Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Quorum sensing is now believed to be the basis for what are termed “milky seas.”
a. True
b. False
2. A person who is of African descent living in Norway cannot suffer from vitamin D deficiency.
a. True
b. False
3. We “see” not with our eyes but rather with our brain.
a. True
b. False
4. The Sun converts over 4 million tonnes of matter into energy every minute.
a. True
b. False
5. Bioluminescence has been reported in land plants or higher vertebrates.
a. True
b. False
6. A planarian orients itself such that an equal amount of light falls on its two ocelli so that the amount of light
enhances as the animal swims.
a. True
b. False
7. Each rhodopsin consists of a protein called opsin that binds to a single pigment molecule called retinol.
a. True
b. False
8. Although they are now blind, mole rats had ancestors with functional eyes.
a. True
b. False
9. Flower shape, colour, and smell make plants more attractive to specific groups of potential pollinators.
a. True
b. False
10. Phytochrome is present in the cytosol of all plant cells.
a. True
b. False
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11. For a chlorophyll molecule, the electron involved in photon capture can exist in many excited states.
a. True
b. False
12. Bacteriorhodopsin, as a pigment in Halobacterium, functions in photosynthesis.
a. True
b. False
13. Ultraviolet light does not harm DNA.
a. True
b. False
14. When the plant is exposed to wavelengths of red light, phytochrome becomes inactive and initiates a signal
transduction pathway.
a. True
b. False
15. The reason why many animals are able to attract other organisms is because they use colour.
a. True
b. False
16. Bioluminescence found in marine bacteria is used for communication.
a. True
b. False
17. A brightly coloured penguin is less healthy.
a. True
b. False
18. Bioluminescent organisms do NOT need to be exposed to light at all.
a. True
b. False
19. Birds that are brightly coloured have a good diet.
a. True
b. False
20. All animals see very well under dim light conditions.
a. True
b. False
21. Jet lag is a result of the disturbance of your biological clock.
a. True
b. False
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22. The “image-forming eyes” are found in both compound eyes and double-lens eyes.
a. True
b. False
23. Absorption of a photon of light causes the retinal pigment molecule to change shape.
a. True
b. False
24. “Milky seas” is a phenomenon resulting from bioluminescence of marine bacteria.
a. True
b. False
25. In many ways, the eyes of Planaria is much more advanced than the eyespot of Chlamydomonas.
a. True
b. False
26. Individual pigments do NOT differ in the wavelengths of light they can absorb.
a. True
b. False
27. If a plant has bright flowers, it is very likely that it is attracting animals.
a. True
b. False
28. A discrete particle of energy is called a photon.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
29. Which best describes photo-oxidative damage?
a. low energy environments associated with pigment molecules and excited electrons
b. high energy environments associated with pigment molecules and excited electrons
c. high energy environments associated with pigment molecules and non-excited electrons
d. low energy environments associated with pigment molecules and non-excited electrons
30. Why can shorter wavelengths NOT be used by pigments?
a. They would oxidize the pigment.
b. They would reduce the pigment.
c. They would cause the excitation of electrons.
d. They would cause electrons to gain insufficient energy.
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