General Zoology Final Exam
Humans are - Answer-eukaryotes, and have cells with nuclear membranes
Ecology is the study of - Answer-the interaction of organisms with each other and their environment
The study of mechanisms of transmission of traits from parents to offspring is - Answer-genetics
This group of diverse fish has been greatly impacted in Lake Victoria because of the introduction of giant
Nile perch in the 1950s - Answer-cichlids
The study of fishes is known as - Answer-ichthyology
The study of insects is known as - Answer-entomology
The study of amphibians and reptiles is known as - Answer-herpetology
The study of birds is known as - Answer-ornithology
The man who originated the system of binomial nomenclature was - Answer-Carl von Linne
Binomial nomenclature uses a two-part unique name assigned to identify each kind of organism. The
two parts of the name are the _____ and _____ names. - Answer-genus and species
, Organic evolution includes the concept that - Answer-organisms change over time
Table 1.3 from the textbook provides human population data from 2018 and projections for the year
2050. What region is projected to decline slightly in population? - Answer-Europe
The simplest organization of matter that exhibits of life is the - Answer-cell
An organelle that produces much of the energy a cell uses is the - Answer-mitochondrion
The semifluid phase of the cytoplasm that contains organelles, vesicles, and inclusions, and serves as a
medium for metabolic reactions is the - Answer-cytosol
The surface to volume ration of a cell limits - Answer-the size a cell may reach
As the radius of a cell increases, the surface area ______ and the ratio of surface area to volume
_______. - Answer-increases; decreases
The ability of a membrane to regulate the passage of materials into and out of a cell is called _. -
Answer-selective permeability
Water molecules move through selectively permeable membranes from areas of high concentration of
water to areas of lower concentration by _______. - Answer-osmosis
If the cell has to use energy to move a molecule across the membrane it would most likely be carrying
out ___. - Answer-active transport
The form of transport involved when blood pressure forces water and small dissolved molecules into
kidney tubules is _______. - Answer-filtration
Humans are - Answer-eukaryotes, and have cells with nuclear membranes
Ecology is the study of - Answer-the interaction of organisms with each other and their environment
The study of mechanisms of transmission of traits from parents to offspring is - Answer-genetics
This group of diverse fish has been greatly impacted in Lake Victoria because of the introduction of giant
Nile perch in the 1950s - Answer-cichlids
The study of fishes is known as - Answer-ichthyology
The study of insects is known as - Answer-entomology
The study of amphibians and reptiles is known as - Answer-herpetology
The study of birds is known as - Answer-ornithology
The man who originated the system of binomial nomenclature was - Answer-Carl von Linne
Binomial nomenclature uses a two-part unique name assigned to identify each kind of organism. The
two parts of the name are the _____ and _____ names. - Answer-genus and species
, Organic evolution includes the concept that - Answer-organisms change over time
Table 1.3 from the textbook provides human population data from 2018 and projections for the year
2050. What region is projected to decline slightly in population? - Answer-Europe
The simplest organization of matter that exhibits of life is the - Answer-cell
An organelle that produces much of the energy a cell uses is the - Answer-mitochondrion
The semifluid phase of the cytoplasm that contains organelles, vesicles, and inclusions, and serves as a
medium for metabolic reactions is the - Answer-cytosol
The surface to volume ration of a cell limits - Answer-the size a cell may reach
As the radius of a cell increases, the surface area ______ and the ratio of surface area to volume
_______. - Answer-increases; decreases
The ability of a membrane to regulate the passage of materials into and out of a cell is called _. -
Answer-selective permeability
Water molecules move through selectively permeable membranes from areas of high concentration of
water to areas of lower concentration by _______. - Answer-osmosis
If the cell has to use energy to move a molecule across the membrane it would most likely be carrying
out ___. - Answer-active transport
The form of transport involved when blood pressure forces water and small dissolved molecules into
kidney tubules is _______. - Answer-filtration
