BIO 1150 Exam 2 questions with answers

BIO 1150 Exam 2 questions with answers
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Which of the following is a question about physiology? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔How is blood pressure affected by
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physical activity? |\




Most cells are microscopic because at this small size _____. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the ratio of surface area to cell volume is
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maximized
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Which of the following is a benefit of multicellularity compared to
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organisms consisting of just one cell? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cells can specialize. |\ |\




Which of these is most likely a characteristic of a large but NOT
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small aquatic animal? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔extensive
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branching of internal respiratory surfaces |\ |\ |\ |\




Interstitial fluid is _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the fluid that
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fills the spaces between cells of vertebrates
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Food processing, absorption, and distribution in your body are
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mainly accomplished by the _____ systems. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔digestive and circulatory
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,Which of the following systems is correctly paired with one of its
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parts? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔endocrine system ... thyroid
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gland


An organ such as the heart or liver consists of _____. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔- nervous tissue |\ |\ |\




- epithelial tissue
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- connective tissue
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- muscle tissue
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All of the listed responses are correct.
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An organism is to an albatross as a(n) _____ is to an intestine. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔organ |\ |\




An epithelial cell with a relatively large amount of cytoplasm
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probably has what function? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔absorption
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and secretion
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Which of the following are types of cells found in epithelial
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tissues? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔squamous, cuboidal, and
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columnar cells |\




Where in the body would you be most likely to find secretory
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cells shaped like dice? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔thyroid and
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salivary glands |\

,Which of the following tissues bind and support other tissues in
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the body? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔connective tissues
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Microscopic analysis of an unknown tissue sample reveals the
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presence of chondrocytes, indicating that the sample was
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probably taken from _____ tissue. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔cartilage


The matrix of blood tissue, where water, salts, and dissolved
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proteins are found, is _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the blood
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plasma


Which of the six major types of connective tissue has a rigid
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matrix that contains collagen and calcium salts? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔bone |\




Ligaments are what kind of connective tissue? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔a type of fibrous connective tissue |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Cells that secrete the proteins that make cartilage strong yet
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flexible are called _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chondrocytes
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Ligaments connect _____ to _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bone
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... bone
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Which of the following are connective tissues? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, and blood
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, Bone cells are called _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔osteocytes
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"Striated" is a description that would apply to which kind of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


animal tissue? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔muscle |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Myosin and actin are _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔proteins
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that play a major role in muscle contraction
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A neuron consists of _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a cell body,
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dendrites, and axons |\ |\




The _____ system and the _____ system work together to
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coordinate and control the bodies of most animals. - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔nervous ... endocrine |\ |\ |\




Hormones _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- are chemical signals |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


broadcast throughout the body |\ |\ |\




- are distributed by the bloodstream
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- are relatively slow acting
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- act only on cells with receptors specific to that hormone
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All of the listed responses are correct.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the nervous system
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but not the endocrine system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Signaling
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usually involves more than one type of signal.
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