BIOL 0280 Midterm: Exam3 2006 blank
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Question 1
Which is a population?
All the members of a species inhabiting a given location. | ||
All the interacting populations in a given area. | ||
The living community and the physical environment functioning together as an independant and relatively stable system. | ||
All of the above |
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Question 2
Which is not an abiotic factor?
Intensity of light | ||
type of substratum | ||
range of temperatures | ||
living things |
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Question 3
What does the fertility rate have to be in order to keep a population stable (neither increasing or decreasing)?
1 | ||
2 | ||
3 | ||
4 |
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Question 4
Japan's population is falling due to a low fertility rate.
True
False
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Question 5
When the population remains relatively constant over a number of years this is known as
steady state | ||
abiotic state | ||
biotic state | ||
Both abiotic and biotic states |
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Question 6
Which are the living components of the environment? |
biotic factors | ||
abiotic factors | ||
neutrality factors | ||
non-organic factors |
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Question 7
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum number of organisms the resources of an area can support. | ||
The amount of abiotic factors in an area. | ||
The amount of energy. | ||
The density of a star. |
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Question 8
Which can synthesize their own food?
heterotroph | ||
herbivore | ||
autotroph | ||
carnivore |
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Question 9
Which is an example of a saprophyte?
vulture | ||
bacteria | ||
mouse | ||
frog |
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Question 10
This consumes both plants and animals.
Carnivore | ||
Herbivore | ||
Omnivore | ||
Tachivore |
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Question 11
Global warming might actually cause global freezing.
True
False
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Question 12
There are good odds that a future virus can cause the extinction of the human race.
True
False
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Question 13
A heterotroph can make its own food.
True
False
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Question 14
According to the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, disorder always increases.
True
False
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Question 15
In 5 billion years the Sun will expand and burn up the Earth.
True
False
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Question 16
Einstein stated that World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.
True
False
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Question 17
Which is not true of the First Law of Thermodynamics?
Energy cannot be created | ||
Energy cannot be destroyed. | ||
Energy can change forms. | ||
All are true. |
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Question 18
According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the heat death of the universe is its ultimate fate.
True
False
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Question 19
Which is organic?
CH4 | ||
CO2 | ||
H2O | ||
N2 |
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Question 20
The Sun and the core are the primary energy sources for the Earth.
True
False
Question 1
Where is growth hormone produced?
Pituitary Gland | ||
Kidneys | ||
Pancreas | ||
Thyroid |
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Question 2
Which neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure?
Acetycholine | ||
Dopamine | ||
Histamine | ||
Epinephrine |
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Question 3
Which neurotransmitter is linked to OCD and depression?
Epinephrine | ||
Acetylcholine | ||
Dopamine | ||
Serotonin |
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Question 4
Which part of the brain is linked to mystical experiences?
Right Temporal Lobe | ||
Frontal Lobe | ||
Occipital Lobe | ||
Left Temporal Lobe |
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Question 5
Which coordinates and balances the action of muscles?
cerebrum | ||
cerebellum | ||
Medulla Oblongata | ||
Spinal Cord |
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Question 6
What is the function of amylase? |
Breaks down starches | ||
Breaks down proteins | ||
Breaks down fats | ||
Breaks down triglycerides |
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Question 7
Where does most digestion occur?
large intestine | ||
Stomach | ||
Small intestine | ||
Mouth |
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Question 8
Which vitamin in high dosages reduces pain?
B | ||
C | ||
A | ||
D |
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Question 9
Which vitamin increases fertility?
A | ||
B | ||
C | ||
E |
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Question 10
Which is not fat soluble?
A | ||
B | ||
E | ||
K |
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Question 11
Which is not a component of the blood?
platelets | ||
white blood cells | ||
red blood cells | ||
all are components of the blood. |
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Question 12
Protein digestion begins in the small intestine.
True
False
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Question 13
What happens an instant before inhalation?
Lungs expand and pressure falls | ||
Lungs expand and pressure increases | ||
Lungs contract and pressure increases | ||
Lungs contract and pressure decreases |
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Question 14
What is the correct sequence for digestion? |
mouth-large intestine-stomach-small intestine | ||
mouth-stomach-small intestine-large intestine |
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Question 15
Which is not part of a neuron?
cell body | ||
axon | ||
dendrite | ||
All are parts. |
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Question 16
Which is true? |
thick filaments are composed of actin | ||
thin filaments are composed of myosin. | ||
thick filaments are composed of myosin | ||
thick filaments slide over thin filaments. |
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Question 17
Which hormone reduces testosterone levels?
Growth Hormone | ||
Melatonin | ||
Insulin | ||
Thyroxin |
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Question 18
Which vessel(s) is the most oxygenated?
pulmonary veins | ||
pulmonary arteries | ||
aorta | ||
hepatic artery |
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Question 19
You can make a person you know appear by stimulating a part of the brain with electricity.
True
False
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Question 20
Einstein had a thicker corpus callosum than a normal person resulting in better communication between both sides of his brain.
True
False