Lab: Ecological Succession — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which best describes the movement through the nephron?

A
Blood is passed into the nephron and removed through the urethra.
B
All materials that exit the blood into the nephron are removed in the urine.
C
Some of the materials that exit the blood can be returned to the blood.
D
High quantities of sugars and water are excreted in the urine.
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Brendan made a diagram to compare and contrast the benefits of two types of social behavior.

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A
reproduction
B
protection
C
foraging
D
hydrodynamic efficiency
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When a person sees a doctor about a respiratory illness, the doctor will want to determine if the sickness is in the upper respiratory tract or the lower respiratory tract. The starting point for the lower respiratory system is the trachea.Which structures are part of the upper respiratory system? Select three options.the larynxthe bronchusthe alveolithe lungsthe pharynxthe nose

A
the larynx
B
the bronchus
C
the alveoli
D
the lungs
E
the pharynx
F
the nose
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What is the function of the hormone progesterone?

A
preparation of the body for maintaining pregnancy
B
development of male secondary sex characteristics
C
development of female secondary sex characteristics
D
preparation of the fallopian tube for fertilization
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Which best describes the exocrine glands?

A
Exocrine glands function only for digestion and temperature regulation.
B
Exocrine glands can sometimes release substances out of the body.
C
Exocrine glands secrete substances into the bloodstream.
D
Exocrine glands are only found in the skin and mouth.
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Which of these can be found in both gymnosperms and angiosperms?

A
vascular tissue and exposed seeds
B
vascular tissue and seeds
C
flowers and vascular tissue
D
enclosed seeds and flowers
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Which most clearly shows evolutionary relationships between species?

A
binomial nomenclature
B
phylogenetic tree
C
common name
D
morphological data
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A weakened immune system may be caused by

A
an overproduction of lysozymes.
B
muscle disorders.
C
immunodeficiency disorders.
D
complement systems in the blood.
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The graph shows the changing levels of hormones during menstruation and ovulation. What happens to hormone levels during ovulation, and why is this important?

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A
The hormone levels increase to prepare a woman’s body to receive a fertilized egg.
B
The hormone levels decrease to prepare a woman’s body to receive a fertilized egg.
C
The hormone levels increase, and the next menstrual cycle begins with shedding of the uterine lining.
D
The hormone levels decrease, and the next menstrual cycle begins with shedding of the uterine lining.
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Some species of wasps are social. The queen starts a colony from scratch each spring. She builds a small nest, and lays and raises a group of female workers. The workers enlarge the nest while the queen continues to lay eggs. Unfertilized eggs become males that mate with newly hatched females. All of the wasps except the newly fertilized females die by the summer.

A
It is beneficial only to the males that do not fertilize eggs.
B
It is beneficial only to the female workers that are not fertilized.
C
It is beneficial to each one of the individual colony members.
D
It is beneficial to the whole species, but not to all of the individual members.
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A biologist counts the number of zebras in a population each year, and notices an increase in the zebra population. Which describes the biologist’s actions?

A
graphing
B
inference
C
observation
D
interacting
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Which of the following examples can cause gene flow between populations?

A
an increase in predators to a population of zebra
B
a volcanic eruption that kills half of a population of mice
C
bird droppings that contain seeds from a different location
D
a person that sprays a toxin on a group of mosquitoes
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In which step of a muscle contraction is the sacromere the longest?

A
step 1
B
step 2
C
step 3
D
step 4
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Which organism is an animal-like protist?

A
cilia
B
dinoflagellate
C
amoeba
D
truffle
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A scientist measured an increase in nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. This increase would result in

A
an increase in the greenhouse effect.
B
a decrease in the greenhouse effect.
C
no change in the greenhouse effect.
D
a stabilization of the greenhouse effect.
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The vertebrae are the irregularly shaped bones that make up the spine. To which skeletal system do the vertebrae belong?

A
spongy skeleton
B
compact skeleton
C
axial skeleton
D
appendicular skeleton
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Which type of process occurred in the ecosystem that was affected by the 1988 fires in Yellowstone Park, which destroyed most of the vegetation but left the soil intact?

A
primary succession
B
secondary succession
C
a climax community
D
species extinction
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Fossils show how the complexity of living organisms has changed over time. Gerobatrachus hottoni was a unique organism that lived during the Permian period between ancient salamanders and ancient frogs. Scientists have nicknamed this organism the “frogamander” because it is believed to be a common ancestor of both modern frogs and salamanders.Which type of fossil is Gerobatrachus hottoni most likely to be?

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intermediary
B
phylogenic
C
transitional
D
index
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Which scientist disproved the idea that life comes from nonlife?

A
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
B
Louis Pasteur
C
Robert Koch
D
Paul Ehrlich
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Which of the following statements best describes scientific research?

A
Research typically uses one source.
B
Research typically uses a variety of sources.
C
Research is all done by doctors.
D
Research is all done in a laboratory.

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