Principles of Biology Final Exam

The Kingdom Protista includes all of the following kinds of organisms EXCEPT:

Yeast

An example of filamentous green algae is

Spirogyra

Microbiology is the study of microbes. These include all but which of following?

plants

The site of formation of pollen grain is in the

stamen

Cells of the ground tissue are called

paraenchyma, collenchyma, and schlerenchyma

Which term means “to grow”

Germination

The __________ of the tapeworm contains both male and female sex organs and becomes filled with developing embryos

proglottids

Amphibians are NOT considered to be fully adapted to life on land because…

they are dependent upon water for external fertilzation

Sharks differ from most fish in that they lack

swim bladders

What types of embryos have extra-embryonic membranes?

mammal

The chief distinguishing characteristic of all mammals is the presence of

hair and mammary glands

When researchers videotaped the body of a dead whale on the bottom of the ocean, it was rippling with the activity of many scavengers inside the carcass. These scavengers would have been

hagfish

Which of the following are characterized by being tetrapods, having larynx for vocalization, and are metamorphic?

Amphibians

What accessory organ of the Integumentary system protects the nail root?

cuticle

The part of the skin that has adipose tissue to help insulate the body is the

subcutaneous

Muscle fibers contain _________ and ___________ filaments for movement

actin and myosin

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

arteries

The pacemaker of the heart is termed the

SA node

The outer sac the encloses the heart and provide lubrication is the

pericardium

The neuromuscular disorder due to an attack of myelin sheath of nerve

multiple sclerosis

_____________ is the body’s capability of removing or killing foreign substances, pathogens and cancer cells

immunity

Which of the following are NOT considered lymphoid organs?

kidneys

The colon is part of what part of the digestive system?

large intestine

Which of the following is NOT true of the small intestine?

Stores indigestible materials until it can be eliminated

What do you call the food that is leaving the stomach?

chyme

The type of respiration in which gases are exchanged between the blood and tissue fluid is termed

internal respiration

Which is NOT a major function of respiratory tract?

transferring and extracting nutrients

How many lobes do the lungs have?

5

After the trachea, what is the next structure that air passes through?

bronchi in the lungs

The urethra serves what other body system in males?

reproductive

The Hypothalamus and Thalamus make up which major area of the brain?

diencephalon

which part of the brain contains centers for the heartbeat, respiration blood pressure and coughing

medulla oblongata

How many pairs of spinal nerves do humans have?

31

The skull is compose of

cranium and facial bones

The origin of a muscle is found on the bone that moves

False

Which of the following glands controls several other glands and is found in the brain

pituitary

In the human male, sperm cells are produced in the

seminiferous tubles

The maximum population that the environment can support for an indefinite period of time is called the

carrying capacity

Interaction between two species as both attempt to use the same environmental resources is

competiton

All the members of the same species that inhabit a particular are termed a(n)

population

Which phylum is usually a bottom dweller and scavenger or predator?

arthopoda

In a lancelet, respiration occurs via _________________________.

 

directly through absorption in body tissues

How many chambers does the heart of a crocodile have?

4

Tje _________ lay eggs and are of the least common mammals

monotremes

Which of the following is not a types of connective tissue?

nerve

Epithelial tissue is anchored to connective tissue by a nonliving layer called

basement membrane

The longest bone of the body is the _________.

femur

The radius is on the _________ side of the forearm

lateral

Where is the ilium found?

pelvic

The dried beans represented the predators in our model

False

The __________ re the most numerous unicellular algae in the ocean and are encased in silica shells

diatoms

Which of the following is grouped with the Fungi?

black bread mold

Which feature possessed by most land plants is missing in mosses, which grow low to the ground in damp, shaded areas?

vascular tissue, so they must grow a long the ground in damp areas to supply water to the cells

Characteristics of eudicots include all EXCEPT

vascular bundles arranged irregularly in the stem

The stinging cells or nematocysts are characteristic of

cnidarians

________ are the only mammals capable of true flight

bats

The duckbill platypus is an exception to many mammals because it

doesn’t give live birth but lays eggs

Which of the following systems “protects tissues from trauma, pathogen invasion and water loss”?

Integumentary system

Which of the following tissues types would line the mouth?

epithlial

The left ventricle sends oxygen blood into the systemic circuit

FALSE

What influences heart beat via the autonomic nervous tissue?

medulla oblongata

Edema can be caused by

accumulation of tissue fluid

Any molecule that stimulates an immune response is call a/an

antigen

What is the rhythmic contractions that push food along the digestive tract called?

peristaslsis

What organ produces bile?

liver

Water is absorbed primarily by the

large intestine

External respiration exchanges gas between

air and blood

You are looking at a structure in the respiratory tract that is filled with small scars or air pockets. What structure are you looking at?

alveoli

How many openings does the bladder have?

3

What extends from the base of the brain into the vertebral canal, protected by vertebrae, and functions in communications between the brain and the body?

spinal cord

Dendrities

receives signals from other neurons and carry impulses toward a cell body

Which of these is NOT a part of a neuron?

neuroglial cell

Which of the following is NOT true about vertebrae?

They are part of the appendicular skeleton

How many bones are in the body

650

Bone cells are termed

osteocytes

Which of the following glands controls several other glands and is found in the brain?

pitutitary

Which gland will produce melatonin?

pineal gland

Sperm mature within the

epididymis

AIDS

Cuased by HIV

Herpes

Tingling, itching and then blisters

HPV

Causes genital warts

Chlamydia

5x more women are diagnosed then men

Gonorrhea

Can spread to the throat by oral sex

Syphillis

Can cause psychological issues

Population size is believe to level off at the _____ of an environment

carrying capacity

Crayfish have terminal fangs called

chelipeds

The _______ phylum has a chitinous exoskeleton

arthopoda

Which of the following have placoid scales?

sharks

Tunicates are chordates but they do not posses vertebrae

True

Epithelial tissue is anchored to connective tissue by a nonliving layer called

basement membrane

Which number indicates the Metatarsals of the foot?

4

Which number indicates the Tarsals of the feet?

3