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- # this is a comment is a Q&A file
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- .Terran Biology
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- #This first number is the number of questions:
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- 40
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- #now are the questions
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- #81
- Y:N
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- AIDS is a virus, like the common cold
- or the flu. Can a virus be treated with
- antibiotics?
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- #82
- Y:Y
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- Are viruses life forms?
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- #83
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- Fungi eat:
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- 1. by ingesting food.
- 2. by secreting enzymes to break it down.
- 3. by drinking only.
- 4. by capturing food with long cilia.
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- #84
- M:1 3
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- Which of these is not a fungus?
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- 1. algae.
- 2. mushroom.
- 3. penicillin.
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- #85
- M:4 4
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- Which of the 4 basic types of tissue in
- the human body is used in the heart?
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- 1. epithelium.
- 2. connective.
- 3. nerve.
- 4. muscle.
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- #86
- M:1 3
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- your skin is made of what type of
- tissue?
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- 1. epithelial.
- 2. connective.
- 3. nerve.
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- #87
- M:3 3
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- How many women in the United States
- are overweight?
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- 1. 10%
- 2. 20%
- 3. 30%
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- #88
- Y:Y
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- Is the equation FOOD - EXCERCISE = FAT
- true?
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- #89
- M:7 8
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- Which food has the most protein?
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- 1. beer.
- 2. potatoes.
- 3. corn.
- 4. wheat.
- 5. beef.
- 6. peanuts.
- 7. chicken.
- 8. fish.
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- #90
- M:1 3
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- The act of taking in oxygen and
- releasing carbon dioxide is
- scientifically termed:
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- 1. respiration.
- 2. breathing.
- 3. diffusion.
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- #91
- M:3 4
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- Which type of organism has the most
- efficient lung?
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- 1. mammals.
- 2. reptiles.
- 3. amphibians.
- 4. birds.
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- #92
- M:3 3
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- Blood pressure is measured by two
- pressures within the heart's 4
- chambers: systolic and diastolic.
- Normal blood pressure is in the
- range of:
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- 1. 140-180 syst. over 20-40 diast.
- 2. 120-130 syst. over 70-110 diast.
- 3. 110-130 syst. over 70-90 diast.
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- #93
- M:3 3
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- What is the most severe heart ailment
- accounting for 1 of every 5 deaths in
- the USA?
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- 1. angina pectoris.
- 2. stroke.
- 3. myocardial infarction (heart attack).
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- #94
- M:4 5
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- Which of the following is not part of
- the cardiovascular system?
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- 1. capillaries.
- 2. heart.
- 3. arteries.
- 4. spleen.
- 5. veins.
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- #95
- Y:Y
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- Arteries lead from the heart and veins
- lead to the heart. Veins must therefore
- be larger in diameter because of the
- reduced blood pressure on the way back
- to the heart. Right?
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- #96
- M:2 2
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- What type of blood cells make up the
- immune system?
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- 1. red blood cells.
- 2. white blood cells.
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- #97
- M:3 4
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- AIDS is deadly because it stops the
- immune system from defending your body
- against many deadly diseases. It does
- this by attacking which of the four
- types of white blood cells involved in
- the immune system?
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- 1. natural killer cells and phagocytes.
- 2. B cells.
- 3. T cells.
- 4. macrophages.
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- #98
- M:4 4
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- Bundles of nerve fibers in the central
- nervous system are called:
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- 1. dendrites.
- 2. axons.
- 3. ganglia.
- 4. tracts.
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- #99
- Y:Y
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- is the brain part of the central nervous
- system?
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- #100
- T:cerebrum
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- What part of the brain is responsible
- for learning?
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- #101
- M:1 2
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- Is short term memory stored
- electrically or by structural changes
- in the brain's neural connections?
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- 1. electrically.
- 2. through structural changes.
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- #102
- M:4 4
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- The hypothalamus controls all but:
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- 1. respiration.
- 2. heartbeat.
- 3. body temperature.
- 4. sensory integration.
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- #103
- M:2 3
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- Hormones are:
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- 1. enzymes.
- 2. regulatory chemicals.
- 3. all produced in the testes.
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- #104
- M:1 3
- <
- What percentage of the human body is
- composed of water?
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- 1. two thirds.
- 2. one half.
- 3. one eighth.
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- #105
- M:2 4
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- Which organ caries out the filtration
- of waste from the body?
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- 1. the liver.
- 2. the kidney.
- 3. the spleen.
- 4. the large and small intestine.
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- #106
- M:2 3
- <
- Programmed behaviors are called:
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- 1. drives.
- 2. instinct.
- 3. imprinting.
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- #107
- Y:Y
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- Bigotry is a learned behavior, meaning
- that it can also be unlearned. Is this
- true?
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- #108
- M:1 4
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- Behaviors that are of benefit to a
- group, rather than to one individual's
- self interest are called:
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- 1. altuistic.
- 2. habitual.
- 3. aggressive.
- 4. sensitization.
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- #109
- M:2 3
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- Education is one way to stop societal
- violence because which behavior appears
- to be innate in all vertebrates,
- including humans:
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- 1. recessive.
- 2. aggressive.
- 3. altruistic.
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- #110
- Y:Y
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- Is altrustic behavior more common in
- societies who's members are closely
- related?
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- #111
- M:1 3
- <
- Vascular plants are plants that have
- stems, seeds, leaves and roots. How
- long ago did these plants first appear
- on land?
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- 1. about 400 million years ago.
- 2. about 1 billion years ago.
- 3. about 3 billion years ago.
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- #112
- Y:N
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- Do all vascular plants have seeds?
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- #113
- M:1 3
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- All seeds need the following crucial
- attributes in order to survive on land:
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- 1. a hard protective shell.
- 2. a wing or plume to help it move away.
- 3. a large supply of food.
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- #114
- M:3 3
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- Which of the following is a vegetative
- organ in a plant?
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- 1. fruits.
- 2. flowers.
- 3. roots.
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- #115
- M:1 3
- <
- Plant cuticles are waxy materials used
- to prevent the plant from:
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- 1. drying out.
- 2. being eaten by an animal.
- 3. freezing.
- 4. contracting disease.
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- #116
- M:3 4
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- Which leaf cells are the primary site
- of photosynthesis?
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- 1. periderm cells.
- 2. endodermis cells.
- 3. mesophyll cells.
- 4. pith cells.
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- #117
- M:2 3
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- Which type of animal is mainly
- responsible for the dispersion of
- fruit seeds?
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- 1. insects.
- 2. birds.
- 3. mammals.
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- #118
- M:1 3
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- Why are seeds an improvement over
- spores?
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- 1. they can stay dormant a long time.
- 2. they contain little water.
- 3. they are important food sources.
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- #119
- M:4 4
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- How much of a plant's water taken in
- by the roots is lost to the
- atmosphere through the leaves?
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- 1. 10%
- 2. 30%
- 3. 70%
- 4. 90%
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- #120
- M:3 3
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- Plant cells bend toward the light
- because:
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- 1. plants like the sun.
- 2. insects can then see the flowers.
- 3. cells in the shade elongate more.
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