Biology 301 Practice for the Final Exam
Biology 301 Practice - Final Exam - Set 3
Instructions:  This page includes a sample of questions relating to material convered during the first two weeks of class.   You may answer as many or as few questions as you wish, in any order.   When you are ready to check your performance, scroll to the bottom and click the 'Submit' button.   All questions you answered will be graded, and your score will be shown at the bottom of the exam.   You can also retry questions that you missed by using the link at the bottom of the page that shows your results and this process can be repeated.   This 'drill' system is under development. Please contact Dr. Wilson (h-wilson@tamu.edu) with problems or comments.
1) Which family of the Fabales is characterized by a zygomorphic corolla with no connation:

  1. Mimosaceae
  2. Fabaceae
  3. Caesalpiniaceae
2) Match taxon with structure:  carpophore:

  1. Apiaceae
  2. Asclepiadaceae
  3. Crassulaceae
  4. Lamiaceae
  5. Rubiaceae
3) Identify the structure associated with the term prothallus in Pteridophytes:

  1. leaflet
  2. segment of a leaflet
  3. petiole
  4. gametophyte
  5. leaf
4) Indicate the capitulum type, pictured below, that includes both zygomorphic and actinomorphic florets:

Figure 2

  1. ligulate
  2. radiate
  3. discoid
  4. cymose
  5. emarginate
5) The structure at pointer 'A' in Figure 2 (above) represents:

  1. phyllary
  2. pappus
  3. chaff
  4. receptacle
  5. ray floret
6) Identify the Roman military surgeon (1st century A.D.) that produced Materia Medica:

  1. Dioscorides
  2. John Gerard
  3. Carl Linnaeus
  4. Leonhard Fuchs
  5. Albertus Magnus
7) Of the following taxa that are characterized by a uniovulate gynoecium, which produces an achene:

  1. Triticum
  2. Tradescantia
  3. Cocos
  4. Spiranthes
  5. Helianthus
8) Identify the Phyllum (Division); The only vascular plant division represented by a single species; gymnosperms with broad leaves and motile sperm:

  1. Psilotophyta
  2. Cycadophyta
  3. Ginkgophyta
  4. Equisetophyta
  5. Gnetophyta
9) A feature found in a pinnately compound leaf that is not present in a palmately compound leaf:

  1. petiolule
  2. leaflet
  3. rachis
  4. petiole
  5. pulvinus
10) Which dicot subclass includes plants that might be similar to the ancestral types of the monocots:

  1. Caryophyllidae
  2. Hamamelidae
  3. Rosidae
  4. Magnoliidae
  5. Asteridae
11) Taxa of the Juncales (Juncaceae) and Cyperales (Poaceae and Cyperaceae) are generally "Grass-like".  Select, from the following sets of characteristics, those associated with the Juncaceae:

  1. perianth reduced to lodicules, flower subtended by two 'fertile' bracts
  2. perianth of bristles or - usually- absent, flower subtended by a single bract
  3. flower with a perianth of 6 tepals
  4. perianth zygomorphic
  5. perianth with both calyx and corolla
12) Flowers A and B differ in Figure 3 (below) in that:


  1. Flower A is zygomorphic whereas flower B is actinomorphic
  2. Flower A is imperfect whereas flower B is perfect
  3. Flower A is epigynous whereas flower B is hypogynous
  4. Flower A is apocarpous whereas flower B is syncarpous
  5. Flower A is epipetalous whereas flower B is sympetalous
13) Of the two flowers depicted in Figure 3 (above), which has more carpels:

  1. flower A
  2. flower B
  3. both the same
14) Placentation types depicted by ovary cross-sections for flowers A and B in Figure 3 (above) are known as:

  1. marginal, free central
  2. free central, axile
  3. marginal, axile
  4. marginal, parietal
  5. parietal, axile
15) Select the correct definition of the following structural term:   raphide

  1. positioned at the leaf sheath/blade interface
  2. vestigial perianth
  3. produced at an unusual or irregular position
  4. a sheathing bract, often subtending an inflorescence
  5. calcium oxalate crystal
16) Link Family to associated distribution/diversity features:  With the exception of a single genus, distribution limited to the Americas

  1. Sarraceniaceae
  2. Cactaceae
  3. Cucurbitaceae
  4. Salicaceae
  5. Chenopodiaceae
17) Taxa of the Juncales (Juncaceae) and Cyperales (Poaceae and Cyperaceae) are generally "Grass-like".  Select, from the following sets of characteristics, those associated with the Cyperaceae:

  1. leaves equitant
  2. leaves 2-ranked, sheaths open
  3. leaves 3-ranked, sheaths closed
  4. leaves petiolate
  5. leaves opposite
18) Associate commercial product with the source family:   Opium

  1. Papaveraceae
  2. Malvaceae
  3. Cruciferae
  4. Cucurbitaceae
  5. Cannabaceae
19) Identify the structure associated with the term frond in Pteridophytes:

  1. leaflet
  2. segment of a leaflet
  3. petiole
  4. gametophyte
  5. leaf
20) Plants of this family are easily recognized in that they show an absence of chlorophyll and - at first glance - have the appearance of fungi:

  1. Ericaceae
  2. Monotropaceae
  3. Clusiaceae
  4. Cactaceae
  5. Malvaceae
21) A leaf with basal lobes that point outward from the long axis of the leaf would be called:

  1. sagittate
  2. petiolate
  3. sessile
  4. hastate
  5. simple
22) Reproduction that maximizes recombination via mechanisms that promote gene flow and outbreeding is known as:

  1. aneuploidy
  2. polyploidy
  3. autogamy
  4. apomixis
  5. allogamy
23) A spike or raceme with apetalous, unisexual flowers, often falling as a unit, is known as a:

  1. catkin
  2. corymb
  3. umbel
  4. panicle
  5. cyme
24) Identify the British herbalist that produced The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes in 1597:

  1. Dioscorides
  2. John Gerard
  3. Carl Linnaeus
  4. Leonhard Fuchs
  5. Albertus Magnus
25) Identify the structure associated with the term stipe in Pteridophytes:

  1. leaflet
  2. segment of a leaflet
  3. petiole
  4. gametophyte
  5. leaf
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