Biology Fifth Lecture Examination

Write the letter of the correct answer in CAPITAL

LETTERS. Use the key below to match the
statements with the following numbers
A.
B.
C.
D.

If
If
If
If

the
the
the
the

statement refers to Rosids

statement refers to Asterids
statement refers to both A and B
statements refers to none

1. Stamens usually less than the number of

petals None
2. Ovules with single integument Asterids
3. Stamens usually in two or more whorls
Both
4. There are well developed stipules
Rosids
5. The embryo is relatively large compared to
seed size Rosids
6. There is only a single cotyledon
7. There is a tricolpate pollen
8. Anthers are articulated Rosids
9. The petals are fused Asterids
10. The petals are free Rosids
What to the following statements refer to:
Euasterids I or Euasterids II
11. Linnaea borealis the only known plant
named after Linneaus is a species grouped
in this clade
12. With inferior ovaries Euasterids II
13. Solanaceae is part of this clade
14. Fruits are capsules or berry Euasterids I
15. Fruits are indehiscent Euasterids II
16. Leaves are serrated Euasterids II
17. Leaves are entire Euasterids I
18. With superior ovary Euasterids I
19. Which of the following is a correct
statement about ecosystems?
A. They have discrete boundaries
B. They recycle elements and energy
C. Each consists of a community and its
physical environment
D. They are the least inclusive level in the
hierarchy of biology
E. They obtain the most input of energy
from organic compounds
20. Which of the following levels of
organization is arranged in the correct
sequence, form most to least inclusive?
A. Community, ecosystem, individual,
population
B. Ecosystem, community, population,
individual
C. Population, ecosystem, individual,
community

D. Individual, population, community,

ecosystem
E. Individual, community, population
ecosystem
21. Living things are composed of matter and
use energy for lifes activities. Matter and
energy
A. Both circulate or move in cycle from
nonliving to living things, back to the
nonliving and again into living things
B. Both pass from nonliving to living
things but are then lost and are never
used again
C. Differ
in that

matter
moves in
cycles but
energy does not
D. Differ in that matter is mostly carbon
dioxide and energy is mostly oxygen
Given the following diagram, answer the following
questions:
22. The figure above illustrates a food web in
which the hawk would be a third-order
consumer if it ate the
A. Grass
B. Mouse
C. Rabbit
D. Snake
23. From the sun, energy is transformed by all
organisms. In which species would you
find the greatest amount of energy?
A. Grasses
B. Rabbit
C. Snake
D. Hawk
24. Which of these organisms can be
considered a detrivore?
A. Bacteria/fungi
B. Hawk
C. Snake
D. Grasses
25. What is the function of the decomposers in
the food web?

A. Return energy to the air for use by the

producer
B. Decrease the mineral supply
C. Increase heat in the system
D. Release materials from dead
organisms for use by other organisms
E. All of these
26. As a Pharmacy student studying ecological
biodiversity, which would you be most
concerned with
A. Determining population changes in the
area being investigated
B. Making measurements of regional
variations in temperature, wind
velocity and precipitation
C. Analyzing the inter-relationships of
both living and nonliving components
of the region
D. Determining the effect of parasites on
plants and animals found in the region
27. In an ecosystem, which two groups of
organisms are absolutely important to the
function of the ecosystem?
A. Herbivores and carnivores
B. Producers and decomposers
C. Herbivores and producers
D. Producers and carnivores
28. What happens to energy in the food
chain?
A. Available energy in the form of food
increases with each trophic level
B. A plant provides less energy for man
than meat
C. About 90% of the energy at one
trophic level appears at the next
higher level
D. Only 10% of the energy fixed by
producers is actually passed on to the
next trophic level
29. In an ecosystem, which is not recycled?
A. Carbon
B. Energy
C. Nitrogen
D. Micronutrients from phosphorus
Match the key below to the statements on the
next numbers:
A. Primary consumers
B. Producers
C. Secondary consumers
D. Decomposers
30. Mosquitoes, if they food on herbivores
31. Release nutrients from waste
32. Capture energy in the process of
photosynthesis

Use the key to match the element or cycle with

the descriptions on the next level.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Water cycle
Phosphorus cycle
None of these
Two or more of these

33. Does not have a gaseous form

34. Humans contribute to the cycle by burning
fossil fuels
35. Deforestation can disrupt the cycle
36. Chemical fertilizers disrupt this cycle
Match Column A with Column B
Column A
A. Predation
B. Parasitism
C. Commensalism
D. Mutualism
E. Competition
F. Species richness
G. Species diversity
H. Species abundance
I. Stability
J. Succession
K. Habitat
L. Niche
M. Mimicry
N. Camouflage
O. Keystone species
P. Top predator
37. Property of community involving number
of species
38. Property of community that considers
number of individual organisms of the
species
39. Property of community involving both no.
37 and 38
40. Population interaction involving eating and
being eaten
41. Population interaction when one
population benefits while the other in
unaffected
42. When a fish attaches to and receives
nutrients directly from another fish, this is
an example of what?
43. The address of a species in a community
44. The role of a species in a community
45. This is a defense mechanism in which an
organism imitates another organism
belonging to a different species
46. When two species vie for the same space,
this is an example of what?
47. One elephant, two acacia trees, 3 lions, 4
zebras in a 10 hectare grassland. This is
an example of the communitys _________.

48. The life of a hunting dog is its ______.

49. When the hippopotamus is gone, the
whole ecosystem will collapse. The
hippopotamus is a _________.
50. After volcano erupts, a series of plant
communities is observed over a period of
time. This is an example of ___________.
51. An orchid attached to a tree is an example
of this interaction
52. The eagle is considered a ____ because it
eats at the top of the food chain
53. An interaction when both benefit from the
relationship
54. When a mouse eat food scraps that fall
from your table, this is an example of
______

55. A wasp pollinates a fig flower is an

example of ________
Indicate the type of interaction between the ff
species
56. Hippopotamus and fish
57. Man and hippopotamus
58. Anaconda snake and capibari
59. Otter and fish
60. Elephant and man
61. Jaguar and bird
62. Gnus and crocodiles
Answer briefly.
1. Why are plants important in an
ecosystem?
2. How did the Angiosperm evolve?