BIF02: EVOLU UTIONARY P PATTERNS

COOLLEGE OF FOUNDATIO
F ON STUDIES
Final Examinatio
on
Semester 1 20166
Face-to-face and DFLL Mode
Duration of Examm: 3 hours + 10 minute
es

Reading Time: 10 miinutes

Writing
g Time: 3 ho
ours

Insstructions:

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NUMBER OF QUESTIO ONS:
A – Multiple Choice ‐ 2
20 Questions   20 markks                                                                                                                                  
B – Short Answer  Que estions    40
0 marks                                                                                                                                             
C – Paragraph Writing    20 marks                                                                                                                                                             
D – Essay Question   20 marks 

NUMBER OF QUESTIO ONS TO BE AN NSWERED                                                                                                     

Answer alll questions in
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nd B.                                                                                                                                        
Answer O
ONLY 4 questio ons in section
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Answer O
ONLY 1 questio on in section D 

                                                            NOTES TO CAN NDIDATES                                                                              

Section A A – Circle the ccorrect answ wer on the tab ble provided o on page 3.                                                                                   
For sectio ons B, C and D D answer the questions in n the spaces p provided.                                                        
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C 20

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TOTAL 100

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Section A. Multiple Choice 20 Marks

Circle the correct answer

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Section A Multiple Choice 20 marks

Answer the multiple choice questions in the answer sheet in page 3.

1. There are a number of properties that all organisms share. In humans, exposure
to ultraviolet light can result in the darkening of the skin. What kind of property
is this?
A. Energy processing
B. Response to the environment
C. Regulation
D. Growth and development

2. Which series of terms is in the sequence of biological organization from the

simplest to the most complex?
A. Organism, ecosystem, community, population
B. Community, population, ecosystem, habitat
C. Molecule, tissue, cell, membrane
D. Cell, tissue, organ, population

3. Asexual and sexual reproductions differ in that sexual reproduction _____.

A. is the only way multicellular organisms can reproduce
B. will produce offspring identical to the parents
C. can produce great variation among the offspring
D. is the only way single-celled organisms can reproduce

4. Which of the following shows mitosis in the correct chronological order?

A. Telophase, prophase, anaphase, prometaphase, metaphase.
B. Prometaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase, anaphase.
C. Anaphase, prometaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase.
D. Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.

5. At which point do centrosomes begin to move apart to the opposite poles of the
cell in a dividing human liver cell?
A. G2 phase
B. Prophase
C. S phase
D. Metaphase

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 6. In a cell containing 10 chromosomes, meiosis results in the formation of
daughter cells containing _____ chromosomes.
A. 5
B. 20
C. 10
D. 40

7. After crossing a true-breeding red-flowered snapdragon with a true-breeding

white-flowered one, you note that all of your F1 populations are pink. This is
because_____.
A. red and white are co-dominant
B. red is dominant
C. both red and white are recessive
D. red and white show incomplete dominance

8. DdEe pea plants can produce _____ type(s) of gametes, but a ddee plant can
produce _____ type(s) of gametes.
A. two … one
B. four … two
C. one … two
D. four … one

9. Assume tall (T) is dominant to dwarf (t). If a homozygous dominant true-

breeding individual is crossed with a homozygous true-breeding dwarf, the
offspring will _____.
A. all be intermediate in height
B. all be tall
C. be 1/2 tall and 1/2 dwarf
D. be 3/4 tall and 1/4 dwarf

10. The nucleotide sequence of a DNA codon is GTA. A messenger RNA molecule
with a complementary codon is transcribed from the DNA. In the process of
protein synthesis, a tRNA pairs with the mRNA codon. What is the nucleotide
sequence of the tRNA anticodon?
A. CAT
B. CUT
C. CAU
D. GUA

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 11. Shown
S belo
ow is a ribosome in the
e process o
of translatio
on. The P siite of a
ribosome
r ______.

A.
A catalyze
es the addittion of amin ptide chain of adjacen
no acids to the polypep nt
amino acids
a
B.
B holds th
he tRNA thaat is carrying the next amino acid
d to be addeed to the
growing
g polypeptid
de chain
C.
C holds th
he growing polypeptide e chain
D.
D helps "u
unzip" DNA during tran nscription

12. The
T functioon of flagellaa is to ____
__.
A.
A prevent the cell fro
om bursting g in a hypottonic enviro
onment
B.
B protect the cell from extremelly harsh conditions such as boilin
ng
tempera
atures
C propel the bacteria
C. al cell
D.
D attach cells
c to theirr substrate or to neigh
hboring cellls

13. The
T forelim mbs of huma ans, cats, and bats havve a numbe er of detaile
ed similarities
in
i their construction. What
W best explains
e theese similaritties?
A.
A The fore elimbs are similar
s becaause of adaaptation thrrough the p process of
natural selection.
B.
B The sim milarities are
e coincidenttal.
C.
C The fore elimbs are similar
s becaause all of tthese organnisms inherrited the ba asic
forelimb
b design fro om a common ancesto or.
D.
D The fore elimbs are similar
s becaause there is only one e workable w way to
construcct a useful arm,
a leg, or wing.

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 14. If a volcanic eruption killed all of the lizards on an island except for a tiny group
of survivors, this event would probably cause _____.
A. genetic drift through a bottleneck effect
B. mutation
C. gene flow
D. a severe founder effect

15. Three species of frogs—Rana pipiens, Rana clamitans, and Rana sylvatica—all
mate in the same ponds, but they pair off correctly because they have different
calls. This is a specific example of a _____ barrier, called _____.
A. postzygotic … hybrid breakdown
B. prezygotic barrier … behavioral isolation
C. prezygotic … temporal isolation
D. postzygotic … behavioral isolation

16. A new species can arise in a single generation _____.

A. in rapidly evolving species such as insects
B. if two forms of a species begin to use different habitats or food resources
C. through geographic isolation
D. if a change in chromosome number creates a reproductive barrier

17. Ferns have vascular tissue, an adaptation to life on land, but they have an
ancestral reproductive trait that tends to limit them to moist habitats. What is it?
A. Pollen
B. The dominant sporophyte
C. Flagellated sperm
D. The dependent embryo

18. After fertilization, the _____ develops into a seed and the _____ develops into a
fruit.
A. ovary … ovule
B. pollen grain … ovule
C. ovule … ovary
D. egg … ovule

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 19. The
T figure below
b show
ws threadlik which form a branched
ke _____, w d network
called
c a ___
___.

A.
A mycelia … hypha
B.
B hyphae … charophycean
C.
C mycelia … dikaryon
n
D.
D hyphae … myceliumm

20. The
T presence of a coe elom or othe
er form of b body cavityy is advanta
ageous beca
ause
it
i _____.
A.
A is necesssary for a complete
c diigestive traact
B.
B allows foor a third embryonic
e germ
g layer
C.
C allows rooom for the e developm
ment and mo ovement off internal organs
D.
D permits the development of bilateral
b symmmetry

Section B start on the n
next page ……
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Section B Short Answer Questions 40 marks

 Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

Question 1 5 Marks

(i) Name the Kingdoms of Domain Eukarya, and identify the organisms in
each.

KINGDOM ORGANISMS

(4 marks)

(ii) Give 1 difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.

(1 mark)

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Questiion 2 5 Mark
ks
The pho
otographs show the tw
wo stages off mitosis in a plant celll.

(i) Name
N stage
e A and B. In each casse describ
be what is h
happening tto the
chromosomees.

Stage
S A:

Description:
D

Stage
S B:

Description:
D

(4 markss)
(ii) What
W movess the chrom
mosomes du
uring cell division?

(1 mark)

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Questio
on 3 5 Marks
s

A cattle farmer gennetically cro

osses a coww (female) w with a white
e coat with a bull (male)
with a re
ed coat. Th means there are red an
he resulting calf (offsprring) is roan, which m nd
white haairs intermix
xed in the coat
c of the calf. The ggenes for cooat colour in
n cattle are
e co-
dominan nt.

(i) Explain how

h a roan calf resultss from one white- and one red-co oated parennt.
In your explanation
e , use letterrs to represeent genes. Be sure to indicate what
colours the letters represent.
r

(2 markss)

(ii) Predict th
he possible genotypess and pheno
otypes of th
he offspring
g produced
from twoo roan cattle
e. Draw a punnet
p squaare to show
w your answwer.

Genotype
G ra
atio:

Phenotype
P ratio:
r

(3 markss)

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Question 4 5 Marks

A. The 3 types of RNA transcribed from the DNA are all required during translation

Describe the function of each RNA in translation

(i) Messenger RNA (mRNA):

(ii) Transfer RNA (tRNA):

(iii) Ribosomal RNA (rRNA):

(3 marks)

B. Use the fragment of a human DNA shown below to answer (i) and (ii).

TAC AAA CAG GCG ATT

(i) Provide the mRNA that will be transcribed from the DNA sequence above.

(1 mark)

(ii) How many amino acids does the above DNA code for?

(1 mark)

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Question 5 5 Marks

(i) Name two distinguishing features of prokaryotes?

1–

2–

(2 marks)

(ii) Why is HIV classified as a retrovirus?

(1 mark)
(iii) Discuss any four differences between the lytic and lysogenic life cycle of a
bacteriophage.

(2 marks)

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Question 6 5 Marks

1. Describe and give an example of the following reproductive barriers:

(i) Habitat Isolation :

(ii) Behavioural isolation:

(iii) Hybrid sterility:

(3 marks)

2. Differentiate between allopatric speciation and sympatric speciation.

(2 marks)

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Questio
on 7 5 Marks
s

Use the illustration given below to answe

er questionss that follow
w:

(i) Id
dentify any unique fea e organism whose life cycle has been given
ature of the n
above.

(1 m
mark)

(ii) Label
L the fo
ollowing on the illustra
ation of thee life cycle g
given above
e:

male
m cone fem
male cone
e

(1 m
mark)

(iii) The
T illustratiion above is divided in
nto A and B
B. Identify tthe haploid
d and diplo
oid
sttage.

A.
A _______
__________
__ B. _______
_________
______

(1 m
mark)

(iv) What
W is the difference between po
ollination and fertiliisation?

(2 ma
arks)
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Question 8 5 Marks

Describe any unique feature for the following phyla of animal.

(i) Porifera

(ii) Cnidaria

(iii) Platyhelminthes

(iv) Nematoda

(v) Echinodermata

(5 marks)

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Section C Paragraph Writing 20 marks

Choose any 4 topics and write short notes (in point form) about it.

1. Discuss membrane infolding and endosymbiosis theory.

2. Describe the 3 types of body cavity with an example.
3. Compare monocot and dicot plant.
4. Describe the features of Kingdom Fungi.
5. Discuss the four “species concept” with an example of each.

Topic Number: ________ (5 marks)

Topic Number: ________ (5 marks)

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Topic Nu
umber: ___
______ (5 marrks)

Topic Nu
umber: ___
______ (5 marrks)

Section D start on the

t next pa
age ……………………

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Section D Essay 20 marks
In this section you are given an opportunity to show that you can:

 Select ideas relevant to the topic;

 Use appropriate examples; and
 Communicate information clearly and logically.

Write an essay of about 300-500 words on any ONE of the topics given below. Include
a suitable title for your choice.

1. Discuss Darwinian theory of evolution by natural selection and the five

supporting evidences.
2. Describe the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium – non-evolving population, H-W
equation and the five conditions for a population to be in Hardy–Weinberg
equillibrium.
3. Describe the origin and evolution of life – organic molecules, biological
polymers, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes.
4. Describe the evolution of land plant and the significance of alternation of
generation.
5. Discuss features of bird’s body that is adapted for flying

Choice - _____

Title: ____________________________________________________

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