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Posted By: Sanjana Member Level: Gold Posted Date: 11 Jun 2008
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2007 Biology of Organisms Module May 2007 Question paper
Biology of Organisms Module May 2007
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS
BIOLOGY OF ORGANISMS
MODULE BL1002
DEGREE EXAMINATION
May 2007
Time available: 2 hours
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This examination paper comprises 10 questions, of which you must answer 8.
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Biology of Organisms Module May 2007
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1 Outline the fundamental requirements for the evolution of life, and the possible sources of these on the early earth.
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2 Discuss, with named examples, fungi that produce mushrooms and toadstools.
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3 Using labelled diagrams illustrating named examples, explain the difference between haplont, diplont, and diplohaplont life cycles.
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4 Discuss how the dependence on water for reproduction changes through the evolution of land plants.
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5 Write brief notes on the effects and putative causes of the Permian extinction event.
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6 Describe, with the aid of diagrams, the internal and external structures found in Nephrops norwegicus that are used in feeding and digestion.
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7 What types of evidence from plants can be used to document past
events of climate change, and over what time frames?
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8 Write definitions of the following FIVE concepts used in the study of animal behaviour:
a) Ethology
b) Releaser
c) Kaspar Hauser experiment
d) Fixed action pattern
e) Supernormal stimulus
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9 Which marine mammals are partly terrestrial? What do they do on land, and what are some anatomical adaptations to amphibious life?
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10 Please label the diagram below, including the axes, and explain the figure you have created in terms of the important points of the logistic growth curve.
Density dependent limitation : Logistic growth curve
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