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Biology
Quarterly Test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the cerebrum do? | The cerebrum integrates sensory information and coordinates the creatures response to that information. |
| To which class does a lamprey belong? | class Agnatha |
| What is the name of the cells that carry oxygen in the blood? | red blood cells |
| Which has the most flexible skeleton: a salmon, a carp, or a shark? | a shark |
| A female mates with a male and then lays eggs that develop and hatch. Is this external or internal fertilization? What kind of development is this? | internal fertilization oviparous development |
| What does a fish use to feel vibrations in the water? | lateral line |
| What is the difference between a vein and an artery? | Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood back to the heart. |
| A botanist examines a portion of a plant and finds a lot of meristematic tissue. Is that portion of the plant still growing or has it stopped growing? | still growing |
| Why is the bottom of a leaf typically a lighter shade of green than the top of the leaf? | The spongy mesophyll is on the underside of the leaf and is usually a lighter shade of green because photosynthesis cells are not as tightly packed there. |
| A tree with an abscission layer is _______. | deciduous |
| What phylum contains plants that must be small? | Phylum Bryophyta |
| What is the fundamental difference between monocots and dicots? | The number of cotyledons produced in the seed. |
| What property of water governs how water flows upwards in a plant? | cohesion |
| Vascular plants have two kinds of structures for the transport of water and nutrients. What are they called? | xylem and phloem |
| Which must be made of living cells in order to be able to do their job? xylem or phloem | phloem |
| What is the male reproductive organ of a flower? What is the female reproductive organ? | male-stamen female-carpel |
| What is the purpose of a cotyledon? | It provides nutrients to the embryo in the seed. |
| How do insects aid in the physiology of flowering plants? | They aid in the reproductive process by transporting pollen from one flower to another. |
| State the five characteristics that set reptiles apart from other vertebrates. | 1. covered with tough, dry scales 2. ectothermic 3. breath with lungs through their lives 4. three-chanbered heart with a ventricle that is partially divided 5. produce amniotic eggs covered with a leathery shell |
| Which order (Rhynchocephalia, Squamata, Crocodilia, Testudines) contains lizards? | Squamata |
| State the six characteristics that set birds apart from other vertebrates. | 1. endothermic 2. four-chambered heart 3. toothless bill 4. oviparous, laying an amniotic egg which is covered in a lime-containing shell 5. covered with feathers 6. skeleton composed of porous, lightweight bones |
| What is a bird actually doing when it is preening? | oiling its feathers |
| State the five characteristics that set mammals apart from other vertebrates. | 1. hair covering the skin 2. reproduce with internal fertilization and usually viviporous 3. nourish their young with milk secreted from specialized glands 4. four-chambered heart 5. endothermic |
| What kind of hair serves as insulation for a mammal? | underhair |
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