BISC 162 FINAL 2026 EXAM || All Answers are Flawless.
The majority of oxygen on earth is produced by
A. plantae
B. angiosperms
C. cyanobacteria
D. photosynthetic protists
E. archaea correct answers C
Which of the following is a true statement about protists?
A. They are monophyletic
B. The group contains monophyletic groups
C. The term is used to describe one taxonomic Kingdom
D. The term refers to prokaryotes and eukaryotes
E. All of these are true statements correct answers B
An example of __________ tissue is ________ .
A. ground; xylem
B. dermal; guard cells
C. ground; epidermis
D. ground; phloem
E. vascular; guard cells correct answers B
Which cell membrane proteins are used for generating root pressure?
A. Cl- ion antiporters
B. H+ ion antiporters
C. Cl- ion symporters
,D. Na+/K+ ion pumps
E. All of these are used correct answers C
The function of the flower is to ________ and the function of the fruit is to ___________ .
A. generate genetic diversity; provide food to the embryo
B. generate genetic diversity; enhance seed dispersal
C. attract pollinators; enhance seed dispersal
D. attract pollinators; provide food to the embryo correct answers C
Naegleria fowleri, the zombie protist, is a eukaryote that infects brain tissue. It has mitochondria
that may have been acquired by secondary endosymbiosis. It must belong to
A. stramenopiles
B. alveolates
C. unikonts
D. amoebozoans
E. excavates correct answers E
Of the forces that drive water up a plant, which of them is strongest?
A. evapotranspiration
B. cohesion
C. adhesion
D. root pressure correct answers A
Which of the following is true about the amount of biodiversity on earth?
A. Numbers of species have stayed relatively constant
B. Numbers of species only decline after mass extinctions
C. Numbers of species are influenced by physical changes in earth
,D. Species radiations are the only cause of increases in species correct answers C
A shared derived character is called a _______, and an example of _________ is convergent
evolution.
A. synapomorphy; a reversal
B. synapomorphy; homoplasy
C. homoplasy; a synapomorphy
D. homoplasy; a reversal
E. homoplasy; synapomorphy correct answers B
For angiosperms, an advantage to spending the majority of their life cycle as a diploid
sporophyte is that
A. gametes are produced by meiosis
B. gametes become smaller
C. the gametophyte no longer exists
D. the gametophyte becomes smaller
E. most of their life they have two copies of their genes correct answers E
One of the defining features of Domain Archaea is
A. the presence of a cell wall
B. the presence of a phospholipid monolayer
C. the lack of a rRNA genes
D. the members are all extremophiles
E. the tolerance of high temperature environments correct answers E
The features of eukaryotes that allowed them to diversify include
A. multicellularity
B. acquisition of membrane bound organelles
, C. evolution of sexual reproduction
D. secondary loss of mitonchondria
E. A, B, and C only correct answers E
To grow in length, plants use
A. apical meristem
B. vascular meristem
C. lateral meristem
D. vascular cambium
E. all of these correct answers A
The megaspore mother cell is part of the multicellular ________ phase of the angiosperm
lifecycle and it produces _______ by meiosis.
A. haploid; spores
B. haploid; egg cells
C. diploid; spores
D. diploid; sperm cells
E. diploid; egg cells correct answers C
If a caterpillar were to bite into the leaf of a plant, the saliva of the caterpillar will do which of
the following?
A. act as a second messenger
B. stimulate an elicitor
C. block jasmonic acid
D. simulate a signal transduction pathway
E. stimulate a second messenger correct answers D
The majority of oxygen on earth is produced by
A. plantae
B. angiosperms
C. cyanobacteria
D. photosynthetic protists
E. archaea correct answers C
Which of the following is a true statement about protists?
A. They are monophyletic
B. The group contains monophyletic groups
C. The term is used to describe one taxonomic Kingdom
D. The term refers to prokaryotes and eukaryotes
E. All of these are true statements correct answers B
An example of __________ tissue is ________ .
A. ground; xylem
B. dermal; guard cells
C. ground; epidermis
D. ground; phloem
E. vascular; guard cells correct answers B
Which cell membrane proteins are used for generating root pressure?
A. Cl- ion antiporters
B. H+ ion antiporters
C. Cl- ion symporters
,D. Na+/K+ ion pumps
E. All of these are used correct answers C
The function of the flower is to ________ and the function of the fruit is to ___________ .
A. generate genetic diversity; provide food to the embryo
B. generate genetic diversity; enhance seed dispersal
C. attract pollinators; enhance seed dispersal
D. attract pollinators; provide food to the embryo correct answers C
Naegleria fowleri, the zombie protist, is a eukaryote that infects brain tissue. It has mitochondria
that may have been acquired by secondary endosymbiosis. It must belong to
A. stramenopiles
B. alveolates
C. unikonts
D. amoebozoans
E. excavates correct answers E
Of the forces that drive water up a plant, which of them is strongest?
A. evapotranspiration
B. cohesion
C. adhesion
D. root pressure correct answers A
Which of the following is true about the amount of biodiversity on earth?
A. Numbers of species have stayed relatively constant
B. Numbers of species only decline after mass extinctions
C. Numbers of species are influenced by physical changes in earth
,D. Species radiations are the only cause of increases in species correct answers C
A shared derived character is called a _______, and an example of _________ is convergent
evolution.
A. synapomorphy; a reversal
B. synapomorphy; homoplasy
C. homoplasy; a synapomorphy
D. homoplasy; a reversal
E. homoplasy; synapomorphy correct answers B
For angiosperms, an advantage to spending the majority of their life cycle as a diploid
sporophyte is that
A. gametes are produced by meiosis
B. gametes become smaller
C. the gametophyte no longer exists
D. the gametophyte becomes smaller
E. most of their life they have two copies of their genes correct answers E
One of the defining features of Domain Archaea is
A. the presence of a cell wall
B. the presence of a phospholipid monolayer
C. the lack of a rRNA genes
D. the members are all extremophiles
E. the tolerance of high temperature environments correct answers E
The features of eukaryotes that allowed them to diversify include
A. multicellularity
B. acquisition of membrane bound organelles
, C. evolution of sexual reproduction
D. secondary loss of mitonchondria
E. A, B, and C only correct answers E
To grow in length, plants use
A. apical meristem
B. vascular meristem
C. lateral meristem
D. vascular cambium
E. all of these correct answers A
The megaspore mother cell is part of the multicellular ________ phase of the angiosperm
lifecycle and it produces _______ by meiosis.
A. haploid; spores
B. haploid; egg cells
C. diploid; spores
D. diploid; sperm cells
E. diploid; egg cells correct answers C
If a caterpillar were to bite into the leaf of a plant, the saliva of the caterpillar will do which of
the following?
A. act as a second messenger
B. stimulate an elicitor
C. block jasmonic acid
D. simulate a signal transduction pathway
E. stimulate a second messenger correct answers D
