Support and Movement
Biology · 50 practice questions
Tropic, tactic, nastic and sleep movements in plants; supporting tissues in animals; types and functions of the skeleton — exoskeleton and endoskeleton.
- Determine the need for support and movement in organisms.
- Relate plant responses to stimuli (light, water, gravity, touch) and the role of auxins in tropism.
- Relate the structure and layout of the mammalian skeleton to its supportive, locomotive and respiratory functions.
- Differentiate types of joints.
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- Practice question 1
The vertebral column, part of the mammalian endoskeleton, specifically functions to
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to supporting the body or protecting the spinal cord
- B.support the body and protect the spinal cord
- C.pump blood around the body, a function instead carried out by the heart
- D.produce red blood cells exclusively, with no supportive function at all
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B. support the body and protect the spinal cord
The vertebral column specifically functions to support the body and protect the spinal cord.
- Practice question 2
Bones, in addition to their structural role, specifically also function as a store of minerals such as
- A.calcium
- B.a factor entirely unrelated to storing minerals such as calcium of any kind
- C.glucose exclusively, a substance that bones do not actually store
- D.haemoglobin exclusively, a substance that is instead found within red blood cells
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A. calcium
Bones, in addition to their structural role, specifically also function as a store of minerals such as calcium.
- Practice question 3
Support in plants, provided mainly by turgor pressure, specifically differs from the support provided in many animals, which instead relies mainly on a
- A.rigid skeleton
- B.constantly fluctuating water content within every single cell
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to a rigid skeleton providing support
- D.layer of chlorophyll, a pigment unrelated to providing structural support
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A. rigid skeleton
Support in plants, provided mainly by turgor pressure, specifically differs from support in many animals, which relies mainly on a rigid skeleton.
More UTME Biology topics
- Factors Affecting the Distribution of Organisms
- Internal Structure of Plants and Animals
- Living Organisms
- Theories of Evolution
- Variation in Population
- Evidence of Evolution
- Evolution Among Organisms
- Heredity
- Nutrition
- Symbiotic Interactions of Plants and Animals
- Natural Habitats
- Structural, Functional and Behavioural Adaptations
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