BIOLOGY EXAM STUDY GUIDE VERSION: AN A+ DISCUSSION.
c. organic molecules - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - eukaryotic cell
a. Place the following in the order in which they evolved: eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell,
photosynthesis, organic molecules.
a. eukaryotic cell - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - organic molecules
b. prokaryotic cell - eukaryotic cell - photosynthesis - organic molecules
c. organic molecules - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - eukaryotic cell
d. organic molecules - photosynthesis - prokaryotic cell - eukaryotic cell
c. 1 and 2
b. Which of the following statements is true concerning LUCA? (1) LUCA was a cell. (2)
All life on Earth evolved from LUCA. (3) LUCA probably existed probably around 4.5
billion years ago.
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 2
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2, and 3
a. all of the above
c. The RNA world hypothesis states that
a. early life was based on RNA as the first organic molecule.
b. RNA evolved soon after the formation of the world.
c. the first cells were made of RNA and lipids.
d. all of the above
b. organic molecules created from inorganic chemicals in Earth's early
atmosphere.
d. The "soup" of molecules refers to
a. an ocean full of a mixture of many different substances.
b. organic molecules created from inorganic chemicals in Earth's early atmosphere.
c. a Earth full of volcanic eruptions, thunder, and lightning.
d. the classic evolution experiments of Campbell and Chunky.
d. all of the above
,e. Early Earth
a. had a primitive atmosphere of ammonia, methane, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
b. lacked much oxygen gas.
c. probably had a very hot environment.
d. all of the above
c. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber with a primitive insect inside.
f. Which of the following can be considered fossils?
a. a 1 billion year-old rock.
b. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber.
c. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber with a primitive insect inside.
d. all of the above
b. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed the planets.
g. "We are made of stardust" refers to
a. the dust of dead skin cells we shed every day.
b. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed the planets.
c. the gases in the stars that formed the gases in the atmosphere.
d. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed LUCA and all the organisms that evolved
later.
d. fruit fly - duck - mouse - gorilla
h. Place the mouse, fruit fly, duck, and gorilla in order of their relatedness to humans,
from least related to most related.
a. mouse - fruit fly - duck - gorilla
b. fruit fly - mouse - duck - gorilla
c. gorilla - mouse - duck - fruit fly
d. fruit fly - duck - mouse - gorilla
c. The Late Precambrian
a. Which division of time during Earth's history came first?
a. The Paleozoic Era
b. The Cenozoic Era
c. The Late Precambrian
d. The Mesozoic Era
,b. the Jurassic Period
b. Which period was the "golden age of dinosaurs"?
a. the Triassic Period
b. the Jurassic Period
c. the Cretaceous Period
d. the Tyrannosaurus Period
a. is a supercontinent of all the major landmasses.
c. Pangaea
a. is a supercontinent of all the major landmasses.
b. formed during the Mesozoic Era.
c. allowed dinosaurs to roam all over the planet.
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
d. The Permian extinction probably
a. occurred because photosynthesis stopped and the planet cooled.
b. occurred at the beginning of the Mesozoic Era, allowing the dinosaurs to evolve.
c. killed most life on Earth except for small reptiles and mammals.
d. all of the above
c. Cretaceous Period.
e. The dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the
a. Triassic Period.
b. Jurassic Period.
c. Cretaceous Period.
d. Mesozoic Period.
b. Plants and animals evolved adaptations to dryness.
f. Which of the following did not occur during the Carboniferous Period?
a. The first amphibians left the water to live on land, but they had to return to the water
to reproduce.
b. Plants and animals evolved adaptations to dryness.
c. Widespread forests of huge plants left massive piles of carbon that eventually turned
, to coal.
d. The first reptiles evolved.
b. 65, mammals
g. When the dinosaurs went extinct ____________ million years ago, the
____________ took over.
a. 65, reptiles
b. 65, mammals
c. 145, mammals
d. 65, birds
d. The period ended with the dramatic extinction of small lizards, an important
food for the large dinosaurs.
h. Which of the following is not true about the Jurassic Period?
a. The earliest birds evolved from reptile ancestors during this time.
b. The major groups of mammals evolved during this time.
c. Flowering plants appeared for the first time.
d. The period ended with the dramatic extinction of small lizards, an important food for
the large dinosaurs.
b. Carolus Linnaeus
a. Who is considered the "father of taxonomy?"
a. Charles Darwin
b. Carolus Linnaeus
c. Gregor Mendel
d. Francis Crick
b. Which of the following
b. kingdom - phylum - family - species
b. Which of the following is in the correct order, from most inclusive to most exclusive?
a. kingdom - family - order - species
b. kingdom - phylum - family - species
c. phylum - class - species - genus
d. order - class - genus - species
b. Eukaryota
c. organic molecules - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - eukaryotic cell
a. Place the following in the order in which they evolved: eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell,
photosynthesis, organic molecules.
a. eukaryotic cell - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - organic molecules
b. prokaryotic cell - eukaryotic cell - photosynthesis - organic molecules
c. organic molecules - prokaryotic cell - photosynthesis - eukaryotic cell
d. organic molecules - photosynthesis - prokaryotic cell - eukaryotic cell
c. 1 and 2
b. Which of the following statements is true concerning LUCA? (1) LUCA was a cell. (2)
All life on Earth evolved from LUCA. (3) LUCA probably existed probably around 4.5
billion years ago.
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 2
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2, and 3
a. all of the above
c. The RNA world hypothesis states that
a. early life was based on RNA as the first organic molecule.
b. RNA evolved soon after the formation of the world.
c. the first cells were made of RNA and lipids.
d. all of the above
b. organic molecules created from inorganic chemicals in Earth's early
atmosphere.
d. The "soup" of molecules refers to
a. an ocean full of a mixture of many different substances.
b. organic molecules created from inorganic chemicals in Earth's early atmosphere.
c. a Earth full of volcanic eruptions, thunder, and lightning.
d. the classic evolution experiments of Campbell and Chunky.
d. all of the above
,e. Early Earth
a. had a primitive atmosphere of ammonia, methane, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
b. lacked much oxygen gas.
c. probably had a very hot environment.
d. all of the above
c. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber with a primitive insect inside.
f. Which of the following can be considered fossils?
a. a 1 billion year-old rock.
b. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber.
c. a 1 billion year-old piece of amber with a primitive insect inside.
d. all of the above
b. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed the planets.
g. "We are made of stardust" refers to
a. the dust of dead skin cells we shed every day.
b. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed the planets.
c. the gases in the stars that formed the gases in the atmosphere.
d. the rotating cloud of stardust that formed LUCA and all the organisms that evolved
later.
d. fruit fly - duck - mouse - gorilla
h. Place the mouse, fruit fly, duck, and gorilla in order of their relatedness to humans,
from least related to most related.
a. mouse - fruit fly - duck - gorilla
b. fruit fly - mouse - duck - gorilla
c. gorilla - mouse - duck - fruit fly
d. fruit fly - duck - mouse - gorilla
c. The Late Precambrian
a. Which division of time during Earth's history came first?
a. The Paleozoic Era
b. The Cenozoic Era
c. The Late Precambrian
d. The Mesozoic Era
,b. the Jurassic Period
b. Which period was the "golden age of dinosaurs"?
a. the Triassic Period
b. the Jurassic Period
c. the Cretaceous Period
d. the Tyrannosaurus Period
a. is a supercontinent of all the major landmasses.
c. Pangaea
a. is a supercontinent of all the major landmasses.
b. formed during the Mesozoic Era.
c. allowed dinosaurs to roam all over the planet.
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
d. The Permian extinction probably
a. occurred because photosynthesis stopped and the planet cooled.
b. occurred at the beginning of the Mesozoic Era, allowing the dinosaurs to evolve.
c. killed most life on Earth except for small reptiles and mammals.
d. all of the above
c. Cretaceous Period.
e. The dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the
a. Triassic Period.
b. Jurassic Period.
c. Cretaceous Period.
d. Mesozoic Period.
b. Plants and animals evolved adaptations to dryness.
f. Which of the following did not occur during the Carboniferous Period?
a. The first amphibians left the water to live on land, but they had to return to the water
to reproduce.
b. Plants and animals evolved adaptations to dryness.
c. Widespread forests of huge plants left massive piles of carbon that eventually turned
, to coal.
d. The first reptiles evolved.
b. 65, mammals
g. When the dinosaurs went extinct ____________ million years ago, the
____________ took over.
a. 65, reptiles
b. 65, mammals
c. 145, mammals
d. 65, birds
d. The period ended with the dramatic extinction of small lizards, an important
food for the large dinosaurs.
h. Which of the following is not true about the Jurassic Period?
a. The earliest birds evolved from reptile ancestors during this time.
b. The major groups of mammals evolved during this time.
c. Flowering plants appeared for the first time.
d. The period ended with the dramatic extinction of small lizards, an important food for
the large dinosaurs.
b. Carolus Linnaeus
a. Who is considered the "father of taxonomy?"
a. Charles Darwin
b. Carolus Linnaeus
c. Gregor Mendel
d. Francis Crick
b. Which of the following
b. kingdom - phylum - family - species
b. Which of the following is in the correct order, from most inclusive to most exclusive?
a. kingdom - family - order - species
b. kingdom - phylum - family - species
c. phylum - class - species - genus
d. order - class - genus - species
b. Eukaryota
