BIO 353 Exam 1 Quiz Review
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Rainbow trout captured and brought into a lab aquarium undergo a chronic adjustment
to the conditions in the lab. This process is called - ✔✔acclimation
If a change in voltage of a cell membrane causes all the voltage gated Na+ channels to
open, the permeability of the cell membrane to Na+ has been - ✔✔increased
The passive transport of water across a membrane is called - ✔✔osmosis
In the study of physiology, the term "______" refers to the components of living animals
and the interactions among those components that enable animals to perform as they do
- ✔✔mechanism
Compared to fish found in lower temperature habitats, fish that inhibit higher
temperatures tend to have - ✔✔saturated phospholipids in their brain synaptic
membranes
Which is not needed in the mechanism of light production in the firefly? - ✔✔light
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, A protein kinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of another protein kinase, which in turn
catalyzes the phosphorylation of a third protein kinase. This series of multiple enzyme
sequences is an example of - ✔✔amplification
Which response is the longest lasting? - ✔✔Evolutionary respnse
Per gram, the leopard frog can jump further per jump compared to the western toad
because the leopard frog - ✔✔creates more lactic acid per unit time
Which statement regarding animals is true? - ✔✔All animals require energy to maintain
their organization
A specialized site of contact with one neuron with another neuron (or effector) is known
as a - ✔✔synapse
Which of the following transmits information the fastest? - ✔✔electrical synapse
The separation of positive and negative charges constitutes a - ✔✔voltage
In an electrical synapse, the main structure responsible for transmission of an impulse
from one cell to the next is a - ✔✔gap junction
Once acetylcholine is released into the synapse it - ✔✔is broken down by
acetylcholinesterase
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Rainbow trout captured and brought into a lab aquarium undergo a chronic adjustment
to the conditions in the lab. This process is called - ✔✔acclimation
If a change in voltage of a cell membrane causes all the voltage gated Na+ channels to
open, the permeability of the cell membrane to Na+ has been - ✔✔increased
The passive transport of water across a membrane is called - ✔✔osmosis
In the study of physiology, the term "______" refers to the components of living animals
and the interactions among those components that enable animals to perform as they do
- ✔✔mechanism
Compared to fish found in lower temperature habitats, fish that inhibit higher
temperatures tend to have - ✔✔saturated phospholipids in their brain synaptic
membranes
Which is not needed in the mechanism of light production in the firefly? - ✔✔light
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, A protein kinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of another protein kinase, which in turn
catalyzes the phosphorylation of a third protein kinase. This series of multiple enzyme
sequences is an example of - ✔✔amplification
Which response is the longest lasting? - ✔✔Evolutionary respnse
Per gram, the leopard frog can jump further per jump compared to the western toad
because the leopard frog - ✔✔creates more lactic acid per unit time
Which statement regarding animals is true? - ✔✔All animals require energy to maintain
their organization
A specialized site of contact with one neuron with another neuron (or effector) is known
as a - ✔✔synapse
Which of the following transmits information the fastest? - ✔✔electrical synapse
The separation of positive and negative charges constitutes a - ✔✔voltage
In an electrical synapse, the main structure responsible for transmission of an impulse
from one cell to the next is a - ✔✔gap junction
Once acetylcholine is released into the synapse it - ✔✔is broken down by
acetylcholinesterase
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