Biology 007 - General Biology II » Spring 2021 » Quiz 5

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Question #1
Looking at a bacteria specimen under the microscope, you see that the cells are spherical-shaped and arranged in grape-like clusters. How should you describe this specimen?
A.   staphylococcus
B.   streptococcus
C.   streptospirillum
D.   streptobacillus
E.   staphylospirillum
F.   staphylobacillus
Question #2
The kingdom of land plants are called ________, named after protective and supportive features present from the parent tissue.
A.   embryophytes
B.   sporophytes
C.   bryophytes
D.   charophytes
Question #3
The cell walls of ________ are composed mainly of peptidoglycan.
A.   green algae
B.   Gram-positive bacteria
C.   red algae
D.   plants
E.   brown algae
F.   Gram-negative bacteria
Question #4
Which metabolic strategy would be most likely to be common in prokaryotes that live in the extreme environment of a deep sea vent?
A.   chemoorganoheterotrophy
B.   photoautotrophy
C.   chemolithoautotrophy
D.   photoheterotrophy
Question #5
As part of the theory of endosymbiosis, scientists hypothesize that an ancestor of the alpha-proteobacteria gave rise to what eukaryotic structure?
A.   apicomplexans
B.   mitochondrion
C.   streptospirillum
D.   dinoflagellates
Question #6
In plants like ferns and Selaginella, the conspicuous vegetative organs are part of the ________, their dominant phase of life.
A.   gametangia
B.   gametophyte
C.   sporophyte
D.   seed
Question #7
Most ________ are decomposers.
A.   brown algae
B.   dinoflagellates
C.   amoebas
D.   apicomplexans
E.   slime molds
Question #8
What do land plants and their close relative green algae have in common?
A.   guard cells
B.   chlorophyll molecules
C.   alternation of generations
D.   root structures
E.   cuticles
Question #9
In bryophytes, the conspicuous vegetative organs are part of the ________, meaning this is the dominant form.
A.   sporophyte
B.   seeds
C.   roots
D.   haploid organism
E.   vascular tissue
Question #10
What is the process that results in the transfer of DNA between bacterial cells via a viral mediator?
A.   interbacterial gene transfer
B.   transformation
C.   conjugation
D.   fimbriae-mediated gene transfer
E.   vertical gene transfer
F.   transduction

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