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2010 Biology Exam
Lower Kingdoms-Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Races of Humans are unlikely to evolve extensive differences in the future for which of the following reasons? | The human races are incompletely isolated |
| A defining characteristic of allopatric speciation is: | Geographic isolation |
| What would cause this reclassification? | The two forms interbreed often in nature, an their offspring have good survival and reproduction |
| Which of the following factors would NOT contribute to allopatric speciation? | Gene flow between the two populations is extensive |
| Adaptive radiations can be a direct consequence of tour of the following five factors. Select the exception: | Genetic Drift |
| All the following are true statements about prokaryotes except: | Prokaryotes are the most important photosynthesizers |
| If all the bacteria on the earth suddenly disappeared, which of the following would be the most likely direct result? | Recycling of the nutrients would be greatly reduced |
| What were the earliest bacteria like? | Anaerobic heterotrophs |
| A bacterial endospore: | Allows certain species to survive harsh environmental conditions |
| Saprobes are bacteria that: | Feed on dead organisms |
| Bacteria use pili to: | Attatch themselves to a source of food or another bacterium |
| The bacterial plasmid is: | A portion of DNA |
| The bacteria that cause tetanus can be killed only by prolonged heating at temperatures considerably above boiling. This suggests that tetanus bacteria: | Secrete endotoxins |
| Protozoa are heterotrophic. This means they: | Obtain energy by feeding on other organisms. |
| The protozoa that causes malaria is an example of: | A parasite |