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


c. Morphology
d. Ecology
Answer: d
g g


Textbook Reference: The Highly Integrative Nature of Physiology
g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding
g g g g




4. In the study of physiology, the term “
g g ” refers to the components of living
g g g g g g g g g g g


animals and the interactions among those components that enable animals to perform as
g g g g g g g g g g g g g


they do.
g g


a. feedback
b. regulation
c. natural selection g


d. mechanism
Answer: d
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering
g g g g




5. How is the light reaction in the firefly inhibited?
g g g g g g g g


a. Mitochondria prevent oxygen from reacting with luciferyl-AMP.
g g g g g g


b. Nitric oxide combines with oxygen to prevent reaction with luciferyl-AMP.
g g g g g g g g g


c. ATP is prevented from combining with luciferin.
g g g g g g


d. Luciferase is prevented from catalyzing the reaction.
g g g g g g


Answer: a
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding
g g g g




6. Which of the following is not needed in the mechanism of light production in the
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g


firefly?
g


a. Oxygen
b. ATP
c. Light
d. Luciferin
Answer: c
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding
g g g g




7. In the firefly, light is emitted when
g g g g g g


a. ATP combines with luciferin, forming luciferyl-AMP.
g g g g g


b. released nitric oxide blocks the mitochondria’s use of oxygen.
g g g g g g g g


c. the electron-excited product of O2 and luciferyl-AMP returns to its ground state.
g g g g g g g g g g g


d. luciferase is activated by oxygen. g g g g


Answer: c
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g




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, Bloom’s Category: 5. Evaluating
g g g




8. Which of the following is considered the “on” switch for the light-emitting reaction of
g g g g g g g g g g g g g


the firefly?
g g


a. Oxygen
b. Luciferase
c. Nitric oxide g


d. ATP
Answer: c g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying
g g g g




9. A physiological mechanism or other trait that is a product of evolution and is
g g g g g g g g g g g g g


advantageous is called
g g g


a. an adaptation.
g


b. natural selection. g


c. adaptive significance. g


d. evolution.
Answer: a
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering
g g g g




10. What is the adaptive significance of light emission in the firefly?
g g g g g g g g g g


a. Female fireflies emit light in such a way that distinguishes their species.
g g g g g g g g g g g


b. All fireflies emit light to lure prey.
g g g g g g


c. Male fireflies emit light to attract mates.
g g g g g g


d. Male fireflies emit light to evade predators.
g g g g g g


Answer: c
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding
g g g g




11. Which of the following is a similarity between an octopus and a fish?
g g g g g g g g g g g g


a. The evolutionary adaptation of excellent vision
g g g g g


b. The mechanism of vision
g g g


c. The processing of visual signals before reaching the optic nerve
g g g g g g g g g


d. The neuroanatomy of the eye
g g g g


Answer: a
g g


Textbook Reference: Mechanism and Origin: Physiology’s Two Central Questions
g g g g g g g g


Bloom’s Category: 5. Evaluating
g g g g




12. Research in the field of g g g g g physiology emphasizes synthesis across levels of
g g g g g


biological organization.
g g


a. evolutionary
b. comparative
c. environmental
d. integrative



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