CMA 2 questions Flashcards
Whatareevolutionaryadaptationssharedbyallland plants
waxy protective coverings
support against gravity
a means of taking up water from the soil
Mammalsareamnioteswhichhaveevolvedfromalineagewithasinglepairedtemporalopening behindtheorbitbelong.Thisgroupisknownasthe…
synapids
Thearchosaursbelongtoacrowngroupcontainingthebirds,crocodiles,dinosaursandpterosaurs. Whichofthefollowingtraitsarelikelypresentorabsentinthedinosaurlineage
Heterodontdentition (absent)
Thecodontteeth (present)
Manibularandantorbitalfenestra (present) Fourthtrochanterinthefemur (present)
Threechamberedheart (absent)
What makeupthesistergrouptothesnakesandlizards?
tuataras
Whatisnotanitrogencontainingexcretoryproduct
citric acid
what isleastlikelytoberegardedasanosmoregulatoryorgan?
human lungs
AballooncontainsamixtureofO2andN2atatotalpressureof760mmHg.Thepartialpressureof nitrogenis570mmHg.Whatisthepercentagecompositionofthemixture
25% o2
75% N2
what referstoaninsignificantmeansoftransportofcarbondioxideinthe blood.
Ascarbonatedissolvedintheplasma
what isnotarecognisedsubmodalityoftaste
fruity
what isnotarecognisedsubmodalityoftaste
fruity
Indicatea statement whichisfalsewithrespecttothebiologyofantidiuretichormone(ADH)
ThemajorstimulusforADHreleaseisanincreaseinbloodvolumeoradropinserum osmolality.
What isnotameansofconveyinginformationconcerningthesizeofasensory stimulus?
larger action potential
AballooncontainsamixtureofO2andN2atatotalpressureof760mmHg.Thepartialpressureof nitrogenis608mmHg.Whatisthepercentagecompositionofthemixture?
20% o2
80% N2
an in incorrect statementaboutgascarriageintheblood
Henry’sLawstatesthattheamountofgasabsorbed(dissolved)decreasesasthegaspressure increases
A false statementaboutmarinebirds.
they excrete all their salt load through the kidneys