Animal Physiology Exams 1-3
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1. What is the best predictor of an animal's physiology C. Size
A. Environment
B. Genotype
C. Size
D. Homeostasis
E. Phenotype
2. What determines the phenotype of an animal? C. Interaction between
A. Genotype genotype and the envi-
B. Environment ronment
C. Interaction between genotype and the environ-
ment
3. Which of the following is TRUE of conformity to the B. Energetically cheap
environment?
A. Requires complicated negative feedback
B. Energetically cheap
C. Allows function independent of outside conditions
D. All are true
4. Questions in animal physiology are generally... B. Proximate/immediate
A. Ultimate or "why" questions or "how" questions
B. Proximate/immediate or "how" questions
5. Which of these animals does not use cutaneous respi- E. They all do to some de-
ration? gree
A. Plethadontid salamanders
B. Bullfrog tadpoles
C. Hellbender salamanders
D. Titicaca frogs
E. They all do to some degree
6. A. pressure pump
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Frogs fill their lungs using
A. pressure pump
B. a suction pump
C. unidirectional flow
D. counter-current flow
E. diffusion
F. cross-current flow
7. What role do surfactants play in respiration? C. Keep the alveoli from
A. Increase P50 collapsing
B. Decrease P50
C. Keep the alveoli from collapsing
D. Assist subunite coopperativity
E. Facilitate diffusion of oxygen
8. It was recently discovered that both crocodiles and B. Uni-directional ventila-
iguanas use _____________ that was previously though tion
to be used exclusively by birds amongst terrestrial
vertebrates
A. venus circulation shunt
B. Uni-directional ventilation
C. A true diaphragm to ventilate
D. Cross-current gas exchange
9. In terrestrial insects, where does gas exchange oc- D. Tracheoles
cur?
A. Spiracles
B. Air sacs
C. Gills
D. Tracheoles
E. Cuticle
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F. Trachea
G. Lungs
10. Which of the following animals moves so much wa- C. Squid
ter that being only 10% efficient at O2 extraction is
enough
A. Tuna
B. Gold fish
C. Squid
D. Pulmonate snails
E. Clams
F. none of the above
11. Countercurrent blood flow through the gills is adap- B. Is very efficient at ex-
tive in many aquatic organisms because it --- tracting O2
A. Helps rid the blood of CO2
B. Is very efficient at extracting O2
C. Squid
D. Pulmonate snails
E. Clams
F. None of the above
12. In the fish gills, gas exchange specifically occurs in D. Secondary lamellae
the....
A. Buccal cavity
B. Opercular cavity
C. Gill filaments
D. Secondary lamellae
E. Gill arches
13. If water leaves the gills with lower PO2 than the blood A. Countercurrent flow
does, then the gill is using ----
A. countercurrent flow
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1. What is the best predictor of an animal's physiology C. Size
A. Environment
B. Genotype
C. Size
D. Homeostasis
E. Phenotype
2. What determines the phenotype of an animal? C. Interaction between
A. Genotype genotype and the envi-
B. Environment ronment
C. Interaction between genotype and the environ-
ment
3. Which of the following is TRUE of conformity to the B. Energetically cheap
environment?
A. Requires complicated negative feedback
B. Energetically cheap
C. Allows function independent of outside conditions
D. All are true
4. Questions in animal physiology are generally... B. Proximate/immediate
A. Ultimate or "why" questions or "how" questions
B. Proximate/immediate or "how" questions
5. Which of these animals does not use cutaneous respi- E. They all do to some de-
ration? gree
A. Plethadontid salamanders
B. Bullfrog tadpoles
C. Hellbender salamanders
D. Titicaca frogs
E. They all do to some degree
6. A. pressure pump
, Animal Physiology Exams 1-3
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Frogs fill their lungs using
A. pressure pump
B. a suction pump
C. unidirectional flow
D. counter-current flow
E. diffusion
F. cross-current flow
7. What role do surfactants play in respiration? C. Keep the alveoli from
A. Increase P50 collapsing
B. Decrease P50
C. Keep the alveoli from collapsing
D. Assist subunite coopperativity
E. Facilitate diffusion of oxygen
8. It was recently discovered that both crocodiles and B. Uni-directional ventila-
iguanas use _____________ that was previously though tion
to be used exclusively by birds amongst terrestrial
vertebrates
A. venus circulation shunt
B. Uni-directional ventilation
C. A true diaphragm to ventilate
D. Cross-current gas exchange
9. In terrestrial insects, where does gas exchange oc- D. Tracheoles
cur?
A. Spiracles
B. Air sacs
C. Gills
D. Tracheoles
E. Cuticle
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F. Trachea
G. Lungs
10. Which of the following animals moves so much wa- C. Squid
ter that being only 10% efficient at O2 extraction is
enough
A. Tuna
B. Gold fish
C. Squid
D. Pulmonate snails
E. Clams
F. none of the above
11. Countercurrent blood flow through the gills is adap- B. Is very efficient at ex-
tive in many aquatic organisms because it --- tracting O2
A. Helps rid the blood of CO2
B. Is very efficient at extracting O2
C. Squid
D. Pulmonate snails
E. Clams
F. None of the above
12. In the fish gills, gas exchange specifically occurs in D. Secondary lamellae
the....
A. Buccal cavity
B. Opercular cavity
C. Gill filaments
D. Secondary lamellae
E. Gill arches
13. If water leaves the gills with lower PO2 than the blood A. Countercurrent flow
does, then the gill is using ----
A. countercurrent flow
