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Animal aaPhysiology, aaFourth
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Chapter 1: Animals and Environments: Function on the Ecological
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TEST aaBANK aaQUESTIONS
Multiple aaChoice
1. aaWhich aastatement aaabout aathe aadiscipline aaof aaphysiology aais
a.aafalse?
aaIt aa is aa a aakey aadiscipline aafor aaunderstanding aahow aaanimals aachange aaover aaEarth’s
aahistory.
b. aaIt aais aaa aakey aadiscipline aafor aaunderstanding aathe aafundamental aabiology aaof aaall
aaanimals.
c. aaIt aais aaa aakey aadiscipline aafor aaunderstanding aahuman aahealth aaand aadisease.
d. aaIt aais aaaaaReference:
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aaThe aa aaunderstanding
Importance aaof aathe aahealth aaand aadisease aa of aanonhuman
animals.
aaPhysiology
Answer: aaaCategory: aa5. aaEvaluating
Bloom’s
2. aaTo aaunderstand aahow aaa aafish aapropels aaitself aaby aaapplying aaforces aato aathe aawater,
aaphysiologists
would aa study aaits
a. aabiomechanics.
b. aaevolution.
c. aaecology.
d. aacell aaphysiology.
Answer: aaa
Textbook aaReference: aaThe aaHighly aaIntegrative aaNature aaof
aaPhysiology
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa2. aaUnderstanding
3. aaThe aadata aain aathe aagraph aabelow aawould aabe aarelevant aato aawhich aasubdiscipline aaof
aaphysiology?
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a. aaEvolution
b. aaCell aaphysiology
c. aaMorphology
d. aaEcology
Answer: aad
Textbook aaReference: aaThe aaHighly aaIntegrative aaNature aaof
aaPhysiology
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa2. aaUnderstanding
4. aaIn aathe aastudy aaof aaphysiology, aathe aaterm aa“_______” aarefers aato aathe aacomponents
aa of aaliving
animals aa and aathe aainteractions aaamong aathose aacomponents aathat aaenable aaanimals aato
aaperform aaas
they aado.
a. aafeedback
b. aaregulation
c. aanatural aaselection
d. aamechanism
Answer: aadaaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
Textbook
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa1. aaRemembering
5. aaHow aais aathe aalight aareaction aain aathe aafirefly
a.aainhibited?
aaMitochondria aaprevent aa oxygen aa from aareacting aawith aaluciferyl-AMP.
b. aaNitric aaoxide aacombines aawith aaoxygen aato aaprevent aareaction aawith aaluciferyl-
AMP.
c. aaATP aais aaprevented aafrom aacombining aawith aaluciferin.
d. aaLuciferase aais aaprevented aafrom aacatalyzing aathe aareaction.
Answer: aaaaaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
Textbook
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa2. aaUnderstanding
6. aaWhich aaof aathe aafollowing aais aanot aaneeded aain aathe aamechanism aaof aalight
aaproduction aain aathe
firefly?
a. aaOxygen
b. aaATP
c. aaLight
d. aaLuciferin
Answer: aac
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa2. aaUnderstanding
7. aaIn aathe aafirefly, aalight aais aaemitted
a.aawhen
aaATP aacombines aawith aaluciferin, aaforming aaluciferyl-AMP.
b. aareleased aanitric aaoxide aablocks aathe aamitochondria’s aause aaof aaoxygen.
c. aathe aaelectron-excited aaproduct aaof aaO2 and aaluciferyl-AMP aareturns aato aaits
aa
aaground aastate.
d. aaluciferase
Answer: aac aais aaactivated aaby aaoxygen.
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
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Bloom’s aaCategory: aa5. aaEvaluating
8. aaWhich aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaconsidered aathe aa“on” aaswitch aafor aathe aalight-emitting
aareaction
the aafirefly? aaof
a. aaOxygen
b. aaLuciferase
c. aaNitric aaoxide
d. aaATP
Answer: aac
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa3. aaApplying
9. aaA aaphysiological aamechanism aaor aaother aatrait aathat aais aaa aaproduct aaof
aa evolution aaand
advantageous aais aais
called
a. aaan aaadaptation.
b. aanatural aaselection.
c. aaadaptive aasignificance.
d. aaevolution.
Answer: aaa
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa1. aaRemembering
10. aaWhat aais aathe aaadaptive aasignificance aaof aalight aaemission aain aathe
a.aafirefly?
aaFemale aafireflies aaemit aalight aain aasuch aaa aaway aathat aadistinguishes aatheir aaspecies.
b. aaAll aafireflies aaemit aalight aato aalure aaprey.
c. aaMale aafireflies aaemit aalight aato aaattract aamates.
d. aaMale aafireflies aaemit aalight aato aaevade aapredators.
Answer: aac
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa2. aaUnderstanding
11. aaWhich aaof aathe aafollowing aais aaa aasimilarity aabetween aaan aaoctopus aaand
a.aaaaaThe
aafish?
aaevolutionary aaadaptation aaof aaexcellent aavision
b. aaThe aamechanism aaof aavision
c. aaThe aaprocessing aaof aavisual aasignals aabefore aareaching aathe aaoptic
aanerve
d. aaThe aaneuroanatomy
Answer: aaa aaof aa the aaeye
Textbook aaReference: aaMechanism aaand aaOrigin: aaPhysiology’s aaTwo aaCentral
aaQuestions
Bloom’s aaCategory: aa5. aaEvaluating
12. aaResearch aain aathe aafield aaof aa_______ aaphysiology aaemphasizes aasynthesis aaacross
aalevels aaof
biological aaorganization.
a. aaevolutionary
b. aacomparative
c. aaenvironmental
d. aaintegrative
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