Software of the Month Club 1998 June/Software of the Month Club 1998 June.iso/pc/dos/games/dom1/replev3.qa

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.Terran Biology

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40

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#81
Y:N
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 AIDS is a virus, like the common cold
 or the flu. Can a virus be treated with
 antibiotics?
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#82
Y:Y
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 Are viruses life forms?
>


#83
M:2 4
<
 Fungi eat:
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1. by ingesting food.
2. by secreting enzymes to break it down.
3. by drinking only.
4. by capturing food with long cilia.



#84
M:1 3
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 Which of these is not a fungus?
>
1. algae.
2. mushroom.
3. penicillin.


#85
M:4 4
<
 Which of the 4 basic types of tissue in
 the human body is used in the heart?
>
1. epithelium.
2. connective.
3. nerve.
4. muscle.


#86
M:1 3
<
 your skin is made of what type of
 tissue?
>
1. epithelial.
2. connective.
3. nerve.



#87
M:3 3
<
 How many women in the United States
 are overweight?
>
1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%


#88
Y:Y
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 Is the equation FOOD - EXCERCISE = FAT
 true?
>

#89
M:7 8
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 Which food has the most protein?
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1. beer.
2. potatoes.
3. corn.
4. wheat.
5. beef.
6. peanuts.
7. chicken.
8. fish.



#90
M:1 3
<
 The act of taking in oxygen and
 releasing carbon dioxide is
 scientifically termed:
>
1. respiration.
2. breathing.
3. diffusion.



#91
M:3 4
<
 Which type of organism has the most
 efficient lung?
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1. mammals.
2. reptiles.
3. amphibians.
4. birds.



#92
M:3 3
<
 Blood pressure is measured by two
 pressures within the heart's 4
 chambers: systolic and diastolic.
 Normal blood pressure is in the
 range of:
>
1. 140-180 syst. over 20-40 diast.
2. 120-130 syst. over 70-110 diast.
3. 110-130 syst. over 70-90 diast.



#93
M:3 3
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 What is the most severe heart ailment
 accounting for 1 of every 5 deaths in
 the USA?
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1. angina pectoris.
2. stroke.
3. myocardial infarction (heart attack).



#94
M:4 5
<
 Which of the following is not part of
 the cardiovascular system?
>
1. capillaries.
2. heart.
3. arteries.
4. spleen.
5. veins.



#95
Y:Y
<
 Arteries lead from the heart and veins
 lead to the heart. Veins must therefore
 be larger in diameter because of the
 reduced blood pressure on the way back
 to the heart. Right?
>



#96
M:2 2
<
 What type of blood cells make up the
 immune system?
>
1. red blood cells.
2. white blood cells.



#97
M:3 4
<
 AIDS is deadly because it stops the
 immune system from defending your body
 against many deadly diseases. It does
 this by attacking which of the four
 types of white blood cells involved in
 the immune system?
>
1. natural killer cells and phagocytes.
2. B cells.
3. T cells.
4. macrophages.



#98
M:4 4
<
 Bundles of nerve fibers in the central
 nervous system are called:
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1. dendrites.
2. axons.
3. ganglia.
4. tracts.



#99
Y:Y
<
 is the brain part of the central nervous
 system?
>



#100
T:cerebrum
<
 What part of the brain is responsible
 for learning?
>



#101
M:1 2
<
 Is short term memory stored
 electrically or by structural changes
 in the brain's neural connections?
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1. electrically.
2. through structural changes.



#102
M:4 4
<
 The hypothalamus controls all but:
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1. respiration.
2. heartbeat.
3. body temperature.
4. sensory integration.


#103
M:2 3
<
 Hormones are:
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1. enzymes.
2. regulatory chemicals.
3. all produced in the testes.



#104
M:1 3
<
 What percentage of the human body is
 composed of water?
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1. two thirds.
2. one half.
3. one eighth.


#105
M:2 4
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 Which organ caries out the filtration
 of waste from the body?
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1. the liver.
2. the kidney.
3. the spleen.
4. the large and small intestine.



#106
M:2 3
<
 Programmed behaviors are called:
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1. drives.
2. instinct.
3. imprinting.


#107
Y:Y
<
 Bigotry is a learned behavior, meaning
 that it can also be unlearned. Is this
 true?
>


#108
M:1 4
<
 Behaviors that are of benefit to a
 group, rather than to one individual's
 self interest are called:
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1. altuistic.
2. habitual.
3. aggressive.
4. sensitization.


#109
M:2 3
<
 Education is one way to stop societal
 violence because which behavior appears
 to be innate in all vertebrates,
 including humans:
>
1. recessive.
2. aggressive.
3. altruistic.


#110
Y:Y
<
 Is altrustic behavior more common in
 societies who's members are closely
 related?
>


#111
M:1 3
<
 Vascular plants are plants that have
 stems, seeds, leaves and roots. How
 long ago did these plants first appear
 on land?
>
1. about 400 million years ago.
2. about 1 billion years ago.
3. about 3 billion years ago.


#112
Y:N
<
 Do all vascular plants have seeds?
>


#113
M:1 3
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 All seeds need the following crucial
 attributes in order to survive on land:
>
1. a hard protective shell.
2. a wing or plume to help it move away.
3. a large supply of food.



#114
M:3 3
<
 Which of the following is a vegetative
 organ in a plant?
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1. fruits.
2. flowers.
3. roots.



#115
M:1 3
<
 Plant cuticles are waxy materials used
 to prevent the plant from:
>
1. drying out.
2. being eaten by an animal.
3. freezing.
4. contracting disease.



#116
M:3 4
<
 Which leaf cells are the primary site
 of photosynthesis?
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1. periderm cells.
2. endodermis cells.
3. mesophyll cells.
4. pith cells.


#117
M:2 3
<
 Which type of animal is mainly
 responsible for the dispersion of
 fruit seeds?
>
1. insects.
2. birds.
3. mammals.


#118
M:1 3
<
 Why are seeds an improvement over
 spores?
>
1. they can stay dormant a long time.
2. they contain little water.
3. they are important food sources.



#119
M:4 4
<
 How much of a plant's water taken in
 by the roots is lost to the
 atmosphere through the leaves?
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1. 10%
2. 30%
3. 70%
4. 90%


#120
M:3 3
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 Plant cells bend toward the light
 because:
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1. plants like the sun.
2. insects can then see the flowers.
3. cells in the shade elongate more.