Questions from Conceptual Biology

Q: With negative feedback, detection of a change brings about a response

With negative feedback, detection of a change brings about a response that ______ the change. a. reverses b. accelerates c. has no effect on d. mimics

Q: Predation by sea lampreys on native fishes in the Great Lakes is

Predation by sea lampreys on native fishes in the Great Lakes is an ongoing problem. To help solve it, Michael Wagner and his team test methods of repelling lampreys. They carried out an experiment to...

Q: List the four distinguishing chordate traits.

List the four distinguishing chordate traits.

Q: Controlling for body size, would you expect a flightless bird to

Controlling for body size, would you expect a flightless bird to produce eggs that are larger than, smaller than, or the same size as eggs produced by a bird that flies? Explain your reasoning?v

Q: Predation by sea lampreys on native fishes in the Great Lakes is

Predation by sea lampreys on native fishes in the Great Lakes is an ongoing problem. To help solve it, Michael Wagner and his team test methods of repelling lampreys. They carried out an experiment to...

Q: Nitrogen deficiency stunts plant growth and causes leaves to turn yellow and

Nitrogen deficiency stunts plant growth and causes leaves to turn yellow and then die. Why does nitrogen deficiency cause these symptoms? Hint: Think about which biological molecules incorporate nitro...

Q: 1. The main source(s) of hydrogen and oxygen

1. The main source(s) of hydrogen and oxygen for plants is (are) ______. a. soil and air b. water and soil c. water and fertilizer d. water and air 2. The nutrition of some plants depends on a mutual...

Q: You just returned home from a three-day vacation. Your

You just returned home from a three-day vacation. Your severely wilted plants tell you they were not watered before you left. Use the cohesion–tension theory of water transport to explain what happene...

Q: Pesticide Residues in Urine To carry the USDA’s organic label (right

Pesticide Residues in Urine To carry the USDA’s organic label (right), food must be produced without synthetic pesticides that farmers often use on conventionally grown f...

Q: 1. An insect’s _________ deliver nitrogen-rich waste to its

1. An insect’s _________ deliver nitrogen-rich waste to its gut. a. nephridia b. nephrons c. Malpighian tubules d. contractile vacuoles 2. Bowman’s capsule, the start of the tubular part of a nephron...