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Biology, 6/e
Author Dr. George B. Johnson, Washington University
Author Dr. Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
Contributor Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College
Contributor Dr. Jonathan Losos, Washington University

Locomotion

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Haversian canals
A)run across the lamellae
B)terminate in lacunae
C)run the length of the bone
D)are concentrated in the spongy bone
2

Spongy bone is
A)found in the interior of both the ends and long parts of bones
B)restricted to the long parts of bones
C)transitional between the ends and long parts of bones
D)restricted to the ends of bones
3

Intercalated discs containing gap junctions
A)are the Z bands of skeletal muscles
B)are where two cardiac muscles are fused together
C)separate smooth muscles from each other
D)make up the pacemaker in the heart
4

The motion that gives tetrapod mammals the greatest speed is with
A)front feet first
B)back feet first
C)an asymmetrical gait
D)all four feet together
5

The skeletal event that terminates a person's vertical growth is
A)the replacement of spongy bone by compact bone in the growth plate
B)the death of Haversian cells in the growth plate
C)the filling of Haversian canals with calcium in the growth plate
D)the complete conversion of the growth plate from cartilage to bone
6

When a muscle is at rest, Ca++ ions are concentrated within the spaces of the
A)actin filaments
B)myosin filaments
C)Z lines
D)sarcoplasmic reticulum
E)synovial capsule
7

During muscle contraction, Ca++ ions bind to
A)troponin
B)tropomyosin
C)myosin
D)acetylcholine
E)actin
8

When a muscle is at rest, what blocks myosin from binding to actin?
A)acetylcholine
B)ATP
C)Ca++
D)troponin
E)tropomyosin
9

During muscle contraction, which of the following shortens?
A)Z lines
B)sarcomere
C)actin and myosin filaments
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
10

During bone development, _______________ cells become _______________ cells.
A)osteocyte, osteoblast
B)osteoblast, osteocyte
C)osteocyte, lamellae
D)osteoblast, lamellae
E)lamellae, Haversian canal
11

Chitin is associated with
A)hydraulic skeletons
B)exoskeletons
C)endoskeletons
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
12

Which of the following statements is true?
A)Fast-twitch muscle fibers have high levels of myoglobin.
B)The lactate threshold for average healthy people is about 25-30%.
C)Endurance training tends to cause muscle hypertrophy.
D)Weight lifting promotes the development of oxidative muscle fibers more than glycolytic muscle fibers.
E)Creatine phosphate is used by skeletal muscle to supply the phosphate needed to make ATP from ADP.
13

Freely movable joints are also called
A)synovial joints
B)sutures
C)cartilaginous joints
D)cross-bridges
E)sarcomeres
14

Muscles are connected to bones by
A)cross-bridges
B)ligaments
C)tendons
D)sutures
E)marrow
15

When muscles contract, which bones move?
A)bones attached to the insertion end of the muscles
B)bones attached to the origin end of the muscles
C)any bones attached anywhere to the muscles
D)none; muscles can't move bones
16

An actin filament consists of how many rows of actin proteins wrapped around each other?
A)2
B)4
C)10
D)hundreds
E)thousands
17

Which of the following types of animals have an endoskeleton?
A)earthworms
B)echinoderms
C)arthropods
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
18

What changes shape when myofilaments contract?
A)actin filaments
B)Z lines
C)myosin heads
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
19

What is attached to Z lines in a sarcomere?
A)myosin heads
B)actin filaments
C)myosin tails
D)cross-bridges
E)neurons
20

The contracting units of a myofibril are called
A)muscle cells
B)flexors
C)extensors
D)sarcoplasms
E)sarcomeres
21

When an increasing number of motor units become involved during a contraction, it is called
A)recruitment
B)summation
C)tetanus
D)synergists
E)antagonists
22

New bone is formed by cells called
A)osteocytes
B)lamellae
C)osteoblasts
D)Haversians
E)fontanels
23

Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton?
A)pectoral girdle
B)pelvic girdle
C)femur
D)skull
E)all of the above are appendicular
24

Muscle contraction is caused by:
A)the twisting of the actin filament
B)the shortening of the actin filament
C)the shortening of the myosin filament
D)the actin filament pulling on the myosin filament
E)the myosin filament pulling on the actin filament
25

Which of the following is correctly matched?
A)actin -- major component of the A band of a sarcomere
B)calmodulin -- calcium binding protein of smooth muscle
C)myosin -- major component of thin filaments
D)tropomyosin -- calcium binding protein of skeletal muscle
E)troponin -- interferes with the binding of myosin to actin
26

Red blood cells form in:
A)compact bone
B)spongy bone
C)osteoblasts
D)Haversian canals
E)none of the above
27

The role of calcium in skeletal muscle contraction is to bind with regulator proteins associated with actin, allowing cross bridges with myosin to form.
A)True
B)False
28

Cardiac muscle lacks an orderly arrangement of actin and myosin filaments.
A)True
B)False
29

When skeletal muscle contracts, the A bands shorten.
A)True
B)False
30

Hydraulic skeletons can be used only for amoeboid locomotion.
A)True
B)False
31

Calcium prevents the attachment of myosin to the binding sites on the actin molecule.
A)True
B)False
32

The ribs and vertebral column are part of the axial skeleton.
A)True
B)False
33

Tropomyosin is released at the neuromuscular junction, initiating a reaction that causes the muscle to contract.
A)True
B)False