Quiz 2
Part 1 of 7 - Chapter 2 27.0 Points
Question 1 of 31
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If an electron is shared between two elements, the strongest bond forms referred to as what?
A. van der Waals interaction
B. Ionic bond
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Quiz 2
Part 1 of 7 - Chapter 2 27.0 Points
Question 1 of 31
3.0 Points
If an electron is shared between two elements, the strongest bond forms referred to as what?
A. van der Waals interaction
B. Ionic bond
C. Hydrogen bond
D. Covalent bond
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Question 2 of 31
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An atom that does not contain equal numbers of protons and electrons is referred to as what?
A. Electron transfer
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B. Carbon dating
C. Ion
D. Bond
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Question 3 of 31
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Practically speaking, a buffer is the reason for what?
A.
Why we can ingest acidic substances and not die
B.
Why water tastes different to each of us
C.
Why we shouldn’t eat white bread
D.
Why gardens are a good hobby
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Question 4 of 31
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At the most fundamental level, what is life made up of?
A. neutron
B. matter
C. isotope
D. atom
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Question 5 of 31
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Which is more likely to dissolve in water?
A. olive oil
B. fat
C. glucose
D. wax
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Question 6 of 31
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Which is an example of an isotope?
A. Halogens
B. Actinides
C. Carbon-12
D. Hydrogen-1
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Question 7 of 31
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Proteins include all of the following except what?
A. hormones
B. water
C. phospholipids
D. DNA
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Question 8 of 31
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A bond between two atoms that occurs frequently, but does not require much energy to break is
referred to as what?
A. Hydrogen bond
B. van der Waals Interactions
C. Covalent bond
D. Ionic bond
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Question 9 of 31
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What is the capacity of a substance to withstand rupture when placed under tension or stress?
A. solvent
B. covalent bond
C. surfact tension
D. cohesion
E. adhesion
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Part 2 of 7 - Chapter 12 27.0 Points
Question 10 of 31
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What term describes the wings of insects, bats, and birds?
A. homologous
B. analogous
C. apomorphy
D. synapomorphy
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Question 11 of 31
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Which is the correct order of classification from largest group to smallest?
A.
Canis, Eukarya, Chordata, Canidae, lupus, Animalia, Mammalia
B.
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
C.
Phylum, Kingdom, Domain, Class, Species, Genus, Family, Order
D.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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Question 12 of 31
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How has molecular systematics changed the how organisms had been classified?
A. Morphologic homology has allowed for the calibration of a molecular clock.
B. Sometimes errors are uncovered and taxa are reclassified from molecular systematics.
C. Molecular systematics has confirmed earlier classifications.
D. Classification has reverted to the Linnean system based on molecular systematics.
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Question 13 of 31
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What is the scientific name of wolves in binomial nomenclature?
A.
Wolves and Dogs
B.
Canis lupus
C.
Mammalia
D.
Canidae Family
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Question 14 of 31
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Which best describes the assumption maximum parsimony is built on?
A. Molecular data is superior to morphological data when reconstructing evolutionary
events.
B. Evolutionary events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way.
C. All of life evolves as a goal driven process under the direction of a higher power.
D. Shared derived characteristics define monophyletic groups.
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Question 15 of 31
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What is a diagram used to represent evolutionary relationships between taxa called?
A. clade
B. phylogeny
C. branch
D. systematic
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Question 16 of 31
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Which assumption of cladistics is correctly stated?
A. There are multiple universal last common ancestors (LUCA).
B. Traits remain homologous and unchanged from one state to another.
C. Speciation can produce two to four new species.
D. The polarity of a character state change can be determined.
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Question 17 of 31
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What term describes the forelimb bones of a bird, bat, horse, whale and human?
A. homologous
B. synapomorphy
C. apomorphy
D. analogous
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Question 18 of 31
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Currently the diversity of all life on earth is contained in 3 domains which are:
A. Family, Genus, Species
B. Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C. Bacteria, Animals, Plants
D. Phylum, Class, Order
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Part 3 of 7 - Lecture ELF 9.0 Points
Question 19 of 31
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What is the term for microevolutionary changes that accumulate over a long time period
resulting in different species and significant variation among living organisms?
A. Natural Selection
B. Coevolution
C. Macroevolution
D. Convergent Evolution
E. Microevolution
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Question 20 of 31
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Evolutionary change that happens on short time scales from one generation to the next within a
population is called what?
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