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BIOL 101 STUDY GUIDE: QUIZ 6<\/span>
Quiz Preparation Tasks: 11 Your Answers and Notes Elegant Responsiveness<\/span>
A hormone that controls a person\u2019s appetite might bind to ____________ proteins on<\/span>
membranes in the brain.<\/span>
What is the typical site of origin of leptin hormone?<\/span>
In a normal person, what is the effect of elevated leptin levels in the bloodstream? 11.1 Life\u2019s Responsiveness<\/span>
If a bog plant designed to catch insects proves unable to do so, the result will be starvation<\/span>
for ____________.<\/span>
Why does a living thing need to be responsive?<\/span>
Based on Figure 11.5 in your text, what is the role of homeostatic mechanisms? When an environmental change shifts an organism\u2019s internal chemistry toward a new<\/span>
state, the organism\u2019s response is to try to return its chemistry toward the original state.<\/span>
This tendency on the organism\u2019s part is called ____________. 11.2 Responsiveness at the Transcriptional Level<\/span>
In the lactose operon of E. coli, what causes the repressor protein to change its shape?<\/span>
What is the resultant effect of the repressor protein\u2019s shape change on lactose gene<\/span>
expression?<\/span>
When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium\u2019s environment, then the gene for<\/span>
the lactose transport enzyme is not trans-____________ and trans-____________.<\/span>
When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium\u2019s environment, then the gene for<\/span>
the ____________ breakdown enzyme is not transcribed and translated.<\/span>
When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium\u2019s environment, then the<\/span>
____________ sequence in the DNA is bound by a repressor protein.<\/span>
When there is little or no lactose present in a bacterium\u2019s environment, then the<\/span>
____________ operon is shut down.<\/span>
When the lactose operon is functioning, the bacterium can ____________ and break down<\/span>
lactose because ____________ and degradation genes are being transcribed. 11.3 Responsiveness at the Cellular Level<\/span>
After a fly trips the sensory hair on the modified leaf of a Venus flytrap, what is the very<\/span>
next step in the closing process?<\/span>
According to Figure 11.10, list the complete sequence of chemical events in the closure of<\/span>
a Venus flytrap. In the Venus flytrap, the enzyme expansin helps to close the trap by loosening the<\/span>
____________ in the plant\u2019s cell walls.<\/span>
Once ____________ has weakened the cellulose in the walls of the leaf trap cells,<\/span>
____________ rushes into the cells, expanding them and closing the trap. 11.5 Responsiveness at the Organ System Level<\/span>
The suprachiasmatic nuclei in the brain help the human nervous system to respond to<\/span>
daily alterations in ____________ and ____________. Page 1 of 4 BIOL 101 The ____________ ____________ enable the nervous system to respond to light\/dark<\/span>
alterations through their stimulation of the pineal ____________ in the center of your<\/span>
head.<\/span>
The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by<\/span>
influencing melatonin levels in the ____________.<\/span>
The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by<\/span>
controlling how much melatonin reaches the ____________ nuclei.<\/span>
The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by<\/span>
modulating the amount of ____________ secretion of the hypothalamus.<\/span>
The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by<\/span>
influencing ____________ levels secreted by the thyroid gland.<\/span>
The human nervous system responds to daily alterations in light and darkness by changing<\/span>
the basal ____________ rate of your cells.<\/span>
One effect of melatonin on the suprachiasmatic nuclei is that it corrects the ____________<\/span>
of their day\/night signaling system.<\/span>
What is the general effect of decreasing melatonin levels in the body?<\/span>
List 5 different reasons some individuals take a melatonin supplement. 12 Informational Continuity in Organisms<\/span>
Biological information is preserved within the base sequence of what molecule? 12.1 Reproduction: Asexual and Sexual<\/span>
Asexual Reproduction<\/span>
Give 3 examples of asexual reproduction methods in plants. What method of asexual reproduction does the Kalanchoe plant utilize?<\/span>
What method of asexual reproduction does the Iris plant utilize? Sexual Reproduction<\/span>
One major advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that in sexual<\/span>
reproduction, the population has increased ____________ variability.<\/span>
List 4 disadvantages of sexual reproduction. An \u201callele\u201d is a specific alternate form of a ____________. Page 2 of 4 BIOL 101 Two slightly different versions of genes that lie at the exact same location on two separate<\/span>
homologous chromosomes are called ____________.<\/span>
The phrase \u201ctwo homologous sets of genes\u201d can mean either two similar collections of<\/span>
genes from two separate ____________, or two similar collections of genes arranged on<\/span>
two complete sets of ____________. 12.2 Preparing Reproductive Cells for Multicellular Organisms<\/span>
The Challenge of Making a Reproductive Cell<\/span>
A reproductive cell must differ genetically from other normal body cells in what critical<\/span>
way (because it will soon fuse with another reproductive cell to form a new individual)? How Can This Ploidy Problem Be Solved?<\/span>
The specialized process that halves the number of chromosomes during sex cell formation<\/span>
is named ____________. Meiosis: A Triumph of Genome Reduction and Genetic Variability<\/span>
List in order 8 successive stages in the process of meiosis. The stage of meiosis in which the total number of chromosomes is reduced to half is<\/span>
called the reduction division. Which stage brings this about?<\/span>
For each of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the haploid egg cell will have either a maternal or<\/span>
paternal chromosome, but it can be different for each pair. This explains how the process<\/span>
of meiosis contributes to genetic ____________. Differentiation of Reproductive Cells: A Biological Context<\/span>
In the human life cycle, diploid cells undergo a cell division process called<\/span>
____________. The resulting haploid cells later fuse during ____________, which<\/span>
regenerates diploid cells.<\/span>
Early in your own development there exists a small subset of diploid cells called primary<\/span>
germ cells. Where do they begin to develop? Where do they migrate to and lodge? What<\/span>
process will they later go through to become haploid? What will they be called right<\/span>
before the first cell division in that process?<\/span>
Haploid secondary spermatocytes go on directly to complete meiosis, forming four<\/span>
spermatid cells. These will eventually differentiate into sperm cells. The last stage of<\/span>
meiosis (that generates the spermatids) is called ____________. 12.3 Reproduction in Humans<\/span>
Oogenesis in Humans<\/span>
A secondary oocyte that has undergone one meiotic division, a polar body, a fluid-filled<\/span>
cavity, and a spherical cluster of nutritive cells are all found within a structure called a<\/span>
mature ____________.<\/span>
For about half of a woman\u2019s monthly cycle, the hormone ____________ leaves the<\/span>
pituitary gland and, at the ovary, signals it to bring a more advanced ____________ to<\/span>
complete maturity. Page 3 of 4 BIOL 101 What hormone, suddenly secreted from the anterior pituitary gland in high levels, causes<\/span>
the mature follicle to rupture from the ovary surface?<\/span>
The reproductive system uses the hormones ____________ and (later on) ____________<\/span>
to \u201cthink ahead.\u201d They guide the preparation of the uterus for its role in supporting<\/span>
pregnancy.<\/span>
The mature egg, once ruptured from its follicle, is swept into the ____________ by<\/span>
finger-like fringes called ____________.<\/span>
Normally a fertilized egg ends its journey temporarily by implanting within the wall of<\/span>
what structure? Spermatogenesis and Fertilization<\/span>
Sperm cell production occurs within the interior lining of the ____________.<\/span>
Using Figure 12.21, list in order the sequence of cell types that produce a sperm cell.<\/span>
Leydig cells, testosterone, LH hormone, and FSH hormone are all involved in the control<\/span>
of ____________ cell production.<\/span>
List in order the structures by which a mature sperm cell travels from the epididymis to<\/span>
the female\u2019s reproductive tract.<\/span>
Penetration of the egg\u2019 zona pellucida by the sperm cell is a process driven by the activity<\/span>
of a(n) ____________.<\/span>
The quintessential (most basic\/most important) moment of fertilization of the egg by the<\/span>
sperm cell occurs when the male and female ____________ fuse together into one<\/span>
nucleus. 12.4 Reproduction Constrained, Part 1: Control of Birth<\/span>
Which methods of birth control work by blocking sperm on its journey from the testicle to<\/span>
the Fallopian tube?<\/span>
Which methods of birth control work by altering the hormonal chemistry of the female<\/span>
partner?<\/span>
Which of the following methods by which human conception can be postponed is least<\/span>
invasive of the complexity of human physiology? the rhythm method, the vaginal ring,<\/span>
oral contraceptives, tubal ligation, vasectomy<\/span>
Name a birth control method that is primarily contraceptive and secondarily abortive in its<\/span>
effects. 12.5 Reproduction Constrained, Part 2: Destruction of Life<\/span>
Philosophers and Theologians Attempt to Define Personhood<\/span>
How did the philosopher Plato set about to determine when human life begins? What<\/span>
terms did he use? When did he consider human life to begin?<\/span>
Aristotle, the \u201cFather of Biology,\u201d believed that a human being became a person once he<\/span>
or she exhibited what characteristic? Biologists Work to Define the Human Individual<\/span>
One excellent biological approach to determining when a mother and her conceptus<\/span>
become separate individuals is the detection of the first measurable ____________<\/span>
____________ ____________ via electroencephalography.<\/span>
At about what time or stage of development does male genetic information from the<\/span>
sperm begins to be translated into protein products? (This is used by some to determine<\/span>
when a mother and her conceptus become separate individuals.) Destruction of Human Life Takes Various Forms<\/span>
What chemical combination is commonly used to terminate a pregnancy, killing the little<\/span>
one?<\/span>
Briefly describe a common surgical procedure for aborting a little one. Page 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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