Biology Test 3 (quarter exam)
The part of a flower that produces pollen is the pistil.
Anther or stamen
The two broad divisions of the skeletal system are the axial skeleton and the ? Skeleton
Appendicular
Because they produce their own food, green plants are considered heterotrophs
Autotrophs
The most freely movable joints in the body are ellipsoid joints
Ball-and-socket
32
Biceps brachial
The study of plants is called?
Botany
Carries food, water and oxygen to and from the cells
Cardiovascular system
60
Clavicle
Trees that lose their leaves in autumn and remain bare in the winter are ? Trees
Deciduous
36
Deltiod
Branching veins, petals in multiples of four or five, and a taproot system are characteristics typical of monocots
Dicots
What type of fruit has an outer fleshly layer and an inner woody layer?
Drupe
Produces hormones that regulate the body's activities
Endocrine system
What type human tissue covers and lines body parts?
Epithelial tissue
59
Femur
The species Agaricus bisporus is multicellular, has cells with cells walls and nuclei, and obtains its nutrients from other organisms. In what group is this species?
Fungi
35
Gastrocnemius
In the scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus, what is Ornithorhynchus?
Genus
A flower that lacks either sepals, petals, stamens, or pistils is said to be ?
Incomplete
Bones are connected to other bones by strong bands of fibrous connective tissue called synovial membranes
Ligaments
57
Mandible
Tissues are made of living cells and non living material called the ?
Matrix
The one - way diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane is transpiration
Osmosis
In photosynthesis, a plant uses light energy, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and ?
Oxygen
31
Pectoral is major
58
Phalanx
What type of venation does a leaf have if small veins extend outward from a single main vein?
Pinnate
34
Quadriceps femoris
37
Recuts abdominis
61
Sacrum
Which of the following is the best way to tell seeds and spores apart?
Seeds are multicellular; spores are unicellular
The type of involuntary muscle that is not striated is cardiac muscle
Smooth
The scientist finds a small, U-shaped bone in the warrior's neck. Examination reveals that the bone has surfaces to attach to muscles but not to attach to other bones. He wants to determine which of the four main categories of bones this should be in. Which of the facts he observed will help him determine the category?
The bone is U-shaped.
Which of the following statements best explains why a newborn can receive brain damage from a head injury more easily than an adult?
The fontanels are soft and provide less protection than bone.
The position of the warrior's arm bones indicate that he was buried with the right forearm across his chest, palm down. How can the forensic scientist tell the radius and ulna apart?
The radius will be closer to the warrior's head.
The body cavity that contains the heart and lungs is the ? Cavity
Thoracic (or chest)
62
Tibia
The shoulder muscles that allow you to pull your shoulders back and help pull your head up are the ? Muscles.
Trapezius
33
Triceps brachii
Because the life cycle of a fern includes both asexual and sexual phases, ferns are considered to undergo alternation of generations
True
Because they allow only back and forth movement in a single plane, the elbow and knee are hinge joints.
True
In a woody stem, the older, inner wood that no longer conducts water and minerals is known as heartwood.
True
The contraction machinery of muscle cells is found inside long cylinders called myofibrils.
True
The growth of a plant toward or away from a stimulus as light, water, touch, or gravity is a tropism.
True
The spreading of seeds by the winds is an example of agent dispersal.
True
Water and dissolved minerals are transported from the roots to the leaves by phloem tissue
Xylem
Gray wolves (Cani lupus) and coyotes (Canis Latrans) are two different members of class Mammalian. They have a similar appearance, but gray wolves are much larger than coyotes. Although these animals do not breed in the wild, they have been known to produce offspring. Should these animals be considered the same kind? Why or why not?
Yes; they are able to produce offspring
What group of algae includes kelp, gulfweeds, and rockweeds?
brown algae
Mosses and liverworts are
bryophytes
what type of flower consists of disk flowers and ray flowers?
composite flower
What type of leaf has more than one blade on a single petiole?
compound leaf
The long, straight shaft of a long bone is the
diaphysis
In which group is the alga that causes red tides?
dinoflagellates
What is the tough, translucent sheath that surrounds a skeletal muscle and binds it together?
fascia
roots that have no main section but instead spread out with very thin roots forming a tangled mass are:
fibrous roots
plants that reproduce by seeds formed in cones or bonelike structures are classified as:
gymnosperms
protects the body from disease
immune system
What is the most common cause of muscle atrophy?
lack of exercise
What type of plant tissue is responsible for the growth and repair of plant parts?
meristematic tissue
A group of muscle cells connected to a single motor neuron is a(n) ?
motor unit
coordinates the activities of the body
nervous system
What part of a plant embryo develops into stems and leaves?
plumule
yeasts and mildew are:
sac fungi
An organism that obtains its nutrition from dead organisms is a ?
saprophyte
Provides support and rigidity to the body and stores calcium
skeletal system
lightweight, porous bone that consists of an intricate network of tiny struts and girders is:? Bone
spongy
layering, grafting, and budding are types of:
vegetative propagation
