Rutgers Bio 116 Final Exam Review
Questions with Correct Answers
Identify which of the following occurs in the lysogenic viral replication cycle.
a. Fertilization
b. Prophage
c. Host cell lysis
d. Spores - ANSWER-b.
A chemoautotroph gets its energy from ______ and its carbon from
_______________
I. the sun
II. chemical reactions
III. inorganic sources (CO_2)
IV. organic sources (glucose) - ANSWER-II and III
Identify which of the following characteristics describe organisms in the domain
Archaea
I. Chromosome and ribosomes present
II. Membrane-bound organelles present
III. Nuclear envelope present
IV. Many are extremophiles
V. Peptidoglycan absent from cell wall - ANSWER-I, IV, and V
Many bacteria have flagella which they use to more through their environment.
Which of the following occur during the function of a bacterial flagellum?
a. Protons diffuse through the hook
b. An electron gradient must form across the plasma membrane
c. The energy is provided by ATP hydrolysis
d. The turning of the hook causes the filament to rotate - ANSWER-d.
Compare and contrast genetic diversifying mechanisms. Which of the following are
possible sources of diversity in a species of bacteria?
I. Mutations
II. Fertilization
III. Meiosis
IV. Binary Fission
V. Conjugation - ANSWER-I and V
Identify which of the following materials is a primary component of Gram-positive
bacterial cell walls.
a. Protein
b. Peptidoglycan
,c. Cellulose
d. Chitin - ANSWER-b.
Identify which of the following groups of bacteria were involved in primary
endosymbiosis.
I. Methanogens
II. Cyanobacteria
III. Spirochetes
IV. Proteobacteria - ANSWER-II and IV
Compare and contrast mechanisms of prokaryotic reproduction. Which of the
following pairings is/are correct?
I. Conjugation- DNA is passed through a pilus or mating bridge
II. Binary Fission- Produces cells that are exact copies
III. Transformation- F+ factor determines recipient
IV. Transduction- DNA is incorporated directly from environment. - ANSWER-I and II
Identify which of the following is/are components of BOTH bacterial AND eukaryotic
cells.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Nucleus
III. Nucleoid
IV. Peptidoglycan - ANSWER-I only
Identify the character which is found ONLY in eukaryotic cells.
a. DNA
b. Cell Wall
c. Ribosomes
d. Nucleus - ANSWER-d.
Correctly sequence eukaryotic evolution. Which eukaryotic supergroup can be
identifies by the presence of primary plastids derived from cyanobacteria?
a. Opisthokonta
b. Chromalveolata
c. Excavata
d. Archaeplastida - ANSWER-d.
Identify the characters which humans share with all protists.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Extracellular matrix (ECM)
III. Ribosomes
IV. Ectoderm - ANSWER-I and III
Identify which of the following structures represent shared derived characters of
eukaryotic cells.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Cell wall
III. Endomembrane system
IV. Cytoskeleton - ANSWER-III and IV
, As a DIRECT result of primary endosymbiosis of a proteobacterium, the eukaryotic
host cell
a. was able to undergo photosynthesis
b. developed an endomembrane system
c. was able to undergo cell division
d. had access to a greater amount of ATP - ANSWER-d.
Identify which of the following traits accurately describe the common ancestor of all
Opisthokonta.
a. multicellular, flagellated
b. multicellular, no flagellum
c. unicellular, flagellated
d. unicellular, amoeba shaped - ANSWER-c.
If an organism is in the clade Rhizaria, then it must also be
a. in clade Opisthokonta
b. a eukaryote
c. a diplomonad
d. a prokaryote - ANSWER-b.
Compare and contrast nucleariids and choanoflagellates. Which of the following
statements are correct?
a. Nucleariids possess photosynthetic pigments while choanoflagellates have two
flagella
b. Nucleariids are protists while choanoflagellates are animals
c. Both have a cell wall that consists mostly of peptidoglycan
d. Both are members of the supergroup Opisthokonta - ANSWER-d.
Identify which eukaryotic supergroup contains organisms that have reduced
mitochondria called mitosomes
a. Excavata
b. Archaeplastida
c. Opisthokonts
d. Amoebozoa - ANSWER-a.
Identify which of the following fungal structures are used for spore dispersal.
a. chitin
b. mycelium
c. haustoria
d. aerial hyphae - ANSWER-d.
You are hiking through the Rutgers Ecological Preserve and encounter a patch of
mushrooms growing out of the soil. Hypothesize their most likely ecological role.
a. Secondary consumers
b. Carnivores
c. Decomposers
d. Producers - ANSWER-c.
In sexual fungal life cycle, if a mutation prevents plasmogamy from occurring, the
affected cells will remain what ploidy indefinitely?
Questions with Correct Answers
Identify which of the following occurs in the lysogenic viral replication cycle.
a. Fertilization
b. Prophage
c. Host cell lysis
d. Spores - ANSWER-b.
A chemoautotroph gets its energy from ______ and its carbon from
_______________
I. the sun
II. chemical reactions
III. inorganic sources (CO_2)
IV. organic sources (glucose) - ANSWER-II and III
Identify which of the following characteristics describe organisms in the domain
Archaea
I. Chromosome and ribosomes present
II. Membrane-bound organelles present
III. Nuclear envelope present
IV. Many are extremophiles
V. Peptidoglycan absent from cell wall - ANSWER-I, IV, and V
Many bacteria have flagella which they use to more through their environment.
Which of the following occur during the function of a bacterial flagellum?
a. Protons diffuse through the hook
b. An electron gradient must form across the plasma membrane
c. The energy is provided by ATP hydrolysis
d. The turning of the hook causes the filament to rotate - ANSWER-d.
Compare and contrast genetic diversifying mechanisms. Which of the following are
possible sources of diversity in a species of bacteria?
I. Mutations
II. Fertilization
III. Meiosis
IV. Binary Fission
V. Conjugation - ANSWER-I and V
Identify which of the following materials is a primary component of Gram-positive
bacterial cell walls.
a. Protein
b. Peptidoglycan
,c. Cellulose
d. Chitin - ANSWER-b.
Identify which of the following groups of bacteria were involved in primary
endosymbiosis.
I. Methanogens
II. Cyanobacteria
III. Spirochetes
IV. Proteobacteria - ANSWER-II and IV
Compare and contrast mechanisms of prokaryotic reproduction. Which of the
following pairings is/are correct?
I. Conjugation- DNA is passed through a pilus or mating bridge
II. Binary Fission- Produces cells that are exact copies
III. Transformation- F+ factor determines recipient
IV. Transduction- DNA is incorporated directly from environment. - ANSWER-I and II
Identify which of the following is/are components of BOTH bacterial AND eukaryotic
cells.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Nucleus
III. Nucleoid
IV. Peptidoglycan - ANSWER-I only
Identify the character which is found ONLY in eukaryotic cells.
a. DNA
b. Cell Wall
c. Ribosomes
d. Nucleus - ANSWER-d.
Correctly sequence eukaryotic evolution. Which eukaryotic supergroup can be
identifies by the presence of primary plastids derived from cyanobacteria?
a. Opisthokonta
b. Chromalveolata
c. Excavata
d. Archaeplastida - ANSWER-d.
Identify the characters which humans share with all protists.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Extracellular matrix (ECM)
III. Ribosomes
IV. Ectoderm - ANSWER-I and III
Identify which of the following structures represent shared derived characters of
eukaryotic cells.
I. Plasma membrane
II. Cell wall
III. Endomembrane system
IV. Cytoskeleton - ANSWER-III and IV
, As a DIRECT result of primary endosymbiosis of a proteobacterium, the eukaryotic
host cell
a. was able to undergo photosynthesis
b. developed an endomembrane system
c. was able to undergo cell division
d. had access to a greater amount of ATP - ANSWER-d.
Identify which of the following traits accurately describe the common ancestor of all
Opisthokonta.
a. multicellular, flagellated
b. multicellular, no flagellum
c. unicellular, flagellated
d. unicellular, amoeba shaped - ANSWER-c.
If an organism is in the clade Rhizaria, then it must also be
a. in clade Opisthokonta
b. a eukaryote
c. a diplomonad
d. a prokaryote - ANSWER-b.
Compare and contrast nucleariids and choanoflagellates. Which of the following
statements are correct?
a. Nucleariids possess photosynthetic pigments while choanoflagellates have two
flagella
b. Nucleariids are protists while choanoflagellates are animals
c. Both have a cell wall that consists mostly of peptidoglycan
d. Both are members of the supergroup Opisthokonta - ANSWER-d.
Identify which eukaryotic supergroup contains organisms that have reduced
mitochondria called mitosomes
a. Excavata
b. Archaeplastida
c. Opisthokonts
d. Amoebozoa - ANSWER-a.
Identify which of the following fungal structures are used for spore dispersal.
a. chitin
b. mycelium
c. haustoria
d. aerial hyphae - ANSWER-d.
You are hiking through the Rutgers Ecological Preserve and encounter a patch of
mushrooms growing out of the soil. Hypothesize their most likely ecological role.
a. Secondary consumers
b. Carnivores
c. Decomposers
d. Producers - ANSWER-c.
In sexual fungal life cycle, if a mutation prevents plasmogamy from occurring, the
affected cells will remain what ploidy indefinitely?
