BIOL 101 quiz 6 solutions complete answers

BIOL 101 quiz 6 solutions complete answers 

There are 14 different versions

 

· Question 1

 

 
 
 
In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
When the lactose operon is functioning
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
The portion of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is called the reduction division. Which stage below brings this about?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
An “allele” is
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
Which of the following will end a pregnancy?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
A hormone that controls a person’s appetite might bind to which of the following sites?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
The sequence of events in how a Venus fly trap closes is:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

 

 
 
 
Which of the following describes an example of asexual reproduction found in the Kalanchoe plant?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 22

 

 
 
 
Which order of types of cells below correctly reflects the sequence by which a sperm cell is produced?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 23

 

 
 
 
For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 24

 

 
 
 
In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 25

 

 
 
 
Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 1

Which of the following different methods by which human conception can be postponed involves altering the hormonal chemistry of the female partner?

Question 2

In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of

Question 3

In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is

Question 4

When the lactose operon is functioning

Question 5

Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects?

Question 6

Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals?

Question 7

In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape?

Question 8

A living thing need to be responsive because

Question 9

An “allele” is

Question 10

The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

Question 11

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 12

Which of the following describes an example of asexual reproduction found in the Kalanchoe plant?

Question 13

The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 14

Which of the following structures helps the human nervous system to respond to daily alterations in light and darkness?

Question 15

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

Question 16

Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 17

The stages of meiosis are

Question 18

The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named

Question 19

The sequence of events in how a Venus fly trap closes is:

Question 20

When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

Question 21

Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ______________.

Question 22

Meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell

Question 23

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 24

If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be

Question 25

The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

 

Question 1

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

Question 2

The portion of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is called the reduction division. Which stage below brings this about?

Question 3

Meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell

Question 4

Which of the following describes an example of asexual reproduction found in the Kalanchoe plant?

Question 5

Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals?

Question 6

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.

Question 7

Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis forming four spermatid cells. These will differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called

Question 8

In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

Question 9

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 10

The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

Question 11

Based on Plato’s analysis, the problem with defining the term “person” arises when you equate personhood with

Question 12

One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 13

In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is

Question 14

The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 15

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 16

If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be

Question 17

A hormone that controls a person’s appetite might bind to which of the following sites?

Question 18

How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 19

The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle is swept into the _____________ by fingerlike fringes called __________.

Question 20

In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells.

Question 21

Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 22

The stages of meiosis are

Question 23

Normally a fertilized egg ends its journey temporarily by implanting within the wall of the _____________.

Question 24

In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels

Question 25

One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is

 

Question 1

How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 2

When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

Question 3

Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis forming four spermatid cells. These will differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called

Question 4

Based on Plato’s analysis, the problem with defining the term “person” arises when you equate personhood with

Question 5

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 6

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.

Question 7

The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 8

The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

Question 9

Which of the following methods by which human conception can be postponed is least invasive of the complexity of human physiology?

Question 10

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

Question 11

Two genes that lie at the exact same location on two separate homologous chromosomes are called

Question 12

Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects?

Question 13

Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 14

Meiosis is a specialized process that

Question 15

One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 16

After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction in plants?

Question 18

The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle is swept into the _____________ by fingerlike fringes called __________.

Question 19

The following is a list of methods by which human conception can be postponed. Which one blockssperm on its journey from the testicles to the fallopian tubes?

Question 20

In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels

Question 21

Which of the following different methods by which human conception can be postponed involves altering the hormonal chemistry of the female partner?

Question 22

A living thing need to be responsive because

Question 23

The sequence of events in how a Venus fly trap closes is:

Question 24

In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells.

Question 25

Meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell

 

Question 1 Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 2 Which of the following methods by which human conception can be postponed is least invasive of the complexity of human physiology?

Question 3 One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it

Question 4 One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 5 The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle is swept into the _____________ by finger­like fringes called __________.

Question 6 The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 7 The quintessential (most basic/ most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the sperm cell occurs when

Question 8 The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

Question 9 The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 10 Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals?

Question 11 Early in your own development, a subset of diploid cells called ____________ began to develop within your pre­ectodermal tissue. These cells will eventually lodge in the gonadal ridge. Still later they will go through meiosis and give rise to primary oocytes or primary spermatocytes.

Question 12 Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction in plants?

Question 13 How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 14 In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is

Question 15 For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.

Question 16 Order the structures by which a mature sperm cell travels from the epididymis to the female’s reproductive tract.

Question 17 Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects?

Question 18 In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of

Question 19 Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 20 Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 21 A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 22 Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person

Question 23 When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 24 The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 25 In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels

 

Question 1

When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

Question 2

One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is

Question 3

The stages of meiosis are

Question 4

If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be

Question 5

Which of the following structures helps the human nervous system to respond to daily alterations in light and darkness?

Question 6

One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 7

Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals?

Question 8

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 9

Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person

Question 10

In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

Question 11

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 12

When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 13

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.

Question 14

Two genes that lie at the exact same location on two separate homologous chromosomes are called

Question 15

Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis forming four spermatid cells. These will differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called

Question 16

The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle is swept into the _____________ by fingerlike fringes called __________.

Question 17

When the lactose operon is functioning

Question 18

The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.

Question 19

The following is a list of methods by which human conception can be postponed. Which one blocks sperm on its journey from the testicles to the fallopian tubes?

Question 20

The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 21

In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels

Question 22

Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ______________.

Question 23

Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface.

Question 24

How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 25

An optimal site from which the hormone leptin should originate:

 

Question 1

An optimal site from which the hormone leptin should originate:

Question 2

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

Question 3

The portion of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is called the reduction division. Which stage below brings this about?

Question 4

Which order of types of cells below correctly reflects the sequence by which a sperm cell is produced?

Question 5

In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of

Question 6

If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be

Question 7

The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named

Question 8

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 9

When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

Question 10

In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape?

Question 11

The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 12

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 13

The quintessential (most basic/ most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the sperm cell occurs when

Question 14

In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is

Question 15

When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 16

Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface.

Question 17

In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

Question 18

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.

Question 19

Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ______________.

Question 20

Which of the following will end a pregnancy?

Question 21

For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.

Question 22

Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects?

Question 23

An “allele” is

Question 24

Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 25

After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

 

Question 1 Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis forming four spermatid cells. These will differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called

Question 2 A living thing need to be responsive because

Question 3 One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it

Question 4 The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.

Question 5 Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 6 The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 7 Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person

Question 8 When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 9 If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be

Question 10 In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape?

Question 11 The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 12 In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of

Question 13 Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 14 A reproductive cell must differ from other normal body cells. The reproductive cell must ______________ because it will soon fuse with another reproductive cell to form a new individual.

Question 15 Based on Plato’s analysis, the problem with defining the term “person” arises when you equate personhood with

Question 16 Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 17 For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.

Question 18 Which of the following different methods by which human conception can be postponed involves altering the hormonal chemistry of the female partner?

Question 19 Early in your own development, a subset of diploid cells called ____________ began to develop within your pre­ectodermal tissue. These cells will eventually lodge in the gonadal ridge. Still later they will go through meiosis and give rise to primary oocytes or primary spermatocytes.

Question 20 A hormone that controls a person’s appetite might bind to which of the following sites?

Question 21 When the lactose operon is functioning

Question 22 After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

Question 23 One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is

Question 24 A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 25 In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

 

Question 1 When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 2 An “allele” is

Question 3 The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named

Question 4 Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis forming four spermatid cells. These will differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called

Question 5 The following is a list of methods by which human conception can be postponed. Which one blocks sperm on its journey from the testicles to the fallopian tubes?

Question 6 The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 7 A living thing need to be responsive because

Question 8 The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

Question 9 When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

Question 10 Which order of types of cells below correctly reflects the sequence by which a sperm cell is produced?

Question 11 Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 12 After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

Question 13 The stages of meiosis are

Question 14 How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 15 An optimal site from which the hormone leptin should originate:

Question 16 One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 17 The sequence of events in how a Venus fly trap closes is:

Question 18 One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it

Question 19 Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person

Question 20 In the human body, decreasing melatonin levels

Question 21 Which of the following different methods by which human conception can be postponed involves altering the hormonal chemistry of the female partner?

Question 22 Normally a fertilized egg ends its journey temporarily by implanting within the wall of the _____________.

Question 23 The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 24 The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.

Question 25 A hormone that controls a person’s appetite might bind to which of the following sites?

 

Question 1 The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.

Question 2 The portion of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is called the reduction division. Which stage below brings this about?

Question 3 One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual reproduction

Question 4 Early in your own development, a subset of diploid cells called ____________ began to develop within your pre­ectodermal tissue. These cells will eventually lodge in the gonadal ridge. Still later they will go through meiosis and give rise to primary oocytes or primary spermatocytes.

Question 5 How does a Venus fly trap close? Once expansin has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,

Question 6 In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

Question 7 For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.

Question 8 Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction in plants?

Question 9 Based on Plato’s analysis, the problem with defining the term “person” arises when you equate personhood with

Question 10 Which of the following methods by which human conception can be postponed is least invasive of the complexity of human physiology?

Question 11 Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

Question 12 The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 13 In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells.

Question 14 In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape?

Question 15 In the human body, melatonin supplementation is thought to help overcome the effects of

Question 16 Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 17 When the lactose operon is functioning

Question 18 In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is

Question 19 The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle is swept into the _____________ by fingerlike fringes called __________.

Question 20 The quintessential (most basic/ most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the sperm cell occurs when

Question 21 A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 22 A reproductive cell must differ from other normal body cells. The reproductive cell must ______________ because it will soon fuse with another reproductive cell to form a new individual.

Question 23 The stages of meiosis are

Question 24 The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named

Question 25 After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

 

Question 1

One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is

Question 2

Which order of types of cells below correctly reflects the sequence by which a sperm cell is produced?

Question 3

Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person

Question 4

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

Question 5

In a normal person, the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream is 

Question 6

An “allele” is

Question 7

The portion of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is called the reduction division. Which stage below brings this about?

Question 8

When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium’s environment then:

Question 9

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.

Question 10

The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Question 11

The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by

Question 12

One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it

Question 13

In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape?

Question 14

After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus fly trap, what is the very next step in the closing process?

Question 15

Homeostasis can be described as:

Question 16

Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface.

Question 17

The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named

Question 18

Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ______________.

Question 19

Order the structures by which a mature sperm cell travels from the epididymis to the female’s reproductive tract.

Question 20

In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap?

Question 21

For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity.

Question 22

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures?

Question 23

The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy.

Question 24

Which of the following are involved in the control of sperm cell production?

Question 25

When an environmental change shifts an organism’s internal chemistry toward a new state, the organism’s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state. This tendency on the organism’s part is called

 

The following is a list of methods by which human conception can be postponed. Which one blocks sperm on its journey from the testicles to the fallopian tubes? 

The quintessential (most basic/most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the sperm cell occurs when 

Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ______________. 

Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals? 

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products. This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals. 

Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface. 

For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity. 

Penetration of the egg’ zona pellucida by the sperm cell is a process driven by 

The reproductive system uses the hormones ________ and (later on) ____________ to “think ahead”. They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting pregnancy. 

A mature follicle has formed which of the following structures? 

In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells. 

One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is 

Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction in plants? 

Meiotic Prophase I is different from a mitotic prophase. In meiotic prophase 

The process of meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). It does this by 

The stage of meiosis in which the centromere of each chromosome can first be seen to be attached to two sister chromatids: 

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that 

Which of the following different methods by which human conception can be postponed involves altering the hormonal chemistry of the female partner? 

The stages of meiosis are 

In Iris plants asexual reproduction results from 

Which of the following birth control methods is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its effects? 

Aristotle, the “Father of Biology”, believed that a human being became a person 

Meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell 

Peter Singer and other self-oriented societal pragmatists would define the term “person” as someone who 

The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation is named 

 

An optimal site from which the hormone leptin should originate

A reproductive cell must differ from other normal body cells. The reproductive cell must ______________ because it will soon fuse with another reproductive cell to form a new individual

Order the structures by which a mature sperm cell travels from the epididymis to the female’s reproductive tract

Which order of types of cells below correctly reflects the sequence by which a sperm cell is produced

In Iris plants asexual reproduction results from

Early in your own development, a subset of diploid cells called ____________ began to develop within your pre-ectodermal tissue. These cells will eventually lodge in the gonadal ridge. Still later they will go through meiosis and give rise to primary oocytes or primary spermatocytes

The suprachiasmatic nuclei enable the nervous system to respond to daily light/dark alterations through their stimulation of

Which of the following is a biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals?

In the lactose operon of E.coli, how does the repressor protein change its shape

Preservation of biological information through time is accomplished using

In the Venus Fly trap, how does the enzyme expansin help to close the trap

Based on Plato’s analysis, the problem with defining the term “person” arises when you equate personhood with

Meiosis generates genetic variability in the resulting sex cells (gametes). For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell

The phrase, “two homologous sets of genes” means

About the time of ____________, male genetic information from the sperm begins to be translated into protein products.  This is used by some to determine when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals

One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it

Once the mature follicle is the correct size, the estrogen level in the bloodstream causes the pituitary gland to suddenly secrete high levels of _________ causing the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface

The quintessential (most basic/ most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the sperm cell occurs when

Homeostasis can be described as

For about half of a woman’s monthly cycle, the hormone ________ leaves the pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced _________ to complete maturity

In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called __________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ___________ which regenerates diploid cells

Dilation of the cervix is a chemical procedure that

The stages of meiosis are

One disadvantage of sexual reproduction is

The sequence of events in how a Venus fly trap closes is