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What name is given to the single supercontinent that formed near the end of the Paleozoic? |
Pangea |
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The place where two plates meet and scrape past one another is referred to as: |
Transform boundary |
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An example of a colonial green alga is: |
Volvox |
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Bacilli are ______ prokaryotes. |
rod-shaped |
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If you are studying structures which are related to others through common descent, you would be studying: |
Homologous structures |
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Organisms are placed into the domain of eukarya based on which of the following reasons? |
They have a nucleus |
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From the most general to the most specific what is the correct order in the hierarchy of taxa? |
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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During the Permian, the continents joined to form one supercontinent called: |
Pangea |
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Which of the following are primarily responsible for an unfortunate side effect of eating beans? |
methanogens |
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A biologist is studying the exchange of genetic information between two bacteria through a structure called a sex pilus. Based on this information you would conclude that the biologist is studying which of the following processes? |
Conjugation |
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A biologist is doing research on the African sleeping sickness. Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following? |
Trypanosoma |
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The wing of a penguin is ______ the flipper of a dolphin. |
analogous to |
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Prokaryotes which make their own nutrients with the use of the sun are referred to as: |
Photoautotrophic |
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________________ is mostly saprotrophic decomposers that assist in recycling of nutrients in ecosystems. |
Fungi |
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Homology is evidence of ______. |
Common ancestry |
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Bacteria which live in high-salt concentrations are referred to as: |
Halophiles |
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You observe a dead fish floating in a pond and notice that it has a "furry" growth on and around its body. After consulting your trusty field guide you determine that the "furry" growth is: |
Water mold |
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If you were studying extensions that form when cytoplasm streams in a particular direction you would be studying: |
Pseudopods |
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If you were studying the process when one plate sinks into the mantle and is destroyed, you would be studying: |
Subduction zone |
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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's crust is referred to as: |
Plate tectonics |
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A possible explanation for a natural event is known as: |
Hypothesis |
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Which of the following include the two classes of poisons produced by pathogenic bacteria? |
exotoxins and endotoxins |
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When a bacteriophage carries portions of bacterial DNA from one cell to another it is known as: |
Transduction |
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A character similarity that stems from having a common ancestor is referred to as: |
Homologous |
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The simplest eukaryotes are classified as ______. |
Protists |
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Without this part of an experiment, a scientist would have no way of knowing if the treatment worked or not: |
Control group |
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A biologist is studying bacteria which cannot grow in the presence of oxygen. Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying which of the following? |
Obligate anaerobes |
