TEST BANK - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 4TH EDITION BY HILLS, WYSE, ANDERSON

TEST BANK
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 4TH EDITION
Richard W. Hill, Gordon A. Wyse & Margaret Anderson

, Test Bank
To Accompany
Animal Physiology, Fourth Edition
Hill • Wyse • Anderson

Chapter 1: Animals And Environments: Function On The Ecological Stage

Test Bank Questions

Multiple Choice

1. Which Statement About The Discipline Of Physiology Is False?
a. It Is A Key Discipline For Understanding How Animals Change Over Earth’s History.
b. It Is A Key Discipline For Understanding The Fundamental Biology Of All Animals.
c. It Is A Key Discipline For Understanding Human Health And Disease.
d. It Is A Key Discipline For Understanding The Health And Disease Of Nonhuman
Animals. Answer: A
Textbook Reference: The Importance Of Physiology
Bloom’s Category: 5. Evaluating

2. To Understand How A Fish Propels Itself By Applying Forces To The Water,
Physiologists Would Study Its
a. Biomechanics.
b. Evolution.
c. Ecology.
d. Cell
Physiology.
Answer: A
Textbook Reference: The Highly Integrative Nature Of Physiology
Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

3. The Data In The Graph Below Would Be Relevant To Which Subdiscipline Of Physiology?




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,a. Evolution
b. Cell Physiology
c. Morphology
d. Ecology
Answer:
D
Textbook Reference: The Highly Integrative Nature Of Physiology
Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

4. 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.
a. Feedback
b. Regulation
c. Natural Selection
d. Mechanis
m Answer: D
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering

5. How Is The Light Reaction In The Firefly Inhibited?
a. Mitochondria Prevent Oxygen From Reacting With Luciferyl-Amp.
b. Nitric Oxide Combines With Oxygen To Prevent Reaction With Luciferyl-Amp.
c. Atp Is Prevented From Combining With Luciferin.
d. Luciferase Is Prevented From Catalyzing The
Reaction. Answer: A
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

6. Which Of The Following Is Not Needed In The Mechanism Of Light Production
In The Firefly?
a. Oxygen
b. Atp
c. Light
d. Luciferin
Answer: C
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

7. In The Firefly, Light Is Emitted When
a. Atp Combines With Luciferin, Forming Luciferyl-Amp.
b. Released Nitric Oxide Blocks The Mitochondria’s Use Of Oxygen.
c. The Electron-Excited Product Of O2 And Luciferyl-Amp Returns To Its Ground State.
d. Luciferase Is Activated By
Oxygen. Answer: C
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions


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, Bloom’s Category: 5. Evaluating

8. Which Of The Following Is Considered The “On” Switch For The Light-Emitting
Reaction Of The Firefly?
a. Oxygen
b. Luciferase
c. Nitric Oxide
d. Atp
Answer: C
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying

9. A Physiological Mechanism Or Other Trait That Is A Product Of Evolution
And Is Advantageous Is Called
a. An Adaptation.
b. Natural Selection.
c. Adaptive Significance.
d. Evolution
. Answer: A
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering

10. What Is The Adaptive Significance Of Light Emission In The Firefly?
a. Female Fireflies Emit Light In Such A Way That Distinguishes Their Species.
b. All Fireflies Emit Light To Lure Prey.
c. Male Fireflies Emit Light To Attract Mates.
d. Male Fireflies Emit Light To Evade
Predators. Answer: C
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

11. Which Of The Following Is A Similarity Between An Octopus And A Fish?
a. The Evolutionary Adaptation Of Excellent Vision
b. The Mechanism Of Vision
c. The Processing Of Visual Signals Before Reaching The Optic Nerve
d. The Neuroanatomy Of The
Eye Answer: A
Textbook Reference: Mechanism And Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
Bloom’s Category: 5. Evaluating

12. Research In The Field Of Physiology Emphasizes Synthesis Across Levels
Of Biological Organization.
a. Evolutionary
b. Comparative
c. Environmental
d. Integrative



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