Chapter 2

Chemical changes which change large food molecules into smaller soluble ones are known as (a) egestion (c) mastication (b) ingestion (d) digestion

The general term applied to the absorption and distribution of molecules within the body of an organism is (a) diffusion (c) cyclosis (b) transport (d) motion

The process in which nutrients are changed into protoplasm is known as digestion.

Energy-releasing activities carried out by cells are known as (a) regulation (c) digestion (b) respiration (d) assimilation

The wastes of cellular respiration are (a) \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) and nitrogen (c) carbon dioxide and water vapor (b) urea and oxygen (d) urea and nitrogen

Auxins are most correctly associated with (a) bean plants (c) snails (b) giraffes (d) beetles

Inerease in cell size is known as growth.

The movement of food-coloring molecules through water without the application of energy is known as (a) excretion (c) cremation (b) transportation (d) diffusion

The building blocks of proteins are ..6..

All of the biochemical activities in the body are included in the term (a) anabolism (c) metabolism (b) atavism (d) catabolism

Reproduction that involves one parent is known as ..7..

Chromosomes are duplicated in a process called .....

The long neck of a giraffe is considered to be a (an) (a) throw-back (c) effector (b) affectation (d) adaptation

The first word in the species binomial refers to the (a) kingdom (c) genus (b) phylum (d) class

The basic unit of classification is the (a) taxon (c) kingdom (b) phylum (d) species

A mule can properly be described as a (a) high breed (c) mongrel (b) hybrid (d) hinny

The name Linnacus is best associated with (a) taxonomy (c) paleobiology (b) morphology (d) anatomy

Euglena is best classified as a (a) plant (c) fungus (b) animal (d) protist

Tetrapoda are animals that have four (a) limbs (c) fingers (b) legs (d) toes

All bacteria that cause disease are placed in the kingdom (a) Fungi (c) Eubacteria (b) Monera (d) Archaeobacteria

Animals with backbones are classified as ..17..

Mushrooms are classified as (a) nongreen plants (c) protists (b) bacteria (d) fungi

"Anaerobic" means without (a) oxygen (c) methane (b) carbon dioxide (d) heat