ID No. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ST AUGUSTINE EXAMINATIONS OF DECEMBER 2017 Code and Name of Course: BIOL1262 LIVING ORGANISMS 1 Paper: THEORY Date and Time: Duration: 2 HOURS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has (8 ) pages and (4 ) questions 1. ALL the questions on this paper ate compulsory. 2, Write your answers to SECTION A on the question paper. Write your ID number on the question paper and submit the question paper with your answer booklet. 4, Answer SECTION B in an answer booklet 5, SECTION A is worth 35 marks and SECTION B is worth $0 marks. 6. Use labelled illustrations and named examples where appropriate. 7. Calculators are not required, ©The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 1262 2017ID No. Section A (35 marks) ‘Write your answers on the question paper Answer all the parts of question 1 (15 marks) ._ (@) What are the carbon and energy sources used by bacteria belonging to the following nutritional groups? (2 marks) Carbon source Energy Source Photoheterototrophs chemoheterotrophs (b) Refer to the image below of bacteria growing in solid medium and indicate the type of bacteria growing in each tube with respect to their requirement for oxygen. (2 marks) @The University of the West indies Course Code BIOL 1262 20171.No. (c) In the space provided draw and label the molecular structure of the cell wall of a Gram- negative bacterium. (4 marks) (@) In the space below draw and label the structure of a typical prokaryotic cell. Include one additional structure which may be present in some bacteria. (4 marks) ©The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 1262 2047 balID No. Log phase Figure 1 Bacterial growth curve (©) Questions (j-- iv) apply to Figure 1. (3 marks) i. Growth and reproduction in bacteria occur by means of what biological process? ii, Label the variable on the x axis on the Figure 1. iii, Label the variable on the y axis on Figure 1 iv. Label three additional phases on the growth curve, @The University of the West indies Course Code BIOL 1262No. Answer all the parts of question 2 (20 marks) 2. (a) Draw a cladogram to show the phylogenetic relationships among the three domains of life. (2 marks) (b) Draw a simple cladogram to show the relationships among green algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms, Include the most significant apomorphy observed with each succeeding group. (4 marks) ©The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 1262ID No. (©) Complete the ¢lassification table below (a-f). (3 marks) Major Plant Group | Phylum/Division ‘Common name a Bryophytes Bryophyta b Hepatophyta liverworts c. Pteridophytes Microphyllophyta e. a ferns f Angiosperms flowering plants (@) Complete the following illustration depicting a typical life cycle in plants. Include the ploidy of each stated component. ©The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 1262 (4 marks) ONT LeveneIDNo. (©) Use large labelled diagrams to aid your description of the body form of Spirogyra sp. (4 marks) (©) Write a title for the image and label the structures indicated by 1, 2, 3 and 4. (3 marks) Title: END OF SECTION A ©The University of the West Indios Course Code BIOL 1262 2017.Page 8 SECTION B - COMPULSORY (50 marks) ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS AND ALL THEIR PARTS Use large labelled illustrations and named examples where appropriate. ge 3. (a) Explain the following pairs of terms so as to distinguish between them and state which one of the pair propelled the evolution of the land plants forward: homosporous: heterosporous endosporic: exosporic micophyll: megaphyll (@ marks) (b) Describe with the aid of large labelled diagrams the process of spore liberation in a named fern or liverwort. (6 marks) (©) Draw all the structures and processes found during the sexual phase in the life cycle of a named moss; begin with the gametophyte and end with the development of the embryo. Give the ploidy of each structure recorded. (40 marks) 4, (a) Describe four advanced features of the angiosperms that gave them a significant advantage over the early land plants. (8 marks) (&) Describe with the aid of large labelled diagrams the development of the seed in angiosperms from pollination to double fertilisation and seed formation. (2 marks) (©) Illustrate changes in the gametophyte-sporophyte relationship from the bryophytes to the angiosperms and briefly explain why the relationship in the angiosperms is ideal for success. (5 marks) END OF PAPER ©The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 1262 2017 1.