1. Expired air will contain _ (blank) _ compared to inspired air.
Select one:
a. Less oxygen but more carbon dioxide
b. Less oxygen and less carbon dioxide
c. More oxygen and more carbon dioxide
d. More oxygen but less carbon dioxide
e. The same amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide
2. What is controlled by the hypothalamic-releasing hormones?
Select one:
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Posterior pituitary gland
c. Thyroid
d. Anterior pituitary gland
e. Pancreas
3. What is a disease-causing agent, such as virus or bacteria?
Select one:
a. Antibody
b. Vaccine
c. Thrombin
d. Allergen
e. Pathogen
4. What is another term for asexual reproduction in plants?
Select one:
a. sporophyte reproduction
b. proembryo reproduction
c. vegetative reproduction
d. gametophyte reproduction
e. stem reproduction
5. The area where two plates meet and scrape past one another is _ (blank) _.
Select one:
a. an ocean ridge
b. a convective zone
c. a subduction zone
d. a continental ridge
e. a transform boundary
6. Which of these terms applies only to artificial selection?
Select one:
a. adaptation
b. opportunistic
c. selective advantage
d. evolution
e. goal-directed
7. _ (blank) _ must take place in order for gas exchange to occur during respiration.
Select one:
a. Diffusion
b. Osmosis
c. Cellular respiration
d. Fermentation
e. None of these are necessary in order for gas exchange to take place
8. What species concept identifies that every species has its own evolutionary history?
Select one:
a. the biological species concept
b. the reproductive species concept
c. the adaptive species concept
d. the evolutionary species concept
e. the prezygotic species concept





