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1. Which statement about the discipline of physiology is false?
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c. It is a key discipline for understanding human health and disease.
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b. All fireflies emit light to lure prey.
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1. Which statement about the discipline of physiology is false?
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b. It is a key discipline for understanding the fundamental biology of all animals.
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c. It is a key discipline for understanding human health and disease.
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d. It is a key discipline for understanding the health and disease of nonhuman animals. An
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swer: a st
Textbook Reference: The Importance of Physiology Bloom’s
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2. To understand how a fish propels itself byapplying forces to the water, physiologists wo
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a. biomechanics.
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Answer: a st
Textbook Reference: The Highly Integrative Nature of Physiology Bl
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3. The data in the graph below would be relevant to which subdiscipline of physiology?
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c. Morphology
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4. In the study of physiology, the term “
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a. feedback
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5. How is the light reaction in the firefly inhibited?
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b. Nitric oxide combines with oxygen to prevent reaction with luciferyl-AMP.
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c. ATP is prevented from combining with luciferin.
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10. What is the adaptive significance of light emission in the firefly?
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a. Female fireflies emit light in such a way that distinguishes their species.
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b. All fireflies emit light to lure prey.
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