Question 1

As a cell takes up glucose from surrounding interstitial fluid,

Accepted Answer

A) glucose will begin to diffuse back out of the cell because the concentration will eventually exceed that of the interstitial fluid. 
B) solutes in the blood plasma will also begin to take up glucose from the interstitial fluid. 
C) glucose will diffuse from blood plasma into the interstitial fluid. 
D) glucose will begin to diffuse into and out of the interstitial fluid across capillary walls at the same rate. 
A) glucose will begin to diffuse back out of the cell because the concentration will eventually exceed that of the interstitial fluid. 
B) solutes in the blood plasma will also begin to take up glucose from the interstitial fluid. 
C) glucose will diffuse from blood plasma into the interstitial fluid. 
D) glucose will begin to diffuse into and out of the interstitial fluid across capillary walls at the same rate.

Question 2

Active people such as teenagers and people in their twenties are more at risk for heatstroke.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A molecule of ammonia leaving a cell would first move into

Accepted Answer

A) a capillary. 
B) the interstitial fluid. 
C) the blood plasma. 
D) a nephron. 
A) a capillary. 
B) the interstitial fluid. 
C) the blood plasma. 
D) a nephron.

Question 4

Anesthesia is used in many types of surgeries because it can

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A) block nerve impulses transmitted to the spinal cord or brain, thus eliminating sensory perceptions. 
B) tingle nerve endings that disrupt patient concentration. 
C) make nerve cells hyperactive and increase sensory perception, thus causing numbness. 
D) be used as a sedative. 
A) block nerve impulses transmitted to the spinal cord or brain, thus eliminating sensory perceptions. 
B) tingle nerve endings that disrupt patient concentration. 
C) make nerve cells hyperactive and increase sensory perception, thus causing numbness. 
D) be used as a sedative.

Question 5

As the filtrate moves through a nephron,

Accepted Answer

A) water is added to make a dilute urine. 
B) solutes are combined with urea. 
C) water and solutes are reabsorbed. 
D) we get thirsty due to the salts that are taken back into the blood. 
A) water is added to make a dilute urine. 
B) solutes are combined with urea. 
C) water and solutes are reabsorbed. 
D) we get thirsty due to the salts that are taken back into the blood.

Question 6

Frostbitten tissue, because water within cells freezes, expands and ruptures plasma membranes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Metabolic heat is generated by

Accepted Answer

A) biochemical reactions. 
B) contracting muscles. 
C) digesting nutrients. 
D) all of the above 
A) biochemical reactions. 
B) contracting muscles. 
C) digesting nutrients. 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Blood is a connective tissue because it

Accepted Answer

A) is formed in the bone marrow. 
B) is a liaison of nutrients, gases, and waste products from one organ to another. 
C) contains white blood cells needed to protect the body from infection. 
D) contains platelets that bridge one end of an injury to the other end of an injury. 
A) is formed in the bone marrow. 
B) is a liaison of nutrients, gases, and waste products from one organ to another. 
C) contains white blood cells needed to protect the body from infection. 
D) contains platelets that bridge one end of an injury to the other end of an injury.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a means used by chickadees to conserve heat in the winter?

Accepted Answer

A) reducing convection 
B) reducing radiation 
C) reducing metabolism 
D) reducing evaporation 
A) reducing convection 
B) reducing radiation 
C) reducing metabolism 
D) reducing evaporation

Question 10

Shivering and goose bumps are ways of producing ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Shivering and goose bumps are ways of...

Question 11

Animals can gain, but not lose, heat by conduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not reabsorbed as the filtrate from the glomerulus moves through the nephron?

Accepted Answer

A) urea 
B) glucose 
C) water 
D) creatinine 
A) urea 
B) glucose 
C) water 
D) creatinine

Question 13

Individuals on medications are more at risk for heatstroke because the medications can

Accepted Answer

A) cause cells to increase metabolism and release more heat. 
B) increase sweating. 
C) decrease cellular metabolism. 
D) interfere with negative feedback loops. 
A) cause cells to increase metabolism and release more heat. 
B) increase sweating. 
C) decrease cellular metabolism. 
D) interfere with negative feedback loops.

Question 14

Individual cells that are deeply embedded in a large animal are surrounded by _____, which provides nutrients, delivers hormones, and carries away wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) a plasma membrane 
B) interstitial fluid 
C) blood plasma 
D) capillaries 
A) a plasma membrane 
B) interstitial fluid 
C) blood plasma 
D) capillaries

Question 15

Marine fish must use energy to maintain their body fluid balance, because

Accepted Answer

A) they live in a hypertonic environment and need to use energy to retain water. 
B) they must get rid of the excess water that constantly moves into their interstitial fluid. 
C) they must actively take up solutes from their surroundings. 
D) their kidneys must reabsorb solutes from the external surroundings. 
A) they live in a hypertonic environment and need to use energy to retain water. 
B) they must get rid of the excess water that constantly moves into their interstitial fluid. 
C) they must actively take up solutes from their surroundings. 
D) their kidneys must reabsorb solutes from the external surroundings.

Question 16

Animal A has a surface area of 6 cm² and a volume of 1 cm³. Animal B has a surface area of 24 cm² and a volume of 8 cm³. If each animal were in the same environment,

Accepted Answer

A) animals A and B would gain and lose solutes at the same rate, but animal A would gain heat faster. 
B) animal B would gain water faster than animal A, but animal A would lose solutes faster. 
C) animal A would gain or lose heat, water, and solutes faster than animal B. 
D) animal B would lose heat faster than animal A but gain water faster. 
A) animals A and B would gain and lose solutes at the same rate, but animal A would gain heat faster. 
B) animal B would gain water faster than animal A, but animal A would lose solutes faster. 
C) animal A would gain or lose heat, water, and solutes faster than animal B. 
D) animal B would lose heat faster than animal A but gain water faster.

Question 17

The basic functioning unit of the kidney is the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basic functioning unit of the kidney...

Question 18

Which of the following compounds allows animals to lose the least amount of water during the process of removing toxic waste?

Accepted Answer

A) ammonia in freshwater fish 
B) ammonia in saltwater fish 
C) urea in humans 
D) uric acid in birds 
A) ammonia in freshwater fish 
B) ammonia in saltwater fish 
C) urea in humans 
D) uric acid in birds

Question 19

Urea is reabsorbed by the kidney because it acts as an antioxidant, protecting cells from damaging chemicals produced by metabolic reactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: Internal Organization and Homeostasis

As a cell takes up glucose from surrounding interstitial fluid,

Active people such as teenagers and people in their twenties are more at risk for heatstroke.

A molecule of ammonia leaving a cell would first move into

Anesthesia is used in many types of surgeries because it can

As the filtrate moves through a nephron,

Frostbitten tissue, because water within cells freezes, expands and ruptures plasma membranes.

Metabolic heat is generated by

Blood is a connective tissue because it

Which of the following is not a means used by chickadees to conserve heat in the winter?

Shivering and goose bumps are ways of producing ____________________.

Animals can gain, but not lose, heat by conduction.

Which of the following is not reabsorbed as the filtrate from the glomerulus moves through the nephron?

Individuals on medications are more at risk for heatstroke because the medications can

Individual cells that are deeply embedded in a large animal are surrounded by _____, which provides nutrients, delivers hormones, and carries away wastes.

Marine fish must use energy to maintain their body fluid balance, because

Animal A has a surface area of 6 cm² and a volume of 1 cm³. Animal B has a surface area of 24 cm² and a volume of 8 cm³. If each animal were in the same environment,

The basic functioning unit of the kidney is the ____________________.

Which of the following compounds allows animals to lose the least amount of water during the process of removing toxic waste?

Urea is reabsorbed by the kidney because it acts as an antioxidant, protecting cells from damaging chemicals produced by metabolic reactions.

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