BIOL 181 Final Exam - Spring 2019 (questions and answers)
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University of Maryland, University College - BIOL 181 BIOL 181 Final Exam Each multiple-choice question is worth 2 points. Please pick the best answer to the following 50 questions. Attach only the answer sheet (provided) in your LEO assignments for grading. 1. The most diverse and inclusive classi...
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BIOL 181 Final Exam – Spring 1 2018
Each multiple-choice question is worth 2 points. Please pick the best answer to
the following 50 questions. Attach only the answer sheet (provided) in your LEO
assignments for grading.
1. The most diverse and inclusive classification group is the:
a. domain
b. genus
c. kingdom
d. phylum
e. species
2. Which of the following scientific names are written correctly?
a. Dermochelys coriacea
b. Dermochelys coriacea
c. Dermochelys coriacea
d. Dermochelys coriacea
e. none of the choices
3. Which of the following scientists defined a species as one or more groups of
individuals that can potentially interbreed, produce fertile offspring, and do not
interbreed with other groups?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Carolus Linnaeus
c. Mary Leakey
d. Gregor Mendel
e. Ernst Mayr
4. The eighteenth-century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for creating:
a. the theory of natural selection
b. a system for naming and classifying organisms
c. the biological species concept
d. the first microscope
e. the scientific method
5. All of the following will strengthen a scientific theory except:
a. repetitions of experiments
b. increased number of observations
c. time
d. faith
e. confirmation by many scientists
6. Critical thinking is the process of:
, a. finding fault in others
b. unconditionally accepting information from a trusted source
c. designing a scientific experiment
d. making a hypothesis
e. judging the quality of information before accepting it.
7. What is the major gas released into the environment when organic material is burned?
a. O₂
b. CO₂
c. N₂
d. H₂
e. O₂ and H₂
8. The idea that fossils were the remnants of ancient forms of life was developed
because:
a. fossils were found throughout the world.
b. unique fossils are found in specific layers of stratified rocks.
c. fossils resembled living organisms.
d. fossils could be used to study past geologic events.
e. all of these.
9. The large land mass that contained all the continents during the Triassic was called:
a. Laurasia
b. Pangea
c. Gondwana
d. Atlantis
e. All of these
10. A species is composed of
a. related organisms.
b. a group of reproductive females.
c. populations that have the potential to interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
d. organisms located in the same habitat.
e. all males and females in the same geographical range with the same ecological
requirements.
11. The earliest species known to reproduce sexually was a
a. archaebacterium.
b. cyanobacterium.
c. fungus.
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