Biology question and answers for February 02, 2024
- Q Gas exchange in the gills of a bony fish is maximized by which of the following?AlveoliCountercurrent exchangeA tracheal systemNegative pressure breathing
- Q The cells in a sponge are primarily responsible for creating water currents bearing food particles amoebocyteepidermalmesohyllporocytechoanocyte
- Q What are the white stains on the rocks?White bird excrement covers ocean rocks.ureaammoniauric acidfecesproteins
- Q What gene allows the jellyfish glow in the dark?BLAAra-CGFPBeta-lactamase
- Q Endothermyis a characteristic of animals that have a fairly constant body temperature.is a characteristic of most animals found in tropical zones.is a characteristic of mammals but not of birds.is seen...
- Q A cloaca is an anatomical structure found in many non-mammalian vertebrates, which functions asa common exit for the digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems.a gland that secretes mucus to lubricate the...
- Q Countercurrent exchange is evident inCHECK ALL THAT WOULD APPLYthe flow of water across the gills of a fish and the blood within those gills.the flow of blood into and out...
- Q Internal and external fertilization both ..........O produce single-celled zygotes.occur only among invertebrates.depend on the use of intromittent copulatory organs,occur only among terrestrial animals.occur only among birds.
- Q In which group of animals would you expect to find a relatively large cecum?herbivorescarnivoresautotrophsheterotrophsomnivores
- Q Which of the following component(s) belongs to the second line of defenseThe tough cell sheet of the upper epidermis of the skinComplement systemNasal hairsAction of antibodies
- Q Approximately 70-80% of finfish and shellfish are made ofmineralsfatproteinwater
- Q Describe bacterial conjugation. What plasmid is involved? What cellular structure is involved? What do we call a cell that can initiate conjugation? What happens to the other (2nd) cell involved...
- Q Which sentencebelow does notbelong in a"Narrative" piece?A. Often did I think manyof the inhabitants of thedeep much more happythan myself.B. The God that holds youover the pit of hell...abhors you.C....
- Q Smears require only small amount of the bacterial culture.TrueFalse
- Q The muscle in the forehead that raise and lowers the eyebrows is the : A. frontalis B. masseter C. sternocleidomastod D. temporalis
- Q Poison ivy is also known as Rhus toxicodendron. Its species identifier isRhus.toxicodendron.poison.ivy.
- Q Which organisms are most closely related to humans?spidersearthwormsparakeetsmeerkatssnakes
- Q Which two of these characteristics are examples of endoskeletons?scales in fishbones in mammalscalcium-rich plates in echinodermsappendages in arthropods
- Q When testing the question of why some corals survive in excessive heat, what was the independent variable?Placing the corals in freshwater, rather than sea waterConstant light levels and salinity of...
- Q Why are coral reefs important ecosystems on Earth? Select all that may apply.Host numerous biological communitiesValuable sources of food for millions of peoplePretty to look at and studyValuable sources for...
- Q A drop of blood hits the ground at 35 degrees, what shape does it form?SquareStreakEllipse (oval)Circle
- Q Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the auto refill program?Patients do not have to call in their prescriptions to be refilledAssists patients in remembering to pick up...
- Q What would be the best microscope to view living single-celled organisms in a sample of pond water?Transmission electron microscopeScanning electron microscopeCompound light microscopeDissecting microscope
- Q What would be the main disadvantage to the poikilothermic thermoregulation strategy?Their body temperatures can fluctuate with little to no adverse effects to their overall healthThese animals can not inhabit environments...
- Q What advances did the phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, hydra) bring to the animal kingdom?1. Three tissue layers2. Predation3. complete digestive system including mouth and anus4. Purposeful movement
- Q As you may have heard from Dr. Fauci in the news in reference to the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic: "Viruses cannot mutate if they cannot replicate". Based on what you...
- Q An animal species that has a similar survivorship curve to our species, Homo sapiens, is the:bluejayred-backed salamanderblack beargrasshopperstriped bass
- Q What is the difference between a protostome and deuterostome? In the space below, please list or describe the key differences between these two types of organism and provide an example...
- Q All of the following examples represent unitary organisms EXCEPTfishbirdsmammalsspongesreptilesinsects
- Q After a local bank robbery, five suspects were being interviewed. Below is a summary of their statements. Police know that each of them told the truth in one of the...
- Q After getting caught in a snowstorm, Ms. Tomaganuk's body temperature has become abnormally low. The coldest parts of her body are small structures, such as her fingers and toes. In...
- Q What distinguishes a protostome from a deuterostome?sequence or order of gut developmentwhether an animal has tissues or notthe molting patternthe way the skeleton growswhether the body can be divided into...
- Q What characterizes terrestrial tetrapods?Lives on land, has four limbsLives on land, has four sets of chromosomesLives in the water, has four limbsLives on land, has four cranial nerves
- Q In which phase of the bacterial growth curve do available nutrients in a culture tube become scarceand waste products begin to accumulate?Lag phaseLog phaseStationary phaseDecline phase
- Q Which animals have a strong Bohr effect?
- Q Arthropods became terrestrial before the first terrestrial vertebrates.TrueFalse
- Q Janine Antoni's Gnaw (Fig. 5.24) took 600-pound blocks of chocolate and lard, gnawed the corners, spat the gnawed portions out, and modeled them into beautiful chocolate candy box and lipsticks....
- Q Which of the following organisms is NOT a microbe?Intestinal wormsYeast (unicellular fungi) BacteriumVirusAll the options are microbes
- Q Check all the statements that can be attributed to the blastopore.it becomes the mouth in protostomesit is the opening to the archenteronit occurs in both protostomes and deuterostomes.it can develop...
- Q bacteria have a thick, outer layer of peptidoglycan and stain purple Gram-positive Gram-negative Infectious non-infectious All
- Q You are being asked to describe the basic characteristics of an Oligochaete. Which of the following would not NOT include?a non-living cuticlea complete digestive systema hydrostatic skeletonsegmentationa closed circulatory system
- Q (10 points) Match the Phylum or Class with the correct characteristic. Use each term once.Class TrematodaClass CrustaceaPhylum PlatyhelminthesClass HydrozoaPhylum CnidariaClass BivalviaClass OligochaetaPhylum AnnelidaPhylum Nematoda? [Choose ]monoeciousdefense using choanocytesdefense using nematocystsno...
- Q Using the terms below, which of the following correctly lists the flow of water through a Bivalvecapable of counter-current respiratory exchange?1. excurrent opening2. incurrent opening3. pores of water tubes4. suprabranchial...
- Q What are the 5 points of agreement that zoologists list when defining an animal?
- Q Germ layers arecolonial protists arranged in layers.layers infected with bacteria.layers of gametes.embryonic layers with different developmental potentials.layers of cells surrounding the egg prior to fertilization.
- Q Choose three characteristics of an arthopodlongitudinal muscles onlyexoskeletonradulaincomplete digestive systemclose circulatory systemdiffusion across the skinmantletagmaopen circulatory systemOprotonephridia
- Q Molecular techniques like DNA sequencing led to a restructuring of morphologically-basedtaxonomy and phylogeny such thatrotifers and nematodes were designated as closely related.annelids and arthropods were designated as closely related.Bilateria was...
- Q Describe the characteristics of the Class Turbelleria by checking all that apply.They are acoelomate and diploblasticThey have a closed circulatory systemThey only reproduce asexuallyTheir complete digestive system uses extracellular digestion...
- Q The protrusible rasping organ in a mollusk's mouth that is used to scrape food from the substrate isan ammonite.composed of nacre.veliger.a visceral mass.a radula.
- Q How does an open circulatory system differ from a closed one?O An open circulatory system opens into arteries and is drained by veins whereas in a closed one it is...
- Q As you examine a soil sample under your microscope, you note the presence of tiny, worm-likeorganisms. You immediately suspect that these creatures are nematodes. The presence of whichcharacteristics would support...
- Q Bilateria are characterized bya plane of symmetry that forms mirror images around any plane through the longitudinal midline of thebody.O a plane of symmetry around a transverse plane across the...
- Q Which of the following are considered sensilla? Check all that you think apply.statocysts in the cuticle - for gravityphotoreceptors on pegs - for light detectionmechanoreceptors associated with setae - for...
- Q Which cnidarian structures would be involved in mounting a defense against predation? Check allthat apply.cnidocytesnematocystsmesogleacnidocilsOgastrovascular cavity
- Q Select all of the following that are characteristics of crustaceans.maxillary glands.antennal glands.calcium carbonate deposited in the exoskeleton.a body with three tagmatamonoecioustwo pairs of antennae.external fertilization.
- Q At which embryonic event would one be able to first distinguish whether an embryo is diploblasticor triploblastic?gastrulationfertilizationorganogenesismetamorphosiscleavage
- Q Which of the following sponge body types would have the lowest amounts of gas exchange andfeeding?LeuconoidAsconoidSynconoid
- Q Cephalization isconcentration of the sensory organs on the posterior end of the body.embryonic development of the head in advance of the rest of the body.an evolutionary degeneration of the head...
- Q You are investigating a new kind of flatworm and give it food attached to charcoal pieces so thatthe digestive system can be seen under a microscope. When you look, you...
- Q Enzymatic digestion of food inside a food vacuole is an example of _________ digestion
- Q What is the advantage to the segmentation that is exemplified in the Phylum Annelida? Check allthat apply.Locomotion is more efficient.Vital structures are repeated in each segment.The annelid may still survive...
- Q A previously unknown animal is being studied so that it can be classified. It is an invertebrate,triploblastic, dorsoventrally flattened, acoelomate, and has flame cells. Which phylum would youplace it in?Mollusca.PoriferaArthropoda.Cnidaria.Platyhelminthes.
- Q Characterize the life cycle of cnidarians by checking the best option.Some species have only medusae and others have both polyps and medusae.Some species have only polyps and others have both...
- Q The change of a larval form of insect to a different adult form is known asO tagmosis.O incomplete metamorphosis.O an instar.O complete metamorphosis.O a chrysalis.
- Q What does the mesoderm have to do with the designation of a true coelom?The mesoderm has nothing to do with the coelom.The mesoderm gives rise to the floor of the...
- Q Suppose you discover a new species of animal that does not have body segments, but istriploblastic, coelomate, and cephalized. Under the molecular phylogenetic scheme, you wouldallocate it to which phylum?Nematoda.Echinodermata.Arthropoda.Platyhelminthes.Mollusca.
- Q The animal you are dissecting possesses several ganglia. Several are located at the head. Othersare located at segments along a nerve cord. Under what phylum would this animal likely beclassified?EchinodermataArthropodaPlatyhelminthesCnidariaMollusca
- Q The spicule is manufactured by thepinacocytescollencytessclerocytesporocytesspongocytesof the sponge
- Q A horseshoe-shaped crown or "tuft" of tentacles used by many invertebrates for feeding is called alophophore.trochophore.fimbrium.rhizophore.protostome.
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- Q Your colleague is studying a newly discovered organism. She is becoming increasingly convincedthat the organism is an arthropod. You find that you must respectfully disagree when you notethat the organism...
- Q Match the sediment with the appropriate rock name.sandstoneconglomeratemudstoneshale? [Choose ]gravelclay and fine siltsandall clay sediment[Choose ][Choose]
- Q As of 1900, which nation emerged as a powerful industrial nation due to its natural resources and large workforce? A. The United States of America B. Russia C. The Ottoman...
- Q Question 23One takes on "the identity of a critical thinker" byO Identifying with a sound system of belief or content.O Being a lifelong learner always looking to improve one's thinking...
- Q A lamprey, a whale, an alligator, and a dog share all the following characteristics except .notochordhinged jawsvertebraepharyngeal clefts in the embryo
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