Biology Review 1

What receptor detects light?

• Nociceptor

• Photoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Chemoreceptor

Fill in the blank:

Homeostasis is the constant _______ of an internal environment

• Alterations

• Respondent

• Maintenance

• Malnutrition

The second line of defence is:

• The inflammatory response

• Surface barriers

• B - Lymphocytes

• The endocrine system

The production of which of the following is NOT part of the an immune response

• Prostaglandins

• Phagocytes

• Diffusion

• Antibodies

The receptor that detects pain

• Nociceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Chemoreceptor

• Photoreceptor

Which of the following is NOT true for active immunity

• Generates a rapid response

• Generates an immunological memory

• May last for a long time

• Does not generate memory cells

The following is an example of torpor

• A cat going to sleep

• A dog shivering

• A squirrel hibernating

• The feet of penguins

Which of the following is a behavioural response?

• Keptothermy

• Torpor

• Shivering

• Sweating

Blood vessels increasing in diameter is referred to as:

• Vasodilution

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

• Vasoenlargement

Which of the following is NOT a mode of transmission

• Direct Contact

• Contact with body fluids

• Contaminated food

• Pathogenesis