Part 1 of 7 - Chapter 2 27.0 Points
Question 1 of 31
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What is the capacity of a substance to withstand rupture when placed under tension or stress?
A. cohesion
B. adhesion
C. surfact tension
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Part 1 of 7 - Chapter 2 27.0 Points
Question 1 of 31
3.0 Points
What is the capacity of a substance to withstand rupture when placed under tension or stress?
A. cohesion
B. adhesion
C. surfact tension
D. covalent bond
E. solvent
Feedback: Water molecules are attracted to each other because of hydrogen bonding by
cohesion – and this gives rise to surface tension. Review water in Chapter 2.
Question 2 of 31
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Which is an example of an isotope?
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A. Hydrogen-1
B. Actinides
C. Halogens
D. Carbon-12
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Question 3 of 31
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If an atom donates an electron, and becomes positive, another atom will accept the electron, and
is negative. What is the bond these atoms will form called?
A. Covalent bond
B. Ionic bond
C. van der Waals interactions
D. Hydrogen bond
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Question 4 of 31
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At the most fundamental level, what is life made up of?
A. matter
B. atom
C. neutron
D. isotope
Feedback: All matter is composed of elements, and all elements are made of atoms; but matter
occupies spaces and has mass. Review the building blocks of molecules in Chapter 2.
Question 5 of 31
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What is the reason for chemical bonds between atoms?
A. A vacancy in the outermost shell
B. A full outermost shell
C. A vacancy in the nucleus
D. A full nucleus
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Question 6 of 31
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Which is one of the most abundant natural biopolymers on Earth, only found in plants?
A. cellulose
B. chitin
C. starch
D. glycogen
Feedback: The cellulose found in plant walls is one of the most abundant natural biopolymers.
Review carbohydrates in Chapter 2.
Question 7 of 31
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Which type of fatty acid is a solid at room temperature?
A. polyunsaturated fatty acid
B. unsaturated fatty acid
C. monounsaturated fatty acid
D. saturated fatty acid
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Question 8 of 31
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In most living species, which monosaccharide is the most important source of energy?
A. glucose
B. starch
C. cellulose
D. fructose
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Question 9 of 31
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Proteins include all of the following except what?
A. water
B. phospholipids
C. DNA
D. hormones
Feedback: Proteins are one of the most abundant organic molecules, and do not include lipids.
Review proteins in Chapter 2.
Part 2 of 7 - Chapter 12 27.0 Points
Question 10 of 31
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Currently the diversity of all life on earth is contained in 3 domains which are:
A. Phylum, Class, Order
B. Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C. Family, Genus, Species
D. Bacteria, Animals, Plants
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Question 11 of 31
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What is the scientific name of wolves in binomial nomenclature?
A.
Canis lupus
B.
Canidae Family
C.
Wolves and Dogs
D.
Mammalia
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Question 12 of 31
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How has molecular systematics changed the how organisms had been classified?
A. Sometimes errors are uncovered and taxa are reclassified from molecular systematics.
B. Morphologic homology has allowed for the calibration of a molecular clock.
C. Molecular systematics has confirmed earlier classifications.
D. Classification has reverted to the Linnean system based on molecular systematics.
Feedback: Molecular systematics uses molecular information including DNA sequencing to
study the relationships between organisms. Read more in Chapter 12.
Question 13 of 31
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Which is the correct order of classification from largest group to smallest?
A.
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
B.
Canis, Eukarya, Chordata, Canidae, lupus, Animalia, Mammalia
C.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
D.
Phylum, Kingdom, Domain, Class, Species, Genus, Family, Order
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The species name is the most specific grouping and domain the broadest. Read more about
each level of classification in Chapter 12.
Question 14 of 31
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Which best describes the assumption maximum parsimony is built on?
A. Evolutionary events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way.
B. Shared derived characteristics define monophyletic groups.
C. Molecular data is superior to morphological data when reconstructing evolutionary
events.
D. All of life evolves as a goal driven process under the direction of a higher power.
Feedback: Maximum parsimony is often described as the hypothesis that has the fewest
evolutionary changes. Read more in Chapter 12.
Question 15 of 31
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Which assumption of cladistics is correctly stated?
A. There are multiple universal last common ancestors (LUCA).
B. The polarity of a character state change can be determined.
C. Traits remain homologous and unchanged from one state to another.
D. Speciation can produce two to four new species.
Feedback: There are three primary assumptions of cladistics. Read more in Chapter 12.
Question 16 of 31
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What is a diagram used to represent evolutionary relationships between taxa called?
A. clade
B. branch
C. phylogeny
D. systematic
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Question 17 of 31
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What term describes the wings of insects, bats, and birds?
A. synapomorphy
B. analogous
C. homologous
D. apomorphy
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Question 18 of 31
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What term describes the forelimb bones of a bird, bat, horse, whale and human?
A. apomorphy
B. homologous
C. synapomorphy
D. analogous
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Part 3 of 7 - Lecture Material 9.0 Points
Question 19 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?
A. Convergent Evolution
B. Coevolution
C. Macroevolution
D. Microevolution
E. Natural Selection
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Question 20 of 31
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Which is the only evolutionary process that results in adaptation?
A. Allele Frequency
B. Artificial Selection
C. Natural Selection
D. Reproductive Isolation
E. Genetic Drift
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Question 21 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. Microevolution
B. Natural Selection
C. Convergent Evolution
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