Biology 117 Final With 128 Questions & Answers 2024 ( A+
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1. If you have a question about a something Biol 117 related ,including exam dates,
lecture order, course structure, or course policies, you should first
__________: check the syllabus
2. [x] quizz(es) is/are due every week.: 1 quizz(es) is/are due every week.
3. Including the final exam, this course has ______ exams.: 4
4. True or False? An individual passes all lab assignments with scores over 90%,
but after calculating their grade for all lecture assignments (exams, quizzes,
clicker points, etc.) finds that they have a 58% in the lecture alone.
This individual will pass BIOL 117.: False
5. Quizzes are due...: Monday nights
6. A student with that passes both lecture and lab and gets an overall grade of
89.44% in this class will receive what letter grade?: B
7. Natural selection creates new traits / alleles: False
8. What term is used to describe all the alleles at every locus for all individuals
within a population?: gene pool
9. Evolution is a change in the [x] of a [y] over time: Evolution is a change in the
gene pool of a population over time
10. Small populations are especially susceptible to _______: genetic drift
11. What variable in the Hardy-Weinberg equation describes the proportion of
heterozygotes?: 2pq
12. A few individuals move between populations. This is an example of: gene flow
13. A few individuals of a population become separated and begin populating a new
area. The resultant genetic make-up of this new population would be a
consequence of _______: a founder effect
14. Disruptive selection is selection for [x]. This causes an [y] in genetic diversity:
Disruptive selection is selection for extreme phenotypes. This causes an increase in
genetic diversity
15. In a population of insects, both very large and very small individuals are
successful at mating, but medium-sized individuals are not. This is an example
of: disruptive selection
16. Carnivorous plants eat animals in order to gain _____, while parasitic plants
acquire _______ from their hosts: nitrogen; sugars
17. Which of the following is not an advantage of seeds?: gametes can travel farther
18. Wood is primarily composed of ____ tissue: xylem
, 19. Which of the following plant tissue types can play a role in structurally
supporting the plant? Select all that apply: vascular
ground
20. A shark is.... Select all answers that apply: an osmoconformer able to dissolve
urea in its blood to maintain an osmolarity close to sea water
a chordate
21. In our kidneys, blood is initially filtered through the: renal corpuscle
22. Which is NOT a characteristic of osmoregulation in most marine (salt-water)
fish?: Lose electrolytes (salts) through diffusion.
23. Antidiuretic hormone affects water re-absorption in the ______ of the kidneys:
collecting duct
24. At some point during passage through the nephron, _______ can be reabsorbed
from the pre-urine. Multiple answers can be selected.: urea water
salt
25. Emphysema affects which variable in Fick's Law?: A
26. The Bohr shift causes ________: hemoglobin to have a lower affinity for oxygen
and release it more readily to your tissues
27. The countercurrent exchange in fish gills ensures that ______: The partial
pressure of oxygen is always greater in the surrounding water than in the adjacent
fish gill
oxygen always moves from the water into the fish's tissues as it passes over the gills
28. The lymphatic system derives its fluid from the______: capillaries
29. Which chamber of the human heart is surrounded by the most muscle?: left
ventricle
30. Which type of blood vessel is described (capillaries, arteries, or veins)?
[x] are very thin and leak fluid.
Blood pressure is highest in [y]
[z] utilize one-way valves to move blood back toward the heart .
[a] move blood away from the heart.: capillaries are very thin and leak fluid.
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1. If you have a question about a something Biol 117 related ,including exam dates,
lecture order, course structure, or course policies, you should first
__________: check the syllabus
2. [x] quizz(es) is/are due every week.: 1 quizz(es) is/are due every week.
3. Including the final exam, this course has ______ exams.: 4
4. True or False? An individual passes all lab assignments with scores over 90%,
but after calculating their grade for all lecture assignments (exams, quizzes,
clicker points, etc.) finds that they have a 58% in the lecture alone.
This individual will pass BIOL 117.: False
5. Quizzes are due...: Monday nights
6. A student with that passes both lecture and lab and gets an overall grade of
89.44% in this class will receive what letter grade?: B
7. Natural selection creates new traits / alleles: False
8. What term is used to describe all the alleles at every locus for all individuals
within a population?: gene pool
9. Evolution is a change in the [x] of a [y] over time: Evolution is a change in the
gene pool of a population over time
10. Small populations are especially susceptible to _______: genetic drift
11. What variable in the Hardy-Weinberg equation describes the proportion of
heterozygotes?: 2pq
12. A few individuals move between populations. This is an example of: gene flow
13. A few individuals of a population become separated and begin populating a new
area. The resultant genetic make-up of this new population would be a
consequence of _______: a founder effect
14. Disruptive selection is selection for [x]. This causes an [y] in genetic diversity:
Disruptive selection is selection for extreme phenotypes. This causes an increase in
genetic diversity
15. In a population of insects, both very large and very small individuals are
successful at mating, but medium-sized individuals are not. This is an example
of: disruptive selection
16. Carnivorous plants eat animals in order to gain _____, while parasitic plants
acquire _______ from their hosts: nitrogen; sugars
17. Which of the following is not an advantage of seeds?: gametes can travel farther
18. Wood is primarily composed of ____ tissue: xylem
, 19. Which of the following plant tissue types can play a role in structurally
supporting the plant? Select all that apply: vascular
ground
20. A shark is.... Select all answers that apply: an osmoconformer able to dissolve
urea in its blood to maintain an osmolarity close to sea water
a chordate
21. In our kidneys, blood is initially filtered through the: renal corpuscle
22. Which is NOT a characteristic of osmoregulation in most marine (salt-water)
fish?: Lose electrolytes (salts) through diffusion.
23. Antidiuretic hormone affects water re-absorption in the ______ of the kidneys:
collecting duct
24. At some point during passage through the nephron, _______ can be reabsorbed
from the pre-urine. Multiple answers can be selected.: urea water
salt
25. Emphysema affects which variable in Fick's Law?: A
26. The Bohr shift causes ________: hemoglobin to have a lower affinity for oxygen
and release it more readily to your tissues
27. The countercurrent exchange in fish gills ensures that ______: The partial
pressure of oxygen is always greater in the surrounding water than in the adjacent
fish gill
oxygen always moves from the water into the fish's tissues as it passes over the gills
28. The lymphatic system derives its fluid from the______: capillaries
29. Which chamber of the human heart is surrounded by the most muscle?: left
ventricle
30. Which type of blood vessel is described (capillaries, arteries, or veins)?
[x] are very thin and leak fluid.
Blood pressure is highest in [y]
[z] utilize one-way valves to move blood back toward the heart .
[a] move blood away from the heart.: capillaries are very thin and leak fluid.
