ASU BIO 182 Exam 2, Sweat
Questions with Correct Answers
A research botanist has discovered a new plant species in eastern Arizona. The plant
has blue flowers with 5 petals, leaves with branched veins, pollen with three openings
and a taproot. This plant is probably a: - ANSWERSEudicot
In ferns, spores are produced by which part of the life cycle? - ANSWERSSphorocyte
Research scientists have discovered a novel species of single cell life. The cells have 2
flagella, one hairy and one smooth. What type of protist is this organism? -
ANSWERSStramenopile
Research scientists have discovered a single cell life species. They have a calcium
carbonate shell, and the organism feeds by projecting threadlike pseudopodia out of the
cell to trap bacteria and organic particles. What type of protist is this organism? -
ANSWERSRhizarian
What is the sister clade to land plants? - ANSWERSCharophytes
What is the origin of vascular plant roots? - ANSWERSNo origin
A bacteriophage in what cycle will result in the lysing of it's host bacterium? -
ANSWERSLytic cycle
Research scientists have discovered a novel species of single cell life. The cells turn
green in the presence of light, and will consume bacteria if kept in the dark. The cells
move with a flagella that has a crystalline rod inside of it. What type of protist is this
organism? - ANSWERSEuglenozoan
In mosses, hornworts and liverworts, which of the following life stages produces
gametes? - ANSWERSThe gametophytic
What is expatiation? - ANSWERSEvolutionary use of a trait for a novel and unrelated
function
What is the evolutionary origin of viruses? - ANSWERSA transposon/ A plasmid
What roles are accomplished by a protist in natural ecosystems? - ANSWERSPrimary
production- photosynthesis
Cellulose and lignin digestion
Cause of sudden oak death
Questions with Correct Answers
A research botanist has discovered a new plant species in eastern Arizona. The plant
has blue flowers with 5 petals, leaves with branched veins, pollen with three openings
and a taproot. This plant is probably a: - ANSWERSEudicot
In ferns, spores are produced by which part of the life cycle? - ANSWERSSphorocyte
Research scientists have discovered a novel species of single cell life. The cells have 2
flagella, one hairy and one smooth. What type of protist is this organism? -
ANSWERSStramenopile
Research scientists have discovered a single cell life species. They have a calcium
carbonate shell, and the organism feeds by projecting threadlike pseudopodia out of the
cell to trap bacteria and organic particles. What type of protist is this organism? -
ANSWERSRhizarian
What is the sister clade to land plants? - ANSWERSCharophytes
What is the origin of vascular plant roots? - ANSWERSNo origin
A bacteriophage in what cycle will result in the lysing of it's host bacterium? -
ANSWERSLytic cycle
Research scientists have discovered a novel species of single cell life. The cells turn
green in the presence of light, and will consume bacteria if kept in the dark. The cells
move with a flagella that has a crystalline rod inside of it. What type of protist is this
organism? - ANSWERSEuglenozoan
In mosses, hornworts and liverworts, which of the following life stages produces
gametes? - ANSWERSThe gametophytic
What is expatiation? - ANSWERSEvolutionary use of a trait for a novel and unrelated
function
What is the evolutionary origin of viruses? - ANSWERSA transposon/ A plasmid
What roles are accomplished by a protist in natural ecosystems? - ANSWERSPrimary
production- photosynthesis
Cellulose and lignin digestion
Cause of sudden oak death
