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The human pelvic girdle is composed of 3 fused bones on each side for a total of 6 bones. Name the 3 fused bones.

A

Ilium, ischium, and pubis

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What are rings of muscle which CLOSE body openings such as the lips called?

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Sphincters

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The alternative forms of a gene at the same locus on homologous chromosomes are called what?

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Alleles

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The myofilaments of muscles consist primarily of two proteins. These proteins are called??

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Actin and myosin

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In studies of the human body, what word is used to describe (“name”) a blood-filled sac formed by an outpouching in an arterial or venous wall?

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Aneurysm

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What Roman physician’s studies of human anatomy based on lower animals served as the only text on the subject for centuries?

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Galen

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What percentage of the atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide?

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0.03%

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What percentage of the atmosphere consists of oxygen?

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21%

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What percentage of the atmosphere consists of nitrogen?

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77%

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What process in all living things releases carbon dioxide as a waste product?

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Respiration or cellular respiration

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List the taxonomic categories from least specific to most specific.

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. The mnemonic is King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti.

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In biology, what is the word used to describe the appearance of an individual without regard to its hereditary constitution?

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Phenotype

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The chromosome responsible for characteristics other than sex are known by what term?

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Autosomes

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What genetic term describes the situation when a part of a chromosome is broken off and lost?

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Chromosomal deletion

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What is the term given to a fatty acid that has more than one set of double bonds between carbon atoms?

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Polyunsaturated

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The process by which an amino acid loses it amino group is called?

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Deamination

17
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In the first stage of carbohydrate metabolism, glucose is first broken down into what acid?

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Pyruvic acid or pyruvate

18
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An individual with three X chromosomes is likely to be?

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An abnormal female

19
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Who is considered the father of Taxonomy?

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(Carolus) Linnaeus

20
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What molecule is the energy source for virtually all of the work done by the cell?

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ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate)

21
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Proteins that cause reaction to proceed more rapidly and lower the energy of activation are called?

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Enzymes

22
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Why can’t humans digest cellulose?

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Humans lack the proper enzymes

23
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Cholesterol, estrogen, and testosterone are all examples of _______?

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Steroids

24
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How many PAIRS of nerves leave the vertebrate brain?

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12

25
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What is the name given to all of the pairs of nerves that leave the vertebrate brain?

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Cranial nerves

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