Questions from Conceptual Biology


Q: A barnacle is a shelled ______. a. arthropod b

A barnacle is a shelled ______. a. arthropod b. gastropod c. cephalopod d. crustacean

See Answer

Q: The ______ and ______ have similar larvae. a. cnidarians

The ______ and ______ have similar larvae. a. cnidarians/arthropods b. echinoderms/rotifers c. annelids/mollusks d. flatworms/roundworms

See Answer

Q: Translate the sequence of bases in the previous question, starting at

Translate the sequence of bases in the previous question, starting at the second base.

See Answer

Q: How did the evolution of oxygen-releasing photosynthesis in cyanobacteria increase

How did the evolution of oxygen-releasing photosynthesis in cyanobacteria increase the likelihood that mitochondria would one day evolve?

See Answer

Q: According to one hypothesis, negatively charged clay particles played a role

According to one hypothesis, negatively charged clay particles played a role in early _________. a. protein formation b. DNA replication c. photosynthesis d. oxygen declines

See Answer

Q: The prevalence of ________ in living organisms is taken as support for

The prevalence of ________ in living organisms is taken as support for the idea that life arose near deep-sea vents. a. mitochondria b. iron–sulfide cofactors c. DNA d. a plasma membrane

See Answer

Q: An RNA that functions as an enzyme is a ________. a

An RNA that functions as an enzyme is a ________. a. protein b. protocell c. ribosome d. ribozyme

See Answer

Q: The graph shown in FIGURE 8.5 is reproduced from an

The graph shown in FIGURE 8.5 is reproduced from an original 1952 publication by Hershey and Chase. Bacteriophage were labeled with radioactive tracers and allowed to infect ba...

See Answer

Q: Among prokaryotes, only the cyanobacteria ________. a. live near

Among prokaryotes, only the cyanobacteria ________. a. live near hydrothermal vents b. produce oxygen during photosynthesis c. cannot tolerate oxygen d. have a nucleus-like structure

See Answer

Q: Infoldings of the plasma membrane into the cytoplasm of some ancestral cells

Infoldings of the plasma membrane into the cytoplasm of some ancestral cells may have evolved into the __________. a. nuclear envelope b. ER membranes c. primary cell wall d. both a and b

See Answer