MTEL Biology Practice Exam - Question List

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76.
The conclusion that fungi are more closely related to animals than to green plants is best supported by evidence based on analysis of:
  1. Modes of nutrition.
  2. Fossil records.
  3. Molecular systematics.
  4. Phenetic relationships.
77.
If it is to have taxonomic value, the number of spots on a beetle's wing covers must be:
  1. Adaptive.
  2. Unique to the species.
  3. Used in a dichotomous key.
  4. Heritable.
78.
In biological classification, which of the following taxonomic groups includes all the others?
  1. Family.
  2. Genus.
  3. Order.
  4. Phylum.
79.
Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic relationship between two organisms?
  1. Hawks hunting mice during the day and owls hunting mice at night.
  2. Ants obtaining food from aphids and protecting them from predators.
  3. Ticks feeding on a moose's blood and dispersing at the same time.
  4. Bees feeding on thistle nectar and siskins feeding on thistle seeds.
80.
Thermoclines are related to which of the following characteristics of ecosystems?
  1. The ecotones that exist between grasslands and forests.
  2. The inverse correlation of temperature and elevation.
  3. The zonation of organisms in intertidal habitats.
  4. The vertical stratification of freshwater lakes.

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