Exam 13: Prospecting for Biological Gold: Biodiversity and Classification

Symbiosis is a relationship that is mutually beneficial to two organisms. Which organelle developed as a result of a symbiotic relationship?

Why would bioprospectors for private drug companies be interested in animals that produce venom?

Taxol is the most well-known anticancer chemical. Taxol was obtained from a species in which of the following groups?

Dr. Smith has discovered a bird that he believes is a new species. Dr. Wilson says he will only be convinced if Dr. Smith finds several more birds of the same type. Why might Dr. Wilson feel this way?

Taq polymerase was not among compounds known to be useful to healers of native people. Why not?

Mycorrhizae are fungi that are symbiotic with plants. What is the likely relationship between these fungi and plants?

Organisms that live in habitats with high levels of competition are more likely to produce defensive chemicals than those that live with little competition.

Which group underwent a large increase in diversity during the Cambrian explosion?

Bioprospectors who search for clues in the habitat for whether an organism will be useful are taking advantage of an organism's ________.

Indigenous healers who have knowledge of the healing properties of native organisms are called ________.

Why is adult anatomy sometimes a misleading way to construct a phylogeny that reflects evolutionary history?

Scientists would change the most current classification system if

Plants possess many compounds that affect animals. Which of the following is the most likely reason?

Why is it so difficult for scientists to know how many species have already been described?

Why would bioprospectors be interested in an animal that is bright red and slow-moving?

Place these categories in the correct order, from most inclusive to least inclusive.

Algae are classified as part of which group?

In order to construct an evolutionary classification of modern-day aquatic vertebrates, what is the the best source of information?

The best source of an antibacterial compound that would limit the growth of a particular kind of soil bacteria would be

The leftovers in your refrigerator are guaranteed to eventually grow mold because fungi