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Which plays a role in masticating food?
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kidneys
tongue
teeth
pancreas
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Question 2
What is the momentary change in the electrical potential of a neuron membrane?
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bicuspid valve
cardiac cycle
interstitial fluid
action potential
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Question 3
What is the structure responsible for filtering blood containing the metabolic wastes from cells?
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kidney
liver
heart
lungs
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Question 4
What is one function of pancreas?
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to produce corticosteroids
to produce oxytocin
to produce insulin
to produce testosterone
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Question 5
Which types of vessels return oxygen-poor blood to the heart?
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aorta
arteries
capillaries
veins
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Question 6
Where does the majority of fat digestion take place?
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esophagus
stomach
large intestine
small intestine
mouth
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Question 7
Where does the majority of protein digestion take place?
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mouth
large intestine
small intestine
stomach
esophagus
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Question 8
What kind of nutrient must be eaten, because it cannot be made by the body?
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essential
non-essential
auxiliary
fundamental
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Question 9
What structure stores feces until defecation?
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colon
rectum
anus
cecum
large intestine
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Question 10
What is another major issue with the current human population growth, in addition to degradation of the natural environment?
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lack of food
surplus of water
increasing soil nutrients
excess fossil fuels
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Question 11
The hoverfly, which is harmless, looks very similar to the wasp, which can cause harm. What is this referred to as?
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mimicry
herbivory
predation
mechanical defense
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Question 12
Barnacles live on the skin of whales, and catch plankton, etc. while the whale is swimming. The whale is not harmed nor gets any benefit. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
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commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
biodiversity
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Question 13
What kind of survivorship curve would result if a group of organisms is producing few offspring but providing good care so their likelihood of survival is high?
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Type III
Type IV
Type I
Type II
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Question 14
What is the maximum population size determined by what a particular environment can sustain?
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carrying capacity
linear growth
exponential growth
logistic growth
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Question 15
If the effective habitat size for the sea lion decreases due to urbanization, which would likely occur?
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The carrying capacity of the sea lion would remain the same, but the sea lion population would decrease.
The carrying capacity would decrease, but the sea lion population would remain unchanged.
The carrying capacity of the sea lion would remain the same, and the sea lion population would remain the same.
The carrying capacity would decrease, as would the sea lion population.
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Question 16
An oxpecker is a bird that lives on the backs of zebras and eats the parasites. The oxpecker gets food, and the zebra gets pest control. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
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commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
biodiversity
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Question 17
Thorns on a rose are an example of what type of defense to herbivory?
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mechanical
biological
chemical
legal
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Question 18
What is the fundamental cause of the accelerated growth rate for humans in the past 200 years?
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reduced death rate
increased birth rate
increased death rate
reduced birth rate
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Question 19
What is the maximum number of offspring in a population when resources are not limited?
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extinction
near vulnerable
biotic potential
density dependent factors
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Question 20
Which system consists of processes and structures in the body which defend against disease?
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respiratory system
endocrine system
cardiovascular system
immune system
lymphatic system
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Question 21
Homeostasis is influenced by what kind of feedback mechanism?
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positive
negative
neutral
balanced
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Question 22
A data table of the faculty of the university is shown below. What is the total number of female Biological Sciences faculty at the University?
Total Female Faculty Total Male Faculty
200 250
University Faculty Female (%) Male (%)
Biological Sciences 6 9
Business 2 4
Education 23 7
Engineering 3 11
Fine Arts 9 8
Health Sciences 16 8
Humanities 17 14
Physical Sciences 4 11
Social Sciences 9 13
Other 11 15
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6
11
12
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Correct! Percent composition is a way to express the ratio of a single measurement of the total measurement in a useful value. Percentage = (measured part/total) X 100%
Question 23
The following data table indicates the number of hours spent on school work last week. If 4 hours was spent on mathematics, how many hours were spent on all homework assignments?
School Work Hours (%)
Science 43.75
Mathematics 25.00
History 12.50
Reading 12.50
Art 6.25
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16
24
8
32
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Correct! Percent composition is a way to express the ratio of a single measurement of the total measurement in a useful value. Percentage = (measured part/total) X 100%
Question 24
The following data table indicates number of experiments you ran each day last week. What is the mean (average) number of experiments you ran per day last week?
Day Experiments
Monday 5
Tuesday 6
Wednesday 2
Thursday 6
Friday 1
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6
5
4
2
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Correct! Average = total sum of all numbers in set / number of items in set.
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