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Test por Heidi Sherwood, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Creado por Heidi Sherwood
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Pregunta 1
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Most voluntary movement in a vertebrate body is accomplished by:
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Muscles pulsing in waves of contraction to change the shape of the organism
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Muscles pushing against bones to force them apart
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Muscles pushing against tubes filled with fluid
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Muscles pulling bones to bring them closer together
Pregunta 2
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Which statement best reflects how contraction of a muscle fiber is accomplished?
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Calcium causes the actin fibers to contract
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Calcium causes the myosin fibers to contract
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Calcium and ATP cause both actin and myosin fibers to contract
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ATP powers a sliding of actin fibers past myosin
Pregunta 3
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How does the smooth muscle of blood vessels, stomach and intestine differ from skeletal muscle?
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Smooth muscle is involuntary, skeletal muscle is voluntary
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Smooth muscle is voluntary, skeletal muscle is involuntary
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Only smooth muscle is controlled by nerve impulses
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Skeletal muscle does not use calcium
Pregunta 4
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What sort of a signal causes a skeletal muscle to contract?
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An adjacent nerve cell releases an electrical signal
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An adjacent nerve cell releases calcium
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An adjacent nerve cell releases a chemical neurotransmitter
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An adjacent nerve cell releases ATP
Pregunta 5
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How does the circulatory system of a human compare with that of an insect?
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The human has a closed system, the insect is open
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Both the human and the insect are closed
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The human has an open system, the insect is closed
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following systems does not exchange with the circulatory system in vertebrates?
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Digestive system
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Respiratory system
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Excretory system
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Cells and interstitial fluid
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All of these exchange with the circulatory system
Pregunta 7
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Blood from the left ventricle goes:
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To the left atrium
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To the pulmonary artery and the lung
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To the right ventricle
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To the aorta and the body
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To the right atrium
Pregunta 8
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The bulk of oxygen in the blood is carried
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Bound to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells
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Dissolved in the cytoplasm of the red blood cells
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Dissolved in the plasma
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Bound to the hemoglobin in the plasma
Pregunta 9
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Compare the speed of liquid flow in capillaries and the aorta
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Faster in capillaries because they are narrower
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Slower in capillaries because they are narrower
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Faster in capillaries because the total diameter of all the capillaries is greater than the diameter of the aorta
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Slower in capillaries because the total diameter of all the capillaries is greater than the diameter of the aorta
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The same because the total volume of blood is constant
Pregunta 10
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During countercurrent exchange in fish gills, where blood first enters the gills:
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Oxygen-rich blood encounters oxygen-poor water
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Oxygen-rich blood encounters oxygen-rich water
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Oxygen-poor blood encounters oxygen-poor water
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Oxygen-poor blood encounters oxygen-rich water
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Oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood mix together with oxygen-rich water
Pregunta 11
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The air sacks of the lung where gas exchange takes place are called:
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Lacteal
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Villi
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Cecum
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Alveoli
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Trachea
Pregunta 12
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Essential amino acids are
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Those that are present in all body proteins
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Those that are the most abundant in the body
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Those that the body synthesizes
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Those the body uses most
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Those the body can not synthesize
Pregunta 13
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Given an equal serving weight
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Carbohydrates have more calories than fats
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Fats have more calories than carbohydrates
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Fats and carbohydrates have the same calorie content
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The digestion of starch begins
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In the mouth
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In the stomach
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In the duodenum
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In the small intestine
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In the large intestine
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The pH of the stomach is:
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Highly acidic
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Highly basic
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Neutral (pH about 7)
Pregunta 16
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How is glucose concentration in the blood regulated?
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When the concentration is high, insulin causes glucose to be removed from the blood
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When the concentration is low, insulin causes glucose to be removed from the blood
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When the concentration is high, insulin causes glucose to be added to the blood
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When the concentration is low, insulin causes glucose to be added to the blood
Pregunta 17
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What mechanisms are not used in the production of urine by the mammalian kidney?
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Pressure filtration
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Reabsorption of water
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Selective reabsorption of salts
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All of these are used in the production of urine
Pregunta 18
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In most circumstances, how does the solute (salts and urea) concentration of mammalian urine in the bladder compare with that of blood entering the kidney?
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The solute concentration in the urine is higher
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The solute concentration in the urine is lower
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The solute concentration in the urine is about the same as in the blood
Pregunta 19
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Which of the following pathways is the most common in the nervous system?
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Sensory neuron --> motor neuron --> interneuron
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Sensory neuron --> interneuron --> motor neuron
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Motor neuron --> sensory neuron --> interneuron
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Motor neuron --> interneuron --> sensory neuron
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Interneuron --> sensory neuron --> motor neuron
Pregunta 20
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What is the correct path for the flow of the signal in a single neuron?
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Synaptic terminal (release neurotransmitter) --> dendrite --> axon
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Axon --> synaptic terminal (release neurotransmitter) --> dendrive
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Synaptic terminal (release neurotransmitter) --> axon --> dendrite
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Dendrite --> synaptic terminal (release neurotransmitter) --> axon
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Dendrite --> axon --> synaptic terminal (release neurotransmitter)
Pregunta 21
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Nervous signals are carried along the axon by a wave of depolarization and between nerve cells by neurotransmitters
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- True
- False
Pregunta 22
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Automatic functions like breathing and digestion are controlled by the
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Medulla oblongata
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Cerebral cortex
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Cerebellum
Pregunta 23
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Which of the following is NOT true concerning steroid hormones?
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Testosterone and estrogen are examples
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The receptors for them are within the target cell
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They are composed of animo acids and the receptors are on the cell surface
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THeir ultimate purpose is to activate transcription of specific genes
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They are related to cholesterol in structure
Pregunta 24
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Which (if any) of the following is not part of the human endocrine system?
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Hypothalamus and pituitary
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Adrenal glands
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Ovaries (in females)
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Testes (in males)
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All of these are part of the human endocrine system
Pregunta 25
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Bone is:
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A living dynamic tissue that is being constantly remodeled
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A dead, fully formed tissue that is being constantly remodeled
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A dead, fully formed tissue that is not being remodeled
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A living dynamic tissue that is not being remodeled
Pregunta 26
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Nervous tissue is tissue that specializes in conducting signals
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- True
- False
Pregunta 27
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Check all that are parts of the nervous tissue
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Neurons (cells specialized for signal transduction)
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Cartilage (firm but flexible connective tissue)
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Gliel cells (support the neuron)
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Myofilaments (composed of actin and myosin)
Pregunta 28
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Myosin and actin are not proteins
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- True
- False
Pregunta 29
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When talking about neurons, which is the order of the signals?
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Electrical signal --> chemical signal --> electrical signal
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Electrical signal --> electrical signal --> chemical signal
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Chemical signal --> electrical signal --> electrical signal
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Chemical signal --> electrical signal --> chemical signal
Pregunta 30
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In the neuron, the axon receives the signal
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- True
- False
Pregunta 31
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The sensory neurons:
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Take the signals from the environment to the brain
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Connect the sensory neurons to the motor neurons.
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Take signals from the brain and propagate them toward the muscles.
Pregunta 32
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Interneurons:
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Take the signals from the environment to the brain
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Connect the sensory neurons to the motor neurons.
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Take signals from the brain and propagate them toward the muscles.
Pregunta 33
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Motor neurons:
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Take the signals from the environment to the brain
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Connect the sensory neurons to the motor neurons
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Take signals from the brain and propagate them toward the muscles
Pregunta 34
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Smooth muscle
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Is involuntary
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Is voluntary
Pregunta 35
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Check all that are apply to smooth muscles
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Include blood vessels
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Include the intestinal track
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Include the stomach
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Are in the heart
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Are related to moving the bones in the body
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Are involuntary
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Are voluntary
Pregunta 36
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There are three general functions of the circulatory system
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- True
- False
Pregunta 37
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What is the cycle of blood?
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Heart --> body --> heart --> lungs
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heart--> body --> lungs --> heart
Pregunta 38
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Arteries:
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Direct the blood away from the heart
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Direct the blood to the heart
Pregunta 39
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Veins:
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Direct the blood away from the heart
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Direct the blood to the heart
Pregunta 40
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The circulatory system transports nutrients, minerals, oxygen, and waste throughout the body
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- True
- False
Pregunta 41
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Cells do not need O2 to produce ATP
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- True
- False
Pregunta 42
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What is the principle function of red blood cells?
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To carry oxygen
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For defense
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For clotting
Pregunta 43
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What is the principle function of white blood cells?
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To carry oxygen
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For defense
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For clotting
Pregunta 44
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What is the principle function of platelets?
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To carry oxygen
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For defense
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For clotting
Pregunta 45
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Blood is composed of two things: cells and plasma
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- True
- False
Pregunta 46
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Where does the major exchange of CO2 and O2 take place?
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The respiratory system
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The circulatory system
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The digestive system
Pregunta 47
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In the digestive system, where does the major absorption occur?
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The small intestines
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The large intestines
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The stomach
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The esophogas
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None of these
Pregunta 48
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The large intestine is the last step in the digestion process
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- True
- False
Pregunta 49
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A hormone is a signaling molecule which elicits a psysiological response
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- True
- False
Pregunta 50
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Hormones are not diverse
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- True
- False
Pregunta 51
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When blood glucose levels are low, the pancreas releases
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insulin
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glucagon
Pregunta 52
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Muscles:
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work by pulling bones closer together and work in opposing pairs
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work by pushing bones further apart and work in opposing pairs
Pregunta 53
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In muscle contraction:
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Myocin is at the center and actin is on the outskirts, and they slide past each other.
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Actin is at the center and myocin is on the outskirts, and they slide past eacho ther.
Pregunta 54
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Which would you expect to represent the greatest biomass in an ecosystem?
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Producers
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Primary consumers
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Tertiary consumers
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Equal in all 3 of these
Pregunta 55
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Carbon cycles back and forth between living and nonliving forms by:
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Photosynthesis only
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Respiration only
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Photosynthesis and respiration
Pregunta 56
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Nitrogen can be acquired from atmospheric gas for biological processes by:
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Only bacteria
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Bacteria and plants
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Bacteria and fungi
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All living organisms
Pregunta 57
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The greatest biodiversity can be expected to occur in:
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Tropical rainforest
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Savanna
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Desert
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Grasslands
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Conifer
Pregunta 58
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Which (if any) of the following does not influence climate?
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Latitude
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Elevation
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Geography
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Ocean currents
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All of these can have an effect on climate
Pregunta 59
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In freshwater ponds, seasonal temperature changes cause spring and fall overturns that redistribute nutrients.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 60
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A tundra-like region can be found:
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Only at the poles
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At the equator
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Any arid region
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Sub-polar and high altitude
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