Questão 1
Questão
A drug that blocks the effects of a neurotransmitter is a(n) ____; a drug that mimics or increases the effects is a(n) ____.
Questão 2
Questão
A person with two recessive genes is considered to be ___ for that trait:
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Marginal
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Unitary
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Heterozygous
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Homozygous
Questão 3
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A trait not expressed when combined with a dominant trait is call a(n) ___ trait.
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Nurture
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Recessive
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Dominant
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Homozygous
Questão 4
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A(n) ____ explanation describes eating in terms of the hypothalamus affecting insulin production, which affects the availability of glucose in cells.
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Physiological
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Evolutionary
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Ontogentic
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Functional
Questão 5
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Chemically, what is the route from genes to their expression?
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DNA to RNA to proteins
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Proteins to DNA to RNA
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RNA to DNA to proteins
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DNA to proteins to RNA
Questão 6
Questão
Exocytosis is the process by which neurotransmitters are ___.
Questão 7
Questão
Few pianists can play quickly enough to play the Minute Waltz in a minute. The finger movements that are required are likely to involve which type of neurotransmitter effects?
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Metabotropic effects
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Second messenger effects
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Neuromodulator effects
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Ionotropic effects
Questão 8
Questão
Human language developed as the result of genes and the opportunity to hear language during a sensitive period in early life. What type of explanation is this?
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Physiological
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Evolutionary
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Functional
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Ontogenetic
Questão 9
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In general, biologists who speak of sex-linked genes are typically referring to genes on ___.
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The X chromosome
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The Y chromosome
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More than one chromosome
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Autosomal chromosomes
Questão 10
Questão
In the context of the “three R’s” of animal research, refinement refers to ___.
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Recognising potential confounders
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Reusing prior research analysis
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Recombining effective statistical tests
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Reducing pain and discomfort
Questão 11
Questão
Like an action potential, an EPSP results from:
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Potassium ions exiting the cell
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Potassium ions entering the cell
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Sodium ions exiting the cell
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Sodium ions entering the cell
Questão 12
Questão
Mapping out the relationship between shared bone structures across different species suggests there is a(n) ____ explanation.
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Behavioural
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Physiological
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Evolutionary
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Ontogentic
Questão 13
Questão
Minimalists believe that:
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No animal research should be conducted
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Researchers should only use small animals
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Some animal research is acceptable, but not all
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All research should be done on animals
Questão 14
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Neurons typically have one __, but many __.
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Cell body; axons
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Dendrite; axons
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Axon; dendrites
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Dendrite; cell bodies
Questão 15
Questão
Neuropeptides are synthesised in the ___.
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Postsynaptic terminal
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Presynaptic terminal
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Cell body
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Dendrites
Questão 16
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Nodes of Ranvier are ___.
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Gaps in the myelin of axons
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Spiny outgrowths on dendrites
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Responsible for cell metabolism
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Also known as myelin sheath
Questão 17
Questão
Of the following, the most important consideration in developing a drug that will act in the brain is:
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If the drug will cross the blood-brain barrier
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If the drug can be inexpensively manufactured
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The number of people who will use the drug
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How long the drug will act
Questão 18
Questão
Saltatory conduction ____ the velocity of action potentials and ____ the amount of energy used by the neuron.
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Increases; decreases
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Decreases; increases
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Increases; increases
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Decreases; decreases
Questão 19
Questão
Suppose both the father and the mother are "heterozygous" for the gene that controls ability to curl the tongue lengthwise, and this gene is dominant. What can we predict about their children?
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All will be heterozygous for the ability to curl
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All will be homozygous for the inability to curl
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All will be homozygous for the ability to curl
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They may be homozygous or heterozygous for ability to curl, or homozygous for inability
Questão 20
Questão
The brain area most often linked to drug addiction is the:
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Nucleus accumbens
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Brain stem
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Frontal lobes
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Whole limbic system
Questão 21
Questão
The correct sequence of chemical events at a synapse is:
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Reuptake, release, transport, synthesis
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Transport, release, reuptake, synthesis
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Synthesis, transport, release, reuptake
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Recycle, reuse, release, return
Questão 22
Questão
The presynaptic terminal stores high concentrations of neurotransmitter molecules in:
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Dendrites
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Vesicles
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Peptides
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Axons
Questão 23
Questão
The structure that contains the chromosomes is called the:
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Nucleus
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Mitochondrion
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Ribosome
Questão 24
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The surface of a dendrite is lined with specialised junctions through which the dendrite receives information from other neurons. What are these junctions called?
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Axons
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Synaptic hillocks
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Glia
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Synaptic receptors
Questão 25
Questão
Compared to ionotropic effects, metabotropic effects are:
Questão 26
Questão
What is the primary difference between temporal summation and spatial summation?
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Temporal summation produces a hyperpolarization instead of a depolarization
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Only spatial summation can produce an action potential
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Spatial summation alters the response of more than one postsynaptic cell
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Spatial summation depends on contributions from more than one sensory neuron
Questão 27
Questão
What is the result if a stimulus shifts the potential inside a neuron from the resting potential to a more negative potential?
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Depolarization
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An action potential
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Hyperpolarization
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A threshold
Questão 28
Questão
Where do the metabolic activities occur that provide energy for all of the other activities of the cell?
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Mitochondria
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Ribosomes
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Lysosomes
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Golgi complexes
Questão 29
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE of local neurons?
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They exchange information with distant neurons
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They abide by the all-or-nothing principle
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The change in membrane potential increases as it travels
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They produce graded potentials
Questão 30
Questão
Which type of glia builds myelin sheaths around axons in the periphery of the body?
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Astrocytes
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Schwann cells
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Radial glia
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Oligodendrocytes