Pre-AP Bio Benchmark

A kingdom is the broadest of all the taxa.

False

The strain of E. coli in your intestines can be very harmful to your health.

False

The class Mammalia is divided into three subgroups based on limb structure.

False

Insect wings are modified limbs.

False

How do humans benefit from the presence of a certain strain of E. coli in their intestines?

The E.coli makes Vitamin K.

Which of the following animals can be active in cold climates?

Birds

In mammals knows as ruminants, grass is partially digested by bacteria into a material called cud in the ______ .

first and second chamber of a four-chambered stomach.

In jellyfishes, the medusa is the sexually reproducing phase because it __________.

produces egg and sperm.

Who was the scientist who studied operant conditioning by allowing a rat in a box to trigger a lever that dispensed food?

B.F. Skinner

At the beach you are stung by a jellyfish. In the diagram below, what is the structure labeled A on the cnidarian tentacle that holds a tube that contains poison?

nematocyst

Which habitat is least likely to harbor any species of Protista?

Desert

Birds that have feet with two toes forward and two toes backward to cling to tree trunks are members of which order?

Piciformes

During which stage does the animal change into an adult form during complete metamorphosis?

Pupa

A barracuda stalking a school of parrot fish is an example of ________.

foraging behavior.

Which of the following are prokaryotes that contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls?

Eubacteria or, simply, bacteria.

Which is an example of a global factor contributing to the decline in amphibian populations?

increased exposure of amphibian eggs to ultraviolet light

Which bivalve moves quickly through water by clapping its shells together?

Scallop

Which was the primary reason that the American alligator became an endangered species?

Wetland habitat loss

Which type of cnidarian is the Portuguese man-of-war?

hydroid

Which scientist first discovered animals other than humans using tools?

Goodall

Which is a lizard?

Anole

Which species concept defines a species as a group of organisms that are able to reproduce successfully in the wild?

biological species concept

Which taxon contains one or more kingdoms?

Domain

In which kingdom would prokaryotes found living in acid runoff likely be classified?

Archaea

Which organism has silica walls?

Diatom

Which does NOT describe a method by which fungi obtain food?

Photosynthesis

Which is a unicellular fungi?

Yeast

Which is NOT an advantage of vegetative reproduction?

greater genetic variation

What dark/light conditions produce flowers in a short-day plant?

hours of darkness are greater than hours of light

Which best describes pollen production in wind-pollinated flowers?

large amounts of pollen

Which is the primary pollinator for conifers?

Wind

Which is not involved in planarian movement.

flame cells

If the mantle of a bivalve was damaged, the bivalve would not be able to perform which function?

maintain its shell

Which group of echinoderms has respiratory trees with many branches?

sea cucumbers

Which structure might be an early form of the thyroid gland?

endostyle

Which structure allows fishes to control their depth in an aquatic environment?

swim bladder

Which is not associated with a tadpole?

lungs