WorksheetsBiology II Exam (Part I)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
which muscle is an example of an involuntary muscle?
heart
tongue
bicep
thigh
prokaryotes reproduce by
endocytosis
fermentation
reverse transcription
binary fission
sponge's inability to move from where they are attached means that they are
parasitic
invertebrate
single-celled
sessile
antibiotics are used to fight
viral infection
bacterial infections
fungal infections
HIV infection
which of the following lists Linnean taxa in the correct order from general to specific?
kingdom, order, class, phylum
class, order, species, genus
phylum, order, family, genus
family, phylum,genus, species
what happens when a part of the lymphatic system does not function?
fluids become trapped in tissues, causing swelling in the areas
gas exchange and transport in the area is greatly reduced
blood from the area does not return to the heart
other parts take over immediately to transport fluids
one group of seedless nonvascular plants often plays a key role in the earliest stages of primary succession
liverworts
ferns
mosses
hornworts
why is it difficult for your body to return blood from your feet when you sit for too long
the heart does not beat fast enough at rest
blood has to travel a greater distance
skeletal muscles are not squeezing the veins
gravity makes the blood flow backward
the name Canus lupis is an example of
a phylogeny
one clade
binomial nomenclature
a domain and kingdom
slime molds are fungus-like protists, but they are not fungi, why?
they can move
they contain chlorophyll
they are decomposes
they have a stem
the first contraction of the heart takes place in the
septum
atria
ventricles
valves
what facillitates diffusion into and out of the capallaries
their walls are only one cell thick
they are so small that blood cells move in single file
they are located throughout the body
their muscles contract and relax
which of the following items is a pigment that absorbs harmful UV sunlught?
melanin
keratin
collagen
myosin
the body works to maintian homeostatsis in response to what conditions?
internal and external changes
production of key vitamins
tissue and cell formation
cell diffrentiation and determination
the involuntary muscle that moves food through the digestive system is called
cardiac muslce
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
striated muscle
pollination occurs when pollen meets
female reproductive parts of a differnt plant species
male reproductive parts of a different plant species
female reproductive parts of the same species
male reproductive parts of the same plant species
lobe-finned fish that may be the closest living relatives to terrestrial vertebrates are
lungfish
chimeras
coelacanths
lampreys
chytrids are primitive fungi whose spores have
flagella
chitin
sporangia
basidia
the term protozoa is generally used to describe
fungus-like protists
animal-like protists
plant-like protists
bacteria-like protists
which type of neruon relays signlas from the central nervous system to the muscles?
sensory neuron
motor neuron
interneuron
specialized support cell
a pulmonary artery carries blood from
the lung to the left atrium
the right ventricles to the lung
the pulmonary vein to the heart
one lung to the other
how many seed leaves do dicots have
4
3
1
2
the lungs are composed of four types of tissues, which phrase best describes the lungs?
specialized cell
an organ
an organism
an organ system
hypothyroidism is a condition caused by a lack of hormones from the
cerebellum
adrenal galnd
hypothylamus
thyroid gland
which term describes a roundoworms tough exoskelteton
cuticle
intestine
pharynx
endoderm
the modern classification system is mainly based on
common ancestry
binomical nomenclature
mutation rates
physical similarities
phyla of animals are defined by
secual or asexual mode of reproduction
colors, behaviors, and movement patterns
whether they are used for food and energy
structural and functional characteristics
which of the following is the most abundant group of organisms on earth?
bacteria
plants
protista
archea
the brain is connected to the spinal cord by the
sensory cortex
cerebrum
brain stem
vertebrae
one function of spongy bone is to
support the body's weight
build bone from osteocytes
create cakcium-rich rings
protect bone marrow
evolutionary benefits of a behavior include
increases survivorship and reporductive rates
better shelter and foraging opprotunities
greater opprotunities to compete w/ rivals
more opprotunitites to defend territories
after repeated exposure to a stimulus, an animal exhibiting habituation will
begin to ignore the stimulus
reopond identically each time
expect a reward for responding
react randomly to the stimulus
what is the simplest level of organization in the body
tissue
organ system
organ
cell
plant-like protists have which of the following traits in common with plants?
they are both heterotrophic
they are both decomposers
they both have chlorophyll
they are both motile
an echinoderm's radial canals that extend along each arm are part of its
water vascular system
sexual reproductive system
each connective tissue
tube digestive system
a fish's swim bladder helps it
stay afloat
swim faster
removes waste
breathe water
the first recognizable veretebrates were
amphibians
reptiles
fish
birds
which part of the eye contains the rods and cones?
cornea
iris
retina
lens
your appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones in your arms and
legs
spine
ribs
skull
a type of information that has the potential to make an organism change its behavior is a
response
stimulus
releaser
kinesis
the coelacanth is a type of
lobe-finned fish
cartilaginous fish
ray-finned fish
amphibian
which of the following types of evidence is considered the most accurate in classifying organisms, according to the majority of scientists?
anatomical
physiological
Linnean
molecular
what is the term for the fan-shaped array of bones in the fish such as goldfish or tuna?
gill-arch
fin-support
fin-arch
ray-fin
why are most plants and some algae green?
they contain carbohydrates
they contain cellulose
they contain chlorophyll
they contain starch
which of the following behaviors is controlled by an animal's biological clock?
migration
imprinting
kinesis
taxis
what passes through a chordate's pharyngeal slits
electrical currents
eggs
water
blood
during childbirth, a woman produces oxytocin, which causes the uterus to contract. to maintain the contractions, more oxytocin is produced until the baby is born. this is an example of:
cell death
sensor failure
positive feedback
theromo regulation
heterotrophs must eat other organisms because they
cannot make their own food
migrate several times a year
produce rigid cell walls
reproduce asexually by budding
oxygen diffuses into the blood from the
trachea
aorta
bronchioles
alveoli
the sutdy of plants is called
ethnobotony
culture
botany
agriculture
