Biology 006 - General Biology I » Spring 2021 » Chapter 40 In Class Quiz

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Question #1
Match the term and its description. anatomy
A.   the biological form of an organism
B.   most animals are composed of cells organized into
C.   Organs make up these called
Question #2
Match the term and its description. physiology
A.   the biological functions an organism performs
B.   Tissues make up these called
C.   the biological form of an organism
Question #3
Match the term and its description. tissues
A.   the biological functions an organism performs
B.   most animals are composed of cells organized into
Question #4
Match the term and its description. reproductive system
A.   Main components include gonads and asociated organs. Function in gametes production, fertilization, and embryo development
B.   Includes skeletal muscles. Functions in locomotion and other movement
C.   Main components include skin and its derivatives. Function in protection against mechanical injury, infection, dehydration, and thermoregulation
Question #5
Match the term and its description. Integumentary system
A.   Includes pituitary and other hormone secreting organs that are involved in coordination of body activities.
B.   Main components include skin and its derivatives. Function in protection against mechanical injury, infection, dehydration, and thermoregulation
C.   Main components include gonads and asociated organs. Function in gametes production, fertilization, and embryo development
Question #6
Match the term and its description. nervous system
A.   Includes mouth, stomach, intestines and glands that are involved in food processing
B.   Includes brain, spinal cord and nerves. Functions in coordination of body activities
C.   Includes heart, blood vessels and blood. Functions in the distribution of materials
Question #7
Match the term and its description. Circulatory system
A.   Includes brain, spinal cord and nerves. Functions in the coordination of the body activities
B.   Includes heart, blood vessels and blood. Functions in the distribution of materials
C.   Includes skeletons. Functions in body support, protection of internal organs and movement.
Question #8
Match the term and its description. regulator
A.   uses internal control mechanisms to control internal change in the face of external fluctuation
B.   uses internal control mechanisms to control internal change in the face of external fluctuation
C.   maintain a "steady state" or internal balance regardless of external environment
Question #9
Match the term and its description. homeostasis
A.   maintain a “steady state” or internal balance regardless of external environment
B.   physiological changes that occur roughly every 24 hours
C.   uses internal control mechanisms to control internal change in the face of external fluctuation
Question #10
Match the term and its description. circadian rhythm
A.   physiological changes that occur roughly every 24 hours
B.   a temporary adaptive change during an animal’s lifetime
C.   muscles or glands that can renerate a response
Question #11
Match the term and its description. effector
A.   allows its internal condition to vary with certain external changes
B.   physiological changes that occur roughly every 24 hours
C.   muscles or glands that can generate a response
Question #12
Match the term and its description. thermoregulation
A.   the transfer of heat by air or liquid moving past a surface
B.   the process by which animals maintain an internal temperature within a normal range
C.   transfer heat between fluids flowing in opposite directions and thereby reduce heat loss
Question #13
Match the term and its description. endothermy
A.   animals generate heat by metabolism
B.   the emission of electromagnetic waves
C.   the loss of heat when the liquid becomes gas
Question #14
Match the term and its description. radiation
A.   animals generate heat by metabolism
B.   the heat transfer by contact
C.   the emission of electromagnetic waves
Question #15
Match the term and its description. countercurrent exchange
A.   transfer heat between fluids flowing in opposite directions and thereby reduce heat loss
B.   animals gain heat from external sources
C.   the process by which animals maintain an internal temperature within a normal range
Question #16
Match the term and its description. bioenergetics
A.   the metabolic rate of an ectotherm at rest at a specific temperature
B.   a physiological state of decreased activity and metabolism
C.   the overall flow and transformation of energy in an animal
Question #17
Match the term and its description. metabolic rate
A.   long-term torpor that is an adaptation to winter cold and food scarcity
B.   the sum of all the energy an animal uses in a unit of time
C.   the metabolic rate of an endotherm at rest at a "comfortable" temperature
Question #18
Match the term and its description. basal metabolic rate (BMR)
A.   the metabolic rate of an endotherm at rest at a "comfortable" temperature
B.   long-term torpor that is an adaptation to winter cold and food scarcity
C.   the overall flow and transformation of energy in an animal
Question #19
Match the term and its description. torpor
A.   a physiological state of decreased activity and metabolism
B.   the metabolic rate of an ectotherm at rest at a specific temperature
C.   the sum of all the energy an animal uses in a unit of time

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