Which term is used to include only the gorillas, chimpanzees, humans and their closest extinct relatives?
A.
anthropoid
B.
hominid
C.
hominine
D.
hominin
E.
homo
What were the two different types of australopithecines?
A.
erect, knuckle-walker
B.
carnivorous, omnivorous
C.
arboreal, terrestrial
D.
gracile, robust
E.
hunting, gathering
What structures are necessary for the replication process to occur in a cell?
A.
enzymatic proteins
B.
carbohydrates
C.
lipids
D.
starches
E.
viruses
On what basis was life divided into three domains?
A.
rRNA sequence data
B.
cytochrome c sequence data
C.
mitochondrial DNA sequence data
D.
the presence or absence of a nucleus and organelles
E.
presence or absence of mammary glands
The early atmosphere of Earth consisted mainly of
A.
hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
B.
oxygen, water vapor, and carbon monoxide.
C.
water vapor, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.
D.
hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen.
E.
water vapor, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide.
What characteristics separate the Class Mammalia from other animals in the Phylum Chordata?
A.
bipedal locomotion and an upright stance
B.
heterotrophic and multicellular
C.
a dorsal tubular nerve cord and notochord
D.
vertebrates with hair and mammary glands
E.
develop brain and tool use
Biological evolution is the process whereby
A.
humans descended from apes.
B.
species change through time.
C.
living cells arose from nonliving chemicals.
D.
prokaryotic cells became eukaryotic cells.
E.
only the strongest survive.
Which of the following is the Phylum classification for humans?
A.
Eukarya
B.
Animalia
C.
Chordata
D.
Mammalia
E.
Primates
What is the primary source of carbon for aquatic algae?
A.
calcium carbonate
B.
calcium chloride
C.
bicarbonate
D.
carbon dioxide
E.
carbon monoxide
What is the reservoir for the water cycle?
A.
ocean
B.
lakes and rivers
C.
rainfall
D.
aquifers
E.
atmosphere
Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?
A.
leaves
B.
caterpillars
C.
sparrows
D.
hawks
E.
eagles
How is carbon dioxide used by living organisms?
A.
by breathing
B.
by cellular respiration
C.
by photosynthesis
D.
by combustion
E.
by decay
What is the loss of water from plants called?
A.
runoff
B.
precipitation
C.
evaporation
D.
transpiration
E.
transference
The atmosphere would be considered what component of a chemical cycle?
A.
reservoir
B.
exchange pool
C.
biotic community
D.
source
E.
none of these
What two characteristics define a biome?
A.
temperature and the types of plants found there
B.
amount of precipitation and the types of plants found there
C.
temperature and rainfall
D.
latitude and rainfall
E.
altitude and temperature
What happened to the death rate in LDCs following World War II? Why?
A.
It increased due to the loss of infrastructure following the war.
B.
It increased due to the spread of disease because of refugees from the war.
C.
It decreased because of the introduction of modern medicine.
D.
It decreased because people were no longer dying in World War II.
E.
It stabilized due to fewer people dying in war.
How long does it take for a plastic grocery bag to degrade?
A.
1-2 weeks
B.
1-2 months
C.
a year
D.
10-20 years
E.
more than 50 years
Why should pregnant women and small children not eat certain fish?
A.
herbicide contamination
B.
mercury contamination
C.
pesticide contamination
D.
lead contamination
E.
PCB contamination
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a sustainable society?
A.
multi-use farming
B.
integrated pest management
C.
mass transit
D.
draining of wetlands for housing
E.
recycling and composting
How is the growth rate of a population determined?
A.
birth rate
B.
death rate
C.
birth rate minus death rate
D.
birth rate times death rate
E.
birth rate divided by death rate
How much of Earth's land mass is already desert?
A.
1%
B.
10%
C.
40%
D.
50%
E.
65%
0.0/ 3.0 Points women in the reproductive years than in the prereproductive years, what does the age structure diagram look like?
If there are more women in the postreproductive years than in the reproductive years, and more
A.
a pyramid
B.
an inverted pyramid
C.
a rectangle
D.
an oval
E.
a cube
Blood leaves the renal corpuscle through what structure?
A.
Efferent arteriole
B.
Bowman’s capsule
C.
Afferent arteriole
D.
Glomerulus
Which function of the nephron includes the movement of fluid from the blood into Bowman’s capsule?
A.
Tubular reabsorption
B.
Tubular secretion
C.
Glomerular filtration
Which of the following describes the order in which blood flows through the nephron?
A.
afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole
B.
efferent arteriole, glomerulus, afferent arteriole
C.
glomerulus, afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole
D.
afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, glomerulus
When the simulated blood pressure was lowered, which of the following decreased?
A.
urine volume
B.
glomerular pressure
C.
glomerular filtration rate
D.
glomerular pressure and glomerular filtration rate
E.
glomerular pressure, glomerular filtration rate and urine volume
Which of the following would decrease glomerular filtration rate?
A.
increasing the efferent arteriole radius or decreasing the afferent arteriole radius
B.
decreasing the efferent arteriole radius
C.
increasing the efferent arteriole radius
D.
decreasing the afferent arteriole radius
E.
increasing the efferent arteriole radius or decreasing the efferent arteriole radius
What structure of the renal corpuscle collects filtrate and funnels it to the renal tubule?
A.
Glomerulus
B.
Efferent arteriole
C.
Bowman’s capsule
D.
Loop of Henle
E.
Afferent arteriole
What is the name for the “ball” of capillaries found in the renal corpuscle?
A.
afferent arteriole
B.
peritubular capillaries
C.
glomerulus
D.
efferent arteriole
Starting at the renal corpuscle, list the regions of the renal tubule, in order.
Briefly explain the effect of efferent arteriole radius on glomerular filtration rate.
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