Fall Semester Final Exam - Biology Review Worksheet (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

18.

When an organism reproduces by sexual reproduction, how many parents does the organism have?

___________ What are the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction? ______________

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19.

State the main function for each of the following human body organ systems:

Circulatory: __________________________________________________________________________

Digestive: ___________________________________________________________________________

Respiratory: _________________________________________________________________________

Excretory: ___________________________________________________________________________

Endocrine: ___________________________________________________________________________

Integumentary: _______________________________________________________________________

Nervous: ____________________________________________________________________________

20.

What is a dichotomous key, and how is it used? _____________________________________________

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21.

Identify the fish to the right using the dichotomous key below.

1. Fish shape is long and thin…………………………………......……go to step 2

Fish shape is not long and thin……………………………..……...go to step 3

2. Fish has pointed fins……………………………………………….……...trumpet fish

Fish has smooth fins……………………………………….…………..….spotted moray eel

3. Fish has both eyes on top of the head…………………….……..go to step 4

Fish has one eye on each side of the head…………….………go to step 5

4. Fish has long whip-like tail……………………………………………..spotted eagle ray

Fish has short, blunt tail………………………………………….………peacock flounder

5. Fish has spots…………………………………………………………….…...go to step 6

Fish does not have spots…………………………………………….…..go to step 7

6. Fish has chin "whiskers"………………………………………………….spotted goat fish

Fish does not have chin "whiskers"….…………………..……….band-tail puffer

7. Fish has stripes……………………………………………………..………..go to step 8

Fish does not have stripes……………………………………..……….glassy sweeper

8. Fish has a v-shaped tail…………………………………………..……..squirrel fish

Fish has a blunt tail……………………………………………..………….glass-eye snapper

(The dichotomous key on the test will be the same as above, but the fish to be identified will be

different. Do not memorize the fish name in this review question; it will be a different fish on the test!)

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