BIO 152 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2024-

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BIO 152 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2024-

2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLE TE ALL 100

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DE TAILED

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )

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A biologist finds an alga that is marine, multicellular, contains chlorophylls a and c, lives in deep water, and is very tall. It probably belongs to which group?

• green algae
• red algae
• water molds
• dinosaurs
• brown algae - ANSWER- E) brown algae

Which algae are most closely related to land plants?

• green algae B) red algae C) diatoms D) brown algae -

ANSWER- A) green algae

Which of the following is NOT a protist ? 1 / 4

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• ciliates B) Giardia C) archaea D) red algae E) amoeba -

ANSWER- C) archaea

The cell extensions by which an amoeba moves and captures prey are called

• endoplasmic reticulum.
• vacuoles.
• vesicles.
• flagella.
• pseudopodia. - ANSWER- E) pseudopodia.

Which eukaryotic organelles are thought to have originated via the endosymbiosis of bacteria?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• vesicles
• endoplasmic reticulum
• ribosomes - ANSWER- B) mitochondria

In alternation of generations, the haploid phase

• produces spores.
• is produced by fusion of haploid gametes. 2 / 4

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• is always identical in appearance to the diploid phase.
• produces gametes by mitosis - ANSWER- D) produces

gametes by mitosis

The malaria parasite is spread by

• sexual contact with infected people. B) Asian birds.
• mosquitoes. D) coughing or sneezing on other people. -

ANSWER- C) mosquitoes.

Which group of organisms are the oldest known successful terrestrial plants?

• ferns B) bryophytes C) flowering plants D) green algae -

ANSWER- B)bryophytes

Which of the following is/are characteristic of plants?

• specialization of cells to form tissues and organs

II. a primarily unicellular morphology III.protection of the developing embryo from drying out by providing it with water and nutrients

• I only
• II only
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• I and III only
• I, II, and III - ANSWER- D) I and III only

Which type of plant listed below is vascular, but does NOT make seeds?

• moss B) hornwort C) fern D) conifer E) daisy - ANSWER-
• fern

In what order (from first to last) did the following adaptations appear during the evolution of plants?

• cuticle, vascular tissue, flower, seed
• seed, vascular tissue, cuticle, flower
• cuticle, seed, vascular tissue, flower
• cuticle, vascular tissue, seed, flower
• vascular tissue, seed, flower, cuticle - ANSWER- D) cuticle,

vascular tissue, seed, flower

What key innovation occurred between the evolution of bryophytes and the evolution of ferns?

• vascular tissue B) seeds C) cuticle and stoma D) flowers -

ANSWER- A) vascular tissue

Which type of plant does NOT have vascular tissue?

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