Pearson Interactive Life Science

What makes up the vertebral column?

• tendons

• ligaments

• vertebrae

• cartilage

What is a joint?

• The place where 2 or more bones meet.

• A thin membrane that covers the surface of bone.

• A band of tissue that hold bones together.

• Connective tissue

Name the joint that is found in wrists and ankles.

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Hinge Joint

• Pivot Joint

• Gliding Joint

Name the joint that makes up the elbows,knees, and fingers.

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Hinge joints

• Pivot Joint

• Gliding Joint

A tapeworm lives in human intestines, absorbing the nutrients that would normally be absorbed by the person. This eventually causes the person health problems. The relationship between the tapeworm and the human is -

• parasite/host

• predator/prey

• herbivore/omnivore/omnivore

• consumer/producer

Black walnut trees produce and release a chemical from their roots that prevents nearby plants of different species from growing. Which statement describes the MOST LIKELY advantage (good thing) for the black walnut tree releasing this chemical?

• Less sunlight is needed to produce food.

• Walnuts are protected from animal predators.

• Competition for space and nutrients is decreased.

• The amount of air available to the tree increases.

Answer explanation

When the Black walnut trees release that chemical, other plants have a hard time growing in that area. When that happens, the Black walnut tree gets all the resources (water, minerals, light) in that area. They don't have to compete with any other plants.

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Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit. 

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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The three types of symbiotic relationships are:

• Mutualism, commenalism, pariatism

• Prey, predator, producer

• Parasitism, mutism, commonism

• What are symbiotic relationships?

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Name the symbiotic relationship shown in the image.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called the _________________________.

• periosteum

• cartilage

• marrow

• compact bone