Question 1

Which of these is not an organic compound?

Accepted Answer

A) Water 
B) Sugars 
C) Proteins 
D) Lipids 
E) Nucleic acids 
A) Water 
B) Sugars 
C) Proteins 
D) Lipids 
E) Nucleic acids

Question 2

Which of the following are not correctly paired?

Accepted Answer

A) Kingdom Plantae-mangroves 
B) Kingdom Fungi-mushrooms 
C) Kingdom Animalia-dolphins 
D) Prokaryotes-sponges 
E) Eukaryotes-Protozoa 
A) Kingdom Plantae-mangroves 
B) Kingdom Fungi-mushrooms 
C) Kingdom Animalia-dolphins 
D) Prokaryotes-sponges 
E) Eukaryotes-Protozoa

Question 3

Which of the following organic molecules stores energy,provides insulation,and assists in buoyancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Proteins 
B) Carbohydrates 
C) Lipids 
D) Nucleic acids 
E) Amino acids 
A) Proteins 
B) Carbohydrates 
C) Lipids 
D) Nucleic acids 
E) Amino acids

Question 4

The cell membrane is said to be "selectively permeable" because it:

Accepted Answer

A) Allows only some substances to move through at the cells discretion. 
B) Allows all substances to enter the cell. 
C) Allows all substances to leave the cell. 
D) Allows only the smallest molecules to enter the cell. 
E) Allows only water and salts to enter the cell. 
A) Allows only some substances to move through at the cells discretion. 
B) Allows all substances to enter the cell. 
C) Allows all substances to leave the cell. 
D) Allows only the smallest molecules to enter the cell. 
E) Allows only water and salts to enter the cell.

Question 5

Which of the following nucleotides is found only in DNA?

Accepted Answer

A) Adenine 
B) Thymine 
C) Guanine 
D) Cytosine 
E) Uracil 
A) Adenine 
B) Thymine 
C) Guanine 
D) Cytosine 
E) Uracil

Question 6

All of the following are characteristics of living things except one:

Accepted Answer

A) They grow. 
B) They all produce diseases. 
C) They all reproduce. 
D) They all metabolize. 
E) They all react to the external environment in some way. 
A) They grow. 
B) They all produce diseases. 
C) They all reproduce. 
D) They all metabolize. 
E) They all react to the external environment in some way.

Question 7

The end product of cellular respiration for direct use of the cell is:

Accepted Answer

A) Oxygen. 
B) Nitrogen. 
C) ATP. 
D) Amino acids. 
E) Glucose. 
A) Oxygen. 
B) Nitrogen. 
C) ATP. 
D) Amino acids. 
E) Glucose.

Question 8

All of the following are examples of asexual reproduction except:

Accepted Answer

A) Fission. 
B) Fertilization. 
C) Plants sending out "runners". 
D) Budding. 
E) Cell division. 
A) Fission. 
B) Fertilization. 
C) Plants sending out "runners". 
D) Budding. 
E) Cell division.

Question 9

Marine organisms whose internal salt concentration varies with that of their environment are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) Osmoregulators. 
B) Fresh-water organisms. 
C) Ion-concentrators. 
D) Osmoconformers. 
E) Urea-concentrators. 
A) Osmoregulators. 
B) Fresh-water organisms. 
C) Ion-concentrators. 
D) Osmoconformers. 
E) Urea-concentrators.

Question 10

The term "endotherms" is applied to those organisms:

Accepted Answer

A) Commonly known as "warm blooded". 
B) Where the internal temperature varies with the environment. 
C) That retain some of its metabolic heat. 
D) Commonly known as "heat-producers". 
E) Where the internal salt concentration as well as their temperature is kept constant. 
A) Commonly known as "warm blooded". 
B) Where the internal temperature varies with the environment. 
C) That retain some of its metabolic heat. 
D) Commonly known as "heat-producers". 
E) Where the internal salt concentration as well as their temperature is kept constant.

Question 11

Male gametes (sperm)and female gametes (eggs):

Accepted Answer

A) Both contain a diploid (2n)number of chromosomes. 
B) Are produced by mitosis only. 
C) Fuse during fertilization to form a zygote. 
D) Are typically the largest cells in an organism. 
E) Are involved in producing identical clones of an organism with no genetic variation. 
A) Both contain a diploid (2n)number of chromosomes. 
B) Are produced by mitosis only. 
C) Fuse during fertilization to form a zygote. 
D) Are typically the largest cells in an organism. 
E) Are involved in producing identical clones of an organism with no genetic variation.

Question 12

The most important nutrients for plant growth in the ocean are:

Accepted Answer

A) Sodium and chloride. 
B) Nitrogen and oxygen. 
C) Carbon dioxide and oxygen. 
D) Oxygen and vitamins. 
E) Nitrogen and phosphorus. 
A) Sodium and chloride. 
B) Nitrogen and oxygen. 
C) Carbon dioxide and oxygen. 
D) Oxygen and vitamins. 
E) Nitrogen and phosphorus.

Which of these is not an organic compound?

Which of the following are not correctly paired?

Which of the following organic molecules stores energy,provides insulation,and assists in buoyancy?

The cell membrane is said to be "selectively permeable" because it:

Which of the following nucleotides is found only in DNA?

All of the following are characteristics of living things except one:

The end product of cellular respiration for direct use of the cell is:

All of the following are examples of asexual reproduction except:

Marine organisms whose internal salt concentration varies with that of their environment are examples of:

The term "endotherms" is applied to those organisms:

Male gametes (sperm)and female gametes (eggs):

The most important nutrients for plant growth in the ocean are:

The Science of Marine Biology

The Sea Floor

Chemical and Physical Features of Seawater and the World Ocean

The Microbial World

Multicellular Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Plants

Marine Animals Without a Backbone

Marine Fishes

Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

An Introduction to Marine Ecology

Between the Tides

Estuaries: Where Rivers Meet the Sea

Life on the Continental Shelf

Coral Reefs

Life Near the Surface

The Ocean Depths

Resources From the Sea

The Impact of Humans on the Marine Environment

The Oceans and Human Affairs

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Exam 4: Fundamentals of Biology

Which of these is not an organic compound?

Which of the following are not correctly paired?

Which of the following organic molecules stores energy,provides insulation,and assists in buoyancy?

The cell membrane is said to be "selectively permeable" because it:

Which of the following nucleotides is found only in DNA?

All of the following are characteristics of living things except one:

The end product of cellular respiration for direct use of the cell is:

All of the following are examples of asexual reproduction except:

Marine organisms whose internal salt concentration varies with that of their environment are examples of:

The term "endotherms" is applied to those organisms:

Male gametes (sperm)and female gametes (eggs):

The most important nutrients for plant growth in the ocean are:

The Science of Marine Biology

The Sea Floor

Chemical and Physical Features of Seawater and the World Ocean

The Microbial World

Multicellular Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Plants

Marine Animals Without a Backbone

Marine Fishes

Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

An Introduction to Marine Ecology

Between the Tides

Estuaries: Where Rivers Meet the Sea

Life on the Continental Shelf

Coral Reefs

Life Near the Surface

The Ocean Depths

Resources From the Sea

The Impact of Humans on the Marine Environment

The Oceans and Human Affairs

Filters