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PNB 2250 Complete Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions How are plant cells held together? ANS Plasmodesma Plasmodesma ANS Flow of nutrients between cells How are animal cells held together? ANS Tight junctions Tight junctions ANS Unique connections for animal cells 2 absol...

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How are plant cells held together? ANS Plasmodesma



Plasmodesma ANS Flow of nutrients between cells



How are animal cells held together? ANS Tight junctions



Tight junctions ANS Unique connections for animal cells



2 absolute requirements of animals: ANS 1. Control Systems
2. Distribution Systems



True/False: gene number is proportional to physical structure or complexity ANS FALSE - it is
NOT proportional


Which fossils do we find the most of? ANS Newer, marine animals



Extant ancestor of animals ANS Chaonoflagellates



Examples of convergent evolution ANS - Flight in insects, bats, birds

- Opposable thumbs in opossums
- Echolocation in whales, bats, shrews



Why is immortality impossible? ANS The universe does not have an infinite amount of energy



George Wald ANS Discovered the prevalence of CHONPS - 96% of body mass

,4 characteristics of CHONPS ANS - 2 or fewer electron shells
- strong intramolecular bonds
- double and triple bonds
- maintenance of structure



Animals strive to maintain their internal environment suitable for life, or _____ ANS
Homeostasis



Claude Bernard ANS discovered homeostasis



Homeostasis ANS A constant internal environment in the face of a changing external
environment


3 examples of components of homeostasis ANS Body temp.
Blood pH
Blood glucose



Components of a feedback loop ANS - Sensor
- Variable
- Output



Feedback Loop: sensor ANS A protein based biochemical amplifier



Feedback Loop: Output ANS Change in physiological variable



Most common type of feedback ANS Negative



Negative feedback ANS Reducing the change in physiological variables

, In the geological past, there were toxic concentrations of: ANS NH4, CH4, and CO2



Basis of the food chain for all marine life ANS Phytoplankton



How did phytoplankton create Earth's capability for animal life? ANS Converted Earth from a
chemical reducing state to an oxidizing state



When did photosynthesis begin? ANS 2.5 BYA



When did animals appear on Earth? ANS 1.2 BYA



Cambrian Explosion ANS Once the Earth became more favorable for animal life, there was a
rapid explosion in animal number and diversity



Possible causes of the Cambrian Explosion ANS - Hyperoxia
- Prior massive glaciation
- Volcanism


Approximately when was the appearance of all animal phyla? ANS 540 MYA



Sturtian snowball earth ANS 717-659 MYA
Ocean surfaces frozen for millions of years


Key events of the Post-Sturtian World ANS - Rise of algae
- Reduction in cyanobacteria
- Increased ocean nutrients (phosphate)
- Increased atmospheric O2



What began the movement of mantle elements into the biosphere? ANS Volcanism

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