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What feature is common to all the alveolates?
a. heterotrophy
b. lung-like sacs used for respiration
c. bioluminescence
d. complex life cycle with two hosts
e. membrane-bound sacs beneath the plasma membrane
Pheromones
a. are signaling molecules.
b. are released by one individual and influence other individuals of the same species.
c. diffuse through the air.
d. help to regulate honeybee behavior.
e. are all of these.
A stamen is
a. composed of a stigma, a style, and an ovary.
b. the mature male gametophyte.
c. the site where microspores are produced.
d. part of the vegetative phase of an angiosperm.
e. none of these.
All of the products of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis listed below are
used in the light-independent reactions EXCEPT for
a. O2.
b. electrons.
c. NADPH.
d. ATP.
e. hydrogen protons contributed by NADPH.
Which factor has the least effect on the amount of incoming light that strikes an area?
a. latitude
b. temperature
c. the slope of the land that is exposed to the incoming light
d. the amount of cloud cover
e. season
Respond to the following statements with reference to the organ systems listed below.
a. circulatory
b. lymphatic
c. digestive
d. endocrine
e. respiratory
Recovers excess tissue fluid
Effector
Even though there may be more than one correct letter response to some numbered
items, discriminate and "juggle" so that you have the one BEST response for each.
a. cells that nurture and support neurons
b. a hyperpolarizing event
c. a neuron cannot propagate an action potential at this time
d. Acetylcholine or GABA
e. interneuron in brain or spinal cord
f. establishes basis of resting membrane potential
g. sheathed muscle cells that contain receptors
h. input
i. integrator cell between sensory and motor
j. modified dendrite of a sensory neuron
k. a depolarizing event
l. output
m. muscle or gland
n. produced by a Schwann cell
o. cluster of cell bodies outside the CNS
The distribution of cytoplasm to daughter cells is accomplished during
a. prokaryotic fission.
b. mitosis.
c. meiosis.
d. cytokinesis.
e. karyokinesis.
The maintenance of the volume and composition of body fluids is the primary
responsibility of which system?
a. integumentary
b. immune
c. digestive
d. urinary
e. circulatory
Respond to the following statements with reference to the five biomes listed below.
a. tundra
b. chaparral
c. desert
d. taiga
e. deciduous forest
In this biome you could find a black spruce.
Which bird is a social parasite and lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?
a. catbird
b. cowbird
c. magpie
d. Kirtland warbler
e. blue jay
The cell-mediated response involves all of the following EXCEPT
a. dendritic cells with antigen-MHC complexes.
b. production of helper T cells.
c. production of cytokines.
d. production of cytotoxic cells.
e. production of antibodies.
Action potentials traveling down the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber will next
reach the
a. plasma membrane.
b. sarcoplasmic reticulum.
c. cytoskeletal system.
d. T tubules.
e. endomembrane system.
Answer the following questions with reference to the muscles listed below.
a. pectoralis major
b. trapezius
c. quadriceps femoris
d. triceps
e. gastrocnemius
This is a major muscle in the chest.
The following questions refer to the figure above illustrating a tallgrass prairie food
chain.
The most amount of energy is available to
a. A.
b. B.
c. C.
d. D.
e. E.
Which of the following is NOT a known effect in the expression of Marfan syndrome?
a. lanky, loose jointed skeleton
b. weakened blood vessels
c. calcium deposits in aorta
d. excessive absorption of oxygen causing the blood cells to swell
e. skin becomes inelastic
This nucleotide is a double-ring molecule.
Answer the following questions in reference to the five nucleotides listed below:
a. guanine
b. cytosine
c. pyrimidine
d. thymine
e. uracil
Nucleotides contain what kind of sugars?
a. three-carbon
b. four-carbon
c. five-carbon
d. six-carbon
e. seven-carbon
Which is false regarding the GGC gene?
a. It is present in humans, mollusks, and insects.
b. It codes for an enzyme that regulates pattern formation in cone shells.
c. It is more than 500 million years old.
d. Today the enzyme product of the gene has different functions in different lineages.
e. None of these are false.
Respond to the following statements with reference to the five components of the
gastrointestinal tract listed below.
a. stomach
b. gallbladder
c. small intestine
d. appendix
e. large intestine
The digestion of cellulose occurs in this part of the digestive system of the pronghorn
antelope.
In a chemical equation, the chemicals to the left of the arrow are
a. products.
b. in greater abundance.
c. at higher energy levels.
d. reactants.
e. all of these.
Which components of an atom do not have a charge?
I. electrons
II. protons
III. neutrons
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II
e. II and III
abortion
Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
a. the production and secretion of milk
b. sloughing off of endometrium stops permanently
c. induced dislodging and removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus
d. an abortion that occurs spontaneously
e. the burrowing of the blastocyst into the uterine lining
f. the release of an egg from the ovary
g. the release of seminal fluid from the male reproductive tract
h. a 100-percent-effective method of preventing conception
i. a highly unreliable form of birth control
j. the periodic elimination of the uterine lining
k. characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, release of tension, and warmth
l. sexual intercourse
m. sperm and egg cannot meet because a section of oviduct is missing
n. cutting and tying of vasa deferentia
For animals, the final hydrogen acceptor in cellular respiration is
a. NADP+.
b. sulfur.
c. oxygen.
d. magnesium.
e. phosphorus.
Which of the following cells are diploid?
a. spermatids
b. primary spermatocytes
c. secondary spermatocytes
d. spermatogonia
e. both primary spermatocytes and spermatogonia
Air is continuously forced through tubes that thread through vascularized tissue in a
pair of inelastic lungs in
a. some fish.
b. amphibians.
c. birds.
d. reptiles.
e. some small mammals.
alveoli
Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
a. flexible windpipe reinforced with cartilage
b. surrounds each lung
c. oxygen-rich form of a respiratory protein
d. contains two true vocal cords
e. alter chest cavity volume
f. part of the brainstem; controls breathing
g. throat passage behind the mouth
h. inhalation and exhalation
i. connect trachea to lungs
j. flaplike structure that points upward allowing air to enter trachea, but blocks the
larynx during swallowing
k. contraction increases thoracic volume
l. microscopically small pockets lined with moist epithelium
The above figure is of ____
a. Arthrobotrys.
b. a parasitic fungus.
c. a fungus attacking a nematode.
d. a sac fungus.
e. all of these.
Which of the following is not true of cladistics?
a. It involves making hypothesis about the evolutionary relationship between clades.
b. It is a precise science.
c. It can lead to a cladogram.
d. It may involve parsimony analysis.
e. It may use outgroups to "root" the tree.
The cuticle of a plant is primarily for
a. retention of water.
b. conduction of water.
c. absorption of carbon dioxide.
d. protection from strong sunlight.
e. mechanical support.
Populations
a. are only limited by one factor at a time.
b. increase arithmetically.
c. may increase indefinitely.
d. are limited by the carrying capacity.
e. overcome limiting factors by increasing their biotic potential.
Respond to the following statements with reference to the five trophic categories listed
below.
a. producer
b. primary consumer
c. secondary consumer
d. tertiary consumer
e. decomposer
A bear feeding on a salmon is functioning as this.
pitch
Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
a. dissipates excess vibrational energy to the middle ear
b. contains the organ of Corti
c. separates the outer and middle ears
d. membrane-covered gateway to inner ear
e. consists of tissue containing rods and cones
f. bone in middle ear
g. peak height and valley depth of sound waves are its basis
h. maintain balance and position; detect acceleration
i. depends on the number of wave cycles per second
j. a substance that elicits a response in members of the same species
k. regulates size of pupil and amount of incoming light
In AIDS, the body's reduced capacity for adaptive immunity is due directly to the
destruction of ____ cells.
a. NK
b. B
c. helper T
d. T
e. dendritic
