Question 1

The theory of natural selection is

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A)  an educated guess
B)  a well-documented explanation and a principle of biology
C)  not accepted by the scientific community
D)  predicted but not provenE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a problem with the biological species concept?

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A)  many related plant species can interbreed
B)  many plants within the same species cannot interbreed
C)  plants in different species may be very similar morphologically
D)  all of these are problems with the biological species conceptE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What was one of the observations Darwin made in the Galapagos Islands?

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A)  species on the island shared similarities to species on the adjacent mainland but with some distinct differences
B)  species on the island did not have counterparts on the adjacent mainland as if they were separately created
C)  species on the island were identical to species on the adjacent mainland but much smaller
D)  there were no differences between species on the island and species on the adjacent mainlandE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Who among the following is considered the "Father of Botany"?

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A)  Aristotle
B)  Linnaeus
C)  Dioscorides
D)  Pliny the Elder
E)  TheophrastusF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

What was Darwin's "job" aboard the HMS Beagle?

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A)  naturalist
B)  surveyor
C)  cook
D)  companion to the captainE) None of the above
F) A) and B) D

Question 6

The naturalist who discovered a theory of evolution very similar to Darwin's was

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A)  Alfred Russel Wallace
B)  John Henslow
C)  Carolus Linnaeus
D)  George CliffordE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

In the taxonomic hierarchy,related genera are grouped into a

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A)  species
B)  order
C)  family
D)  class
E)  kingdomF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The correct order for the botanical taxonomic hierarchy is

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A)  kingdom-class-division-order-family-genus-species
B)  kingdom-order-family-division-class-genus-species
C)  kingdom-division-class-family-order-genus-species
D)  kingdom-division-class-order-family-genus-speciesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is a disadvantage to using DNA from organelles o obtain barcode genes?

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A)  organelle DNA occurs in multiple copies
B)  organelle DNA is more difficult to sequence
C)  trick question - no organelles have DNA
D)  since organelles are inherited maternally,paternal DNA is not considered
E)  organelle DNA evolves too slowly for differences to be detectedF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

A barcode gene used for discriminating between plant species is the _______ gene.

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A)  rbcL
B)  nitP
C)  coxL
D)  brcAE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The goal of PhyloCode is to offer an alternative to

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A)  the Linnaean nomenclature system
B)  Darwin's theory of natural selection
C)  genetic engineering
D)  artificial selectionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Why is the coxL less useful in plants and fungi as a barcode gene?

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A)  plants and fungi do not produce the product of the coxL gene
B)  the nucleotide sequence of this gene is too similar in plants and fungi
C)  the coxL gene exists in too many copies in plants and fungi
D)  plants and fungi evolve to rapidly for the gene to be of any useE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Species are fixed entities,unchanging over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The phylogenetic system was a method of naming plants that included a lengthy description.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

A(n)_________ is a trait that promotes survival and reproductive success of an organism in a particular environment.

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The answer of A(n)_________ is a trait that promotes survival...

Question 16

Approximately what percent of medicinal drugs originated from plants?

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A)  5
B)  15
C)  25
D)  50
E)  75F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

_____________ is a clade-based alternative to the Linnaean binomial system.

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The answer of _____________ is a clade-based alternative to the...

Question 18

The difference in a barcode gene's nucleotide sequence in greater ______ species than _______ a species.

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The answer of The difference in a barcode gene's nucleotide...

Question 19

__________ published On the Origin of Species in 1859 in which he presented his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the underlying premises of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

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A)  all natural populations tend to overproduce
B)  there is competition for scarce resources in nature
C)  members in a species exhibit heritable differences
D)  those individuals better adapted to their environment will survive and reproduce at a higher rate
E)  the best adapted organisms are always those that are stronger or fasterF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 8: Plant Systematics and Evolution

The theory of natural selection is

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Which of the following is not a problem with the biological species concept?

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What was one of the observations Darwin made in the Galapagos Islands?

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Who among the following is considered the "Father of Botany"?

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What was Darwin's "job" aboard the HMS Beagle?

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The naturalist who discovered a theory of evolution very similar to Darwin's was

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In the taxonomic hierarchy,related genera are grouped into a

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The correct order for the botanical taxonomic hierarchy is

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Which of the following is a disadvantage to using DNA from organelles o obtain barcode genes?

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A barcode gene used for discriminating between plant species is the _______ gene.

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The goal of PhyloCode is to offer an alternative to

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Why is the coxL less useful in plants and fungi as a barcode gene?

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Species are fixed entities,unchanging over time.

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The phylogenetic system was a method of naming plants that included a lengthy description.

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A(n)_________ is a trait that promotes survival and reproductive success of an organism in a particular environment.

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Approximately what percent of medicinal drugs originated from plants?

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_____________ is a clade-based alternative to the Linnaean binomial system.

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The difference in a barcode gene's nucleotide sequence in greater ______ species than _______ a species.

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__________ published On the Origin of Species in 1859 in which he presented his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

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Which of the following is not one of the underlying premises of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

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