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Animals
Plants/Fungi
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
100
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to 2 different domains. What are they?
What is Bacteria and Archaea
100
True or false? Fungi can produce sexually and asexually.
What is True.
100
Explain the difference between Meiosis and Mitosis
What is Meiosis: sexual reproduction, 4 genetically different daughter cells are produced. Mitosis: direct carbon copy of mother cell, 2 identical daughter cells are produced.
100
What was Darwin's theory of evolution? Explain briefly what it means
What is Natural Selection, "survival of the fittest". The best will survive.
100
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors? Give an example of each.
What is Biotic: interactions between organisms and other organisms (reproduction, competition, etc.) Abiotic: interactions between organisms and their non-living environment (temperature, water, wind, etc.)
200
Explain how sponges feed and how it differs from other animals
What is filter feeding. They have an open body cavity that circulates water and they obtain their nutrients from the microscopic organisms in the water.
200
What is a lichen? What 3 major forms do they take on?
What is A partnership between a green algae and a particular fungi. Crustose, Foliose, Fruticose.
200
Whats the difference between a genotype and a phenotype? How does that relate to alleles and genes?
What is Genotype: genetic composition of an individual. Phenotype: the characteristics of an organism that are the result of the expression of it's genes. Genes = genotype, Alleles = phenotype.
200
What is the difference between a homologous structure and a vestigial structure?
What is Homologous: structures similar to each other because they are derived from a common ancestor. Vestigial: anatomical features that have no current function but resemble structures of their presumed ancestors. ("leftovers")
200
What are the 6 main abiotic factors that effect populations?
What is Temperature, Wind, Water, Light, Salinity, and pH
300
Animals are classified based on body plans. What are 4 main morphological and developmental features of animal body plans?
What is 1. presence or absence of different tissue types 2. type of body symmetry 3. presence or absence of a true body cavity 4. specific features of embryonic development
300
What are the 5 Phyla of Fungi?
What is Chytrids, Zygomycetes, AM Fungi, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes
300
What is the difference between a dihybrid and a monohybrid cross?
What is monohybrid cross is focusing on the cross of one gene, dihybrid focuses on the cross of 2 genes
300
What 5 conditions does Hardy Weinburg name for his theory to be true? Why is it a null hypothesis?
What is 1. No mutation occurs 2. No Natural selection Occurs 3. No gene flow occurs (migration) 4. Random mating occurs (no sexual selection) 5. No genetic drift occurs (bottleneck/founders effect)
300
What are the major branches of Biomes and what distinguishes them from each other? (2 factors each)
What is Terrestrial and Aquatic. Terrestrial: temperature and precipitation. Aquatic: salinity and current strength
400
What 4 critical innovations in the body of chordates distinguish them from all other animals?
What is 1. Notochord 2. Dorsal hollow nerve cord 3. Pharyngeal slits 4. Postanal tail
400
Name the 5 main phyla of plants. Can you name the subphyla?
What is Green Algae, Bryophytes (nonvascular), Seedless Vascular, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
400
How many checkpoint Proteins are there? What is their purpose?
What is 3 checkpoints, to ensure that chromosomes are OK to replicate, to ensure chromosomes were replicated correctly, and to ensure that chromosomes will separate correctly in the M phase)
400
What are the 4 types of Natural Selection? Breifly explain them in your own words/give an example.
What is Directional Selection, Stabilizing Selection, Disruptive Selection (Diversifying), and Balancing Selection
400
What are the 5 subsets of ecology and how are they related?
What is Organismal, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Global
500
Name the 11 main phyla of animals (general)
What is Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria/Cnetophora (jellyfish), Platyhelminthes (flat worms), Rotifera (Rotifers), Lophophorata (lophophore), Mollusca (snails, clams, etc.), Annelida (round worms, earthworms, leeches), Nematoda (tapeworms), Arthropoda (spiders, insects, crustaceans), Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins, cucumbers, etc.), Choradata (all vertebrates and some invertebrates -- tunicates/lancelets)
500
Explain the difference between a zygotic life cycle and a sporic life cycle. How does this tie into the idea of "alternation of generations?"
What is Zygotic: diploid generation consists of only one cell. Sporic: alternation of generations is present.
500
What is the ENTIRE cell cycle? (including the 6 sub-phases of the M phase)
What is G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, M phase (prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis)
500
What is sexual selection? Give 3 examples.
What is Certain traits of sexually reproducing species that make it more likely for individuals to find or choose a mate and engage in successful mating. Ex: Peacocks, elephant walruses, HUMANS (DUH).
500
What is the major focus of ecosystem ecology?
What is to study the flow of energy in an ecosystem (open vs. closed)