POB FINAL (UARK, SHADWICK) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following includes prokaryotes?
a. protists
b. fungi
c. archea
d. plants - -archea
-The term "supergroup" is used in the classification of what? - -eukaryotes
-atomic number tells you... - -number of protons
-isotopes differ in their... - -number of neutrons
-an atom that has 2 electrons in the valence shell would most likely... - -lose those 2
electrons and becomes positive
-When an atom gains electrons it becomes... - -negatively charged
-unequal sharing of electrons - -polar covalent bond
-True/False: Are carbon atoms ionic? - -false
-what reaction combines 2 monomers to make a polymer? - -dehydration
-monomers of carbohydrates - -monosaccharides
-fructose and galactose are both isomers of... - -glucose
-a fatty acid is unsaturated if it... - -contains carbon-carbon double bonds
-True/False: Are phospholipids energy-storing molecules? - -false
-lipid that contains 4 fused carbon rings - -steroid
-chemical differences between amino acids are due to... - -R group
-which level of protein structure is determined by interactions of more than one
polypeptide chain? - -quaternary
-what is formed by the linking of two amino acids? - -peptide bond
-True/False: Nucleotides are the monomers of fats and polysaccharides. - -false
, -True/False: ATP is a high-energy molecule that can break down to ADP and phosphate. - -
true
-the gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections that seemingly unrelated - -
classical conditioning
-What type of survivorship curve would you expect for a plant species in which most
seedlings die? - -type 3
-high survival rate in early and middle life, rapid decline in survival in later life, few
offspring, care for young, humans and many other large mammals - -type 1
-lots of offspring with little care after birth, life expectancy is short - -type 2
-high infant mortality rate, longer life span - -type 3
-role of a species in a community, including its habitat and interaction with other species -
-ecological niche
-exhibition of the characteristics of a dangerous species by a harmless species to avoid
predators - -Batesian mimicry
-exhibition of similar characteristics by similar species to avoid predators - -Mullerian
mimicry
-types of symbiosis - -mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
-series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never
been colonized before - -primary succession
-series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or
damaged habitat - -secondary succession
-the point when a stable, mature community undergoes little or no change - -tertiary
succession
-models of succession - -facilitation, tolerance, inhibition
-generally, energy ________ an ecosystem, and nutrients ________ an ecosystem - -flows
through, cycle within
-out of the total amount of energy that passes from one trophic level to another, about 10%
is... - -stored as body tissue
-form of food web that begins with waste materials and the remains of dead organisms - -
detrital
Which of the following includes prokaryotes?
a. protists
b. fungi
c. archea
d. plants - -archea
-The term "supergroup" is used in the classification of what? - -eukaryotes
-atomic number tells you... - -number of protons
-isotopes differ in their... - -number of neutrons
-an atom that has 2 electrons in the valence shell would most likely... - -lose those 2
electrons and becomes positive
-When an atom gains electrons it becomes... - -negatively charged
-unequal sharing of electrons - -polar covalent bond
-True/False: Are carbon atoms ionic? - -false
-what reaction combines 2 monomers to make a polymer? - -dehydration
-monomers of carbohydrates - -monosaccharides
-fructose and galactose are both isomers of... - -glucose
-a fatty acid is unsaturated if it... - -contains carbon-carbon double bonds
-True/False: Are phospholipids energy-storing molecules? - -false
-lipid that contains 4 fused carbon rings - -steroid
-chemical differences between amino acids are due to... - -R group
-which level of protein structure is determined by interactions of more than one
polypeptide chain? - -quaternary
-what is formed by the linking of two amino acids? - -peptide bond
-True/False: Nucleotides are the monomers of fats and polysaccharides. - -false
, -True/False: ATP is a high-energy molecule that can break down to ADP and phosphate. - -
true
-the gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections that seemingly unrelated - -
classical conditioning
-What type of survivorship curve would you expect for a plant species in which most
seedlings die? - -type 3
-high survival rate in early and middle life, rapid decline in survival in later life, few
offspring, care for young, humans and many other large mammals - -type 1
-lots of offspring with little care after birth, life expectancy is short - -type 2
-high infant mortality rate, longer life span - -type 3
-role of a species in a community, including its habitat and interaction with other species -
-ecological niche
-exhibition of the characteristics of a dangerous species by a harmless species to avoid
predators - -Batesian mimicry
-exhibition of similar characteristics by similar species to avoid predators - -Mullerian
mimicry
-types of symbiosis - -mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
-series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never
been colonized before - -primary succession
-series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or
damaged habitat - -secondary succession
-the point when a stable, mature community undergoes little or no change - -tertiary
succession
-models of succession - -facilitation, tolerance, inhibition
-generally, energy ________ an ecosystem, and nutrients ________ an ecosystem - -flows
through, cycle within
-out of the total amount of energy that passes from one trophic level to another, about 10%
is... - -stored as body tissue
-form of food web that begins with waste materials and the remains of dead organisms - -
detrital
