Questions from Conceptual Biology

Q: Coal consists primarily of compressed remains of the _______ that dominated Carboniferous

Coal consists primarily of compressed remains of the _______ that dominated Carboniferous swamp forests. a. seedless vascular plants b. conifers c. flowering plants d. hornworts

Q: A seed is a(n) _______. a. female

A seed is a(n) _______. a. female gametophyte b. mature ovule c. mature pollen tube d. immature microspore

Q: Which angiosperm lineage includes the most species? a. magnoliids

Which angiosperm lineage includes the most species? a. magnoliids b. eudicots c. monocots d. water lilies

Q: Match the terms appropriately. /

Match the terms appropriately.

Q: Place these groups in order of their appearance with the oldest lineage

Place these groups in order of their appearance with the oldest lineage first and the most recently evolved last.

Q: Which of the following organelles contains no DNA? a.

Which of the following organelles contains no DNA? a. nucleus b. Golgi body c. mitochondrion d. chloroplast

Q: The genetic material of HIV (a retrovirus) is ______.

The genetic material of HIV (a retrovirus) is ______. a. DNA b. RNA c. protein d. lipids

Q: Bacteria and archaea reproduce by ______. a. binary fission

Bacteria and archaea reproduce by ______. a. binary fission b. transformation c. conjugation d. the lytic pathway

Q: Species have traditionally been characterized as “primitive” and “advanced

Species have traditionally been characterized as “primitive” and “advanced.” For example, mosses were considered to be primitive, and flowering plants advanced; crocodiles were primitive and mammals w...

Q: One cell transfers a plasmid to another by _________. a.

One cell transfers a plasmid to another by _________. a. binary fission b. transformation c. conjugation d. the lytic pathway