Biology

2^nd Semester Review – Chapters 14-16, 22, 24-29, 31-34

Charles Page High School – Stephen L. Cotton

a) A genetic change will be maintained in a population if the change…

b) Darwin’s finches are an excellent example of …

c) Occasionally, brief periods of rapid change occur between long periods of stability according to the theory of…

d) Taxonomists try to create taxa that group organisms according to…

e) From it’s name, you know that the organism Malus sylvestris must be a) in the genus sylvestris b) in the species Malus c) alive d) in the species sylvestris

f) The order to which humans belong is…

g) Among the following, the first scientist who attempted to disprove spontaneous generation was…

h) Spallanzani demonstrated that Needham found microorganisms in the gravy in his bottles because he had…

i) To demonstrate that microorganisms entered the flasks along with dust particles from the air, Pasteur…

j) Among the following, the plants that reproduce by seeds are the…

k) Among the following, the structure that is not considered one of the three main organs of a plant is a…

l) Plants that grow from seed to maturity, flower, produce seeds, and die in one growing season are called…

m) Cells in the tip of a stem grow larger in the…

n) Two common annuals are a) peas and turnips b) peas and beets c) corn and peas d) carrots and beets

o) A structure essential to the survival of any species of gymnosperm is a…

p) Female pine cones do not produce a) ovules b) microsporangia c) megasporangia d) gametophytes

q) Male and female gametes are produced in separate flowers in a a) pea plant b) rose c) spruce tree d) corn plants

r) The simplest animals with bilateral symmetry are…

s) Unlike plants, animal cells do not have…

t) Aquatic animals that strain floating plants and animals from the water they take in are called…

u) The gills of a clam are loacted in the…

v) The shell of a mollusk consists of calcium carbonate produced by glands in the…

w) Mollusks that are carnivores drill through the shells of other animals by means of…

x) Insects are classified in the subphylum…

y) The first arthropods appeared in the sea about ____ million years ago.

z) The crayfish are classified in the subphylum…

aa) The class of echinoderms that is closest in appearance to starfish contains…

bb) As the larvae of echinoderms become adults, how does their form change?

cc) What is the skeleton of an echinoderm made up of?

dd) What type of vertebrate has moist skin with glands, but lacks scales and claws?

ee) If an amphibian has a tail after it undergoes metamorphosis, it is probably a…

ff) As adults, both frogs and toads have…

gg) The tuatara is the only surviving member of the order…

hh) Where on Earth are reptiles NOT usually found?

ii) Birds maintain an extremely efficient gas exchange system because they have…

jj) The most primitive mammals are…

kk) How do mammals release heat from their body when necessary?

ll) Know the structures that allow carnivores to catch their prey.

mm) In a cow’s rumen, enzymes that are needed to break down cellulose are produced by…

nn) After a period of time, a cow regurgitates plant food into the from from it’s…

oo) The saliva of vampire bats contains a chemical that…

pp) Giant blue whales use their baleen for…

qq) A primate’s three-dimensional view of the world depends on it’s…

rr) Know the classification descriptions of humans.

ss) Know Old World and New World monkeys.

tt) How did Linnaeus classify humans?

uu) The first Homo sapiens appeared about ____ years ago.

vv) The complex behavior of primates depends mainly upon their…

ww) Know examples of prosimians.