Passage 29(biology)(難題)
It was once assumed(過去的某人提出假設) that all living things could be divided into two fundamental(基本的) and exhaustive(完整的???) categories. Multicellular plants多細胞植物 and animals, as well as many unicellular(單細胞) organisms, are eukaryotic(真核)—their large, complex cells have a well-formed nucleus(細胞核、必背) and many organelles(細胞器). On the other hand, the true bacteria are prokaryotic(原核細胞) cell, which are simple and lack a nucleus(沒有細胞核). The distinction between eukaryotes and bacteria, initially defined in terms of subcellular(次細胞) structures visible with a microscope, was ultimately carried to the molecular level.(果然這有考點) Here prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have many features in common.(先講相同的) For instance,(相同部分舉例) they translate genetic information(遺傳信息) into proteins according to the same type of genetic coding. But even(不同的地方出現) where the molecular(必背) processes are the same(分子流程), the details in the two forms are different and characteristic of the respective forms. For example,(不同部分舉例) the amino acid (氨基酸)sequences of various enzymes(酵素、必背) tend to be typically prokaryotic or eukaryotic(酵素序列不同). The differences between the groups and the similarities within each group made it seem certain to most biologists that the tree of life had only two stems. Moreover, arguments pointing out the extent of both structural and functional differences between eukaryotes and true bacteria convinced many biologists that the precursors(先驅) of the eukaryotes must have diverged from the common ancestor before the bacteria arose.
Although much of this picture has been sustained by more recent research, it seems fundamentally wrong(負面態度,作者進場) in one respect. Among the bacteria, there are organisms that are significantly different both from the cells of eukaryotes and from the true bacteria(其他人認為相同,作者認為不同), and it now appears that there are three stems in the tree of life. New techniques for determining the molecular sequence of the RNA of organisms have produced evolutionary information about the degree to which organisms are related, the time since they diverged from a common ancestor, and the reconstruction of ancestral versions of genes. These techniques have strongly suggested that although the true bacteria indeed form a large coherent(前後一致) group, certain other bacteria, the archaebacteria(原細菌), which are also prokaryotes and which resemble true bacteria, represent a distinct evolutionary branch that far antedates the common ancestor of all true bacteria.
*175. The passage is primarily concerned with
(A) detailing the evidence that has led most biologists to replace the trichotomous picture of living organisms with a dichotomous(兩種分支) one
(B) outlining the factors that have contributed to the current hypothesis concerning the number of basic categories of living organisms
(C) evaluating experiments that have resulted in proof that the prokaryotes are more ancient than had been expected.
(D) summarizing the differences in structure and function found among true bacteria, archaebacteria, and eukaryotes
(E) formulating a hypothesis about the mechanisms of evolution that resulted in the ancestors of the prokaryotes
答案給B,勉強接受,作者的態度語氣選B,但D講的是總結差異,不是作者態度
*176 According to the passage, investigations of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells at the molecular level supported the conclusion that
(A) most eukaryotic organisms are unicellular
(B) complex cells have well-formed nuclei
(C) prokaryotes and eukaryotes form two fundamental categories
(D) subcellular structures are visible with a microscope(無關)
(E) prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have similar enzymes(並不相同,可追溯第一段,真核原核各有典型)
答案給C,見第14行,真核原核兩類都是分子層面,所以選C
177. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the two-category hypothesis is likely to be true?
(A) It is promising because it explains the presence of true bacteria-like organisms such as organelles in eukaryotic cells.
(B) It is promising because it explains why eukaryotic cells, unlike prokaryotic cells, tend to form multicellular organisms.
(C) It is flawed because it fails to account for the great variety among eukaryotic organisms.
(D) It is flawed because it fails to account for the similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
(E) It is flawed because it fails to recognize an important distinction among prokaryotes.
178. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following have recently been compared in order to clarify the fundamental classifications of living things?
(A) The genetic coding in true bacteria and that in other prokaryotes
(B) The organelle structures of archaebacteria, true bacteria, and eukaryotes
(C) The cellular structures of multicellular organisms and unicellular organisms
(D) The molecular sequences in eukaryotic RNA, true bacterial RNA, and archaebacterial RNA
(E) The amino acid sequences in enzymes of various eukaryotic species and those of enzymes in archaebacterial species
*179. If the “new techniques” mentioned in line 31 were applied in studies of biological classifications other than bacteria, which of the following is most likely?
(A) Some of those classifications will have to be reevaluated.
(B) Many species of bacteria will be reclassified
(C) It will be determined that there are four main categories of living things rather than three.
(D) It will be found that true bacteria are much older than eukaryotes.
(E) It will be found that there is a common ancestor of the eukaryotes, archaebacteria, and true bacteria.
答案給A,主要是因為題目有說,是細菌以外的生物分類,這點題目己有強調,是細菌以外的分類嗎
180. According to the passage, researchers working under the two-category hypothesis were correct in thinking that
(A) prokaryotes form a coherent group
(B) the common ancestor of all living things had complex properties
(C) eukaryotes are fundamentally different from true bacteria
(D) true bacteria are just as complex as eukaryotes
(E) ancestral versions of eukaryotic genes functioned differently from their modern counterparts.
*181. All of the following statements are supported by the passage EXCEPT:
(A) True bacteria form a distinct evolutionary group.
(B) Archaebacteria are prokaryotes that resemble true bacteria.
(C) True bacteria and eukaryotes employ similar types of genetic coding.
(D) True bacteria and eukaryotes are distinguishable at the subcellular level.
(E) Amino acid sequences of enzymes are uniform(一樣的) for eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms.
答案給E,A是新舊觀點都同意,但E,明顯錯誤,與原文不合,選E正確
182. The author’s attitude toward the view that living things are divided into three categories is best described as one of
(A) tentative acceptance欣然接受
(B) mild skepticism
(C) limited denial
(D) studious criticism
(E) whole hearted endorsement
exhaustive有任何作用嗎?參照176C