Chapter 13

Biology: Science for Life with Physiology · 7 exercises

Problem 2

Plants experienced an adaptive radiation after the evolution of the flower. Explain what occurred and list the hypotheses that may explain why it occurred.

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Problem 4

Which of the following kingdoms or domains is a hodgepodge of different evolutionary lineages? A. Bacteria; B. Protista; C. Archaea; D. Plantae; E. Animalia

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Problem 6

On examining cells under a microscope, you notice that they occur singly and have no evidence of a nucleus. These cells must belong to A. Domain Eukarya; B. Domain Bacteria; C. Domain Archaea; D. Kingdom Protista; E. more than one of the above could be correct

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Problem 7

The mitochondria in a eukaryotic cell A. serve as the cell's power plants; B. probably evolved from a prokaryotic ancestor; C. can live independently of are correct

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Problem 8

Fungi feed by A. producing their own food with the help of sunlight; B. chasing and capturing other living organisms; C. growing on their food source and secreting chemicals to break it down; D. filtering bacteria out of their surroundings; E. producing spores

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Problem 9

Which of the following is/are always true? A. Viruses cannot reproduce outside a host cell; B. Viruses are not surrounded by a membrane; C. Viruses are not made up of cells; D. a and c are correct; \(\mathbf{E} . a, b,\) and \(c\) are correct.

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Problem 10

Phylogenies are created based on the principle that all species descending from a recent common ancestor A. should be identical; B. should share characteristics that evolved in that ancestor; C. should be found as fossils; D. should have identical DNA sequences;

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