Gen Bio 2 Final sample

The most specific name for an organism, the scientific name, is composed of the

Genus and species

Populations form

communities

The concept of Domain was established by

Woese

Natural selection is. the primary process responsible for adaptive evolution

Individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likel to survive and produce offspring

What does having higher fitness mean in an evolutionary sense

Individuals with genotypes favorable for current conditions are more likely to survive and reproduce

Vectors like mosquitoes, sand flies, and tsetse flies

serve as a transport agent, moving parasites to new hosts

Viruses are distinctly different from bacteria because

they require a host cell to replicate

Respiration and photosynthesis occur in this location of prokaryotic cells

nucleoid region

Which of the following are protists

amoeba and slime molds

Which statement best describes the typical nature of gymnosperm seeds

they are exposed on cone scales or modified leaves

Stomata are located on___and their primary function is___.

leaves; gas exchange

Assuming a population is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, calculate the allelic frequencies if the genotypic frequency for homozygous recessives is 19%

Fungi are one of the few groups of organisms that can break down

cellulose

The distinctive chemical component of fungi cells walls is

chitin

Cephalization in animals is evidenced by

senses localized in the head

During gastrulation

a zygote becomes a gastrula

Identify an animal with radial symmetry

jelly fish

The digestive system is derived from the

endoderm

Which is the key characteristic of an organism classified as an ecdysozoan

undergoing a series of molts during growth and development

Identify the correct match between the taxonomic classification and organism

Arthropoda- insects

The gastrovascular cavity is present in

jellyfish and planaria

All of the following structures are associated with the integumentary system except

alveoli (located in lungs)

Embryonic notochords develop into adult spinal cords

false

All vertebrates are chordates

true

Chordates possess four chordate characteristics during their juvenile stages

true