Bio 152 Exam 5 Questions With Correct
Answers
In /an /open /circulatory /system: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /there /is /no /distinction /between /blood
/(hemolymph) /and /interstitial /fluid.
The /primary /function /served /by /red /blood /cells /is /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /transport /of /oxygen
In /an /open /circulatory /system, /rather /than /"blood" /and /"lymph" /we /tend /to /use /the /term: /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /hemolymph
/
The /vessels /that /carry /blood /away /from /the /heart /in /a /closed /circulatory /system /are /referred
to /as /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /arteries
/
The /components /of /vertebrate /blood /include: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /plasma, /white /blood
/cells, /red /blood /cells, /and /platelets.
Which /statement /about /capillaries /is /true? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Capillaries /are /the
/principle /sites /in /closed /circulatory /systems /where /blood /releases /oxygen, /nutrient
/molecules, /and /hormones.
You /would /find /a /closed /circulatory /system /in /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Earthworms
How /are /endoskeletal /systems /similar /to /hydrostatic /skeletal /systems? /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /Organisms /with /these /skeletal /systems /do /not /have /to /undergo /molting.
/
, What /allows /an /earthworm /to /move /through /soil? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Contractions /of
/muscles /that /increase /pressure /on /body /fluids /to /extend /the /body /forward.
Vertebrate /skeletal /muscles /are /categorized /as /excitable /cells /because: /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /their /membranes /generate /and /conduct /action /potentials.
/
Which /statement /about /skeletal /systems /is /true? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Bones /in /an
/endoskeleton /are /constantly /undergoing /change /and /remodeling /in /response /to /forces
/placed /on /them.
Which /of /the /following /types /of /skeletons /must /be /shed /typically /for /an /animal /to /grow? /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /exoskeleton
/
What /is /the /role /of /calcium /in /muscle /contractions? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /to /bind /with
/troponin, /changing /its /shape /so /that /binding /sites /on /the /actin /filament /are /exposed
A /neuron /innervating /your /bicep /muscle /would /be /considered /part /of /the /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /peripheral /nervous /system
/
The /electrical /difference /across /a /neuronal /membrane /is /measured /in /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔
/millivolts
Adaptations /such /as /myelinated /axons /and /axons /with /large /diameters /would /be /most /useful
for /which /type /of /organisms? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Fast-moving /predator /or /prey /animals
/
In /a /thin /section /through /brain /tissue, /you /see /concentric /layers /of /a /cell's /membrane
/wrapped /around /the /axon /of /a /neuron. /This /cell /wrapped /around /the /axon /most /likely /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /insulates /the /axon /for /rapid /conduction /of /action /potentials.
/
Answers
In /an /open /circulatory /system: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /there /is /no /distinction /between /blood
/(hemolymph) /and /interstitial /fluid.
The /primary /function /served /by /red /blood /cells /is /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /transport /of /oxygen
In /an /open /circulatory /system, /rather /than /"blood" /and /"lymph" /we /tend /to /use /the /term: /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /hemolymph
/
The /vessels /that /carry /blood /away /from /the /heart /in /a /closed /circulatory /system /are /referred
to /as /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /arteries
/
The /components /of /vertebrate /blood /include: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /plasma, /white /blood
/cells, /red /blood /cells, /and /platelets.
Which /statement /about /capillaries /is /true? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Capillaries /are /the
/principle /sites /in /closed /circulatory /systems /where /blood /releases /oxygen, /nutrient
/molecules, /and /hormones.
You /would /find /a /closed /circulatory /system /in /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Earthworms
How /are /endoskeletal /systems /similar /to /hydrostatic /skeletal /systems? /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /Organisms /with /these /skeletal /systems /do /not /have /to /undergo /molting.
/
, What /allows /an /earthworm /to /move /through /soil? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Contractions /of
/muscles /that /increase /pressure /on /body /fluids /to /extend /the /body /forward.
Vertebrate /skeletal /muscles /are /categorized /as /excitable /cells /because: /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /their /membranes /generate /and /conduct /action /potentials.
/
Which /statement /about /skeletal /systems /is /true? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Bones /in /an
/endoskeleton /are /constantly /undergoing /change /and /remodeling /in /response /to /forces
/placed /on /them.
Which /of /the /following /types /of /skeletons /must /be /shed /typically /for /an /animal /to /grow? /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /exoskeleton
/
What /is /the /role /of /calcium /in /muscle /contractions? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /to /bind /with
/troponin, /changing /its /shape /so /that /binding /sites /on /the /actin /filament /are /exposed
A /neuron /innervating /your /bicep /muscle /would /be /considered /part /of /the /- /correct /answer(s)
✔✔ /peripheral /nervous /system
/
The /electrical /difference /across /a /neuronal /membrane /is /measured /in /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔
/millivolts
Adaptations /such /as /myelinated /axons /and /axons /with /large /diameters /would /be /most /useful
for /which /type /of /organisms? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Fast-moving /predator /or /prey /animals
/
In /a /thin /section /through /brain /tissue, /you /see /concentric /layers /of /a /cell's /membrane
/wrapped /around /the /axon /of /a /neuron. /This /cell /wrapped /around /the /axon /most /likely /-
correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /insulates /the /axon /for /rapid /conduction /of /action /potentials.
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