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NDQ_009472 | Which disorder is caused by a missing chromosome? | a. Turners syndrome, b. Klinefelters syndrome, c. Down syndrome, d. all of the above | a |
NDQ_009473 | There are fewer than 10,000 human genes. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009474 | The Human Genome Project was accomplished entirely by U.S. scientists. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009475 | The Human Genome Project was completed in | a. 1900, b. 1990, c. 2003, d. 2010 | c |
NDQ_009476 | Few genetic disorders are caused by mutations in a single gene. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009477 | An example of an X-linked disorder caused by a mutation in a single gene is | a. Hemophilia A, b. Turners syndrome, c. Klinefelters syndrome, d. two of the above | a |
NDQ_009478 | Why did scientists insert the gene for human insulin into bacteria? | a. to cure the bacteria of diabetes, b. to make large quantities of insulin, c. to better understand diabetes, d. to cause mutations in the gene | b |
NDQ_009479 | The genotype of a person with Turners syndrome is XO. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009480 | The polymerase chain reaction is a technique for making many copies of a gene. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009481 | __Knowledge of the human genome helps us understand how the human species evolved. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009482 | __Dominant genetic disorders are more common than recessive genetic disorders. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009483 | __Based on his phenotype, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln is thought to have had Turners syn- | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009484 | __Most chromosomal disorders involve the sex chromosomes. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009485 | __Biotechnology is also referred to as genetic engineering. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009486 | __The only use of biotechnology is curing genetic disorders. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009487 | __Eating GMOs has been shown to cause genetic disorders in people. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009751 | Archaeans | a. are prokaryotes, b. were first placed in the Eukarya Domain, c. are now classified in the Bacteria Domain, d. two of the above | a |
NDQ_009752 | ____organism that loves salt | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | b |
NDQ_009753 | ____organism that loves both salt and bases | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | c |
NDQ_009754 | Water with extremes of heat and acidity is found | a. in Mono Lake, b. in drainage from an acid mine, c. around a hydrothermal vent, d. in the Dead Sea | c |
NDQ_009755 | The type of archaean you would find in the environment in question 2 is a(n) | a. hyperthermoacidophile, b. alkalithermophile, c. acidophile, d. halophile | a |
NDQ_009756 | ____organism that loves acids | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | a |
NDQ_009757 | ____organism that digests cellulose and produces methane as a waste product | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | g |
NDQ_009758 | Most archaeans are | a. producers, b. autotrophs, c. decomposers, d. two of the above | c |
NDQ_009759 | ____organism that loves very high temperatures | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | d |
NDQ_009760 | Acidophiles live | a. in acid mine drainage, b. around volcano vents, c. in Mono Lake, California, d. two of the above | d |
NDQ_009762 | ____any organism that loves extreme conditions | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | e |
NDQ_009764 | ____organism that loves bases | a. acidophile, b. halophile, c. haloalkaliphile, d. hyperthermophile, e. extremophile, f. alkaliphile, g. methanogen | f |
NDQ_009765 | Archaeans were first discovered | a. in 1990, b. inside the human belly button, c. by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, d. in extreme environments | d |
NDQ_009768 | Archaeans that live around hydrothermal vents must be able to withstand extremely | a. high temperatures, b. acidic water, c. basic water, d. two of the above | d |
NDQ_009770 | Where might you find archaeans called hyperthermophiles? | a. Dead Sea, b. Mono Lake, c. a hot spring, d. two of the above | c |
NDQ_009771 | Archaeans are known to | a. live just about everywhere on Earth, b. make up just 2 percent of Earths total mass of living things, c. be important producers, d. none of the above | a |
NDQ_009772 | All archaeans live in extreme environments. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009773 | Prokaryotes now called archaeans were first discovered in the late 1970s. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009774 | Archaeans that live inside human hosts | a. usually harm their hosts, b. cause many human diseases, c. are more dangerous than bacteria, d. none of the above | d |
NDQ_009775 | Archaeans called halogens have been found in Utahs Great Salt Lake. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009776 | Bodies of water that are saltier than the ocean include | a. Mono Lake, b. Great Salt Lake, c. Dead Sea, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009777 | Conditions around hydrothermal vents | a. are ideal for methanogens, b. are similar to conditions on ancient Earth, c. include extremely salty water, d. all of the above | b |
NDQ_009778 | Some archaeans can survive and reproduce in boiling water. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009779 | Archaeans make up about 20 percent of the total mass of organisms on Earth. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009780 | __Archaeans were placed in their own domain in the late 1970s. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009781 | __Scientists now know a lot about the Archaea Domain. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009782 | __All species in the Archaea Domain are extremophiles. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009783 | __There are just three types of archaean extremophiles. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009784 | __Archaeans called acidophiles thrive at negative pH values. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009785 | __Archaeans are very common in the ocean. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009786 | __Many Archaeans live in or on other organisms. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009900 | crocodilian reptiles are the closest living relatives of birds. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009901 | modern reptiles are the only known living descendants of the dinosaurs. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009905 | what determines the sex of developing crocodilians? | a. the number of eggs laid after fertilization, b. the presence of two x chromosomes, c. the presence (or absence) of the y chromosome, d. the temperature of the eggs during incubation | d |
NDQ_009906 | the function of the salivary glands on the tongue of the crocodilian is | a. determine the food the animal eats, b. remove salt from the crocodilian body, c. sense the presence of food, d. remove excess sugar from the crocodilian body | b |
NDQ_009907 | which statement is associated with the crocodilian digestive system? | a. the crocodilian stomach is divided into two chambers, b. the crocodilian can digest bones, feathers, and horns, c. crocodilians have gastroliths in their digestive system, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009908 | what statement best describes the sensory pits of crocodilians? | a. area with nerve fibers that responds to disturbances in surface water, b. area with nerve fibers that allows the animal to smell prey, c. area with nerve fibers that allows the animal to hear disturbances, d. area with nerve fibers that allows the animal to feel motion | a |
NDQ_009909 | features of the crocodilian body include | a. an elongated snout, b. powerful jaws and a muscular tail, c. eyes and nostrils that are positioned on top of the head, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009910 | land-based amphibian larvae are born and live in water, and they breathe using lungs. they move onto land later in life. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009911 | adult amphibians can breathe through their skin. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009915 | adaptations to live on land included | a. skin that keeps the animal dry, b. a tail that allows balance on land, c. eyelids that allow vision outside of the water, d. all of the above | c |
NDQ_009916 | where would you most likely find amphibians? | a. the beach, lakes and swamps, b. forests, streams and rivers, c. the beach and ocean, d. any water-based habitat | b |
NDQ_009917 | which best describes an amphibian larva? | a. legless, lives in water, breathes through skin, b. legless, lives in water, and breathes with gills, c. legless, no tail, lives in water, d. two legs, lives on land, breaths with lungs | b |
NDQ_009918 | characteristics of amphibians include | a. a tail that disappears in adulthood, b. an eardrum separating the middle and external ear, c. skin that prevents loss of water, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009919 | which describes the transformation into an amphibian adult? | a. loses gills and grows two legs, b. loses gills and grows four legs, c. loses gills and grows four legs and long tail, d. develops lungs and grows four legs and long tail | b |
NDQ_009920 | angiosperms are the most successful plants. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009921 | wheat, corn, beans and potatoes all come from flowering plants. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009925 | what part of the flower contains the male gametophyte? | a. the stigma, b. the pollen, c. the sepal, d. the stamen | b |
NDQ_009926 | what part of the flower attracts a pollinator? | a. the calyx, b. the carpel, c. the corolla, d. the stamen | c |
NDQ_009927 | what part of the flower becomes the seed(s)? | a. the ovule, b. the style, c. the carpel, d. the ovary | a |
NDQ_009928 | how does pollination occur? | a. pollen lands in the style, b. pollen lands in the stigma, c. pollen lands in the corolla, d. pollen lands in the carpel | b |
NDQ_009929 | what part(s) of the flower compose the stamen? | a. the stigma, the style and the ovary, b. the stigma, the style and the pollen, c. the style, the anther and the pollen, d. the filament, the anther and the pollen | d |
NDQ_009930 | hunting is a type of animal behavior. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009931 | many animal behaviors are to provide food. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009935 | how is fitness related to genes? | a. animals with lower fitness have a better chance of passing their genes on to the next generation, b. animals with higher fitness have a better chance of passing their genes on to, c. animals with higher fitness make better and more useful genes, d. animals with higher fitness use their genes more efficiently | b |
NDQ_009936 | which is a type of animal behavior? | a. nest building by wasps, b. lizards raising body temperature by lying in the sun, c. a mother nursing her babies, d. all of the above are animal behaviors | d |
NDQ_009937 | which animal behavior is probably most important to rabbits? | a. the ability to build nests, b. the ability to maintain homeostasis by absorbing sunlight, c. the ability to avoid predators, d. all of the above are equally important | c |
NDQ_009938 | which of the following result from animal behaviors? | a. maintain homeostasis, b. protect the young, c. get food, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009939 | if genes control behaviors that increase fitness, how do the behaviors become more common in the species? | a. through more frequent usage of the behavior, b. by only using advantageous behaviors, c. through natural selection of the gene, d. all of the above | c |
NDQ_009940 | all animals communicate with sound. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009941 | language is the use of symbols to communicate. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009945 | which of the following is not an example of communication with sight? | a. a peacock using his tail feathers to communicate, b. a chimpanzee showing fear by making a face, c. male frogs croaking to attract female frogs, d. humans shaking their heads | c |
NDQ_009946 | which is the method used by most birds to communicate? | a. communication with sound, b. communication with sight, c. communication with scent, d. birds use all of the above methods to communicate | a |
NDQ_009947 | what communication method allows ants to work together? | a. communication with sight, b. communication with sound, c. communication with scent, d. another method of communication | c |
NDQ_009948 | what are examples of ways that dogs communicate? | a. growling and making facial gestures when they feel threatened, b. urinating on a territory, like a fire hydrant, c. barking when other dogs are near, d. dogs use all of the above methods to communicate | d |
NDQ_009949 | what is the most important way that humans communicate. | a. the use of language, b. the use of facial expressions, c. the use of body language, d. all of the above methods are equally important | a |
NDQ_009950 | animal-like protists cannot produce their own food. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009951 | all animal-like protists have the ability to move. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009955 | what best describes a spore? | a. a spore is a structure that whips back and forth, propelling the protist, b. a spore is a structure that develops into new organisms, c. a spore is a structure that rotates like a propeller, allowing the protist to move, d. a spore is a structure that extends out to form feet-like structures that propel the protist ... | b |
NDQ_009956 | which protists move using small tail-like projections that extend outward from the cell body? | a. flagellates, b. ciliates, c. sporozoans, d. pseudopods | b |
NDQ_009957 | which protists move using a tail that rotates in a propeller-like fashion? | a. flagellates, b. ciliates, c. sporozoans, d. protozoa | a |
NDQ_009958 | which protists do not move? | a. flagellates, b. ciliates, c. sporozoans, d. pseudopods | c |
NDQ_009959 | which structures help an amoeba move? | a. cilia, b. flagella, c. pseudopodia, d. foot | c |
NDQ_009970 | arachnids are a type of insect. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009971 | like all arthropods, arachnids have three body segments. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009975 | what arachnid is characterized by a tail with six segments, the last bearing a pair of venom glands and a venom-injecting barb? | a. spiders, b. daddy-long-legs, c. scorpions, d. mites | c |
NDQ_009976 | what arachnid is characterized by the ability to produce silk? | a. spiders, b. daddy-long-legs, c. scorpions, d. all arachnids produce silk | a |
NDQ_009977 | what arachnid is characterized by vivid patterns of yellow, green, and black? | a. spiders, b. daddy-long-legs, c. scorpions, d. ticks | b |
NDQ_009978 | which statement is associated with scorpions? | a. at night, they find shelter in holes or under rocks, b. lay eggs, like all arachnids, but the young are raised by their mother, c. predators of small arthropods and insects, d. all of the above | c |
NDQ_009979 | which statement is associated with arachnids? | a. arachnids mostly feed on the pre-digested bodies of insects and other small animals, b. arachnids have a trachea or a book lung, c. arachnids usually lay eggs, which hatch into smaller versions of the adult, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009990 | arthropods means jointed legs. | a. true, b. false | b |
NDQ_009991 | insects are arthropods with six appendages. | a. true, b. false | a |
NDQ_009995 | in addition to movement, arthropod appendages can be used for | a. feeding, b. defense, c. sensory reception, d. all of the above | d |
NDQ_009996 | which best describes the arthropod skeleton? | a. a soft endoskeleton made of cartilage, b. a hard endoskeleton made on bone, c. a hard exoskeleton made of chitin, d. a hard exoskeleton made of shell | c |
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