Name___Daniel Kuznetsov____

BIO172 Winter 2015

Home Work Assignment #8
Due Wednesday March 6th by 5:00 PM. Answers SHOULD BE uploaded to canvas as a .doc
or .pdf file if possible.
1 __D___ Our current understanding of the evolutionary history of humans suggests that
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens commonly mated prior to H. s. migrating out of Africa.
Neanderthals and H. s. were reproductively isolated based on geographic distribution.
Neanderthals and H. s. were reproductively isolated as they did not exist at the same time.
Neanderthals and H. s. interbred after H. s. had migrated out of Africa.
H. s. has been in existence for at least 2.7 million years.

2. Lets play Bryophytes, Bryozoans, or both

_________Bryozoans___________ lophophore present
__________Bryophytes__________ gametophyte dominant
_________both___________ require water for sperm transmission
3. ___D__ Which of the following is an important ecological role of fungi in many ecosystems?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

They are autotrophic producing sugars from abiotic chemical sources.

They are predators actively feeding on small prey such as rotifers.
They are competitors reducing the micronutrients available for plants.
They are decomposers, breaking down dead animal and plant material.
They are autotrophic producing sugars from abiotic compounds and solar energy

4. __D___ Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding natural selection and
evolution.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

natural selection and evolution are synonymous.

individuals often evolve over the course of a life time.
evolution typically acts to increase the probability that a species will persist.
heritable variation is required for evolution via natural selection
humans are the apex of all evolutionary processes.

5. _A B C____ Walsh and Harley (1962) measured the ability of the fungus Chaetomium
globosum (well call it C.g.) to break down sucrose and uptake both glucose and fructose. Their
results are illustrated below:

To reiterate the Figure legend, the line indicated with the triangles is the amount of sugars
RELEASED by enzymatic digestion by these fungi. The line associated with open circles is the
amount of glucose taken up, and the line associated with closed circles is fructose uptake.
Given these data, select all of the statements below that can be supported.
A) C.g. can absorb less sugar than it is able to break down.
B) Other organisms in the same environment might benefit from the presence of C.g.
C) C.g. appears to preferentially absorb glucose
D) C.g. appears to preferentially absorb sucrose
E) C.g. appears to preferentially absorb fructose
F) C.g. is competing with other fungi and bacteria for access to sucrose.