The Living World Questions and Answers

All of the following metabolic changes would occur if breakfast is skipped following an overnight fast except for: A. gluconeogenesis in liver B. fatty acids are oxidized for energy C. degradation of muscle glycogen D. muscle protein breakdown E. degradation of liver glycogen

Why can some patients develop toxic responses to drugs even when their plasma levels are in the therapeutic range? A. there is a higher level of the free fraction of the drug in the patient's plasma B. there is a higher level of the bound fraction of the drug in the patient's plasma C. drugs given before bed can become toxic D. A toxic response can not occur if the drug is within the therapeutic range

Which of the following groups of animals could be found in temperate grasslands? A. bison, longhorns, burrowing animals, birds that nest on the ground, and foxes. B. lions, rhinoceros, giraffes, and elephants. C. migratory animals, oxen, caribou, and artic foxes. D. deer, fruit-eating birds, lizards, and snakes.

Define the term Exothermic by picking the correct statements A. ∆H is negative B. Products have less energy than the reactants C. products have more energy than the reactants D. Energy is given out to the surroundings (temperature goes up). E. ∆H is positive

All are reasons to monitor therapeutic drugs EXCEPT: A) serious consequences from overdosing. B) unpredictable blood levels. C) monitor patient compliance. D) large difference between therapeutic and toxic dose.

Compounding is defined as: The practice of preparing customized medications for patients The manufacturing of medications The pouring of medication from a manufacturer's stock bottle into a pharmacy vial The use of a computerized filling machine

If you are writing a persuasive essay, how would you establish credibility? Name the sources from which the information is taken Demonstrate your expertise Support with factual evidence All of the choices

Which of the following do the syntax, point of view, and the extent of formality in writing determine? a) Language b) Style c) Tone

You have been asked to write about a topic for 5 to 10 minutes without stopping. Identify the writing task. a) Free writing b) Correspondence c) Summarizing

Mirabel wanted to test the following hypothesis: Bearded iris plants grow more quickly and are healthier when they are grown in direct sunlight. She planted 20 bearded iris plants in 20 separate pots. She placed 10 in direct sunlight and 10 in shade. She used the same kind and amount of potting soil in each pot. She added 1 liter of water to each pot every other day for one month. Mirabel analyzed the data that she collected throughout the experiment and determined that the plants in the sunlight grew an average of 3.5 cm more than the plants grown in the shade. Additionally, the plants in the sun appeared to be healthier. Mirabel concluded that bearded iris plants grow best in the sun. How would you evaluate Mirabel's conclusion? A. Her conclusion is flawed because she tested more than one variable. B. Her conclusion is flawed because it is based on the appearance of the plants. C. Her conclusion is valid because she performed enough trials to determine the pattern in the data. D.Her conclusion is valid because her experiment proved her hypothesis.

In the summer, what levels of dissolved oxygen would you expect compared to the winter? A. Very high levels of dissolved oxygen in the summer B. You cannot compare dissolved oxygen between summer and winter C. Lower levels of dissolved oxygen in the summer D. Equal levels of dissolved oxygen Temperature and dissolved oxygen have an inverse relationship. This means that when the temperature is very high, the dissolved oxygen is very low. And when the temperature is very low, the dissolved oxygen is higher.

Read the following and answer the question that follows: "Animal feed is food given to domestic animals in the course of animal husbandry." Identify the phrase that serves as a subjective complement. a) "food given to domestic animals" b) "the course of animal husbandry" c) "domestic animals"

Which of the following best represents a rhetorical question? a) Isn't it our duty to protect the environment? b) How far is the moon from the Earth? c) What causes pollution?

Choose the research question that is most feasible in a limited time frame. A. How effective are current U.S. legislations in preventing environmental polluti B. What laws are in place in Europe to prevent environmental pollution? C. How can environmental pollution be prevented?

Which of the following sentences best describes the tropical rainforest? A. Tropical rainforests are known for trees that are of great heights. B. Trees grown in tropical regions are known for their tightly-packed uppermost layers. C. Tropical rainforests are known for their dense canoples of vegetation that form three different layers.

All of the O₂ molecules made by plants are released into the atmosphere. a) True b) False

The calculated risk based on its severity and probability is known as what? A. risk reduction B. actual risk C. anticipation D. death

To know what a peer-reviewed journal article covers, which of the following would you do? Look for Its reference list. Check the methodology. Browse the abstract.

If you want to avoid your paper seems as if it has all the ideas come from someone else with a list of one reference citation to another, which of the following would you do? a) Present your Interpretations of the evidence, integrate quotes and Ideas into the text with appropriate source b) Omit references and build your own ideas. c) Paraphrase some of the quotes and cite only those in direct quotes.

Each type of electromagnetic radiation travels at a particular wavelength. Put the types of energy in order from the greatest amounts of energy to least. UV Light Visible Light Radio X-rays Gamma Rays Infrared

Photosynthesis is a very efficient and effective process in terms of product output. True False

The energy in a photon is converted to a) an atom a proton that has more space between itself and its electron than it usually does b) a neutron that has more space between itself and its electron than it usually does c) a proton that has more space between itself and its electron than it usually does d) an excited electron that has been released from a reaction center

Solid waste is _______. A. nonhazardous B. clean C. 100% recyclable D. produced mostly by individuals

The organisms seen here, whose major energy source is from hydrothermal vents, are examples of a) autotrophs b) photoautotrophs c) heteroautotrophs d) chemoautotrophs

What is the difference between precision and accuracy? (Hint Refer to Appendix A on page 748 of your text)

Which of the following sentences contains incorrect word order? a) John rode carefully his bike. b) My friends and I play handball every Saturday. c) I went yesterday shopping.

Sophistry is one type of critical thinking that can make poor thinking look good. True False

Rickettsia rickettsia is the causal agent of what disease? How is it transmitted?

What is the function of the enzyme lysozyme in the lytic cyle?

Choose all responses that accurately apply to TSI medium. TSI is a selective medium that stands for Triple Sugar lodine Agar. This medium tests for lactose and sucrose fermentation, hydrogen sulfide production, and carbon dioxide gas( i.e. other gas) production. All choices are correct. None of the choices are correct. TSI is a multipurpose medium that stands for Triple Sugar Iron agar. This medium tests for fermentation of lactose and glucose, hydrogen sulfide production, and carbon dioxide gas (i.e other gas) production.

Starch plates are used to determine if bacteria... Produce starch Ferment starch Have the enzyme amylase convert starch into indole None of the above

All chemicals that inhibit microbial growth are called antibiotics. True False

The goal of the urea test is to determine if bacteria... Use urea as a source of carbon and energy produce mixed acids from glucose fermentation have the enzyme urease have the enzyme citrate permease produce urea from protein catabolism

When an ocean plate converges with another plate, what is created on the seafloor at the line of convergence? (short answer)

What is the typical rate of seafloor spreading? 20-25 centimeters per year 1-5 millimeters per year 1-5 meters per year 20-25 meters per year 1-10 centimeters per year

Which one of the following is a fold that looks like bowl from an end view, but is long and narrow along its main axis? recumbent fold dome anticline syncline

The key to good scientific research is objectivity or unbiased research testing and experimentation truth data gathering

Which plate boundary builds mountain fold belts, has few to no volcanoes and experiences shallow to deep, mild to severe earthquakes? transform plate boundary oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary divergent plate boundary oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary continental-continental convergent plate boundary

The word "pegmatite" means extremely large crystals two different cooling histories of a magma crystals too small to be seen with the eye many holes formed by escaping volatiles (sponge-like)

What are the regions of space called where new solar systems are formed? molecular clouds ethernet clouds stratospacic clouds galactic clouds cumulus clouds ionic clouds

Small changes in the genes of influenza virus that happens continuously over time as the virus replicates which generates new viral strains is known as... antigenic shift viral fusion antigenic drift viral reassortment subtype diversification

Bacteriophages and Animal Viruses: Match the statements in the left columns with the correct words in the right column When a bacterium has a viral DNA incorporated into its genome, the bacterium becomes a ... A viral DNA incorporated into a bacterial chromosome is called a... A viral DNA incorporated into an animal DNA is called a... A virus that can go to either a lytic or a lysogenic cycle is called a..... a virus with an envelope is called a/an... a virus that only consist of nucleic and capsid is called an/a...

Some bacteria such as Streptomyces are able to form filaments that resemble the hyphae in molds. How would you differentiate between these two types of organisms? Select all the correct answers Molds form larger colonies Hyphae are larger than bacteria filaments Bacteria form larger colonies Only bacteria have nucleus the only way to differentiate between these organisms is using specific biochemical tests

Explain why it is important to animals for the major carbohydrate storage polymer, glycogen, to be branched rather than unbranched. Please be sure to make your initial post and respond to at least two classmates with additional questions and comments to further the discussion.

2. According to Thoreau, why should we simplify and what stops us from doing so?

Bacteria that have a negative glucose fermentation test cannot be positive for which of the following test/s? A) Methyl Red B) Voges Proskauer C) Sucrose fermentation

The Voges Proskauer test determines if bacteria.... can do glucose fermentation can do aerobic respiration produce close to neutral end products from glucose fermentation produce mixed acids from glucose fermentation

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne is set during. the Great Depression the Salem witch trials the Industrial Revolution of England the Industrial Revolution of America

Almost all of the data that is collected from radiosonde is displayed on which of the following? Skew-T Diagram Radar Images Station Model Plot National Weather Map

So if you'd like to get the most for your money, send us a reply and we'll email you all the relevant information about our product, warranty, and services. Identify the style of the above communication. Verbose Formal Conversational sloppy