Biology - Evolution And Classification

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Who wrote "De simplicium medicamentorum"

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Galen

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Who wrote "Naturalis historia"

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Pliny

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Which 17th century botanist is characterized by the following?

* Classification based on the form of the corolla (petals)
* Distinguished between species and genera
* Many of his generic names were ultimately used by Linnaeus

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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

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Linnaeus' consistent use of this feature earned for him the title of "Father of Taxonomy."

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Trivial names

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T/F Robinia pseudoacacia L. is a properly formed species name in the Genus Robinia according to the currently accepted Rules?

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True

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T/F -- this is the proper order of classification categories:
Kingdom -- Division -- Class -- Order -- Family -- Genus -- Species

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True

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A phylogenetic tree is

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A graphical representation of the presumed evolutionary history of a group of related organisms

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Similarity of characteristics between organisms that is due to presumed common ancestors is called

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Homology

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T/F Laminar is one of the shapes of viral particles?

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False

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In this type of life cycle the viral particle reproduces itself inside the host cell and then destroys the host cell directly.

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Lytic

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In this type of life cycle the virus remains dormant in the host cell for a time, eventually destroying it.

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Lysogenic

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Which stage in the viral life cycle is described as follows: The nucleic acids of the inserted viral particles take over the metabolic mechanisms of the host cell, and reproduce new viral nucleic acids and proteins to make new capsid coats.

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Biosynthesis

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A viral nucleic acid that has become integrated into the nucleic acid of its host cell is called a(n) _____.

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Prophage

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Prokaryotes have an outer cell wall, called a _____, made of a substance called _____,

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Capsule, peptidoglycan

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During _____ a donor prokaryotic cell passes DNA to a recipient cell through a narrow tube called a _____.

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Conjugation, sex pilus

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A prokaryotic cell incorporates a fragment of DNA from its environment that was released by either a living or dead cell through the process of _____.

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Transformation

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A prokaryotic cell incorporates fragments of DNA by vectors such as viruses and plasmids through the process of _____.

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Transduction

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Which one of the following is not one of the kinds of prokaryotic cell shape?

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Pilus

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... are able to manufacture their own food from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis. Examples of ... protists include the algae and the euglenoids.

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Autotrophs

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... are required to ingest their food materials from their environment. Examples of ... protists include those that are parasites and predators.

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Heterotrophs

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A type of asexual reproduction that involves the simple breaking off of a portion of the organism's body is called _____.

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Fragmentation

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The type of body plan in which the body of the organism consists of a number of cells arranged in a particular pattern, such as a long filament or a sphere is called _____.

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colonial

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T/F Bacillariophyta is a phyla that contains algae

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False