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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life

Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter 27

Plants and Animals-Common Challenges - all with Video Answers

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Problem 1

Fill in the blank. An increase in the number, size, and volume of plant cells or animal cells is called _________.

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Problem 2

A leaf is an example of _________.
a. a tissue
b. an organ
c. an organ system
d. none of the above

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Problem 3

A substance moves spontaneously to a region of lower concentration by the process of _______.
a. diffusion
b. active transport
c. passive transport
d. a and c

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Problem 4

Aerobic respiration occurs in _________.
a. plants
b. animals
c. both plants and animals
d. neither

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Problem 5

A plant's xylem and phloem are ________ tissues.
a. vascular
b. sensory
c. respiratory
d. digestive

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Problem 6

An animal's muscles and glands are _______.
a. integrators
b. receptors
c. effectors
d. all are correct

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Problem 7

Fill in the blank: With _________ feedback, a change in conditions triggers a response that intensifies that change.

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Problem 8

Systemic acquired resistance __________.
a. helps protect plants from infections
b. is an example of a circadian response
c. requires white blood cells
d. all are correct

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Problem 9

When a signal is transduced, it is ___________.
a. heightened
b. dampened
c. converted to a new form
d. ignored

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Problem 10

The process of __________ sculpts a developing hand from a paddlelike form.
a. apoptosis
b. transduction
c. positive feedback
d. diffusion

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Problem 11

Match the terms with their most suitable description.
______ circadian rhythm
______ homeostasis
_____ apoptosis
______ integrator
_____ effectors
______ negative feedback

a. programmed cell death
b. 24 -hour or so cyclic activity
c. central command center
d. stable internal environment
e. muscles and glands
f. an activity changes some condition, then the change triggers its own reversal

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