Biology Quiz: Ecosystems and Organisms
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Which organism has not been a tool for the rewilding efforts Dr. Chapman talked about in a Science News segment?

  • Bats (correct)
  • Bison
  • Vascular plants
  • Wolves
  • What complex molecule allows vascular plants to grow tall?

  • Lignin (correct)
  • Stomata
  • Chitin
  • Phloem
  • What is the ancestral origin of plants?

  • Photosynthetic red algae
  • Photosynthetic cyanobacteria
  • Charophytes (correct)
  • Photosynthetic brown algae
  • What is one advantage of the heterokaryotic phase during fungal reproduction?

    <p>Fungi have the potential for diversity via sexual reproduction but can wait for an advantageous time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do most bats NOT have resistance to the parasitic fungi?

    <p>The fungus is invasive to the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures/adaptations is not present in bryophytes?

    <p>Xylem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic that distinguishes Bacteria from Archaea?

    <p>Their growth can be inhibited by antibiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current carbon dioxide concentration of the earth’s atmosphere?

    <p>420 ppm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the painted lady caterpillar eats an oak leaf?

    <p>The plant uses induced defenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to carbon dioxide concentration during photosynthesis?

    <p>It decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cannot be concluded from the cacao plant experiment?

    <p>The presence of the endophyte alone negatively affects leaf mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a reservoir in the context of protist-caused human diseases?

    <p>A non-human host population that can become infected by the pathogen, but may not show disease symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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