SC 139 - Third Exam 2008
 


Numbers are linked to relevant passages in the book.

MULTIPLE CHOICE.

On the line to the left, place the letter of the choice that best answers the question.
Three Points Each. NOTE: "e" answers are never the correct answer.



1.  Compared to red light, shorter-wavelength purple light has

_______    a. Lower frequency and less energy                        b. Lower frequency and more energy
                c. Higher frequency and less energy                        d. Higher frequency and more energy
                                                        e. A more purply personality

2.  In angiosperms, pollen moves from

_______    a. Stamen to pistil                         b. Gametophyte to sporophyte                        c. Pistil to stamen
                d. Sporophyte to gametophyte                        e. This one, like, spot, to this other, y'know, place
 


3. Which feature do active protozoans, sponges, cnidarians, and flatworms have in common?

_______    a. Have no organs                 b. Must have sunlight                c. Have two cell layers                 d. Must be wet                e. They are party animals
 


4.  A stem is herbaceous if it is

_______    a. Underground                 b. Green                 c. Edible                d. Holding seeds                 e. Related to Herb
 


5. Sponges and jellyfish both have

_______    a. Collar cells                 b. Spicules                 c. Stinging cells                d. Ameboid cells                 e. Ridiculous names
 


6.  In moving water up a tree, the most critical factor is

_______    a. Diffusion of water from the soil pushing it up                          b. Water molecules holding on to each other
                c. Water molecules sticking to the sides of the tubes                    d. Water being converted during photosynthesis
                                                                        e. Making sure it's comfortable
 


7. Which would be free-living and sessile?

_______    a. Portuguese Man-o-War                 b. Ciliate                c. Coral                 d. Liver fluke
                                    e. I'd like to live somewhere for free, but the second thing sounds messy



8.  Mesoderm is necessary to really have

_______    a. Organ systems                 b. 2-opening digestion                c. Filter feeding                 d. A free-living lifestyle
                                                                        e. A chance on American Idol



9.  Glucose gets used by plants mostly for

_______    a. Structure only                 b. Energy only                c. Both energy and structure                 d. Neither energy nor structure
                                                                        e. Increasing their self-esteem



10.  Which tends to be present in animals with bilateral symmetry?

_______    a. Fins                 b. Suckers                 c. Tentacles                d. Brain                 e. Cuteness



11.  Nutrients move from the roots to the leaves through

_______    a. Stomates                 b. Xylem                 c. Phloem                d. Trylophytes                 e. The internet



12.  A true fruit has to

_______    a. Have seeds in it                 b. Be edible                c. Contain pollen                 d. Develop into a flower                e. Be fruitastic
 

 

SHORT ANSWER.

Answer any eight of the following questions for 4 Points Each.
Note: if you answer more than eight, only the first eight will be corrected.
You can get partial credit on these answers.
 

1.  What two types of organisms are combined symbiotically in a lichen?
 

 

 

 
2.  For the two parts of a tree ring, explain why it's the "color" it is:
LIGHT
RING

 
DARK
RING

 
3.  If giardiasis (beaver fever) is not treated, what
usually happens within 2 weeks?

 

 

3b. What causes this outcome?
 


 

4.  What two pre-existing abilities were combined in the evolution of pollen?
 

 

 

 
5.  Why are flatworms flat?
 

 

 

6.  Answer for sori -
Found on which
group of
organisms?
 Function?

 

7.   Give one set of functional differences (differences in something they can do):
POLYP
FORM

 
MEDUSA
FORM

 
8.  What is transpiration?

 

 

9.  For which two factors: as their numbers increase, gymnosperms increase in frequency while angiosperms decrease.
 

 

 

 
10.  What are two major different types of uses for carotenoids in plants?
 

 

 

 
11.  What absolutely has to be present in the environment for schistosome flukes to spread from one human host to another human?
 

 

 

12.  For malaria, give the -
INTERMEDIATE
HOST
 
DEFINITIVE /
FINAL HOST
 
13.  For ferns, describe what each typically looks like
Sporophyte


 

Gametophyte
 

 

14.  Give two general examples of different types of coevolution between plants and animals.
 

 

 

 
15.  Give the basic function of each -
MICRONUCLEUS

 

 

MACRONUCLEUS

 

 




LONG ANSWER.

Answer any four of the following questions for Eight Points Each.
Note: if you answer more than four, only the first four will be corrected.
You can get partial credit on these answers.
 

1.  Plants require nutrients other than those used directly in photosynthesis. Give two different examples of these sorts of nutrients, and for each tell something that the plant uses that nutrient for.
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
2.  Give four sets of general differences between -
EGG CELLS SPERM
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.  Step-by-step, follow the progress from sperm production to seed production in a typical pine tree. (There may be more or fewer steps than lines here.)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Give three sets of differences between -
CILIA FLAGELLA
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
5.  For alternation of generations as it works in ferns - Give the
basic
definition
 
What structures /
forms alternate?
 
Briefly explain why
this alternation is
necessary.
 
6.  Give four different sets of differences between - (if some piece differs, be sure to say what piece and how they differ)
MONOCOTS DICOTS
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
7.  When a seed germinates, explain what happens to make
The stem
grow UP


 

The root
grow DOWN


 

Link to Answer Key


BONUS QUESTIONS.

Answer as many as you are able.
Wrong answers will not result in points being lost from the main exam.
You can get partial credit on these answers.

The growth of algae in many open ocean areas seems to be limited by the low level of which mineral? Three Points.
 



Other than mosses, what plants are bryophytes? Three Points.



What major plant part isn't "true" in ferns? Three Points.



Why do trees in temperate zones lose their leaves? Three Points.



Which types of vascular tubes are in the bark of a tree? Three Points.



The active chemicals in many recreational drugs serve what purpose in the original plants? Three Points.

 


What happens to people who get PAM? Three Points.



Why is ciliate sex essentially suicide? Three Points.



What does platyhelminthes mean? Three Points.

 


What condition is caused by local schistosomes? Three Points.

 

 


 
     

 

Michael McDarby.

 

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