Test Bank For Animal Physiology 5th Edition by Richard W. Hill, Margaret Anderson & Daniel Cavanaugh| All Chapters| UPDATED

Test Bank
to accompany
Animal Physiology, Fifth 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 Sub Discipline Of Physiology?

,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

, 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