USF BSC 2011L Biodiversity Lab Midterm Questions With
Complete Solutions
Advantages of Gymnosperms Correct Answers Internal
fertilization, no need for water to reproduce, pollen grain
resistant to desiccation and adapted for wind-pollenation
Akinetes Correct Answers large, thick-walled cells that allow
cyanobacteria to survive adverse conditions
alternation of generations Correct Answers the alternation
between the haploid gametophyte and the diploid sporophyte in
a plant's life cycle
Alveolata Correct Answers Eukaryotic protists characterized by
sac-like structures called alveoli that lie under the plasma
membrane
Alveoli Correct Answers sac-like vesicles seen in the Alveolata
supergroup, function currently unknown
Ameobozoans Correct Answers protists that feed by
phagocytosis and move using cytoplasmic streaming to form
pseudopodia
Amoeba sp. Correct Answers Genus: Amoeba
Supergroup: Amoebozoans
Domain: Eukarya
Feeding: phagocytosis of surrounding organisms
Moving: pseudopods
Unique Features: contractile vacuole
,Anabaena sp. Correct Answers chain forming cyanobacteria
Angiosperms Correct Answers A flowering plant which forms
seeds inside a protective chamber called an ovary; Phylum
Anthophyta
Anther Correct Answers the part of a stamen that contains the
pollen.
Antheridia Correct Answers In nonvascular plants, the male
gametangium, a moist chamber in which gametes develop.
Antheridia of Prothallus Correct Answers Lower portion near
base of heart-shaped fern gametophyte
apical meristem Correct Answers Embryonic plant tissue in the
tips of roots and in the buds of shoots that supplies cells for the
plant to grow in length.
Archaea Correct Answers Domain of unicellular prokaryotes
that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; many are
extremophiles
Archaeplastida Correct Answers red algae, green algae, land
plants
Archegonia Correct Answers Female reproductive part of a
nonvascular plant
, Archegonia of Prothallus Correct Answers Upper portion near
cleft of heart-shaped gametophyte of fern
aseptic technique Correct Answers A procedure performed
under sterile conditions.
Bacillus Correct Answers Rod shaped bacteria
Bacteria Correct Answers single-celled organisms that lack a
nucleus; prokaryotes; cell walls made of peptidoglycan
Bacterial shapes Correct Answers coccus, vibrio, bacillus,
spirillum
Brown Algae Correct Answers group that includes brown kelp
(largest protist)
Bryophytes Correct Answers Mosses (Bryophyta), Liverworts
(Marchantiophyta), and Hornworts (Anthocerophyta)
Carpel Correct Answers The female reproductive organ of a
flower, consisting of the stigma, style, and ovary.
central vacuole Correct Answers A large vacuole that rests at
the center of most plant cells and is filled with a solution that
contains a high concentration of solutes.
Chlamydomonas sp. Correct Answers Genus: Chlamydomonas
Supergroup: Archaeplastida
Domain: Eukarya
Feeding: photosynthesis
Complete Solutions
Advantages of Gymnosperms Correct Answers Internal
fertilization, no need for water to reproduce, pollen grain
resistant to desiccation and adapted for wind-pollenation
Akinetes Correct Answers large, thick-walled cells that allow
cyanobacteria to survive adverse conditions
alternation of generations Correct Answers the alternation
between the haploid gametophyte and the diploid sporophyte in
a plant's life cycle
Alveolata Correct Answers Eukaryotic protists characterized by
sac-like structures called alveoli that lie under the plasma
membrane
Alveoli Correct Answers sac-like vesicles seen in the Alveolata
supergroup, function currently unknown
Ameobozoans Correct Answers protists that feed by
phagocytosis and move using cytoplasmic streaming to form
pseudopodia
Amoeba sp. Correct Answers Genus: Amoeba
Supergroup: Amoebozoans
Domain: Eukarya
Feeding: phagocytosis of surrounding organisms
Moving: pseudopods
Unique Features: contractile vacuole
,Anabaena sp. Correct Answers chain forming cyanobacteria
Angiosperms Correct Answers A flowering plant which forms
seeds inside a protective chamber called an ovary; Phylum
Anthophyta
Anther Correct Answers the part of a stamen that contains the
pollen.
Antheridia Correct Answers In nonvascular plants, the male
gametangium, a moist chamber in which gametes develop.
Antheridia of Prothallus Correct Answers Lower portion near
base of heart-shaped fern gametophyte
apical meristem Correct Answers Embryonic plant tissue in the
tips of roots and in the buds of shoots that supplies cells for the
plant to grow in length.
Archaea Correct Answers Domain of unicellular prokaryotes
that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; many are
extremophiles
Archaeplastida Correct Answers red algae, green algae, land
plants
Archegonia Correct Answers Female reproductive part of a
nonvascular plant
, Archegonia of Prothallus Correct Answers Upper portion near
cleft of heart-shaped gametophyte of fern
aseptic technique Correct Answers A procedure performed
under sterile conditions.
Bacillus Correct Answers Rod shaped bacteria
Bacteria Correct Answers single-celled organisms that lack a
nucleus; prokaryotes; cell walls made of peptidoglycan
Bacterial shapes Correct Answers coccus, vibrio, bacillus,
spirillum
Brown Algae Correct Answers group that includes brown kelp
(largest protist)
Bryophytes Correct Answers Mosses (Bryophyta), Liverworts
(Marchantiophyta), and Hornworts (Anthocerophyta)
Carpel Correct Answers The female reproductive organ of a
flower, consisting of the stigma, style, and ovary.
central vacuole Correct Answers A large vacuole that rests at
the center of most plant cells and is filled with a solution that
contains a high concentration of solutes.
Chlamydomonas sp. Correct Answers Genus: Chlamydomonas
Supergroup: Archaeplastida
Domain: Eukarya
Feeding: photosynthesis
