Exam (elaborations) Biol 180

Quiz Submissions - Quiz 7 Written: Jan 20, 2021 5:47 PM - Jan 20, 2021 6:29 PM Submission View Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 Which plays a role in masticating food? Question options: kidneys tongue teeth pancreas Hide Feedback Great job. Question 2 What is the momentary change in the electrical potential of a neuron membrane? Question options: bicuspid valve cardiac cycle interstitial fluid action potential Hide Feedback Great job. Question 3 What is the structure responsible for filtering blood containing the metabolic wastes from cells? Question options: kidney liver heart lungs Hide Feedback Great job. Question 4 What is one function of pancreas? Question options: to produce corticosteroids to produce oxytocin to produce insulin to produce testosterone Hide Feedback Great job. Question 5 Which types of vessels return oxygen-poor blood to the heart? Question options: aorta arteries capillaries veins Hide Feedback Great job. Question 6 Where does the majority of fat digestion take place? Question options: esophagus stomach large intestine small intestine mouth Hide Feedback Great job. Question 7 Where does the majority of protein digestion take place? Question options: mouth large intestine small intestine stomach esophagus Hide Feedback Great job. Question 8 What kind of nutrient must be eaten, because it cannot be made by the body? Question options: essential non-essential auxiliary fundamental Hide Feedback Great job. Question 9 What structure stores feces until defecation? Question options: colon rectum anus cecum large intestine Hide Feedback Great job. Question 10 What is another major issue with the current human population growth, in addition to degradation of the natural environment? Question options: lack of food surplus of water increasing soil nutrients excess fossil fuels Hide Feedback Great job. Question 11 The hoverfly, which is harmless, looks very similar to the wasp, which can cause harm. What is this referred to as? Question options: mimicry herbivory predation mechanical defense Hide Feedback Great job. Question 12 Barnacles live on the skin of whales, and catch plankton, etc. while the whale is swimming. The whale is not harmed nor gets any benefit. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship? Question options: commensalism mutualism parasitism biodiversity Hide Feedback Great job. Question 13 What kind of survivorship curve would result if a group of organisms is producing few offspring but providing good care so their likelihood of survival is high? Question options: Type III Type IV Type I Type II Hide Feedback Great job. Question 14 What is the maximum population size determined by what a particular environment can sustain? Question options: carrying capacity linear growth exponential growth logistic growth Hide Feedback Great job. Question 15 If the effective habitat size for the sea lion decreases due to urbanization, which would likely occur? Question options: The carrying capacity of the sea lion would remain the same, but the sea lion population would decrease. The carrying capacity would decrease, but the sea lion population would remain unchanged. The carrying capacity of the sea lion would remain the same, and the sea lion population would remain the same. The carrying capacity would decrease, as would the sea lion population. Hide Feedback Great job. Question 16 An oxpecker is a bird that lives on the backs of zebras and eats the parasites. The oxpecker gets food, and the zebra gets pest control. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship? Question options: commensalism mutualism parasitism biodiversity Hide Feedback Great job. Question 17 Thorns on a rose are an example of what type of defense to herbivory? Question options: mechanical biological chemical legal Hide Feedback Great job. Question 18 What is the fundamental cause of the accelerated growth rate for humans in the past 200 years? Question options: reduced death rate increased birth rate increased death rate reduced birth rate Hide Feedback Great job. Question 19 What is the maximum number of offspring in a population when resources are not limited? Question options: extinction near vulnerable biotic potential density dependent factors Hide Feedback Great job. Question 20 Which system consists of processes and structures in the body which defend against disease? Question options: respiratory system endocrine system cardiovascular system immune system lymphatic system Hide Feedback Great job! Question 21 Homeostasis is influenced by what kind of feedback mechanism? Question options: positive negative neutral balanced Hide Feedback Great job! Question 22 A data table of the faculty of the university is shown below. What is the total number of female Biological Sciences faculty at the University? Total Female Faculty Total Male Faculty 200 250 University Faculty Female (%) Male (%) Biological Sciences 6 9 Business 2 4 Education 23 7 Engineering 3 11 Fine Arts 9 8 Health Sciences 16 8 Humanities 17 14 Physical Sciences 4 11 Social Sciences 9 13 Other 11 15 Question options: 15 6 11 12 Hide Feedback Correct! Percent composition is a way to express the ratio of a single measurement of the total measurement in a useful value. Percentage = (measured part/total) X 100% Question 23 The following data table indicates the number of hours spent on school work last week. If 4 hours was spent on mathematics, how many hours were spent on all homework assignments? School Work Hours (%) Science 43.75 Mathematics 25.00 History 12.50 Reading 12.50 Art 6.25 Question options: 16 24 8 32 Hide Feedback Correct! Percent composition is a way to express the ratio of a single measurement of the total measurement in a useful value. Percentage = (measured part/total) X 100% Question 24 The following data table indicates number of experiments you ran each day last week. What is the mean (average) number of experiments you ran per day last week? Day Experiments Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 2 Thursday 6 Friday 1 Question options: 6 5 4 2 Hide Feedback Correct! Average = total sum of all numbers in set / number of items in set. ________________________________________ Attempt Score: 72 / 72 - 100 % Overall Grade (highest attempt): 72 / 72 - 100 % Done