Question 1

Which of the following forms of Plasmodium carried by an infected mosquito infects humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  merozoites 
B)  gametocytes 
C)  cysts 
D)  sporozoites 
E)  spores 
A)  merozoites 
B)  gametocytes 
C)  cysts 
D)  sporozoites 
E)  spores

Question 2

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria receive ____ from their host plant.

Accepted Answer

A)  proteins 
B)  lipids 
C)  carbohydrates 
D)  minerals 
E)  water 
A)  proteins 
B)  lipids 
C)  carbohydrates 
D)  minerals 
E)  water

Question 3

A coccus

Accepted Answer

A)  is a rod-shaped bacterium. 
B)  is a spherical bacterium. 
C)  is a bacterium with an intermediate shape (between spherical and rod-shaped) 
D)  is a spiral-shaped bacterium. 
E)  is a polymorph bacterium. 
A)  is a rod-shaped bacterium. 
B)  is a spherical bacterium. 
C)  is a bacterium with an intermediate shape (between spherical and rod-shaped) 
D)  is a spiral-shaped bacterium. 
E)  is a polymorph bacterium.

Question 4

Match the following letters with the number with which they best correspond.
a.amoebas
b.apicomplexan
c.dinoflagellates
d.green algae
e.red algae
f.bacteriophage
-virus that infects bacteria

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the following letters with the number...

Question 5

For which of the following diseases are there vaccines that provide protection against the disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  measles 
B)  mumps 
C)  rubella 
D)  chicken pox 
E)  all of these 
A)  measles 
B)  mumps 
C)  rubella 
D)  chicken pox 
E)  all of these

Question 6

Match the following letters with the number with which they best correspond.
a.amoebas
b.apicomplexan
c.dinoflagellates
d.green algae
e.red algae
f.bacteriophage
-move by pseudopods

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the following letters with the number...

Question 7

Which of the following bacteria are found inside the roots of legumes?

Accepted Answer

A)  thermophilic bacteria 
B)  cyanobacteria 
C)  nitrogen-fixing bacteria 
D)  methane-producing bacteria 
E)  halophilic bacteria 
A)  thermophilic bacteria 
B)  cyanobacteria 
C)  nitrogen-fixing bacteria 
D)  methane-producing bacteria 
E)  halophilic bacteria

Question 8

The first fossils of animals date back to approximately ___ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  370 
B)  420 
C)  470 
D)  520 
E)  570 
A)  370 
B)  420 
C)  470 
D)  520 
E)  570

Question 9

The eukaryotes first appear in the fossil record about ____ million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.8 
B)  2.2 
C)  2.7 
D)  3.6 
E)  1.5 
A)  1.8 
B)  2.2 
C)  2.7 
D)  3.6 
E)  1.5

Question 10

Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups of prokaryotes listed below.
 a.halophiles
b.cyanobacteria
c.thermophiles
d.bacteria
e.methanogens
-These bacteria can live in water of very high salt concentration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups...

Question 11

Which of the following human cells are hosts to HIV?

Accepted Answer

A)  red blood cells 
B)  nerve cells 
C)  white blood cells 
D)  muscle cells 
E)  more than one of these are host cells to HIV 
A)  red blood cells 
B)  nerve cells 
C)  white blood cells 
D)  muscle cells 
E)  more than one of these are host cells to HIV

Question 12

The earliest photosynthetic organisms did not generate

Accepted Answer

A)  energy. 
B)  oxygen. 
C)  DNA. 
D)  proteins. 
E)  nucleotides. 
A)  energy. 
B)  oxygen. 
C)  DNA. 
D)  proteins. 
E)  nucleotides.

Question 13

Bacteria

Accepted Answer

A)  are diploid organisms. 
B)  produce gametes. 
C)  have a life cycle that varies between unicellular stage and multi-cellular stage. 
D)  have a single circular chromosome. 
E)  lack either DNA or RNA. 
A)  are diploid organisms. 
B)  produce gametes. 
C)  have a life cycle that varies between unicellular stage and multi-cellular stage. 
D)  have a single circular chromosome. 
E)  lack either DNA or RNA.

Question 14

Which of the following diseases are NOT a bacterial caused sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  chlamydia 
B)  gonorrhea 
C)  syphilis 
D)  genital herpes 
E)  all of these ARE bacterial caused STDs 
A)  chlamydia 
B)  gonorrhea 
C)  syphilis 
D)  genital herpes 
E)  all of these ARE bacterial caused STDs

Question 15

Which of the following do anaerobic methanogens produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon monoxide 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  ammonia sulfide 
D)  methane 
E)  hydrogen sulfide 
A)  carbon monoxide 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  ammonia sulfide 
D)  methane 
E)  hydrogen sulfide

Question 16

Which of the following statements most likely apply to the earliest cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were prokaryotic cells. 
B)  It is likely that earliest cells did not have a nucleus but had membrane-bound organelles. 
C)  The earliest cells may have used oxygen gas in order to thrive successfully. 
D)  Energy from the sun may have been used by the earliest cells. 
E)  All of these statements most likely apply. 
A)  They were prokaryotic cells. 
B)  It is likely that earliest cells did not have a nucleus but had membrane-bound organelles. 
C)  The earliest cells may have used oxygen gas in order to thrive successfully. 
D)  Energy from the sun may have been used by the earliest cells. 
E)  All of these statements most likely apply.

Question 17

Which of the following diseases is caused by a flagellated protozoan?

Accepted Answer

A)  cholera 
B)  African sleeping sickness 
C)  pertussis 
D)  malaria 
E)  more than one of these 
A)  cholera 
B)  African sleeping sickness 
C)  pertussis 
D)  malaria 
E)  more than one of these

Question 18

You boil water that has been extracted from a swamp and find there are archaea that are still alive.These archaea are most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  halophiles. 
B)  methanophiles. 
C)  photophiles. 
D)  thermophiles. 
E)  chemophiles. 
A)  halophiles. 
B)  methanophiles. 
C)  photophiles. 
D)  thermophiles. 
E)  chemophiles.

Question 19

Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups of protistans listed below.
a.apicomplexans
b.amoebas
c.euglenoids
d.dinoflagellates
e.trypanosomes
-Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups...

Question 20

Four of the five answers listed below are members of the same group.Select the EXCEPTION.

Accepted Answer

A)  amoeba 
B)  clostridium 
C)  euglena 
D)  water molds 
E)  ciliates 
A)  amoeba 
B)  clostridium 
C)  euglena 
D)  water molds 
E)  ciliates

Exam 13: Early Life Forms and the Viruses

Which of the following forms of Plasmodium carried by an infected mosquito infects humans?

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria receive ____ from their host plant.

A coccus

Match the following letters with the number with which they best correspond. a.amoebas b.apicomplexan c.dinoflagellates d.green algae e.red algae f.bacteriophage -virus that infects bacteria

For which of the following diseases are there vaccines that provide protection against the disease?

Match the following letters with the number with which they best correspond. a.amoebas b.apicomplexan c.dinoflagellates d.green algae e.red algae f.bacteriophage -move by pseudopods

Which of the following bacteria are found inside the roots of legumes?

The first fossils of animals date back to approximately ___ million years ago.

The eukaryotes first appear in the fossil record about ____ million years ago.

Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups of prokaryotes listed below. a.halophiles b.cyanobacteria c.thermophiles d.bacteria e.methanogens -These bacteria can live in water of very high salt concentration.

Which of the following human cells are hosts to HIV?

The earliest photosynthetic organisms did not generate

Bacteria

Which of the following diseases are NOT a bacterial caused sexually transmitted disease (STD)?

Which of the following do anaerobic methanogens produce?

Which of the following statements most likely apply to the earliest cells?

Which of the following diseases is caused by a flagellated protozoan?

You boil water that has been extracted from a swamp and find there are archaea that are still alive.These archaea are most likely

Classification.Answer the questions using the five groups of protistans listed below. a.apicomplexans b.amoebas c.euglenoids d.dinoflagellates e.trypanosomes -Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Four of the five answers listed below are members of the same group.Select the EXCEPTION.

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How Cells Reproduce

Patterns of Inheritance

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Processes of Evolution

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