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Foundations of Bio
Bio 101
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/05/2013

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Term
Which are barriers to pathogens at body surfaces?
a. intact skin and mucous membranes
b. tears and saliva
c. resident bacteria
d. all of the above
Definition
d. all of the above
Term
What are molecules that macrophages recognize as self and will not elicit an immune response?
Definition
MHC
Term
Where are macrophages derived from?
Definition
monocytes
Term
Immunoglobulins designate what to be involved in histamine release?
Definition
IgE
Term
Memory cells are ____________ that function in ____________.
Definition
B cells; retaining the ability to make an antibody used to fight a previous infection
Term
True or False: Eosinophils are the most abundant leukocytes (WBC) in blood.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Inflammation is a non-specific immune response.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: T-cell lymphocytes originate and mature in the bone marrow.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Activated complement system is a part of the first line of defense.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Effector helper T-cells are needed for antibody mediated immune response.
Definition
True
Term
Two species in the same habitat can coexist when they:
a. differ in their use of resources
b. share the same resource in different ways
c. use the same resource at different times
d. all of the above
Definition
d. all of the above
Term
Which of the following is not a tupe of symbiosis?
a. predation
b. parasitism
c. commensalism
d. mutualism
Definition
a. predation
Term
The brown headed cowbird is an example of a:
a. microparasite
b. hemiparasite
c. social parasite
d. all of the above
Definition
c. social parasite
Term
The revegetation of the area that was burnt by the recent fires is an example of
Definition
secondary succession
Term
True or False: Lice are ectoparasites.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: Mistletoe is an example of a hemiparasite.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: In commensalism both species benefit.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Biodiversity tends to be higher in the polar regions and lower in the tropics.
Definition
False
Term
Lateral roots are the product of the
Definition
pericycle
Term
Stomata are responsible for:
a. water escape from the leaves
b. carbon dioxide entry
c. mineral absorption
d. a & b
e. b & c
Definition
d. a & b
Term
Mesophyll consists of
Definition
photosynthetic cells
Term
What is a source of primary growth (lengthwise)?
Definition
apical meristem
Term
What conducts water?
Definition
xylem
Term
What is a source of secondary growth (girthwise)?
Definition
lateral mersitem
Term
What conducts sugars?
Definition
phloem
Term
True or False: Procambium gives rise to vascular tissue.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: Monocots have netlike leaf veins.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Parenchyma is dermal tissue.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Dicots have tap root system.
Definition
True
Term
What promotes plant growth?
Definition
Auxin
Term
What promotes fruit ripening?
Definition
ethylene
Term
What inhibits plant growth?
Definition
abscisic acid (ABA)
Term
In which replication pathway do bacteriophage infect and quickly lose their hose?
a. lysogenic pathway
b. lytic pathway
c. a & b
d. none of the above
Definition
lytic pathway
Term
What are bacterial cell walls mainly composed of?
Definition
Peptidoglycan
Term
What do bacteria reproduce by?
Definition
Binary Fission
Term
When conditions are unfavorable, some bacteria, such as the one that causes botulism, are able to assume a protected form, resistant to extreme environments. What are these resistant forms called?
Definition
endospores
Term
True or False: Bacterium, which has spherical shape, is called bacillus.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Prokaryotes' single chromosome is circular.
Definition
True
Term
Sickle cell disease illustrates a balanced polymorphism because carriers are resistant to
Definition
malaria
Term
Forces that change allele frequencies include:
a. natural selection
b. migration
c. genetic drift
d. mutation
e. all of the above
Definition
e. all of the above
Term
A ______________ occurs when many members of a population die and only a few are left, by chance, to replenish the numbers in that population.
Definition
Population bottleneck
Term
Albinism is uncommon in the United States but affects 1/200 Hopi Indians. A contributing factor for this high increase is:
a. nonrandom mating
b. migration
c. genetic drift
d. cline
Definition
nonrandom mating
Term
True or False: If a population migrates and picks up new individuals, allele frequencies can change.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: Founder effect and population bottlenecks are both examples of genetic drift.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: Small scale shifts in allele frequencies is the defining characteristic of microevolution.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: A population is a group of interbreeding members of the same species in a particular area.
Definition
True
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