Name ___________________________________ Period _________

Adapted by Mrs. Buchinger from Kim Foglia Date ______________________

Complete the questions using the chapters of your textbook.

CHAPTER 28 - PROKARYOTES

PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

1. How common are prokaryotes on earth?

2. How do bacterial cell walls differ from plant cell walls?

3. How does the cell wall aid in classifying the bacteria?

4. List the methods bacteria use for locomotion.

5. Give an example of a stimulus and describe how bacteria react to that stimulus
(taxis).

6. How do bacteria typically reproduce?

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7. List three methods that can modify bacteria genetically.

a. _______________________________________________________________________

b. _______________________________________________________________________

c. _______________________________________________________________________

8. Identify and briefly define the four nutritional categories of bacteria.

d. _______________________________________________________________________

e. _______________________________________________________________________

f. _______________________________________________________________________

g. _______________________________________________________________________

9. How has molecular systematics lead to classifying prokaryotes into two domains?

10. What is the ecological significance of prokaryotes?

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PART 2. Directions: Using Table

26.1 on page 516 and the information
in the text, outline the key
characteristics that distinguish the
three domains. Include examples of
organisms in each domain.

DOMAIN CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLE

Bacteria

Archaea

Eukarya

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CHAPTER 29 - PROTISTS

PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

11. Why are Protists said to be the most diverse of all eukaryotes?

12. What process is thought to be involved in the genesis of eukaryotes from

prokaryotes?

13. Define serial endosymbiosis?

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PART 2. Directions: Using Figure 29.5 on page 570 and the information in the text, outline the
key characteristics that distinguish the major branches of the Domain Eukarya identified on
the diagram.

BRANCH POINT CHARACTERISTICS

1. Diplomonads
and
Parabasalids

2. Euglenozoa

3. Alveolata

4. Stamenopila

5. Rhodophyta

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6. Chlorophyta

7. Choanoflagelida

CHAPTER 30- Green Plants

1. Chart the four phyla of the plant kingdom. Include the common names of each, the
approximate number species, and the major characteristics.

a._________________________________________________________________________
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b._________________________________________________________________________
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c._________________________________________________________________________
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d._________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why are Charophyceans thought to be ancestors of land plants?

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3. List several adaptations of land plants significant for terrestrial survival.

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4. Label the generic diagram to explain Alternation of Generations

5. Describe a few features common to Bryophytes.

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6. What is the dominant phase of the moss life cycle?

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7. List a couple of adaptations of Pteridophytes (ferns) not seen in Bryophytes.

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8. What is the dominate phase of the fern life cycle?

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9. How is the reduced gametophyte an adaptation for seeded plants?

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10. What is the significance of the seed?

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11. What is the advantage of pollen?

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12. List the four phyla of gymnosperms. Which is the most common?

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13. Identify five differences between monocots and dicots.

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CHAPTER 31 FUNGI

PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

14. How do fungi acquire nutrients?

15. Because of this mode of nutrition, fungi have evolved what structure to provide for
both extensive surface area and rapid growth?

16. How do the cell walls of fungi differ from the cell walls of plants?

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17. How do fungi contribute to an ecosystem?

18. Give some examples of how fungi are important to humans.

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PART 2. Directions: Using Figure 31.1 on page 615 and the information in the text, outline the
key characteristics of each branch of the Kingdom Fungi identified on the diagram. Include
several examples of organisms in each division.

DIVISION CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLE

Chytridiomycota

Zygomycota

Glomeromycota

Ascomycota

Basidiomycota

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CHAPTER 32 – OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL DIVERSITY

PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

19. Outline the major characteristics found in animals from table 32.1

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20. Explain the five key innovations noted in animal evolution.

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21. What is the significance of cephalization as an evolutionary trend?

22. Define the following terms and describe their significance in classifying animals.

a. Acoelomates ____________________________________________________________

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b. Pseudocoelomates _______________________________________________________

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c. Coelomates _____________________________________________________________

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d. Protostomes _____________________________________________________________

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e. Deuterostomes ___________________________________________________________

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f. Bilateral symmetry ________________________________________________________

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g. radial symmetry___________________________________________________________

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h. blastopore ______________________________________________________________

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23. List a number of the major differences between the Protostomes and
Deuterostomes.

24. Label the stages of early embryonic development of animal.

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PART 2. Directions: Using Table 32.2 on page 641 and the information in the text, outline the
key characteristics of each branch of the Kingdom Animalia identified on the diagram. Use
definitions from Question 25 to supply the details in your chart. Include examples of organisms
in each division.

DIVISION CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLE

1. Porifera

2. Cnidaria

3. Platyhelminthes

4. Nematoda

5. Rotifera

6. Mollusca

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DIVISION CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLE

7. Annelida

8. Arthropoda

9. Echinodermata

10. Chordata

CHAPTERS 33 AND 34 - INVERTEBRATES

PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

25. How does the structure of a sponge relate to its method of nutrition?

26. What is a unique characteristic common to the Cnidarians?

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27. What are the two forms of shape within the Cnidarians?

28. What are some evolutionary advancements we see in the Platyhelminthes?

29. In what way are Platyhelminthes significant to humans?

30. What is unique in the structure and function of the Psedocoelomates?

31. List ways in which Nematodes impact humans.

32. List common examples that could be classified as Coelomate Protostomes.

33. What are the three major body regions of a Mollusk?

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34. What is the evolutionary significance of the coelom as seen in the Annelids?

35. What is the importance of segmentation?

36. Why are the Arthropoda regarded as the most successful of all animal phyla?

37. Identify a characteristic that was most significant to Arthropod success.

38. List common examples that could be classified as Coelomate Deuterostomes.

39. What traits are particularly unique to the Echinoderms?

Chapter 35 - Vertebrates
PART 1. Directions: All answers are to be completed on your own and neatly written.

40. What are the four characteristics of the Chordates?

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41. List and describe an example of an invertebrate chordate.

42. What characterizes the subphylum Vertebrata?

43. In the evolution of vertebrates, identify the significance of being tetrapod?

44. Identify the significance of the amniotic egg and the amniote?

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