BIO 242 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Tunicates |(sea |squirts) |belong |to |the |subphylum:
a. |Chordata
b. |Mammalia
c. |Craniata
d. |Urochordata
e. |Cephalochordata |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Tunicates |belong |to |the |subphylum |
Urochordata
Lymphatic |vessels |are |very |similar |in |form |and |function |to |which |of |the |following?
a. |Arteries
b. |Capillaries
c. |Veins
d. |Bowman's |Capsules
e. |Bronchioles |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Lymphatic |vessels |are |very |similar |in |form |
and |function |to |veins
Which |of |the |following |cell |types |is |responsible |for |rapidly |initiating |a |secondary |
immune |response?
a. |Suppressor |T |cells
b. |Macrophages
c. |T |helper |cells
d. |Memory |cells
e. |Mast |cells |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Memory |cells |are |responsible |for |rapidly |
initiating |a |secondary |immune |response
Most |of |the |oxygen |is |transported |through |the |human |body |in |which |fashion?
a. |Dissolved |in |the |blood |plasma
b. |Dissolved |in |white |blood |cell |cytoplasm
c. |Bound |to |neon |atoms |attached |to |hemoglobin
d. |As |bicarbonate
e. |Bound |to |the |iron |atom |in |hemoglobin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E) |Most |of |the |
oxygen |is |transported |through |the |human |body |bound |to |the |iron |atom |in |the |
hemoglobin
Which |of |the |following |groups |is/are |gnathostomes?
a. |Bony |fish
b. |Lampreys
c. |Sea |squirts
d. |Hagfish
e. |Two |of |the |above |answers |are |correct |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Bony |fish |are |
gnathostomes
The |Chordate |group |that |has |a |rasping |tongue |with |teeth, |cartilaginous |skeleton, |
lacks |jaws |and |vertebrae, |retains |the |notochord, |no |paired |appendages, |and |one |pair |
of |semicircular |canal
a. |Lancelets
b. |Chondrichthyes
c. |Hagfish
d. |Bony |fish
e. |Lampreys |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Chordate |group |that |has |rasping |tongue |
, with |teeth, |cartilaginous |skeleton, |lacks |jaws |and |vertebrae, |retains |the |notochord, |no
|paired |appendages, |and |one |pair |of |semicircular |canal |are |the |hagfish
A |new |species |of |vertebrate |was |discovered. |It |has |a |3-chambered |heart, |lungs, |scales
|made |of |keratin, |and |limbs |with |five |toes. |Its |entire |life |cycle |occurs |on |land. |A |
knowledgeable |biologist |would |also |predict |that |it |had:
a. |Fur
b. |Cartilaginous |endoskeleton
c. |An |amniotic |egg
d. |Tunic |of |cellulose
e. |Fins |and |an |operculum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |3-chambered |heart, |lungs, |
scaled |made |of |keratin, |limbs |with |5 |toes: |Amniotic |egg
The |innermost |extraembryonic |membrane |that |surrounds |the |embryo
a. |Allantois
b. |Chorion
c. |Amnion
d. |Yolk |sac |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |The |amnion |is |the |innermost |extraembryonic |
membrane |surrounding |the |embryo
Bacteria |in |the |large |intestine |produce |which |of |the |following |materials |(which |is |
absorbed |by |the |large |intestine)?
a. |Vitamin |A
b. |Iron
c. |Vitamin |C
d. |Nitrates
e. |Vitamin |K |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E) |Vitamin |K |is |produced |by |bacteria |in |the |
large |intestine
The |interstitial |fluid |of |humans |has |essentially |the |same |composition |of |water |and |
dissolved |materials |as
a. |Blood
b. |Bile
c. |Intracellular |fluid
d. |Lymph
e. |Phlegm |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Interstitial |fluid |of |humans |has |essentially |the |
same |composition |of |water |and |dissolved |materials |as |lymph
The |blood |found |in |the |pulmonary |vein |of |a |mammal |is |
a. |Deoxygenated
b. |Oxygenated |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Blood |found |in |the |pulmonary |vein |of |a |
mammal |is |oxygenated
Acquiring |immunity |from |a |primary |immune |response |to |an |initial |infection |is |an |
example |of
a. |Artifically |acquired |passive |immunity
b. |Artifically |acquired |active |immunity
c. |Naturally |acquired |passive |immunity |
d. |Naturally |acquired |active |immunity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Acquiring |
immunity |from |a |primary |immune |response |to |an |initial |infection |is |an |example |of |
naturally |acquired |active |immunity
On |a |windy |day, |the |wind |carries |off |additional |heat |energy |from |a |dog, |compared |to |
the |heat |energy |lost |on |a |still |day. |Which |method |of |heat |loss/gain |is |primarily |
responsible |for |the |additional |heat |loss?
CORRECT ANSWERS
Tunicates |(sea |squirts) |belong |to |the |subphylum:
a. |Chordata
b. |Mammalia
c. |Craniata
d. |Urochordata
e. |Cephalochordata |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Tunicates |belong |to |the |subphylum |
Urochordata
Lymphatic |vessels |are |very |similar |in |form |and |function |to |which |of |the |following?
a. |Arteries
b. |Capillaries
c. |Veins
d. |Bowman's |Capsules
e. |Bronchioles |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Lymphatic |vessels |are |very |similar |in |form |
and |function |to |veins
Which |of |the |following |cell |types |is |responsible |for |rapidly |initiating |a |secondary |
immune |response?
a. |Suppressor |T |cells
b. |Macrophages
c. |T |helper |cells
d. |Memory |cells
e. |Mast |cells |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Memory |cells |are |responsible |for |rapidly |
initiating |a |secondary |immune |response
Most |of |the |oxygen |is |transported |through |the |human |body |in |which |fashion?
a. |Dissolved |in |the |blood |plasma
b. |Dissolved |in |white |blood |cell |cytoplasm
c. |Bound |to |neon |atoms |attached |to |hemoglobin
d. |As |bicarbonate
e. |Bound |to |the |iron |atom |in |hemoglobin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E) |Most |of |the |
oxygen |is |transported |through |the |human |body |bound |to |the |iron |atom |in |the |
hemoglobin
Which |of |the |following |groups |is/are |gnathostomes?
a. |Bony |fish
b. |Lampreys
c. |Sea |squirts
d. |Hagfish
e. |Two |of |the |above |answers |are |correct |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A) |Bony |fish |are |
gnathostomes
The |Chordate |group |that |has |a |rasping |tongue |with |teeth, |cartilaginous |skeleton, |
lacks |jaws |and |vertebrae, |retains |the |notochord, |no |paired |appendages, |and |one |pair |
of |semicircular |canal
a. |Lancelets
b. |Chondrichthyes
c. |Hagfish
d. |Bony |fish
e. |Lampreys |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |Chordate |group |that |has |rasping |tongue |
, with |teeth, |cartilaginous |skeleton, |lacks |jaws |and |vertebrae, |retains |the |notochord, |no
|paired |appendages, |and |one |pair |of |semicircular |canal |are |the |hagfish
A |new |species |of |vertebrate |was |discovered. |It |has |a |3-chambered |heart, |lungs, |scales
|made |of |keratin, |and |limbs |with |five |toes. |Its |entire |life |cycle |occurs |on |land. |A |
knowledgeable |biologist |would |also |predict |that |it |had:
a. |Fur
b. |Cartilaginous |endoskeleton
c. |An |amniotic |egg
d. |Tunic |of |cellulose
e. |Fins |and |an |operculum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |3-chambered |heart, |lungs, |
scaled |made |of |keratin, |limbs |with |5 |toes: |Amniotic |egg
The |innermost |extraembryonic |membrane |that |surrounds |the |embryo
a. |Allantois
b. |Chorion
c. |Amnion
d. |Yolk |sac |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C) |The |amnion |is |the |innermost |extraembryonic |
membrane |surrounding |the |embryo
Bacteria |in |the |large |intestine |produce |which |of |the |following |materials |(which |is |
absorbed |by |the |large |intestine)?
a. |Vitamin |A
b. |Iron
c. |Vitamin |C
d. |Nitrates
e. |Vitamin |K |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E) |Vitamin |K |is |produced |by |bacteria |in |the |
large |intestine
The |interstitial |fluid |of |humans |has |essentially |the |same |composition |of |water |and |
dissolved |materials |as
a. |Blood
b. |Bile
c. |Intracellular |fluid
d. |Lymph
e. |Phlegm |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Interstitial |fluid |of |humans |has |essentially |the |
same |composition |of |water |and |dissolved |materials |as |lymph
The |blood |found |in |the |pulmonary |vein |of |a |mammal |is |
a. |Deoxygenated
b. |Oxygenated |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B) |Blood |found |in |the |pulmonary |vein |of |a |
mammal |is |oxygenated
Acquiring |immunity |from |a |primary |immune |response |to |an |initial |infection |is |an |
example |of
a. |Artifically |acquired |passive |immunity
b. |Artifically |acquired |active |immunity
c. |Naturally |acquired |passive |immunity |
d. |Naturally |acquired |active |immunity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-D) |Acquiring |
immunity |from |a |primary |immune |response |to |an |initial |infection |is |an |example |of |
naturally |acquired |active |immunity
On |a |windy |day, |the |wind |carries |off |additional |heat |energy |from |a |dog, |compared |to |
the |heat |energy |lost |on |a |still |day. |Which |method |of |heat |loss/gain |is |primarily |
responsible |for |the |additional |heat |loss?
