Biology 110, Sample Test 

Read each of the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate answer. Feel free to ask for clarification if the question is unclear (2 points each out of 100 possible points).

1. Which of the following groups is the most recent taxa to evolve?  

            a. Monera

            b. Fungi

            c. Plantae

            d. Protista

 

  2. Which biome is characterized by permafrost?  

a. savanna

b. temperate forest

c. taiga

d. tundra

 

 3. What was the name of the philosopher that came up with the notion of “falsifiability” in science?  

            a. Popper

            b. Miller

            c. Wallace

            d. Aristotle

 

9. Viruses are classified in the Kingdom:  

            a. Monera

            b. Fungi

            c. Protista

            d. none of the above

 

12. Which of the following kingdoms is made up of heterotrophic, multicellular organisms that use extracellular digestion and function primarily as saprobes?  

            a. Fungi

            b. Plantae

            c. Monera

            d. Protista

   

16. What percent of the total solar radiation is used to make up the biomass of all living organisms?  

            a. 45%

            b. less than 1%

            c. 23%

            d. 30%

 

17. You should use Occam’s Razor when:  

a. developing a hypothesis

b. asking questions about some observation

c. designing experiments

d. none of the above  

18. Which of the following structures are found in a eukaryote cells cytoplasm?  

a. mitochondria

b. lysosomes

c. endoplasmic reticulum

d. all of the above

e. none of the above, these are only found in prokaryotes, not eukaryotes

 

19. Which of the following feeding levels has the greatest number of individuals and the greatest biomass?  

            a. primary producers

            b. tertiary consumers

            c. primary consumers

            d. secondary consumers

 

20. Biomes are determined by:  

a. Climate

b. soil type

c. amount of light

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

 

21. The Theory of Evolution via Natural Selection states:  

a. individual organisms develop traits different from their parents over their lifetime

b. most of the offspring that are produced in a given generation survive

c. organisms in a population vary and much of that variability is inherited

d. all of the above  

   

 

Briefly define or describe the following terms or concepts (2 points each)  

26. Endoplasmic Reticulum

28. Heterotrophic

29. Hadley Cell  

 

Discussion questions, read the question carefully and answer the question asked as completely as possible in the time provided (14 points each).  

30. Science is a process that allows us to develop information about our universe, explore this notion by:  

            a. Discussing the all the steps of “the scientific method”

            b. Give an example of the process in action

            c. What is meant by falsifiability and how does it effect the validity of scientific data?

 

 

32. We have tried to develop a global perspective when studying the biosphere. Address this concept by describing:  

            a. The major patterns of air flow found on the planet

            b. The major plant groups are found at different latitudes as a result of these air flow patterns

            c.  Greenhouse gasses, how they work and how increasing levels of these gasses may effect the

                  life on the planet

 

Extra Credit: Present an argument to support the claim that “viruses are alive”.