BIO 148 BONUS HOMEWORK (THE
ONES W/O PICTURES) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED ANSWERS
2026
Which of the following is clearly NOT a living organism?
A. A dogledon viewed under a microscope appears to be made up of cells
B. A gronkle is found that does not appear to move or reproduce; its energy use per
second is found to be 10-12 J/s
C. A kozon appears to grow to twice its size over a period of 1 week
D. A boolop is observed to replicate its DNA - ANSWERSD. A kozon appears to grow to
twice its size over a period of 1 week
Which of the following has the highest fitness?
A. A 20-year-old mare that has won 10 races and produced 5 fertile offspring
B. A 5-year-old mare that has won 16 races and not yet produced any foals
C. A 25-year-old mare that has never won a race and produced 6 fertile offspring
D. A 20-year-old mare that has won 15 races and produced 7 offspring of which 3 were
viable and fertile
E. A 10-year old mare that has won 20 races and produced 1 fertile offspring -
ANSWERSC. A 25-year-old mare that has never won a race and produced 6 fertile
offspring
You are repeating Pasteur's experiment testing the spontaneous generation of cells
hypothesis.
Flask 1: open-necked flask, broth exposed to air
Flask 2: swan-necked flask, broth not exposed to air.
Which of the following would NOT support the hypothesis that all cells arise from
existing cells?
A. You forget to boil the broth at the start of the experiment; you find bacteria in both
flasks at the end of the experiment.
B. You perform all the procedures correctly; you find bacteria in broth of both flasks at
the end of the experiment
C. You perform all the procedures correctly; you DO NOT find bacteria in both flasks at
the end of the experiment
ONES W/O PICTURES) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED ANSWERS
2026
Which of the following is clearly NOT a living organism?
A. A dogledon viewed under a microscope appears to be made up of cells
B. A gronkle is found that does not appear to move or reproduce; its energy use per
second is found to be 10-12 J/s
C. A kozon appears to grow to twice its size over a period of 1 week
D. A boolop is observed to replicate its DNA - ANSWERSD. A kozon appears to grow to
twice its size over a period of 1 week
Which of the following has the highest fitness?
A. A 20-year-old mare that has won 10 races and produced 5 fertile offspring
B. A 5-year-old mare that has won 16 races and not yet produced any foals
C. A 25-year-old mare that has never won a race and produced 6 fertile offspring
D. A 20-year-old mare that has won 15 races and produced 7 offspring of which 3 were
viable and fertile
E. A 10-year old mare that has won 20 races and produced 1 fertile offspring -
ANSWERSC. A 25-year-old mare that has never won a race and produced 6 fertile
offspring
You are repeating Pasteur's experiment testing the spontaneous generation of cells
hypothesis.
Flask 1: open-necked flask, broth exposed to air
Flask 2: swan-necked flask, broth not exposed to air.
Which of the following would NOT support the hypothesis that all cells arise from
existing cells?
A. You forget to boil the broth at the start of the experiment; you find bacteria in both
flasks at the end of the experiment.
B. You perform all the procedures correctly; you find bacteria in broth of both flasks at
the end of the experiment
C. You perform all the procedures correctly; you DO NOT find bacteria in both flasks at
the end of the experiment
