BIOLOGY 101 Final Exam - Sample

NOTE: Please do not write on the question sheets. Write your name and section number (Ex. BIO 101 01L) on the answer form. Use #2 pencils only. There is only one answer per question. Read the questions carefully. Good luck!

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The theory of spontaneous generation of life was proposed by: a. b. c. d. Oparin Aristotle Darwin Miller

2.

According to Oparins hypothesis which of these gases was not in the primitive atmosphere: a. b. c. d. e. H2O CO2 CH4 NH3 All of these were present

3.

Millers laboratory experiments showed that: a. b. c. d. The first cell was probably made of nucleic acids Atmospheric pressure is required for life to begin It is possible to make cells in the laboratory The primitive gases react together to produce small organic molecules

4.

The protocell (first formed cell) a. b. c. d. Took in organic molecules as food and gave off carbon dioxide Carried on photosynthesis Ate microorganisms in the ocean Took in organic molecules and gave off oxygen

5.

The first formed organisms were: aquatic, aerobic prokaryotic fermentors: a. b. True False

6.

Prokaryotic cells have defined nuclei. a. b. True False

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The study of classification of organisms is termed: a. b. c. d. Paleontology Taxonomy Toxicology None of these

8.

The concept of species was emphasized by: a. b. c. d. Aristotle John Ray Linnaeus Darwin

9.

When writing a scientific name of an organism: a. b. c. d. e. The species name must be capitalized The genus name should not be capitalized Both species and genus name should be underlined separately Both should be latinized All of the above is true

10.

Which of the following is in proper sequence? a. b. c. d. Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Order, Class, Phylum, Genus, Family, Species

11.

Coelom is another term describing the digestive cavity. a. b. True False

12.

Flowering vascular plants are classified as: a. b. c. d. Angiosperms Bryophytes Gymnosperms None of these

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Monocotyledonous plants never have: a. b. c. d. e. Netted veins Flower parts in 3s Seed leaves Taproots Both (a) & (d) are true

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It is possible for a single organism to evolve overtime: a. b. True False

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Variation in the organisms of a population is due to: a. b. c. d. Natural selection Phenotype Mutation None of these

16.

The scientist concerned with human population growth in the 18th century was: a. b. c. d. e. Charles Darwin Baron Curvier Linnaeus Lamarck Thomas Malthus

17.

The study of changes that occurred in organisms during the history of life on earth is termed paleontology: a. b. True False

18.

When organs having same structural origins, in similar related organisms show different structural modifications to perform different functions, then such structures are termed: a. b. c. d. Analogous Homozygous Heterozygous Homologous

19.

Inheritance of acquired characters was the concept proposed by Wallace: a. b. True False

20.

All populations of organisms have a pool of genes that have no apparent survival value. One of these genes may become the gene to save the species in the future. This fact is known as preadaptation. a. b. True False

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When two populations of the same species live in different habitats then such populations are termed: a. b. c. d. e. Sympatric Allopatric Apatric Ecopatric None of these

22.

Both Darwin and Wallace are given equal credit for the theory of natural selection. a. b. True False

23.

Chance fixation of a gene in the gene pool of a species is termed: a. b. c. d. Gene flow Mutation Non-adaptive genes Genetic drift evolution.

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Study of analogous structures offer support for a. b. c. d. Divergent Parallel Convergent None of these

25.

The study of the evolutionary history of an organism is termed: a. b. c. d. Speciation Adaptive radiation Neotony Phylogeny

26.

Australopithecus was fully bipedal. a. b. True False

27.

The family Pongidae includes: a. b. c. d. Man Apes Monkeys None of these

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Darwin when mentioned survival of the fittest meant survival of the strongest. a. b. True False

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One of the qualifications of the Hardy-Weinberg Law is: a. b. c. d. Emigration Natural selection Small population size Random mating

30.

In a gene pool having two alleles for a gene, if the frequency of B is .5, the frequency of b is: a. b. c. d. .25 .75 1.0 .5

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By the binomial equation of the Hardy-Weinberg Law p2 + 2pq + q2 must equal: a. b. c. d. e. .25 .5 .75 1.0 None of these

32.

Prior to the industrial revolution in England, the most common variation of Biston betularia was: a. b. c. d. Dark colored Intermediate colored Peppered None of these

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One bird species mates in June while its allied species mates in August in the same area isolating their gene pools, this mechanism is termed: a. b. c. d. Behavioral isolation Character displacement Allopatric speciation Seasonal isolation

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