BIO 242 - EXAM 4 SOLUTION MANUAL FULLY SOLVED LATEST VERSION 2025
Which of the following is the most correct statement?
A) Hormones are only produces by endocrine glands
B) All hormones are lipid-soluble
C) All hormones are protein molecules
D) A specific hormone elicits the same response from all of its target cells
E) All hormones are carried by blood and other body fluids - Answers E) All hormones are carried by
blood and other body fluids
Decomposers:
A) Can extract energy from the waste products of other creatures
B) Usually are capable of photosynthesis
C) Include bacteria and various fungi
D) Only A and C are correct
E) Answers A, B, and C are all correct - Answers D) Only A and C are correct
A person has difficulty with higher brain functions, such as conscious thought and speech
comprehension, due to a little damage to a particular part of the brain called the:
A) Pons
B) Cerebellum
C) Thalamus
D) Limbic System
E) Cerebrum - Answers E) Cerebrum: higher brain functions
Part of the automatic nervous system that is most active under ordinary, non-emergency conditions, is
the:
A) Parasympathetic Nervous System
B) Sympathetic Nervous System
C) Somatic Nervous System
, D) Central Nervous System - Answers A) Parasympathetic Nervous System is most active under ordinary,
non-emergency conditions
Sponges rely on a skeletal support system called:
A) Appendicular skeleton
B) Diffuse Skeleton
C) Endoskeleton
D) Exoskeleton
E) Hydrostatic Skeleton - Answers B) Sponges rely on a skeletal support system called diffuse skeleton
The sentence "Two species that have exactly the same requirements cannot coexist indefinitely in the
same niche" refers to the:
A) Keystone competition principle
B) Law of diffuse competition
C) Relative abundance of all species on earth
D) Competitive exclusion principle
E) Lack of animal species on earth - Answers D) Competitive exclusion principle
Consider the following food chain: Grass - Grasshopper - Mouse - Snake - Hawk. How much energy
stored in the autotroph would be passed to the tertiary consumer?
A) 12.5%
B) 10%
C) 1%
D) 0.1%
E) 0.01% - Answers D) 0.1%
The receptor for most steroid hormones is initially found:
A) In the target cell's cytoplasm
B) floating free in the blood
C) In the brain
D) On the target cell's outer cell membrane
Which of the following is the most correct statement?
A) Hormones are only produces by endocrine glands
B) All hormones are lipid-soluble
C) All hormones are protein molecules
D) A specific hormone elicits the same response from all of its target cells
E) All hormones are carried by blood and other body fluids - Answers E) All hormones are carried by
blood and other body fluids
Decomposers:
A) Can extract energy from the waste products of other creatures
B) Usually are capable of photosynthesis
C) Include bacteria and various fungi
D) Only A and C are correct
E) Answers A, B, and C are all correct - Answers D) Only A and C are correct
A person has difficulty with higher brain functions, such as conscious thought and speech
comprehension, due to a little damage to a particular part of the brain called the:
A) Pons
B) Cerebellum
C) Thalamus
D) Limbic System
E) Cerebrum - Answers E) Cerebrum: higher brain functions
Part of the automatic nervous system that is most active under ordinary, non-emergency conditions, is
the:
A) Parasympathetic Nervous System
B) Sympathetic Nervous System
C) Somatic Nervous System
, D) Central Nervous System - Answers A) Parasympathetic Nervous System is most active under ordinary,
non-emergency conditions
Sponges rely on a skeletal support system called:
A) Appendicular skeleton
B) Diffuse Skeleton
C) Endoskeleton
D) Exoskeleton
E) Hydrostatic Skeleton - Answers B) Sponges rely on a skeletal support system called diffuse skeleton
The sentence "Two species that have exactly the same requirements cannot coexist indefinitely in the
same niche" refers to the:
A) Keystone competition principle
B) Law of diffuse competition
C) Relative abundance of all species on earth
D) Competitive exclusion principle
E) Lack of animal species on earth - Answers D) Competitive exclusion principle
Consider the following food chain: Grass - Grasshopper - Mouse - Snake - Hawk. How much energy
stored in the autotroph would be passed to the tertiary consumer?
A) 12.5%
B) 10%
C) 1%
D) 0.1%
E) 0.01% - Answers D) 0.1%
The receptor for most steroid hormones is initially found:
A) In the target cell's cytoplasm
B) floating free in the blood
C) In the brain
D) On the target cell's outer cell membrane
