Second Quarter Exam

The stomata allow the uptake of this gas.

-Carbon dioxide

Enzymes that catalyze reactions will perish at temperatures below 250 K

-False

Calcium chloride is used in DNA insertion.

-True

The spongy mesophyll fills with oxygen and carbon dioxide.

-True

Who advocated for catastrophism?

-Cuvier

Nucleic acids are polyionic at neutral pH

-True

How many phalanges do we have?

-5

All plants have secondary growth.

-False

The chances of survival of organisms is maximized when they cooperate

with one another.
-True

These cells have thin and flexible walls and lack a secondary wall.
-Parenchyma

Artificial selection occurs when we breed dogs for a certain length of

coat or certain height.
-True

Microbes that become resistant to an antibiotic are an example of

microevolution.
-True

The cuticle, or the wax, functions to protect against insects and

pathogens.
-True

Who developed the binomial naming of species?

-Linnaeus

These cells are fibrous.

-Sclerenchyma

Generation internal is inversely proportional to genetic gain.

-True

Who found that the body size of the organism can be controlled by
controlling the biomass at each trophic level?
-Elton

Gene stacking is the presence of more than one gene in more than one
plant.
-False

This secretes polysaccharides to protect the young part of the plant.

-Root cap

If a cat always eats the white colored mouse, then there brown colored
mouse will increse in number.
-True
According to fossil records, these evolved from land vertebrates as well.
-Amphibians

A snake's pelvis is an example of a vestigial structure.

-True

Nucleic acids are recovered through

-Centrifugation

These organisms can capture energy without light.

-Chemoautotrophs

Direct reciprocity occurs when two organisms gain from helping each
other.
-True

This is where the lateral roots originate from.

-Pericycle

The energy flow of the ecosystem starts with its primary producers.
-True

The Continental Drift theory provides evidence for evolution.

-True

Lateral roots are also known as

-Taproots

According to Darwin's theory, individuals can evolve.

-False

These are all heterozygous genes, except

-AA
The enzyme method is also known as the Maxam-Gilbert Method.
-False

This can form a lateral shoot

-Axillary bud

The vascular cambium in woody plants consists of a layer of this type of

cell
-Parenchyma

The Phelloderm is a thin layer of this type of cells.

-Parenchyma

PAGE is suitable for RNA sequencing

-False

An ecosystem must have an ecosystem and a nutrient biochemical

recycling system.
-True

The guard cells function to control the opening and closing of the
stomata
-True

There must be a balance between order and entropy.

-True

Who was the first one to propose a mechanism for evolution?

-Lamarck

Absorbance is measured at
-260 nm

Indirect reciprocity occurs when a species is likely to help another due to

lineage.
-False

Carrots have fibrous roots

-False

Intraspecific competition is competition between two individuals from

different species.
-False

What can be used to further digest DNA after deproteinization?

-Rnase

Who coined the term "ecology"?

-Tansley

The xylem and phloem in stems and leaves are collectively called a
stele.
-False

These have features of both plasmids and bacteriophages.

-Cosmids

What is the ratio used for the precipitation of nucleic acids?

-2:1

An organism is said to be homozygous if it carries two of the same

genes.
-True

These cells share their nucleus with seive tube elements.

-Companion cell
How many reactions are there in the Sanger-Coulson method?
-3
You can a leaf belongs to a _____ because it has parallel veins.
- Monocot

Point mutations will always be harmful.

-false
The vascular cambium can store water as well aid in wound repair and store carbohydrates.
-false
When primary producers capture solar energy and produce complex molecules, this is known as
-gpp
Apical meristems are located at the stems of plants.
-false
These are all mechanisms which cause microevolution, except
-mutation
A260/280 for pure RNA shoul be
-2.0
Group selection is natural selection at the group level
-true
Two different species can occupy the same niche.
-true
Ecosystem ecology is the implementation of
-synecology
What is the percentage of energy that is passed on to primary consumers?
-10%
If a G gene codes for green eyes and a g gene codes for blue eyes, and G is dominant, then a girl
with Gg genes will have green eyes.
-true
Where did Lindeman study the ecosystem concept?
-Cedar Bog Lake in Wisconsin.
"Multiple feeding pathways" mean that there are organisms that feed from each trophic level.
-true
Phosohorous-32 is a medium-energy emitter
-false
These cells function in photosynthesis
-parenchyma