CCP Bio 132 Unit 1 test prep

Why do viruses not have ribosomes?

• they use host cell ribosomes to make their proteins

• they use the mitochondria to make proteins

• they do not need proteins

• viruses leave the ribosomes outside the host cell

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diversity

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Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of

lions and tigers has a very high degree of sequence homology?

• have very similar morphologies

• share a very recent common ancestor

• are both members of the order Carnivora

• belong to the same order

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Introduced species can have deleterious effects on biological communities by

• competing with native species for resources and displacing them

• reducing erosion

• increasing oxygen in the atmosphere

• increasing the biodiversity in their new region

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You have found a new prokaryote. What line of evidence would support your hypothesis that

the organism is a cyanobacterium?

• It is able to form colonies and produce oxygen.

• It is an endosymbiont.

• It lacks cell walls.

• It forms chains called mycelia.

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If all prokaryotes on Earth suddenly vanished, which of the following would be the most likely

and most direct result?

• The recycling of nutrients would be greatly reduced, at least initially.

• Bacteriophage numbers would dramatically increase.

• Human populations would thrive in the absence of disease.

• There would be no more pathogens on Earth.

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Which of the following is an example of Batesian mimicry?

• a fawn with fur coloring that camouflages

• a butterfly that resembles a leaf

• a snapping turtle that uses its tongue to mimic a worm, thus attracting fish

• a nonvenomous larva of a moth that moves like a venomous snake

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Which of the following can obtain energy from any of the other type of organisms in an

ecosystem?

• decomposer

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

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Zoonotic disease

• can only be spread from animals to humans through direct contact

• is caused by suborganismal pathogens such as viruses, viroids, and prions only

• is caused by pathogens that are transferred from other animals to humans by direct

  contact or by means of a vector

• can only be transferred from animals to humans by means of an intermediate host