Molecules And Cells In Animal Physiology - Animal Physiology | Biology+

Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Animals and Environments: Function on the Ecological Stage

Set 2: Molecules and Cells in Animal Physiology

Set 4: Physiological Development and Epigenetics

Set 5: Transport of Solutes and Water

Set 6: Nutrition, Feeding, and Digestion

Set 7: Energy Metabolism

Set 8: Aerobic and Anaerobic Forms of Metabolism

Set 9: The Energetics of Aerobic Activity

Set 10: Thermal Relations

Set 11: Food, Energy, and Temperature at Work: The Lives of Mammals in Frigid Places

Set 12: Neurons

Set 13: Synapses

Set 14: Sensory Processes

Set 15: Nervous System Organization and Biological Clocks

Set 16: Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Physiology

Set 17: Reproduction

Set 19: Control of Movement

Set 21: Movement and Muscle at Work: Plasticity in Response to Use and Disuse

Set 22: Introduction to Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Physiology

Set 23: External Respiration: the Physiology of Breathing

Set 24: Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Body Fluids With an Introduction to Acid- Base Physiology

Set 25: Circulation

Set 26: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport at Work: Diving by Marine Mammals

Set 27: Water and Salt Physiology: Introduction and Mechanisms

Set 29: Kidneys and Excretion With Notes on Nitrogen Excretion

Set 30: Water, Salts, and Excretion at Work: Mammals of Deserts and Dry Savannas

Set 28: Water and Salt Physiology of Animals in Their Environments

Set 2 Molecules And Cells In Animal Physiology

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Set 2 Molecules And Cells In Animal Physiology

(Multiple Choice)

Free

How does venom permit a slow-moving predator to feed on prey capable of high-speed escape?

A) Venom disrupts sensory systems such that the prey can no longer detect the predator.
B) Venom disrupts the ability of the prey to digest food and thus have the energy to escape.
C) Venom shuts down the ability of the prey to move very far.
D) Venom confuses the prey such that it may run back in the direction of the predator.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Why have many venomous animals evolved venoms that break down phospholipids?

A) Phospholipids are an important component of venom.
B) Phospholipids are important in sensing predators.
C) Phospholipids are the key to muscular contraction.
D) Phospholipids are the fundamental structure of all cell membranes and intracellular membranes.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which molecule is part of a cell membrane?

A) Cholesterol
B) Ubiquitin
C) Cyclic AMP
D) Calmodulin

Answer