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Yeopardy Final Quiz perhaps Flashcards

1
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This substance is beneficial in the upper atmosphere to deflect UV radiation from striking Earth, but harmful as a component of smog at the ground level where we breathe.
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Ozone
Nitrogen

A

Ozone

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Most of the natural supply of this resource occurs in rocks and weathering displaces it
a. Nitrogen
b. Phosphorus
c. Carbon
d. Water

A

B phosphorus

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This largest reservoir for this substance is the atmosphere, but most of it is unusable in this form
Carbon
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Water

A

Nitrogen

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This gas is one of the greenhouse gases that contributes to increasing the global temperature and climate change.
a. Oxygen
b. Ozone
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Nitrogen

A

C. carbon dioxide

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5
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The best way to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases?
Reduce fossil fuel consumption
Recycle materials and buy products made of recycled materials
Utilize renewable energy sources
All of the above

A

All of the above

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All nutrients must cross which portion of the digestive tract to enter the blood?
a. Mucosa
b. Submucosa
c. Muscularis
d. Serosa

A

a. Mucosa

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Q

What organ produces and secretes acid into the gastrointestinal tract?
a. Salivary glands
b. Pancreas
c. Stomach
d. Gallbladder

A

A. Salivary Glands

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What secretion emulsifies dietary lipids, allowing efficient digestion of fats?
a. Saliva
b. Acid
c. Bile
d. Mucus

A

A. Bile

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9
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Which of the following nutrients stimulate(s) the secretion of CCK?
a. Starch and lipids
b. Complex proteins
c. Cholesterol
d. Lipids and proteins

A

d. Lipids and proteins

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“Unhealthy” lipids are _____.
a. saturated fatty acids
b. animal fats
c. palm oils
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

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Urine is carried away from the body by the _____.
a. ureter
b. urethra
c. bladder
d. collecting tubule

A

b. Urethra

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Filtration of blood occurs in the _____.
a. glomerulus
b. proximal convoluted tubule
c. loop of Henle
d. distal convoluted tubule

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a. glomerulus

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What part of the nephron is responsible for the majority of tubular reabsorption?
a. Proximal convoluted tubule
b. Afferent arteriole
c. Bowman’s capsule
d. Collecting duct

A

a. Proximal convoluted tubule

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Secretion in the nephron involves the movement of _____.
a. toxic and foreign chemicals
b. hydrogen ions
c. ammonium ions
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

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What hormone stimulates salt and water absorption by the nephron?
a. Aldosterone
b. Antidiuretic peptide
c. Renin
d. Atrial naturiuretic hormone

A

a. Aldosterone

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16
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Where in the testes is the site of sperm maturation and storage?
a. Epididymis
b. Seminiferous tubules
c. Vas deferens
d. Ejaculatory duct

A

a. Epididymis

17
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Sperm _____.
a. are haploid cells
b. contain 23 unpaired chromosomes
c. have nearly no cytoplasm
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

18
Q

In the female reproductive tract, where does fertilization usually occur?
a. Vagina
b. Uterus
c. Oviduct
d. Ovary

A

c. Oviduct

19
Q

Ovulation is triggered by the surge of _____.
a. LH
b. GnRH
c. estrogen
d. progesterone

20
Q

The most widely used hormonal methods of birth control
prevent fertilization by killing sperm
Prevent ovulation by inhibiting FSH & LH
Prevent implantation into the endometrium
Block transport of the fertilized egg

A

Prevent Ovulation By inhibiting FSH and LH

21
Q

Your college campus, including all the humans and other living things, and its physical environment is a (an):
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere

22
Q

The carrying capacity of an ecosystem _____.
a. refers to all the ecosystems on Earth
b. is the amount of resources found in an ecosystem
c. is the number of individuals that can be supported by the ecosystem
d. never changes

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c. is the number of individuals that can be supported by the ecosystem

23
Q

The accumulation of toxic pollutants in top-level predators is called _____.
a. eutrophication
b. biological magnification
c. global warming
d. pollution

A

b. biological magnification

24
Q

What is the greenhouse effect?
a. Deforestation caused by rising CO2
b. Heat being trapped by atmospheric pollutants
c. A change in the climate that favors plant growth
d. Cooling of the Earth’s surface

A

b. heat being trapped by atmospheric pollutants

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Humans can negatively impact biodiversity by _____.
a. practicing monocrop agriculture
b. consuming renewable energy sources
c. cultivating native plants in their gardens
d. none of the above

A

a. practicing monocrop agriculture

26
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What will help us toward a sustainable future on this planet?
a. Consume less, recycle more
b. Reduce poverty worldwide
c. Lower fertility rates
d. All of the above

A

All of the above

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