Biological Science
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Course Introduction
Biological Science provides a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles underlying living systems. The course covers a broad range of topics, including cell structure and function, genetics, evolution, ecology, and the diversity of life forms. Students will investigate processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction, and homeostasis, gaining an understanding of how organisms interact with each other and their environments. Through laboratory work, lectures, and discussions, learners will develop scientific inquiry skills and an appreciation for the role of biology in addressing challenges related to health, environment, and society.
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Chapter 1: The Scientific Study of Life
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Q1) In an experimental procedure,the researcher measures changes,such as cell growth rates,numbers of patients with a disease,etc.in response to factors manipulated at the beginning of the experiment.This measure of change in response to the initial conditions is the
A) Both dependent variable and standardized variable are correct.
B) dependent variable.
C) standardized variable.
D) control group.
E) independent variable.
Answer: B
Q2) In the graph,the X-axis is showing different doses of vaccine,including "placebo," "low," "medium" and "high." These levels of vaccine were applied to different groups of babies to test if and how much the vaccination helped reduce the incidence of rotavirus,an illness that can quickly dehydrate infants to critical or fatal levels.These doses represent
A) the independent variable in this medical study.
B) the standardized variable in this medical study.
C) the dependent variable in this medical study.
D) the control group of this medical study.
Answer: A
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Chapter 6: How Cells Release Energy
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Q1) The "spent" electrons from electron transport in aerobic respiration are transferred to A) nitrogen, reducing it to form NADH.
B) oxygen, reducing it with with hydrogen to form water.
C) carbon dioxide, in order to allow it to enter the Krebs cycle.
D) sulfur, oxidizing it to form more hydrogens in the concentration gradient.
E) hydrogen, to neutralize its charge before passing through ATP synthase.
Q2) The net ATP production in glycolysis is only two because
A) two ATPs are used to "activate" glucose, while 4 ATPs are produced in remaining glycolysis steps.
B) that is all the ATPs "loaded" with phosphates during glycolysis.
C) two ATPs are used to donate electrons, in order to move NADH into the mitochondria.
D) None of the answer choices are correct, because six ATPs are the net yield from glycolysis.
E) that is the needed number of ATPs to power the reactions of the Krebs cycle.
Q3) In eukaryotic cells the electron transport system occurs in the mitochondria.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: DNA Structure and Gene Function
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Q1) Which mutation in DNA would lead to the change of a single amino acid in a protein?
A) a missense mutation
B) a frameshift
C) a one base insertion
D) a nonsense mutation
E) a one base deletion
Q2) The nucleotides called pyrimidines include
A) thymine and cytosine.
B) thymine and adenine.
C) uracil and cytosine.
D) uracil and thymine.
E) cytosine and guanine.
Q3) The process used by cells to convert the mRNA "message" into a sequence of amino acids is
A) mitosis.
B) replication.
C) amino acid synthesis.
D) transcription.
E) translation.
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Chapter 8: DNA Replication, mitosis, and the Cell Cycle
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Q1) The phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes are aligned along the equator of the cell is
A) A, which is prophase.
B) A, which is prometaphase.
C) D, which is anaphase.
D) E, which is telophase.
E) C, which is metaphase.
Q2) Meiosis is a process used for A) growth of an organism.
B) repair of damaged cells.
C) production of gametes.
D) asexual reproduction.
E) production of stem cells.
Q3) The component of the DNA nucleotides that varies to produce an organism's genetic information is the deoxyribose.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Any change in a cell's DNA sequence is a mutation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
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Q1) A gamete having more than one complete set of paired chromosomes
A) is polyploid.
B) cannot be produced by meiosis.
C) is not yet through meiosis.
D) will undergo mitosis.
E) cannot participate in fertilization.
Q2) Genes A and B are on the same chromosome.What gametes could an AABB individual produce,if no crossing over,nondisjunction or other abnormalities in meiosis occur?
A) B
B) AABB
C) AB
D) A
E) AAB
Q3) The process that merges the gametes from two parents is
A) conjugation.
B) mitosis.
C) meiosis.
D) parthenogenesis.
E) fertilization.
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Chapter 10: Patterns of Inheritance
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Q1) If an individual is heterozygous for a particular trait,
A) one parent contributed two copies of the same allele for that trait.
B) each parent contributed a different allele for that trait.
C) each parent contributed the same allele for that trait.
D) one parent contributed two different alleles for that trait.
Q2) Genotypes are the outward expression of an allele combination.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If a person has a recessive allele for a disorder and that allele is masked by presence of a normal dominant allele,this person
A) is termed a carrier.
B) has the disease but cannot pass this disease to their offspring.
C) is homozygous for the disease.
D) is termed a linkage group.
E) cannot produce gametes.
Q4) The individual sometimes referred to as the "father of genetics" because he influenced the science of genetics more than anyone else is Gregor Mendel.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: DNA Technology
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Q1) DNA sequences that do not code for proteins
A) regulate gene expression.
B) transcribe mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA.
C) are structural, with repeated and translocated sections.
D) All of the answer choices are correct.
E) nonfunctional in the case of pseudogenes.
Q2) Advancements in many fields of biology,agriculture,conservation,and medicine benefit from DNA technology because
A) each organism, especially among the eukaryotes, inherits a mix of variable genetic information from previous generations.
B) even DNA replication and cell divisions can produce point mutations and gene abnormalities affecting traits of interest.
C) the genes among sometimes diverse organisms can produce favorable traits when transferred from one to another.
D) researchers have gained understanding of how the DNA structure relates to many traits, or diseases.
E) All of these answer options are correct.
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Chapter 12: The Forces of Evolutionary Change
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Q1) Hunting magazines,hunting show hosts,and avid hunters often weave stories of letting smaller white-tailed deer pass by,waiting for the larger "prize bucks." Given what you know about possible changes in allele frequencies of populations,and assuming these reported hunting behaviors are true,
A) a directional selection for smaller white-tailed deer will result in fewer "prize bucks."
B) a founder effect, from hunting, will allow small groups of larger white-tailed deer to establish away from human populations.
C) Any of these answer options are as likely as the others.
D) a bottleneck effect, from hunting, will soon cause extinction of the white-tailed deer.
E) there will be no adverse effect on the white-tailed deer species, because humans aren't intentionally forcing artificial selection.
Q2) Evolution does answer the question as to how life originally began.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Evidence of Evolution
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Q1) Absolute dating uses ______ to estimate how old a fossil is.
A) a molecular clock
B) embryonic structures
C) depth within rock layers
D) radioactive isotopes
E) structural features
Q2) Relative dating uses ______ to estimate how old a fossil is.
A) structural features
B) radioactive isotopes
C) a molecular clock
D) embryonic structures
E) depth within rock layers
Q3) The observation that most aquatic vertebrates (e.g.fish,penguins,and whales)have streamlined bodies and fins or flippers for steering are a result of
A) analogous selection.
B) convergent evolution.
C) sexual selection.
D) vestigial selection.
E) artificial selection.
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Chapter 14: Speciation and Extinction
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Q1) The type of reproductive isolation in which the two populations are separated due to their habitat is
A) ecological isolation.
B) behavioral isolation.
C) mechanical isolation.
D) temporal isolation.
E) hybrid inviability.
Q2) A tetraploid (i.e.,four sets of chromosomes)plant species is typically ______________,whereas a plant species with three sets of chromosomes is typically ______________.This difference is due to whether or not meiosis can be completed.
A) small; large
B) large; small
C) fertile; infertile
D) rare; common
E) infertile; fertile
Q3) Among evolutionary biologists,the idea of sympatric speciation can be controversial.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: The Origin and History of Life
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Q1) The "Age of Dinosaurs" lasted about 120 million years and included the _____ periods.
A) Jurassic and Cretaceous
B) Cambrian and Ordovician
C) Triassic and Jurassic
D) Carboniferous and Permian
E) Cretaceous and Tertiary
Q2) The early report that Stanley Miller had created "Life in a Test Tube" in his prebiotic simulations was correct.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Primate order arose about ____ years ago,in the ___ period.
A) 100 million; Cretaceous
B) 150 million; Jurassic
C) one million; Quaternary
D) 10 million; Tertiary
E) 60 million; Tertiary
Q4) The enzyme that copies RNA into complementary DNA is RNA polymerase.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Viruses
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Q1) The host range of a virus is
A) the type of organisms or cells that a virus can infect.
B) the geographical location in which the virus is found.
C) limited by availability of its needed nutritional resources.
D) always limited to one species.
E) the boundaries of the ecosystem in which it is found.
Q2) Based on the figure from the section on HIV replication,why could researchers use PCR to amplify viral DNA from the chimp Marilyn's tissues?
A) HIV uses DNA as its genetic material.
B) Some of the HIV will be stuck to the outside of a cell.
C) PCR uses a reverse transcriptase and can thus detect RNA.
D) PCR can amplify any genetic material.
E) HIV is converted to DNA and integrated into a cell's chromosome.
Q3) The stage of viral replication in which the new viruses leave the host cell is A) release.
B) synthesis.
C) penetration.
D) assembly.
E) attachment.
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Chapter 17: Bacteria and Archaea
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Q1) The rigid barrier that surrounds most prokaryotes is the A) cell membrane.
B) flagellum.
C) cytoplasm.
D) cell wall.
E) glycocalyx.
Q2) A prokaryote that occupies a habitat that is extremely salty is a/n
A) hydrophile.
B) acidophile.
C) halophile.
D) thermophile.
E) basophile.
Q3) Escherichia coli and Salmonella can remain in one location in our intestines.They would most likely contain which of the following?
A) cilia
B) pili
C) glycocalyx
D) flagella
E) spirochetes
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Chapter 18: Protists
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Q1) DNA sequence evidence suggests that plants,fungi,and animals arose from different lineages of unicellular protists.This suggests which of the following?
A) Multicellular organisms only arose once in evolutionary history.
B) Protists arose before the other three kingdoms.
C) All unicellular organisms are now extinct.
D) Early ancestors to plants, fungi, and animals could interbreed.
E) The animal, plant, and fungal kingdoms contain some single-celled organisms.
Q2) The white cliffs of Dover are composed mostly of foraminiferans shells.These organisms move by pseudopodia and feed by phagocytosis.Foraminiferan shells are made of which of the following?
A) chitin
B) cellulose
C) peptidoglycan
D) silica
E) calcium carbonate
Q3) Protists can be heterotrophs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Plants
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Q1) In suggesting alternative hypotheses to explain in the figure above,your lab partner states that perhaps mosses didn't evolve until recently,which is why they increase after herbs and shrubs.Which of the following would be the best response to your lab partner?
A) Mammoths probably ate the mosses, so they did not appear until after the mammoths went extinct.
B) If you look carefully at the graph, there were a few mosses present 300,000 years ago, so they probably arose then.
C) Moss increases in more recent years indicate an environmental shift to wetter growing conditions.
D) Mosses were actually the first land plants to appear.
E) Mosses are better adapted to dry climates.
Q2) The fruits of plants primarily function in
A) Both seed protection and seed dispersal are correct.
B) providing food for animals.
C) Both providing food for animals and seed protection are correct.
D) seed dispersal.
E) seed protection.
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Chapter 20: Fungi
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Q1) The carcinogen aflatoxin is produced by the fungus
A) Claviceps purpurea.
B) Coccidioides immitis.
C) Staphylococcus aureus.
D) Aspergillus flavus.
E) Histoplasma capsulatum.
Q2) The fungi that are referred to as ancient fungi are
A) chytridiomycetes.
B) ascomycetes.
C) deuteromycetes.
D) basidiomycetes.
E) zygomycetes.
Q3) An endophyte absorbing nutrients and water from a live cacao leaf is which of the following?
A) a producer
B) a heterotroph
C) a detritovore
D) a decomposer
E) an autotroph
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Chapter 21: Animals
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Q1) Which of the following were the first vertebrates to live and reproduce in dry environments?
A) mammals
B) birds
C) fish
D) reptiles
E) amphibians
Q2) Bats,birds,and dragonflies can all fly.Which of the following groups of animals have some members capable of flight?
A) reptiles and mammals
B) amphibians and arthropods
C) reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods
D) mammals and arthropods
E) reptiles, arthropods, and mammals
Q3) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a nematode?
A) They have a complete digestive tract.
B) They have bilateral symmetry.
C) They are unsegmented.
D) They have a coelom.
E) They exhibit cephalization.
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Chapter 22: Plant Form and Function
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Q1) The primary root of many eudicots that enlarges and persists throughout the life of the plant is a
A) fibrous root.
B) stolon.
C) companion root.
D) rhizome.
E) taproot.
Q2) While observing plants that you and your class collected around campus,you observe that in many plants,one or more leaves attach at common points on the stem.This point on each plant is the A) axillary bud.
B) internode.
C) sieve plate.
D) petiole.
E) node.
Q3) Grasses and other monocots usually have fibrous root systems.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 23: Plant Nutrition and Transport
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Q1) When Ellison and Gotelli manipulated concentrations of nutrients available to pitcher plants,what was the independent variable?
A) amount of nitrogen or phosphorus added to the pitcher of each plant
B) number of insects fed to each plant
C) ratio of the pitcher opening to pitcher length
D) amount of nitrogen or phosphorus added to the roots of each plant
E) ratio of the keel width to total width
Q2) What hypothesis were Ellison and Gotelli testing when they manipulated concentrations of nutrients available to pitcher plants?
A) Providing extra light would increase leaf production.
B) Providing extra nutrients would increase photosynthetic leaf surface area.
C) Providing extra light would increase the need for nutrients.
D) Providing extra nutrients would reduce the need for extra leaves.
E) Cutting leaves would diminish the need for more nutrients.
Q3) Chemically,nutrients from inorganic fertilizers are not equivalent to nutrients from manure or compost.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 24: Reproduction and Development of Flowering Plants
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Q1) A scion is
A) a part of a plant that is grafted to root stock of a closely related plant.
B) the root stock to which another plant part is grafted.
C) a triploid zygote that develops into endoderm.
D) a tetraploid zygote formed from the union of two diploid nuclei.
E) a clone of a plant created by tissue culture in a lab.
Q2) On a field trip,clearing clouds and warming temperatures reveal red flowers along the trail.You will expect them to be visited and pollinated by A) birds.
B) beetles.
C) bees.
D) bats.
E) moths.
Q3) All tropisms result from differential growth in which one side of the responding organ grows faster than the other.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 25: Animal Tissues and Organ Systems
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Q1) UV light _____ folic acid.
A) increases the body's production of
B) destroys
C) contains
D) has no effect on
E) produces
Q2) When given a tissue sample,you notice its red color,and tests show that it contains large amounts of oxygen along with cells suspended in fluid.What would you call this?
A) blood
B) bone
C) cartilage
D) dense connective
E) adipose
Q3) The most common way that living organisms maintain homeostasis is by positive feedback mechanisms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 26: The Nervous System
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Q1) The reason that we can tell light from sound is because different neurons transmit these different stimuli.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The autonomic nervous system controls voluntary muscles involved in processes such as moving legs while consciously walking.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Imagine that you are told to use a fluorescent antibody that binds to sodium channels to helpvisualize the part of a neuron where nerve impulses originate.The area where you would find the greatest antibody fluorescence and therefore the greatest concentration of sodium channels would be the
A) trigger zone.
B) axon.
C) synapse.
D) Schwann cell.
E) dendrite.
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Chapter 27: The Senses
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Q1) All animal eyes have a macula.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Naked mole rats can tolerate higher CO<sub>2</sub> levels than can mice due to the inhibition of their homeostatic pain receptors by the acid.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The senses of equilibrium and balance derive from the A) cochlea.
B) semicircular canals.
C) vestibule.
D) cochlea and vestibule.
E) semicircular canals and vestibule.
Q4) Sensory adaptation occurs when perception of one sense declines due to repeated stimulation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Insects have compound eyes.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) The human parathyroid gland regulates which of the following in blood?
A) calcium
B) glucose
C) insulin
D) glucocorticoid
E) melatonin
Q2) Insulin is
A) used to treat diabetes mellitus.
B) produced by the pancreas.
C) produced by islets of Langerhans.
D) produced by beta cells.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.
Q3) The endocrine gland that produces hormones that help regulate blood calcium is the
A) pancreas.
B) parathyroid gland.
C) adrenal gland.
D) pineal gland.
E) testes.
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Chapter 29: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
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Q1) The long bones of the human body elongate during development via growth plates at their ends.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You are talking to a 54-year-old patient who has joint pain.You order a scan to look at the cartilage in the patient's painful joints because you suspect that cartilage has worn away,leading to
A) acromegaly.
B) rheumatoid arthritis.
C) scoliosis.
D) osteoporosis.
E) osteoarthritis.
Q3) A fast-twitch muscle fiber
A) uses ATP quickly in short, fast contractions.
B) has many capillaries.
C) is rich in myoglobin.
D) works aerobically.
E) All of the answer choices are correct.
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Q1) The capillary wall consists only of
A) a single layer of epithelial cells covered by connective tissue.
B) connective tissue.
C) a single layer of endothelial cells.
D) smooth muscle.
E) a single layer of epithelial cells covered by smooth muscle.
Q2) Which is part of a critical body system protected by the lymphatic system but is not part of the lymphatic system itself?
A) skeletal muscle
B) tonsil
C) spleen
D) pancreas
E) thymus
Q3) The right ventricle sends blood to the lungs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) While arteries are usually full of oxygenated blood,the one major exception is the pulmonary artery.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Working in your veterinary practice,a woman comes in,upset that her pet parrot has inhaled a valuable diamond.The first place you would look for the diamond would be the
A) anterior air sacs.
B) lamellae of the gills.
C) posterior air sacs.
D) bronchioles.
E) capillaries.
Q2) Which respiratory disease can be caused by a bacterial infection?
A) the common cold
B) asthma
C) lung cancer
D) tuberculosis
E) None of the answer choices are correct.
Q3) If a smoker deliberately held their respiration rate at the same level as a non-smoker,the slowed diffusion of gas due to smoking-realted damage could lead to decreased blood pH.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Phenotypic plasticity is seen when a trait such as intestine length can vary depending on the conditions under which an organism develops.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An ectotherm with a complete digestive tract might eat infrequently,eliminating from a different place from the one where it ingested.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The pyloric sphincter lies between the small intestine and large intestine,thereby controlling the movement of food into the large intestine.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is caused by a vitamin C deficiency?
A) rickets
B) beriberi
C) scurvy
D) pellagra
E) blindness
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Chapter 33: Regulation of Temperature and Body Fluids
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Q1) You are examining an ecosystem and notice a large insect.When you measure its temperature,you find it to be constant in sun or shade,wind or still air.This indicates that this is,unexpectedly,an insect which is a(n)
A) homotherm.
B) ectotherm.
C) endotherm.
D) positherm.
E) thermophile.
Q2) Mammals excrete nitrogenous wastes in which of the following forms?
A) ammonia
B) urea
C) nucleotides
D) uric acid
E) allatonin
Q3) In humans,the muscular tube into which urine from the kidney first drains is the A) urethra.
B) uvula.
C) ureter.
D) urinary bladder.
E) nephron.
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Chapter 34: The Immune System
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Q1) Fever is part of humoral immunity since the temperature of the body is controlled from the bone marrow.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The "master cells" of the immune system that initiate and coordinate the adaptive immune response are
A) basophils.
B) helper T cells.
C) mast cells.
D) cytotoxic T cells.
E) B cells.
Q3) A fever has no defense function,but only acts as a sign that an infection is present in the body.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Administering antivenom is a form of active immunity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 35: Animal Reproduction and Development
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Q1) Male redback spiders benefit when they are eaten by their mates because
A) they ultimately have higher reproductive success.
B) they are only partially eaten and can regrow lost parts.
C) they would die soon after copulation anyway.
D) they don't have to fight other males.
E) None of the answer choices are correct.
Q2) The hormone released from the hypothalamus that stimulates release of LH and FSH in both the male and female is
A) human growth hormone.
B) testosterone.
C) gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
D) antidiuretic hormone.
E) epinephrine.
Q3) Male Australian redback spiders are much larger than the females.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In fruit fly development expression of the bicoid gene on one end of the embryo is necessary for proper head positioning.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Which of the following is an ultimate question in regards to animal behavior?
A) How does a male songbird learn the songs that attract females of his species?
B) Why do parents risk their lives for those of their offspring?
C) How does the nervous system translate instinct into action?
D) How do crows know to work together to attack a great horned owl?
E) When does a human male develop a deep voice?
Q2) Scientists have no way to measure objectively the
A) volume of blood flow through an artery.
B) force of a muscular contraction.
C) level of insulin in the bloodstream.
D) love that humans feel for a pet.
E) effect of a neurotransmitter on a muscle.
Q3) In the spring season,many people notice that snakes move onto warm roadways that have heated in the sunlight.This is done to warm up after winter dormancy,and is a behavior snakes have from birth.This is a(n)___ behavior.
A) learned
B) habituation
C) reflex and a taxis
D) taxis and an innate
E) None of the answer choices are correct.
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Q1) The study of the relationships among organisms and the environment is A) habitology.
B) ecology.
C) ergonomics.
D) ethology.
E) geology.
Q2) The difference between a population and a community in the same location is that
A) a population includes all the living organisms, while a community is the physical location in which they live.
B) a population includes members of one species, while a community includes multiple species populations.
C) a community includes members of one species, while a population includes multiple species.
D) a population includes members of one species, while a community includes its nonliving environmental resources.
E) a community is an isolated subpopulation of a larger population of a species.
Q3) Immigration is the migration out of a particular area.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 38: Communities and Ecosystems
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Q1) Mercury released from coal burning power plants would be at the highest concentration in
A) the walleye.
B) the zooplankton.
C) the minnows.
D) the phytoplankton.
E) eagles that eat the walleye.
Q2) The cause of the sea otter population decline in the Pacific Northwest was primarily an oil spill.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The virus in this study
A) infected the plant.
B) did not infect either the fungus or the plant.
C) infected both the fungus and the plant.
D) infected the fungus.
Q4) Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which neither member of the relationship benefits.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Which is a biotic component of an ecosystem?
A) water
B) archaea
C) rock
D) salinity
E) temperature
Q2) Producers in hydrothermal vent ecosystems are
A) archaea and bacteria.
B) archaea and plants.
C) archaea.
D) bacteria.
E) plants.
Q3) The rain shadow associated with mountains is on the _____ side and has a _____ climate than the _____ side of the mountain.
A) downwind; wetter; upwind
B) upwind; drier; downwind
C) downwind; drier; upwind
D) upwind; wetter; downwind
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Q1) Air pollution in the lower atmosphere charterized by a visible haze is called a fug.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a process called _____,nitrogen and phosphorus fertilize algae in the water resulting in algal blooms.
A) particulation
B) eutrophication
C) denitrification
D) nitrification
E) desertification
Q3) The zebra mussel and the gypsy moth both have reduced biodiversity in North America.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many environmentalists believe that reducing human population growth could improve environmental issues.
A)True
B)False
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