Survey of Biology Study Guide Questions
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Survey of Biology offers a comprehensive overview of fundamental biological concepts, emphasizing the diversity of life, structure and function of living organisms, basic genetics, evolution, ecology, and cellular biology. Designed for both science and non-science majors, this course explores the scientific method, the role of biology in society, and current topics such as biotechnology and environmental issues. Through lectures, discussions, and laboratory experiences, students will gain a foundational understanding of how living systems interact and the impact of biological principles on real-world problems.
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Chapter 1: Biology, the Study of Life
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Q1) While examining a drop of pond water under the microscope,you find a unicellular organism with a nucleus and structures for photosynthesis.To what kingdom would you assign this organism?
A)Animals
B)Plants
C)Fungi
D)Protists
E)Archaea
Answer: D
Q2) In the scientific method,the condition which is deliberately changed is referred to as the
A)control group.
B)experimental variable.
C)control variable.
D)hypothesis.
E)test.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Basic Chemistry of Cells
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Q1) When you mix sugar into your coffee,the sugar dissolves in the liquid.This shows that sugar molecules are
A)hydrophilic.
B)cohesive.
C)covalent.
D)neither hydrophobic nor hydrophilic.
E)hydrophobic.
Answer: A
Q2) What term describes the tendency of water molecules to cling to the wall of a blood vessel?
A)hydrophobicity
B)buffering
C)cohesion
D)adhesion
E)electronegativity
Answer: D
Q3) Radioactive isotopes can be used as tracers to detect molecular changes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Organic Molecules of Cells
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Q1) Which of the following molecules can ionize and release hydrogen ions to make the solution more acidic?
A)carbonyl
B)phosphate
C)sulfhydryl
D)carboxyl
E)hydroxyl
Answer: D
Q2) The most essential ingredient in organic molecules is hydrogen.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The sugar which is transported in plants and is also used as table sugar is A)sucrose
B)glucose
C)lactose
D)galactose
E)fructose
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Structure and Function of Cells
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Q1) If you followed the breakdown of long chain fatty aciuds,in what organelle would they be acted on first,before final breakdown in the mitochondria?
A)rough endoplasmic reticulum
B)mitochondria
C)smooth endoplasmic reticulum
D)lysosomes
E)peroxisomes
Q2) What is the cell structure marked "b." on the animal cell diagram?
A)nucleus
B)Golgi apparatus
C)smooth endoplasmic reticulum
D)mitochondria
E)rough endoplasmic reticulum
Q3) The basic unit of structure and function for all life is the A)molecule.
B)cell.
C)organism.
D)atom.
E)organ.
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Chapter 5: Dynamic Activities of Cells
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Q1) If an enzyme's was denatured,it would no longer bind efficiently with its substrate efficiently.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following states the First Law of Thermodynamics?
A)One usable form of energy can be completely converted into a more useable form.
B)One usable form of energy can be completely converted into another useable form.
C)Energy can be created and destroyed.
D)Energy cannot be created or destroyeD.
E)Energy cannot be transformed.
Q3) During the process to move an organelle inside a cell,the motor protein dynein must bind the organelle and use energy to walk along a microtubule tract.How is the energy to the dynein supplied?
A)from the endergonic reaction of ATP breakdown
B)from the stable reaction of ATP breakdown
C)from the exergonic reaction of ATP breakdown
D)from the exergonic reaction of ATP formation
E)from the entropic reaction of ATP breakdown
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Chapter 6: Pathways of Photosynthesis
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Q1) Which of the following statements would disqualify an organism as an autotroph?
A)They must take in organic matter to make energy.
B)They produce their own food.
C)They are autotrophs.
D)They convert light energy into chemical energy.
E)Cyanobacteria are autotrophs.
Q2) The carbon atoms in the carbohydrate produced by photosynthesis come from carbon dioxide.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most major food plants such as wheat,oats,and rice are in the group of A)nonphotosynthetic plants.
B)C<sub>3</sub> plants.
C)C<sub>4</sub> plants.
D)succulent plants.
E)CAM plants.
Q4) Photosystem II evolved before Photosystem I.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Pathways of Cellular Respiration
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Q1) During the process of cellular respiration,what is the total number of ATP produced per glucose molecule?
A)36 or 38
B)32 or 34
C)28 or 30
D)24 or 26
E)20 or 24
Q2) The molecule NAD<sup>+</sup> is said to have an oxidative role in glycolysis because it accepts
A)phosphate atoms.
B)oxygen atoms.
C)carbon dioxide molecules.
D)electrons and hydrogen ions.
E)pyruvate molecules.
Q3) What role does oxygen play in cellular respiration?
A)It acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
B)It acts as a coenzyme in the electron transport chain.
C)It acts as an input for the Krebs cycle.
D)It acts as an input for glycolysis.
E)It acts as an intermediate between glycolysis and the Krebs cyclE.
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Chapter 8: Cellular Reproduction
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Q1) The spindle has not changed significantly during the evolution of eukaryotic organisms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cancer cells result from the mutation of the DNA in non-cancerous cells.
A)True
B)False
Q3) G<sub>0 </sub>falls between S and M phases of the cell cycle.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The formation of new blood cells within a tumor is referred to as carcinogenesis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In plants,cytokinesis occurs with the formation of:
A)a cell plate
B)a set of asters and centrioles
C)a cleavage furrow in the cell wall
D)a cleavage furrow in the cytoplasm
E)a cleavage furrow in the nuclear membrane
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Chapter 9: Sexual Reproduction
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Q1) Meiosis results in a change in chromosome number which can be written as
A)"3n to 2n."
B)"2n to n."
C)"3n to n."
D)"4n to 3n."
E)"4n to 2n."
Q2) In the figure of the life cycle of humans,what does "d" represent?
A)fertilization
B)zygote or embryo
C)gamete production
D)mitosis
E)meiosis II
Q3) The nuclear envelope does not reform during telophase I.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The fusion of sperm and egg is called synapsis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Patterns of Genetic Inheritance
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Q1) In humans,brown eyes (B)are dominant over blue eyes (b).A brown-eyed woman who has a blue-eyed child would have the genotype
A)Bb.
B)BBB.
C)BbBb.
D)bb.
E)BB.
Q2) This figure shows a human pedigree.Based on the information presented in this figure,what type of disorder would this be?
A)autosomal dominant
B)incomplete dominance
C)due to multiple alleles
D)autosomal recessive
E)codominant
Q3) Human colorblindness is sex-linked.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Molecular Biology of Inheritance
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Q1) Which molecule carries genetic information from the nucleus to where new proteins are manufactured?
A)RNA polymerase
B)rRNA
C)mRNA
D)DNA polymerase
E)tRNA
Q2) How many DNA bases are in each codon?
A)3
B)16
C)4
D)20
E)64
Q3) Which of these is an environmental mutagen?
A)bacteria in water
B)X-rays and Gamma rays
C)fungal spores
D)radio waves
E)Air-bourne sand
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Chapter 12: Regulation of Gene Activity
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Q1) Which developmental changes would have have been caused by genes other than Hox genes?
A)extra toes in foxes
B)extra fingers are fused together in humans
C)missing eyes in squid
D)short arms that are missing bones in mice
E)two pairs of wings in fruit flies
Q2) Alternative mRNA splicing can lead to more than one protein product being made from the information in one gene.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Genes which are involved in pattern formation and organization of body parts are referred to as:
A)Regulatory regions of structural genes
B)Master developmental regulatory genes
C)Heterochromatin regulatory genes
D)Developmental enhancer genes
E)Nucleosome regulatory genes
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Chapter 13: Biotechnology and Genomics
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Q1) In general,people tend to think that genetically modified food is safe and will have no long-term health effects.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which process produces individuals which are exactly the same as the original?
A)therapeutic cloning
B)reproductive cloning
C)homeotic cloning
D)totipotent cloning
E)nucleosome cloning
Q3) Gene therapy is when a foreign gene is inserted into the genome of an extinct organism to bring it back to life.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not an example of a genetic modification in a plant?
A)strawberries which are resistant to freezing
B)potatoes which are resistant to blight disease and beetles
C)strawberries which are resistant to freezing.
D)corn that has a built in nitrogen fertilization
E)soybeans which make a desired fatty acid (oleic acid)
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Chapter 14: Evidence of Evolution
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Q1) The organism which is an intermediate between reptiles and birds is
A)<i>Ambulocetus.</i>
B)<i>Rodhocetus.</i>
C)<i>Archaeopteryx.</i>
D)<i>Pakicetus.</i>
E)<i>Geospiza.</i>
Q2) Which is not a condition necessary for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
A)There is no gene flow.
B)Nonrandom mating does not occur.
C)No mutations occur.
D)There is no natural selection.
E)There is genetic drift.
Q3) Besides mutation,which of the following is important in generating phenotypic differences?
A)sexual reproduction
B)genetic drift
C)gene flow
D)stabilizing selection
E)microevolution
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Chapter 15: Speciation and Evolution
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of adaptive radiation?
A)the evolution of the whale
B)the breeding of mice
C)the origin of elephants
D)the evolution of different species of Hawaiian honey creepers
E)the cultivation of different types of corn
Q2) Modern corn is considered an allotetraploid,which means
A)the offspring contain half the number of chromosomes as the parent plant.
B)the offspring contain double the number of chromosomes as the parent plant.
C)a doubling of chromosomes has occurred during hybridization.
D)a halving of chromosomes during has occurred hybridization.
E)the number of chromosomes is highly variable from generation to generation.
Q3) A biologist is studying where a species lives and how it interacts with other species,which is a study of what?
A)a geographical niche
B)an allopatric niche
C)a sympatric niche
D)microevolution
E)an ecological niche
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Chapter 16: The Evolutionary History of Life on Earth
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Q1) You discover a large,green,multicellular,autotrophic organism living on the bank of a creek.Upon microscopic examination,you find that the cells contain nuclei and other membranous organelles.How would you classify this organism?
A)Domain Eukarya
B)Domain Bacteria
C)Domain Archaea
D)Kingdom Fungi
E)Kingdom Protista
Q2) Characteristics which appear in some new groups but not in all new groups are referred to as
A)parallel characters.
B)ancestor characters.
C)convergent characters.
D)analogous characters.
E)derived characters.
Q3) There can only be one species within a genus.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Evolution of Microbial Life
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Q1) The innermost core of a virus's structure is made up of
A)a membrane envelope.
B)both DNA and RNA.
C)either DNA or RNA.
D)a protein capsiD.
E)a protein spore coat.
Q2) This figure is of the basic anatomy of a bacterium.What does "d" represent?
A)nucleoid
B)cell wall
C)ribosome
D)glycocalyx
E)plasma membrane
Q3) Which of the following statements is true only of bacteria outside the cyanobacteria?
A)They are found in freshwater.
B)They produce oxygen.
C)They fix atmospheric nitrogen.
D)They are considered chemoheterotrophs.
E)They can be associated with fungi to form lichens.
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Chapter 18: Evolution of Protists
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Q1) Among protists,haploid reproductive cells that are often resistant to adverse conditions are termed
A)spores
B)apicomplexes
C)pyrenoids
D)flagella
E)trichocysts
Q2) A hiker fills up his canteen from a mountain pond in the western United States.If he does not treat the water before drinking it,he runs the risk of being infected by which of the following?
A)<i>Giardia</i>
B)<i>Trichchomonas</i>
C)<i>Trypanosoma</i>
D)<i>Euglena</i>
E)<i>Paramecium</i>
Q3) The valves of a diatom are made of silica.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Evolution of Plants and Fungi
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Q1) A biologist is studying the mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or green algae and,thus,is studying A)mycorrhizae. B)lichens.
C)conidia. D)mycelia.
E)yeasts.
Q2) This figure shows the parts of the flower.What does "a" represent?
A)the anther
B)the carpel
C)the stamens
D)the stigma
E)the pollen tube
Q3) This figure shows the parts of the flower.What does "d" represent?
A)the stamens
B)the stigma
C)the carpel
D)the anther
E)the pollen tube
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Chapter 20: Evolution of Animals
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Q1) If you were studying animals which have a body cavity completely lined with mesoderm such as molluscs and arthropods,you would be studying A)coelomates.
B)deuterostomes.
C)radial symmetry.
D)acoelomates.
E)pseudocoelomates.
Q2) The major insect body parts are
A)head,cephalothorax,and abdomen.
B)cephalothorax,midsection,and abdomen.
C)head,thorax,and abdomen.
D)head,pyothorax,and metathorax.
E)cephalothorax and abdomen.
Q3) This figure shows the parts of the amniotic egg.What does "d" represent?
A)embryo
B)allantois
C)yolk sac
D)amnion
E)chorion
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Chapter 21: Evolution of Humans
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Q1) Which characteristic would be found in a primate which travels on all four limbs?
A)The spine exits from center of the skull.
B)The femurs angle inward.
C)The spine has an S-shaped curve.
D)The foot has an arch.
E)The pelvis is long and narrow.
Q2) While digging in East Africa in a layer of sediment which dates back to 4.4 million years ago,you find an early hominin fossil about the size of a chimpanzee.Based on the place and the time you could conclude that it is an
A)<i>Australopithecus ergaster.</i>
B)<i>Australopithecus boisei.</i>
C)<i>Australopithecus africanus.</i>
D)<i>Ardipithecus ramidus.</i>
E)Homo ergaster.
Q3) Modern humans are hybrids of Cro-Magnons and Neandertals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Plant Organization and Homeostasis
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Q1) A cross section through the region of maturation of a root would show
A)cells of the root cap.
B)the apical meristem.
C)transport tissue.
D)greatly elongated,undifferentiated cells.
E)cells covered with a thick cuticlE.
Q2) Which of the following is the least general function of a plant's apical meristem?
A)carries out cell division
B)produces epidermal tissue
C)produces ground tissue
D)produces vascular tissue
E)produces leaf primordia
Q3) Which two structures function in gas exchange?
A)stomata and lenticels
B)stomata and the palisade layer of a leaf
C)root hairs and nodes of stems
D)root tip and apical meristem
E)lenticels and the cuticle
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Chapter 23: Transport and Nutrition in Plants
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Q1) Which statement would be true for transport in the blood of a mammal but not about the cohesion-tension model?
A)It is carried out in the xylem.
B)It moves water upward.
C)It depends on cohesion.
D)It uses lots of energy.
E)It relies on a water column.
Q2) Sugar is produced in ____________ and then moves to
A)the roots;the stem
B)a source;a sink
C)a source;the stem
D)the roots;the leaves
E)a sink;a source
Q3) The build up of root pressure which forces water up the root mostly takes place under which of the following conditions?
A)during bright sunny days
B)during the night
C)during cloudy days
D)only on rainy days
E)only when the soil is dry
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Chapter 24: Control of Growth Responses in Plants
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Q1) A plant physiologist is studying the plant's ability to seal off an area which is infected by a virus,bacteria,or fungus,a study of
A)the primary metabolite response.
B)the phytochrome response.
C)the dormancy response.
D)the hypersensitive response.
E)the secondary metabolite responsE.
Q2) In root cap cells,there are ________________ which are sensors that detect which direction is down.
A)coleoptiles
B)statoliths
C)phytochromes
D)turgor cells
E)axilary buds
Q3) Which of the following would cause a leaf cell to become turgid?
A)an outflow of potassium followed by an outflow of water
B)an outflow of potassium followed by an inflow of water
C)an inflow of water followed by an inflow of potassium
D)an inflow of potassium followed by an outflow of water
E)an inflow of potassium followed by an inflow of water
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Q1) Alternation of generations in flowering plants includes the formation of a
A)triploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte.
B)haploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte.
C)triploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte.
D)diploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte.
E)diploid sporophyte and a haploid gametophytE.
Q2) Pollen is produced in which part of the plant?
A)stigma
B)anther
C)sepal
D)filament
E)style
Q3) Which is the most complex kind of fruit?
A)multiple
B)fleshy
C)dry
D)simple
E)aggregate
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Q1) Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia?
A)They support neurons
B)They help neurons divide
C)They engulf bacteria
D)They form myelin
E)They nourish neurons
Q2) A biologist is studying the deepest layer of skin which is composed of loose connective tissue and adipose tissue.Based on this information,you would conclude that he or she is studying which layer of or associated with the skin?
A)Dermis
B)Cuboidal
C)Subcutaneous
D)Basement
E)Epidermis
Q3) The heart,lungs,and blood vessels make up the cardiovascular system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Glands are primarily made of connective tissue.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Which function of the nervous system is restricted to only the CNS?
A)Motor output
B)Sensory input
C)Integration of neural information
D)None of the nervous system functions are restricted to the CNS
E)All of the nervous system functions are restricted to the CNS
Q2) All vertebrates have a well defined head.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Both the parasympathetic and sympathetic division are responsible for innervating the internal organs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) This figure shows the anatomy of the human brain.What does "e" represent?
A)The thalamus
B)The cerebellum
C)The corpus callosum
D)The cerebrum
E)The pons
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Q1) This figure shows the anatomy of the human eye.What does "b" represent?
A)The lens
B)The sclera
C)The cornea
D)The optic nerve
E)The retina
Q2) Why does a person lose the ability to taste when they have burned their tongue on hot coffee?
A)They have damaged the papillae which house the taste buds.
B)They have damaged the nerves that conduct the sensation of taste to the brain.
C)They have damaged the olfactory bulb that is associated with taste.
D)The olfactory tract has been severed due to the hot liquid preventing the transmission of the impulse to the brain.
E)They have damaged the ciliary body which houses the receptors for tastE.
Q3) Which structure divides the outer ear from the middle ear?
A)The pinna
B)The malleus
C)The round window
D)The auditory tube
E)The tympanic membrane
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Chapter 29: Locomotion and Support Systems
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Q1) Which of the following joints would be immovable?
A)A suture between two cranial bones
B)The joints between vertebrae
C)The pubic symphysis
D)The knee
E)The hip
Q2) If you were studying the tissue which connects muscle to bone you would be studying which of the following?
A)Ligaments
B)Cartilage
C)Epithelial tissue
D)Menisci
E)Tendons
Q3) This figure shows the anatomy of a long bone.What does "b" represent?
A)The medullary cavity
B)The growth plate
C)The periosteum
D)Spongy bone
E)Compact bone
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Chapter 30: Circulation and Cardiovascular Systems
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Q1) This figure shows the anatomy of the mammalian heart.What does "d" represent?
A)The aorta
B)The superior vena cava
C)The right atrium
D)The left ventricle
E)The pulmonary trunk
Q2) If you were studying the enzymes involved in the clotting process you would be studying which of the following?
A)Fibrin and prothrombin activator
B)Prothrombin activator and thrombin
C)Platelets and fibrin
D)Prothrombin and calcium
E)Albumin and hemoglobin
Q3) Which body system in hydras performs the functions of the circulatory system?
A)Hemocoel
B)Lungs
C)Gastrovascular cavity
D)Coelom
E)Gills
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Chapter 31: Lymph Transport and Immunity
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A)Eosinophils
B)Interferons
C)Dendritic cells
D)Cytokines
E)Complement proteins
Q2) An important step in the body's second line of defense is to identify the pathogen's
A)Antibodies
B)Histamines
C)Antigens
D)Cytokines
E)Interferons
Q3) The antibody titer in the primary response is much greater than that of the secondary response.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 32: Digestive Systems and Nutrition
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A)To produce highly basic fluids to kill most bacteria
B)To begin the absorption of most small food molecules
C)Storage of food and mixing with digestive fluids to begin chemical digestion
D)Promote bacterial fermentation
E)Primary site for water absorption
Q2) If you were studying the molecules where most of the cells get their energy from,you would be studying which of the following?
A)Proteins
B)Fats
C)Minerals and vitamins
D)Sugars and starches
E)Nucleic acids
Q3) In women,a lack of __________ can cause anemia and a lack of __________ can cause osteoporosis.
A)Iron;phosphorus
B)Calcium;iron
C)Phosphorus;calcium
D)Iron;calcium
E)Phosphorus;magnesium
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Chapter 33: Gas Exchange and Transport in Animals
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A)The pharynx
B)The trachea
C)The alveoli
D)The tissue cells
E)The larynx
Q2) An athlete is trying to increase her aerobic conditioning by training more.Which aspect of respiration can she improve upon by exercising more?
A)Ventilation
B)Internal respiration
C)External respiration
D)Both internal and external respiration
E)Both ventilation and external respiration
Q3) It is easier for animals to obtain oxygen from water than from air.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 34: Osmoregulation and Excretion
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A)Flame cells
B)Kidneys
C)Malpighian tubules
D)Nephridia
E)Nephrons
Q2) The outer portion of the kidney is referred to as:
A)The renal medulla
B)The renal nephron
C)The renal pelvis
D)The renal cortex
E)The renal collecting duct
Q3) The second way substances are removed from the blood and are added to the tubular fluid is:
A)Tubular reabsorption
B)Countercurrent secretion
C)Glomerular filtration
D)Pressure filtration
E)Tubular secretion
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Chapter 35: Coordination by Hormone Signaling
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Q1) Which of the following is not true of steroid hormones?
A)They can be produced in the adrenal cortex
B)They bind to the plasma membrane
C)They activate transcription
D)They are lipids
E)They can bind to receptors inside the nucleus
Q2) A biologist is studying a hormone which causes a positive feedback loop which brings the mother's body further away from homeostasis during childbirth.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is studying:
A)Calcitonin
B)Estrogen
C)Insulin
D)Prolactin
E)Oxytocin
Q3) The anterior pituitary does not stimulate the:
A)Thyroid
B)Adrenal cortex
C)Testes and ovaries
D)Mammary glands
E)Adrenal medulla
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A)Nervous system and muscles
B)Muscles and blood
C)Gut and liver
D)Skin and nervous tissue
E)Skin and muscles
Q2) During embryo formation,a ball of cells with a hollow cavity inside is termed a:
A)Morula
B)Blastula
C)Blastocoel
D)Gastrula
E)Neurula
Q3) The _____________ develops into the fetal portion of the placenta.
A)Amnion
B)Archenteron
C)Chorion
D)Yolk sac
E)Allantois
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Q1) Which of these is the best way to control population growth rate in LDCs?
A)A good family planning program can help the growth rate decline even if the country is not yet industrialized
B)The less developed countries will always have a high growth rate with no accompanying problems so there is no need to do anything
C)The growth rate will decline only when the less developed countries are industrialized as much as the more developed countries
D)The less developed countries already have a low growth rate so there is no need to do anything
E)The growth rate of more developed countries contributes more to world population growth so we don't need to do anything with the population growth in LDCs
Q2) Which of the following does not impact an organism's biotic potential?
A)The rate of immigration into an area
B)Having the usual number of offspring per reproduction
C)The organisms chances of survival until age of reproduction
D)The age at which reproduction begins
E)How often each individual reproduces
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A)Conditioned selection
B)Fixed action selection
C)Unconditioned selection
D)Reciprocal selection
E)Sexual selection
Q2) If you were studying a change in behavior that involves a link between two events,you would be studying which of the following?
A)Imprint learning
B)Fixed action learning
C)Associative learning
D)Sensitive learning
E)Altruistic learning
Q3) An animals physiology will play a role in determining its behavior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 39: Community and Ecosystem Ecology
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Q1) You are on vacation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and you observe that a massive forest fire has burned all the trees off the side of the mountain and sterilized the soil,leaving no topsoil.The type of succession that occurs following this type of fire is
A)facilitated succession.
B)primary soil leaching.
C)primary succession.
D)pioneer species growth.
E)secondary succession.
Q2) In a pine forest few other species of plants grow under the pines because the needles of pine trees are acidic and make the soil more acidic.This is an example of
A)The tolerance model
B)The facilitation model
C)The climax model
D)An opportunistic model
E)The inhibition model
Q3) Secondary succession occurs in an area where no soil is present.
A)True
B)False
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A)A community based on animals that migrate from one area of the ocean to another
B)A hard stony desert made of plants with exoskeletons
C)A common feature on all ocean bottoms but can only be seen in shallow water
D)Undersea flowers
E)A densely populated community that occurs in shallow,warm,tropical waters
Q2) Why is a rocky sea shore inhabited by more types of organisms than a sandy sea shore?
A)The rocks trap and hold more nutrients
B)The sand drains of water quickly at low tide
C)The sand does not hold nutrients
D)Predators are more likely to hunt along sandy shores
E)It is easier for organisms to attach to the rocks
Q3) As the latitude increases,what would be the sequence of biomes?
A)Tropical forest,deciduous forest,tundra,taiga
B)Tropical forest,taiga,deciduous forest,tundra
C)Tropical forest,deciduous forest,taiga,tundra
D)Tundra,taiga,deciduous forest,tropical forest
E)Tundra,deciduous forest,taiga,tropical forest
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A)Tundra
B)Temperate deciduous forests
C)Taigas
D)Tropical rain forests
E)Tropical grasslands
Q2) The major goal behind conservation biology is to manage biodiversity for the sustainable use by humans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A biologist is studying a type of diversity which involves a group of interacting ecosystems within a very large area.Based on this information you would conclude that he or she is most likely studying which of the following?
A)Sustainable diversity
B)Ecosystem diversity
C)Landscape diversity
D)Keystone diversity
E)Genetic diversity
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