Bio 23 - Exam 4

Question 1 of 48

1

If ammonia is so toxic, how do fish diffuse it out of their bodies directly?

Select one of the following:

They don't - they convert it to uric acid!
They use the surrounding water to diffuse it
The kidneys help to break down ammonia
The liver helps to break down ammonia
Ammonia isn't toxic to fish in small quantities

Explanation

Question 2 of 48

1

Which of these are NOT a function of the kidneys?

Select one of the following:

regulation of ion concentration in the blood
elimination of organic waste products
breaking down ammonia
regulation of blood volume and pressure
recovering nutrients lots in urine

Explanation

Question 3 of 48

1

Urea is 100,000x MORE toxic than ammonia

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 48

1

Match each pair correctly

Select one of the following:

body cells - ammonia
liver - urea
kidneys - urine
body cells - urea
liver - urine
kidneys - ammonia
body cells - ammonia
liver - urine
kidneys - uric acid
body cells - urea
liver - uric acid
kidneys - ammonia
body cells - uric acid
liver - ammonia
kidneys - urine
body cells - ammonia
liver - uric acid
kidneys - urea

Explanation

Question 5 of 48

1

An unknown animal contains a single ear bone with very well-developed hearing. What type of waste would you expect this animal to produce?

Select one of the following:

ammonia
urea
urine
uric acid
Only animals with 3 ear bones can have well-developed hearing!

Explanation

Question 6 of 48

1

What are the correct steps of going through the nephron?

Select one of the following:

1. Collecting Tubule
2. Ascending Loop of Henle
3. Descending Loop of Henle
4. Proximal Convoluted Tubule
5. Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle
6. Distal Convoluted Tubule
1. Ascending Loop of Henle
2. Descending Loop of Henle
3. Collecting Tubule
4. Proximal Convoluted Tubule
5. Distal Convoluted Tubule
6. Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle
1. Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle
2. Proximal Convoluted Tubule
3. Descending Loop of Henle
4. Ascending Loop of Henle
5. Distal Convolute Tubule
6. Collecting Tubule
1. Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle
2. Distal Convoluted Tubule
3. Proximal Convoluted Tubule
4. Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle
5. Descending Limb of Loop of Henle
6. Collecting Tubule
1. Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle
2. Proximal Convoluted Tubule
3. Distal Convoluted Tubule
4.Descending Limb of Loop of Henle
5. Collecting Tubule
6. Ascending Limp of Loop of Henle

Explanation

Question 7 of 48

1

Match the function:
Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle - ❌
Proximal Convoluted Tubule - ❌
Descending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌
Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌
Distal Convoluted Tubule - ❌
Collecting Tubule - ❌

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passive formation of ultrafiltrate

Active & passive reabsorption

H2O absorption 25% of original h20remain

ion absorption - no osmosis here

h20 absorption - 5-20% of h20 remaining

receives fluid & makes final adjustments

Explanation

Question 8 of 48

1

Which is NOT a way that animals reduce water loss?

Select one of the following:

hyperthermia
eating halophytes
never drinking
don't sweat
not producing ammonia

Explanation

Question 9 of 48

1

Which of the following about nerve impulses is correct?

Select one of the following:

All stimuli are the same
All nerve impulses are the same
All nerves connect to the same part of the brain
Radiant energy is not an effective stimulus

Explanation

Question 10 of 48

1

Match with the type of vision:

Distance Vision:
1) Ciliary bodies ❌
2) ❌ on suspensory ligaments
3) Lens ❌

Close Vision:
1) Ciliary body ❌
2) ❌ on suspensory ligament
3) Lens ❌

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relaxed

Tension

flat

contracts

No Tension

spherical

Explanation

Question 11 of 48

1

Vertebrate is to ❌ as invertebrate is to ❌

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inverted retina

verted retina

Explanation

Question 12 of 48

1

Match the eye to the animal:
Prey Animal - ❌ ❌
Predator Animal - ❌, ❌
horse - ❌
bird - ❌
arthropods - ❌

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high visual field,

mostly monocular vision

smaller visual field

mostly binocular vision

sloped retina

eye with sclerotic ring

compound eye

Explanation

Question 13 of 48

1

Match the correct eye terms:
1) Dark Vision - ❌ -> ❌
2) Light Vision - ❌ -> ❌
3) Rods - ❌
4) Cones - ❌

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postsynaptic neurons inhibited

neurotransmitter released

postsynaptic neurons released

nothing released

light vision

Color vision

Explanation

Question 14 of 48

1

An example of active generation would be: detecting electric field from a prey.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 15 of 48

1

Which of these is not a stimulus?

Select one of the following:

Energy
electrical
chemical
radiant
mechanical
all of these are stimuli

Explanation

Question 16 of 48

1

Water can have both high and low albedo

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 17 of 48

1

A rainstorm is blowing in, you can use the environmental lapse rate to learn about the change in air temperate from it.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 18 of 48

1

Which of the following which you expect to hold the most amount of heat?

Select one of the following:

environmental lapse rate
dry adiabatic lapse rate
moist adiabatic lapse rate

Explanation

Question 19 of 48

1

Which of the following are major air circulation cells?

Select one or more of the following:

henle cell
ferrell cell
hadley cell
equator cell
middle cell
polar cell
regional cell

Explanation

Question 20 of 48

1

Match the correct terms:
❌ & ❌ - equator faces the sun directly; 12 hours of daylight and nighttime
❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts towards the sun; longer days than nights
❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts away from the sun; longer nights than days

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March

September Equinox

June Solstice

December Solstice

March Solstice

September Solstice

June Equinox

December Equinox

December

June

September

Explanation

Question 21 of 48

1

Which of the following is NOT a regional effect on climate?

Select one of the following:

Elevation
Proximity to an ocean or body of water
rain shadow
cloud covering

Explanation

Question 22 of 48

1

High mountains have a climate similar to the poles due to:

Select one of the following:

environmental lapse rate
rain shadow
dry adiabatic lapse rate
moist adiabatic lapse rate
albedo
distribution of solar energy

Explanation

Question 23 of 48

1

Which of the following are used to classify a terrestrial biome?

Select one or more of the following:

temperature
precipitation
vegetation type
organisms
populations
albedo

Explanation

Question 24 of 48

1

Match the description to the biome:
Extremely cold, frozen, no vegetation - ❌
Long cold winters, short cool summers; soil has permafrost layer; low growing plants and mosses - ❌
Very cold climate, has extremely wide annual temperate range; limited species, coniferous trees - ❌
Wide range of annual temperature; layered vegetation, lots of species, trees lose leaves in winter - ❌
Lots of rain, cool wet winters, mild foggy summers; Douglas fir, coast redwoods and other conifers - ❌
Summer rains and winter snows; grassy vegetation, dry climate, fires & grazing animals keep out trees- ❌
Little rain; vegetation specialized for conserving water, greatest fluctuation in daily temperatures - ❌
Mediterranean climate; hot dry summers and cool wet winters, plants adapted to fires - ❌
Little rain; sand and camel deserts - ❌
Distinct wet and prolonged dry periods; grasses with scattered trees due to fires and grazing animals - ❌
Pronounced dry season; grassy vegetation but more trees; found between savanna and rainforest - ❌
Warm, wet climate; no limit on plant growth, highest species diversity on earth - ❌

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Polar Desert

Tundra

Boreal Forest

Deciduous Forest

Temperate rain forest

temperate grasslands

Cold Desert

Chaparral

Hot Deserts

Tropical Savanna

Tropical scrubland

Tropical Rain Forest

Explanation

Question 25 of 48

1

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Species diversity....
( increases, decreases ) towards equator
( decreases, increases ) at higher elevation
( increases, decreases ) on larger land areas
( decreases, increases ) with increasing isolation

Explanation

Question 26 of 48

1

Match to the correct terms for aquatic biomes:
❌ - Uppermost layer
❌ - Part of Photic Zone; rooted plants grow here
❌ - Cold and Dark; lots of nutrients here
❌ - ocean far from shore; a marine "desert"

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Photic Zone

Littoral Zone

Aphotic Zone

Pelagic Zone

Explanation

Question 27 of 48

1

Which of the following applies to lichen?

Select one or more of the following:

secondary succession
primary succession
pioneer stage
intermediate stage
climax community

Explanation

Question 28 of 48

1

Match the following:
1) Pioneer Vegetation -
(a) ❌ selected species
(b) ❌ competitors in established communities
(c) ❌ reproductive rates

2) Climax Community
(a) ❌ selected species
(b) ❌ competitors in established communities
(c) ❌ reproductive rates

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r

poor

high

medium

k

t

m

z

good

low

stable

Explanation

Question 29 of 48

1

Introduced European weeds are more common in disturbed area.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 30 of 48

1

An ecosystem includes all organisms and all non-living aspects of an environment.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 31 of 48

1

What is the basis of nearly all ecosystems on Earth?

Select one of the following:

solar radiation
fungi
lichens
green plants & algae
carbon

Explanation

Question 32 of 48

1

~25% of energy at each trophic level is transferred to the next.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 33 of 48

1

Which of the following is a producer?

Select one of the following:

algae
fungi
plankton
bacteria
crustacean

Explanation

Question 34 of 48

1

DDT was banned around the world. However, nearly all organisms tested contain DDT.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 35 of 48

1

Which of the following would you expect biological magnification to have the biggest effect on?

Select one of the following:

Plankton - Their bodies are small so it's easy for harmful effects to kill them.
Plants & Algae - Environmental toxins will hurt them first since they are at the lowest trophic level.
Birds - Birds have evolved very little resistance to newer environmental toxins.
Polar Bears - By eating at a higher trophic, the harmful substances accumulate in their bodies more quickly.

Explanation

Question 36 of 48

1

Polyandry is the most common mating system observed.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 37 of 48

1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a population?

Select one of the following:

density
dispersion
birth rate
death rate
immigration
emigration
bio mass

Explanation

Question 38 of 48

1

Ecological density takes into consideration that not all habitat is equal.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 39 of 48

1

❌ - Competition, Disease & parasitism, predation
❌ - Weather & Geological Events

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Density Dependent Limiting Factor

Density Independent Limiting Factor

Carrying Capacity

Natural Selection

Explanation

Question 40 of 48

1

Label the graph correctly. Not all terms will be used

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Density Dependent Factors

Birth Rate

exponential growth

carrying capacity

population size

evolution

rate of change

natural selection

equilibrium

time

age

Explanation

Question 41 of 48

1

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an island?

Select one of the following:

Mountain in a "sea" of lowlands
Oases in a "sea" of desert
Small lake in a "sea" of lake
Grove of trees in a "sea" of grassland
These are all islands

Explanation

Question 42 of 48

1

Match the islands:
❌ - have fewest species
❌ - Have most species
❌ have high colonization and high extinction rate = high turnover rate
❌ - have low colonization and low extinction rate = low turnover rate

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Small-Distant Islands

Large-Near Islands

Small-Near islands -

Large-Distant Islands

Explanation

Question 43 of 48

1

Lots of edge is important for a healthy reserve!

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 44 of 48

1

Which of the following are POSITIVE feedback loops?

Select one or more of the following:

Melting ice makes earth absorb more heat
heating causes more water vapor - traps more heat
melting permafrost releases CO2 from tundra
heating oceans = photosynthesis in algae so less CO2 removed from the atmosphere
More water vapor makes more white clouds and cools the earth
Increases CO2 may make plants grow faster/more which remove CO2

Explanation

Question 45 of 48

1

It's hard to differentiate between innate and learned behavior.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 46 of 48

1

Which of the following pertain to fixed action potentials?

Select one or more of the following:

appears intelligent but is automatic
once started goes to completion
requires a releaser
part of simple aggregation
Tucking behavior in African Lovebirds

Explanation

Question 47 of 48

1

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Because of habituation, if an animal is repeatedly exposed to a stimulus it is going to respond ( more, less, the same )

Explanation

Question 48 of 48

1

Altruistic behavior puts a species own safety and reproduction at risk. Why do we still see animals displaying these behaviors?

Select one of the following:

Animals that display altruism usually have short lifespans because of it.
Animals are compassionate.
They only display altruism to their offspring.
Altruism increases inclusive fitness

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Quiz on Bio 23 - Exam 4, created by Sylas Eckhart on 29/05/2019.

Bio 23 - Exam 4

Question 1 of 48

If ammonia is so toxic, how do fish diffuse it out of their bodies directly?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 48

Which of these are NOT a function of the kidneys?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 48

Urea is 100,000x MORE toxic than ammonia

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 48

Match each pair correctly

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 48

An unknown animal contains a single ear bone with very well-developed hearing. What type of waste would you expect this animal to produce?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 48

What are the correct steps of going through the nephron?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 48

Match the function: Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle - ❌ Proximal Convoluted Tubule - ❌ Descending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌ Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌ Distal Convoluted Tubule - ❌ Collecting Tubule - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 48

Which is NOT a way that animals reduce water loss?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 48

Which of the following about nerve impulses is correct?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 48

Match with the type of vision: Distance Vision: 1) Ciliary bodies ❌ 2) ❌ on suspensory ligaments 3) Lens ❌ Close Vision: 1) Ciliary body ❌ 2) ❌ on suspensory ligament 3) Lens ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 11 of 48

Vertebrate is to ❌ as invertebrate is to ❌

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Explanation

Question 12 of 48

Match the eye to the animal: Prey Animal - ❌ ❌ Predator Animal - ❌, ❌ horse - ❌ bird - ❌ arthropods - ❌

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Explanation

Question 13 of 48

Match the correct eye terms: 1) Dark Vision - ❌ -> ❌ 2) Light Vision - ❌ -> ❌ 3) Rods - ❌ 4) Cones - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 14 of 48

An example of active generation would be: detecting electric field from a prey.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 48

Which of these is not a stimulus?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 48

Water can have both high and low albedo

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 48

A rainstorm is blowing in, you can use the environmental lapse rate to learn about the change in air temperate from it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 48

Which of the following which you expect to hold the most amount of heat?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 48

Which of the following are major air circulation cells?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 48

Match the correct terms: ❌ & ❌ - equator faces the sun directly; 12 hours of daylight and nighttime ❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts towards the sun; longer days than nights ❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts away from the sun; longer nights than days

Match the function:
Glomerus & Renal Corpuscle - ❌
Proximal Convoluted Tubule - ❌
Descending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌
Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle - ❌
Distal Convoluted Tubule - ❌
Collecting Tubule - ❌

Match with the type of vision:

Distance Vision:
1) Ciliary bodies ❌
2) ❌ on suspensory ligaments
3) Lens ❌

Close Vision:
1) Ciliary body ❌
2) ❌ on suspensory ligament
3) Lens ❌

Match the eye to the animal:
Prey Animal - ❌ ❌
Predator Animal - ❌, ❌
horse - ❌
bird - ❌
arthropods - ❌

Match the correct eye terms:
1) Dark Vision - ❌ -> ❌
2) Light Vision - ❌ -> ❌
3) Rods - ❌
4) Cones - ❌

Match the correct terms:
❌ & ❌ - equator faces the sun directly; 12 hours of daylight and nighttime
❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts towards the sun; longer days than nights
❌ - Nothern hemisphere tilts away from the sun; longer nights than days

Species diversity....
( increases, decreases ) towards equator
( decreases, increases ) at higher elevation
( increases, decreases ) on larger land areas
( decreases, increases ) with increasing isolation

Match to the correct terms for aquatic biomes:
❌ - Uppermost layer
❌ - Part of Photic Zone; rooted plants grow here
❌ - Cold and Dark; lots of nutrients here
❌ - ocean far from shore; a marine "desert"

Match the following:
1) Pioneer Vegetation -
(a) ❌ selected species
(b) ❌ competitors in established communities
(c) ❌ reproductive rates

2) Climax Community
(a) ❌ selected species
(b) ❌ competitors in established communities
(c) ❌ reproductive rates