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During the carboniferous period, the dominant plants, which later formed the great coal beds, were mainly

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giant lycophytes, horsetails,
and ferns

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A fruit develops from a/an:

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ovary wall

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Gymnosperms and angiosperms have all of the following in common EXCEPT:

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ovaries

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What type of water conducting cells is present in all vascular plants?

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tracheids

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Invasion of the land by algae, which evolved into the plants, required many adaptations to resist drying out.
Which of the following is NOT important in this regard?

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flowers

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How do moss sporophytes get their food?

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by nutrients transferred from the gametophyte

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Which of the following angiosperm cells is incorrectly matched with its chromosome count (1N, 2N or 3N)?

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A. zygote, 2N B. endosperm, 3N C. egg cell, 1N D. sperm, 1N E.

>>>>>megaspore, 2N<<<<<

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Psilotum (whisk fern) has:

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vascular tissue

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Which gymnosperm has broad, deciduous leaves and flagellated sperm?

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ginkgo

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In addition to angiosperms, vessels are found in some groups of:

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gnetophytes

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The male gametophyte in seed plants is a/an:

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pollen grain

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The fleshy part of a grape is derived from what plant tissue?

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ovary wall

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Floral organs that are green and surround other floral organs in the bud are

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sepals

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What mechanism do flowering plants use to disperse their seeds?

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--the wind---ingestion of fruit by animals
---sticking to animal fur---floating on water

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Mature angiosperm pollen grains contain how many cells?

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