Bio 152 Final Exam Practice Questions With Correct Answers.

Bio 152 Final Exam Practice Questions With
Correct Answers

How /do /mutations /contribute /to /evolution? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Random /mutations
/create /raw /material /for /natural /selection




Polynesians /established /new /populations /on /islands /by /traveling /in /groups /of /<100 /people.
This /is /an /example /of: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔The /Founder /Effect
/




True /or /False: /Evolution /is /fairly /controversial /among /both /the /general /public /and /among
scientist /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔False
/




The /fact /that /humans, /whales, /bats, /and /cats /all /have /similar /limb /bones /is /an /example /of: /-
verified /answer(s)-✔✔anatomical /similarities
/




Why /do /viruses /tend /to /mutate /faster /than /humans /genomes? /(two /answers) /- /verified
answer(s)-✔✔Most /viruses /have /RNA /genomes
/



Viruses /reproduce /faster /than /humans



True /or /False: /Natural /selection /is /the /mechanism /by /which /all /evolution /occurs /- /verified
answer(s)-✔✔False
/




According /to /the /Biological /Species /Concept, /two /(2) /organisms /are /considered /the /same
species /if: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔They /can /mate /together /and /produce /fertile /offspring
/

,Warbler /birds /sing /to /attract /mates. /If /a /group /split /and /songs /diverge, /they /may /undergo: /-
verified /answer(s)-✔✔Behavioral /reproductive /isolation
/




The /concept /"punctuated /equilibrium" /states /that: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Evolution /tends /to
/occur /rapidly /at /some /times /and /more /slowly /at /other /times




True /or /False: /For /a /large /majority /of /Earth's /existence, /the /only /living /things /were /single-
celled /organisms /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔True



A /major /advantage /of /the /amniotic /egg /is /that: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔It /allows /parents /to
/better /protect /their /offspring




What /is /the /relationship /between /humans /and /chimps? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Humans /and
/chimps /share /a /common /ancestor




In /living /things, /branched /or /folded /structures /are /often: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Involved /in
/exchange /of /substances /with /the /environment




Countercurrent /exchange: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Reduces /the /amount /of /heat /lost /from
/body




You /have /temperature /receptors /that /send /messages /back /when /you /get /too /hot/cold. /In /a
feedback /loop, /they /are /acting /as: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Sensors
/




Why /do /we /need /to /eat? /(3 /answers) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Fuel /making /ATP

Obtain /vitamins/minerals

Obtain /building /block /for /organic /macromolecules

, In /humans, /digestion /mainly /occurs /in /the: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Small /intestine



Most /macronutrients /are /absorbed /by /the /blood /in /the /digestive /system, /with /the /exception
of: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Fats
/




Herbivores /tend /to /have /longer /alimentary /canals /than /carnivores; /this /is /helpful /because: /-
verified /answer(s)-✔✔plant-based /food /take /longer /to /digest
/




30 /minutes /after /eating /a /large /meal, /you /would /probably /have: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔high
/insulin /and /normal /blood /sugar




Which /would /you /NOT /expect /to /find /in /blood /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Neurotransmitters



What /causes /the /AV /valves /in /the /heart /to /open /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Blood /accumulating
/in /the /atria




What /is /the /condition /in /which /the /SA /node /is /unable /to /send /signals /to /the /AV /node /-
verified /answer(s)-✔✔Heart /block
/




Protein /starvation /can /cause /edema /by: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔lowering /capillary /osmotic
/pressure




Systolic /blood /pressure /is /the: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Pressure /in /your /systemic /arteries
/when /ventricles /are /contracting




Atherosclerosis /begins /with: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Fatty /deposits /in /the /walls /of /arteries