Easy Quiz 2. Biology & Microbiology - General Biology

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Which of the following are produced by roots in order to increase surface area, allowing for greater access to nutrients in the soil?

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Together, what are the calyx and corolla known as?

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Absorptive phase

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Which of the following statements about generalized transduction is false?

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How do the features of a larval tunicate differ from an adult tunicate? Check all that apply.

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The nitrogenous waste in mollusks is removed by

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Bone is a type of ________

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These types of repeating genes are copied from one chromosome and moved as a set to another chromosome and allow for genetic back-ups of information.

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As electrons are passed through the electron transport chain, the series of redox reactions generates free energy that is used for what purpose?

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Indicate the differences between protostomes and deuterostomes, and list the phyla of animals in each group.

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Telomerase is the name of the enzyme that replaces lost telomeres

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Structures present in two different species that both have been inherited from a common ancestor are said to exhibit ________

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Which of the following accurately characterizes the early cleavage divisions in most animals, although not necessarily in mammals?

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The endosymbiont hypothesis proposes all of the following EXCEPT

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Recent discoveries of microscopic fossils have extended the known history of life to about:

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Phospholipase C hydrolyzes a membrane phospholipid to produce

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The idea that evolution proceeds with long periods of stasis with relatively brief bursts of fast evolutionary change is

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Which of the following explains why archipelago

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The maximum volume of air that can be moved in plus the maximum volume of air that can be moved out during a single breath is the

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Consider the transition from water to land for plants. Reproduction that was not tied to water was an important adaptation allowing plants to exploit truly terrestrial habitats. Animals faced the same challenge when moving from water to land

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Indicate the phylogenies that show the same relationship as the phylogeny above (Select all that apply).

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Which type of meristem is only found in monocots?

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Type 1 fucosidosis is a rare human disease. Patients cannot hydrolyze the disaccharide fucose, and as a result have severe neurological decline and die by age 6. The disease is due to a defect in the gene that encodes the lysosomal enzyme that breaks down fucose (α-1-fucosidase), and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Which of the following statements is accurate about Type 1 fucosidosis?

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An ancient group of linked brain structures form the ______ system, which is involved in making some activities, like eating or sex, seem pleasurable, while others, like pain or hate, seem stressful.

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The adaptive immune response may be described as

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A decrease in cortisol triggers a negative

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Which recombinant protein is used to stimulate red blood cell growth and production?

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Stem and root thickening in eudicots is

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The vas deferens ducts empty sperm into the:

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A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is _____.

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What is it that makes HIV so "good" at evolving?

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The human egg is swept through the oviduct toward the uterus by

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The bacterium Vibrio cholerae releases a toxin that blocks a channel protein in the membranes of cells that line the intestine. This toxin prevents the movement of sodium ions from the inside of the intestine into cells