CMA 2 questions Flashcards

1
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Whatareevolutionaryadaptationssharedbyallland plants

A

waxy protective coverings
support against gravity
a means of taking up water from the soil

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2
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Mammalsareamnioteswhichhaveevolvedfromalineagewithasinglepairedtemporalopening behindtheorbitbelong.Thisgroupisknownasthe…

A

synapids

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3
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Thearchosaursbelongtoacrowngroupcontainingthebirds,crocodiles,dinosaursandpterosaurs. Whichofthefollowingtraitsarelikelypresentorabsentinthedinosaurlineage

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Heterodontdentition (absent)
Thecodontteeth (present)
Manibularandantorbitalfenestra (present) Fourthtrochanterinthefemur (present)
Threechamberedheart (absent)

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4
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What makeupthesistergrouptothesnakesandlizards?

A

tuataras

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5
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Whatisnotanitrogen­containingexcretoryproduct

A

citric acid

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6
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what isleastlikelytoberegardedasanosmoregulatoryorgan?

A

human lungs

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7
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AballooncontainsamixtureofO2andN2atatotalpressureof760mmHg.Thepartialpressureof nitrogenis570mmHg.Whatisthepercentagecompositionofthemixture

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25% o2

75% N2

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8
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what referstoaninsignificantmeansoftransportofcarbondioxideinthe blood.

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Ascarbonatedissolvedintheplasma

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9
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what isnotarecognisedsubmodalityoftaste

A

fruity

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10
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what isnotarecognisedsubmodalityoftaste

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fruity

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11
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Indicatea statement whichisfalsewithrespecttothebiologyofanti­diuretichormone(ADH)

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ThemajorstimulusforADHreleaseisanincreaseinbloodvolumeoradropinserum osmolality.

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12
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What isnotameansofconveyinginformationconcerningthesizeofasensory stimulus?

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larger action potential

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13
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AballooncontainsamixtureofO2andN2atatotalpressureof760mmHg.Thepartialpressureof nitrogenis608mmHg.Whatisthepercentagecompositionofthemixture?

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20% o2

80% N2

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14
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an in incorrect statementaboutgascarriageintheblood

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Henry’sLawstatesthattheamountofgasabsorbed(dissolved)decreasesasthegaspressure increases

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15
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A false statementaboutmarinebirds.

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they excrete all their salt load through the kidneys

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16
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A false statementaboutmarinebirds.

A

they excrete all their salt load through the kidneys

17
Q

TheforamenofPanizzaoccursinthecirculatorysystemofwhichgroup of animals

A

crocodiles

18
Q

Identifya false statement Increasedcardiacoutputisachieved by …

A

stimulation by the parasympathetic nervous system

19
Q

Attheleveloftheheartthemeanarterialbloodpressureinagiraffeisapproximatelywhatvalue

A

250 mm Hg

20
Q

Identifyafalsestatementconcerningsaltglands

A

Manymarinebirdshavesaltglandstohelpabsorbvitalsaltsfromseawater