The University of The West Indies: Examinations of December / April/May / July 2012

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The University of the West Indies

SEMESTER I SEMESTER II SUPPLEMENTAL/SUMMER SCHOOL
Examinations of December / April/May / July 2012

Originating Campus: Cave Hill Mona St. Augustine
Mode: On Campus By Distance
Course Code and Title: BIOL1263 Living Organisms 2
Date: Time:
Duration: 2 Hours. Paper No: Theory

Materials required:
Answer booklet: Normal Special Not required
Calculator: Programmable Non Programmable

(where applicable)
Multiple choice answer sheets: numerical alphabetical 1- 20 1-100
Auxiliary/Other material(s) - Please specify:
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Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks:
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Instructions to Candidates: This paper has 10 pages & 32 questions.
Candidates are reminded that the examiners shall take into account the proper use of the English
Language in determining the mark for each response.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions. Questions from SECTION 1 must be done on the
MCQ card provided. Questions from SECTION 2 must be done on this question paper in the spaces
provided. Questions from SECTION 3 must be done in the answer booklet provided.
Candidates must not take this question paper out of the examination room. All question papers must
be returned to the Chief Invigilator.
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SECTION 1. 20 MCQ Questions (20 marks)
1. Chaos chaos is……
(A) a complicated reproductive method.

The University of the West Indies Course Code 20… /…. /….
DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed
by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms should be handed
to the Senior/ Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is required to sign the question
paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations).
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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)
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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)
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(B) a multinucleate amoeboid protist.
(C) a multinucleate flagellate protist.
(D) a primitive sponge.
2. Which of the following is characteristic of Fungi: (1) Eukaryotic, (2) Heterotrophic (3) Display
embryonic development to the blastula stage (4) Tremendous enzyme capability such that they can
breakdown almost all types of biological material (5) non-motile.
(A) All of the above

(B) 1, 2 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(D) 1, 2, 4, and 5 only.
3. Which phylum of animals displays bilateral symmetry, is triploblastic and has a sac-like gut.
(A) Platyhelminthes
(B) Nematoda
(C) Annelida
(D) None- no phylum possesses this combination of characteristics
4. Poriferans:
(A) represent an unsuccessful attempt by evolution to produce a more successful group of

animals
(B) are found only in marine environments
(C) are composed of algal and fungal elements that disassociate to reproduce then reassemble
(D) represent a group of animals that owes its success to simplicity of
structure and life style
5. In the Cnidaria, nematocysts (cnidocytes) are:
(A) associated mainly with the gastrovascular cavity only

(B) used in defense and prey capture
( C) sensory structures involved in balance and photo-detection
(D) the reddish pigments sometimes found in gonads
6. All flatworms:
(A)are parasitic
(B)are free living
(C) have no body cavity or coelom.
(D) have a false body cavity or pseudocoelom.
7. Which of the following are characteristic of nematodes?

(1) dioecious, (2) monoecious, (3) tubular gonads, (4) spherical gonads, (5) longitudinal muscle
and circular muscle, (6) circular muscle only, (7) all parasitic, (8) both free-living and parasitic
species
(A) 2, 3, 6, 7
(B) 1, 3, 8
(C) 1, 3, 5, 8
(D) 2, 4, 6, 8
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8. General annelid characteristics include: (1) metameric segmentation, (2) eucoelomate body, (3)
closed circulatory system, (4) presence of a typhlosole, (5) a nephridial excretory system.
(A) All of the above.

(B) 1, 2, 3 & 4.
(C) 1, 2, 3 & 5.
(D) 1, 2, 3, & 6.
9. Which of the following compounds can be found in the saliva of leeches: (A) an anticoagulant, (B)
a local anaesthetic, (C) a vasodilator and (D) an antibiotic.
A. A, B and C.
B. B and C only.
C. A and C only.
D. All of the above.
10. The Archetype mollusc represents:
(A) a fossil
(B) he missing link between gastropods and cephalopods
(C) a generalised mollusc
(D) a primitive polyplacophoran before the shell divided into 8 plates
11. The telson (tail spine) in the King crab is used for:
(A) fighting or defence

(B) cleaning the gills
(C) righting or regaining position
(D) brooding eggs in the male
12. Which of the following is true of the cephalopods.
(i) They are the most advanced of the molluscan classes.

(ii) Their bodies are elongated dorso-ventrally.
(iii) They are all raptorial carnivores.
(iv) They have a closed blood vascular system.
A) i, ii and iii
B) ii, iii and iv
C) i, iii and iv
D) All of the above
13. In echinoderms, the Tiedmann’s bodies are:
A) Pores to the water vascular system.

B) Structures on the madreporite of the water vascular system.
C) Structures on the water vascular system for destroying bacteria.
D) Modified tube feet that remain in the body.
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14. Mammary glands are:
A. sebaceous glands
B. modified apocrine glands
C. eccrine glands
D. none of the above
15. Which classification is correct for the Coelacanth?
A) Phylum: Chordata; Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata; Class: Osteichthyes;

Order: Crossopterygii
B) Phylum: Craniata; Class: Teleostei; Order: Crossopterygii
C) Phylum: Chordata; Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata; Sub-Class: Sarcopterygii; Order: Dipnoi
D) Phylum: Chordata; Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata; Sub-Class: Sarcopterygii;
Order: Crossopterygii
16. The number of chambers in an anuran heart is:
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
17. The hooks on barbules of birds are called;
(A) radii
(B) ramii
(C) hamuli
(D) Teleoptiles
18.One of the most remarkable features of the development of reptiles is;
(A) their courtship and display abilities

(B) their communication systems
(C) the formation of the amnion and the allantois
(D) the eyes have nictitating membrane.
19. The evolutionary pathway of mammals can be traced back to:
A. advanced birds
B. pelycosaurs
C. synapsid reptiles
D. Archaeopteryx
20. The earliest hominids appeared approximately how long ago?
A. 4.4 million years

B. 1.5 million years
C. 3.2 million years
D. 6.1 million years
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Section 2. (5 marks x 6 question totaling 30% marks)

21.
Identify the protists by giving the following:
Phylum ________________________ (1 marks)
Genus _________________________ (0.5 mark)
Species_________________________(0.5 mark)
Label the structures A, B and C, and give one function of each (3 marks).
A.
B.
C.
Functions:
A._________________________________________________________________
B._________________________________________________________________
C._________________________________________________________________
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22. The diagram below indicates the main theories to explain the origin of multicellularity
in animals.
Identify each theory illustrated by (a), (b) and (c). (3 marks)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Which theory is most accepted and why? (2 marks) __________________________
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23. Label and annotate the stages A to C in the life cycle (3 marks)
A.
B.
C.
What is the name given to this type of life cycle and what are the advantages of the sexual and
asexual stages of the life cycle?
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24. Identify the Order and genus of the insect whose mouthparts are shown below.
Order.___________________ Genus ____________________ (1 mark)
Identify the structures labeled A – C on the diagram. (3 marks)
For what type of feeding is this type of mouthpart adapted?
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25. Identify the structures numbered 1 to 5 on the diagram below:
1 2
4 5
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26. Name the Order to which each mammal illustrated in A, B, C & D belongs. 4 marks
A. Order……………………….. B. Order…………………………
C. Order……………………….. D. Order…………………………
ii) For what main purpose(s) are B & D adapted?___________________(1 mark)
A B
C D
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Section 3. (25 marks/ question totaling 50% of marks)
You are required to do two essays choosing one from Part A and one from Part B.
Part A.
27. Make a large diagram of the Phylogenetic tree (8 marks). Describe how this is used to
group the major phyla of animals on the basis of structural characteristics: symmetry and body
architecture (17 marks).
28 Using a named flatworm, describe the features of the Phylum Platyhelminthes.
29. Describe four features possessed by Insects which account for their success as a group of
terrestrial invertebrates
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Part B.
30. List the general chordate characteristics and describe those considered to be ‘Hallmark’
features.
31. Outline the features of amphibians that restrict them to environments with moderate
temperatures and abundant water.
32. With the aid of large labeled diagrams, compare the structure and function of TWO of the
following:
(i) Bony Fish scales

(ii) Feathers
(iii)Hair
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The University of the West Indies

Examinations of December / April/May / July 2012

Course Code and Title: BIOL1263 Living Organisms 2

Duration: 2 Hours. Paper No: Theory

Calculator: Programmable Non Programmable

Auxiliary/Other material(s) - Please specify:

Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks:

Instructions to Candidates: This paper has 10 pages & 32 questions.

(A) a complicated reproductive method.

(A) All of the above

(A) represent an unsuccessful attempt by evolution to produce a more successful group of

5. In the Cnidaria, nematocysts (cnidocytes) are:

(A) associated mainly with the gastrovascular cavity only

7. Which of the following are characteristic of nematodes?

(A) All of the above.

10. The Archetype mollusc represents:

(A) fighting or defence

12. Which of the following is true of the cephalopods.

(i) They are the most advanced of the molluscan classes.

13. In echinoderms, the Tiedmann’s bodies are:

A) Pores to the water vascular system.

15. Which classification is correct for the Coelacanth?

A) Phylum: Chordata; Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata; Class: Osteichthyes;

16. The number of chambers in an anuran heart is:

17. The hooks on barbules of birds are called;

18.One of the most remarkable features of the development of reptiles is;

(A) their courtship and display abilities

19. The evolutionary pathway of mammals can be traced back to:

20. The earliest hominids appeared approximately how long ago?

A. 4.4 million years

Section 2. (5 marks x 6 question totaling 30% marks)

Phylum ________________________ (1 marks)

Genus _________________________ (0.5 mark)

Identify each theory illustrated by (a), (b) and (c). (3 marks)

Which theory is most accepted and why? (2 marks) __________________________

asexual stages of the life cycle?

Identify the structures labeled A – C on the diagram. (3 marks)

For what type of feeding is this type of mouthpart adapted?

25. Identify the structures numbered 1 to 5 on the diagram below:

ii) For what main purpose(s) are B & D adapted?___________________(1 mark)

Section 3. (25 marks/ question totaling 50% of marks)

28 Using a named flatworm, describe the features of the Phylum Platyhelminthes.

(i) Bony Fish scales

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