Question 1

Seasonal changes in snake activity are explained by which statement?

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A)  The snake is less active in winter because the food supply is decreased.
B)  The snake is less active in winter because it does not need to avoid predators.
C)  The snake is more active in summer because that is the period for mating.
D)  The snake is more active in summer because it can gain body heat by conduction.
E)  The snake is more active in summer as a result of being disturbed by other animals.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

For a non-hibernating squirrel, the daily expenditure of metabolic energy is

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A)  usually less than the basal metabolic rate (BMR) .
B)  always greater than the basal metabolic rate (BMR) .
C)  constant despite day-to-day changes in ambient temperature.
D)  measured only by the distance it has traveled.
E)  inversely related to the distance it has traveled.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following animals uses the highest percent of its energy budget for homeostatic regulation?

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A)  a hydra
B)  a marine jelly (an invertebrate) 
C)  a snake in a temperate forest
D)  a desert insect
E)  a desert birdF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Hibernation and estivation are both examples of

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A)  acclimatization.
B)  torpor.
C)  evaporative cooling.
D)  non-shivering thermogenesis.
E)  shivering thermogenesis.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Panting observed in overheated birds and mammals dissipates excess heat by

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A)  countercurrent exchange.
B)  acclimation.
C)  vasoconstriction.
D)  hibernation.
E)  evaporation.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

The cells lining the air sacs in the lungs make up a

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A)  cuboidal epithelium.
B)  simple squamous epithelium.
C)  stratified squamous epithelium.
D)  pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.
E)  simple columnar epithelium.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

In mammals this response is known as fever, but it is known to raise body temperature in other bacterially infected animals, including lizards, fishes, and cockroaches:

Accepted Answer

A)  growth of hair
B)  reduced metabolic rate
C)  sweating
D)  a change in thermostat "set-point"
E)  decreased thermogenesisF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

If you gently twist your ear lobe it does not remain distorted because it contains

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A)  collagenous fibers.
B)  elastin fibers.
C)  reticular fibers.
D)  adipose tissue.
E)  loose connective tissue.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

An example of a connective tissue is the

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A)  skin.
B)  nerves.
C)  blood.
D)  cuboidal epithelium.
E)  smooth muscles.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

All skeletal muscle fibers are both

Accepted Answer

A)  smooth and involuntary.
B)  smooth and unbranched.
C)  striated and voluntary.
D)  smooth and voluntary.
E)  striated and branched.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

An overheated and sick dog has an impaired thermoregulatory response if it

Accepted Answer

A)  increases its evaporative heat loss.
B)  decreases its metabolic heat production.
C)  increases its body temperature to match the environmental temperature.
D)  increases its vasodilation in blood vessels near the skin.
E)  relocates itself to a cooler location.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Compared with a smaller cell, a larger cell of the same shape has

Accepted Answer

A)  less surface area.
B)  less surface area per unit of volume.
C)  the same surface-to-volume ratio.
D)  a smaller average distance between its mitochondria and the external source of oxygen.
E)  a smaller cytoplasm-to-nucleus ratio.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

An organism that has only behavioral controls over its body temperature is the

Accepted Answer

A)  green frog.
B)  penguin.
C)  bluefin tuna.
D)  house sparrow.
E)  gray wolf.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

A moth preparing for flight on a cold morning warms its flight muscles via

Accepted Answer

A)  acclimatization.
B)  torpor.
C)  evaporative cooling.
D)  non-shivering thermogenesis.
E)  shivering thermogenesis.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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