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Biology 5B
February 3, 2003
Midterm I
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5. Which of the graphs describes the root mean square distance traveled by a glucose
molecule as a function of time?
e. eukaryotic.
11. The following statements about the dinoflagellates are true except:
a. They possess two flagella.
b. Some cause red tides.
c. They are typically unicellular.
d. Their fossil remains form limestone deposits.
e. Many species have chlorophyll.
12. The largest (in terms of size) plant-like protists belong to which group?
a. Cyanobacteria
d. Chlorophyta (green algae)
b. Rhodophyta (red algae)
e. euglenozoa
c. Phaeophyta (brown algae)
13. Which of the following do all fungi have in common?
a. coenocytic hyphae
d. symbioses with algae
b. heterotrophic nutrition
e. symbioses with plants
d. photosynthesis.
e. Both b. and c.
20. Which of the following cell types is not present in vascular tissues of plants?
a. parenchyma
d. sieve tube members
b. fibers
e. collenchyma
c. tracheids
21. The Casparian strip is
a. a polymer that strengthens the secondary walls of tracheids and vessel members.
b. a phenolic compound in mosses that protects them from harmful solar radiation.
c. a water impermeable layer within the walls of endodermal cells that blocks
transport through the apoplast into the xylem of roots.
d. the waxy component of leaf epidermal cells that reduces water loss by
transpiration.
e. a zone of root hairs where most water and mineral ions are absorbed.
22. Root hairs are tubular extensions of root epidermal cells, which possess tip growth.
These cells maintain a narrow shape because
a. microtubules run predominantly lengthwise within them.
b. actin microfibrils run predominantly lengthwise within them.
30. What is the mutualistic symbiosis between roots and fungi called?
a. root nodules
d. mycorrhizae
b. Rhizobium infections
e. haustoria
c. parasitism
31. A mineral deficiency is likely to affect older leaves more than younger leaves if
a. The mineral is a micronutrient.
d. The deficiency persists for a long time.
b. The mineral is mobile in the plant. e. The older leaves are in the shade.
c. The mineral is required for growth.
32. Micronutrients are needed in very small amounts because
a. Most of them are mobile in the plant.
b. Most are present in large enough quantities in the seed.
c. Most function as cofactors in enzyme reactions.
d. Most play only a minor role in plant health.
e. Most are needed only in growing regions of the plant.
33. We know from the experiments of the past that plants bend toward light because
a. They need sunlight energy for photosynthesis.
b. The sun stimulates stem growth.
c. Cell expansion is greater on the dark side of the stem.
d. Auxin is more active on the light side of the stem.
e. Phytochrome inhibits stem growth on the light side of the stem.
34. Plant hormones can be characterized by all of the following statements except
a. They may act by altering gene expression.
b. They have a multiplicity of effects.
c. They can control aspects of plant growth and development.
d. They can control aspects of physiology.
e. They are typically associated with a specific, unique response.
35. Plant hormones have different effects at different concentrations. This is why
a. some plants are long-day plants and some are short-day plants.
b. signal transduction pathways in plant cells are different from those of animal
cells.
c. they dont really fit the definition of hormone.
d. some plants grow toward light and some grow away from it.
e. 2,4-D is used as a herbicide.
36. What do the results of research on gravitropic responses of roots and stems show?
a. Different organs may show the same response to environmental stimuli.
b. The effect of a plant hormone can depend on tissue or organ.
c. Some responses of plants require no hormones at all.
d. Light is required for the response in stems.
e. The response to a hormone may depend more on the ratios of two or more
hormones than on the actual amount of any individual hormone.
37. If a plant is mechanically stimulated, it will grow shorter, thicker stems than one that
is not. This response is
a. the result of excess ethylene production.
b. caused by increased turgor pressure in the stem cells.
c. an adaptation to windy environments.
d. Only a. and c. are correct.
e. a., b., and c. are correct.
38. Bryophytes have all of the following characteristics except
a. multicellarity
d. archegonia and antheridia
b. specialized cell types
e. a reduced, dependent sporophyte
c. lignified vascular tissues
39. One of the major distinctions between plants and green algae is that
a. only green algae have flagellated, swimming sperm.
b. embryos are not retained on parental tissues in green algae.
c. meiosis is faster in green algae than in plants.
d. chlorophyll pigments in the green algae are different from those in plants.
e. only plants have a phragmoplast during cytokinesis.
40. Two small, poorly drained lakes lie close to each other in a boreal forest. The basins
of both lakes are composed of the same geologic substrata. One lake is surrounded
by a dense Sphagnum mat: the other is not. Compared with the lake without
Sphagnum, the lake surrounded by the moss should have
a. a lower pH.
d. only b. and c. are correct.
b. lower numbers of bacteria.
e. a., b, and c. are correct.
c. reduced rates of decomposition.
41. A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing
its anatomy and cell structure, the following characteristics are noted: flagellated
sperm, no lignified cells, and sporophyte dependent on the gametophyte. In addition,
hydroids, leptoids and guard cells are present. This plant is most closely related to
a. green algae
d. mosses
b. liverworts
e. ferns
c. hornworts
42. On the same collecting trip, this same botanist discovers another new species of plant.
This plants features are: flagellated sperm, xylem with tracheids, separate and
independent sporophyte and gametophyte phases, reproduction by spores. This plant
is probably most closely related to
d. green algae
d. mosses
e. liverworts
e. ferns
f. hornworts