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biology 32
Plants and Health
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2010

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32.1 Salicylic acid is made from the bark of

A) a dog
B) a willow
C) a pine
D) the fever bark tree
E) a rose
Definition
a willow
Term
32.2. ____________was discovered following the observation that artificial insemination sometimes induced violent uterine contractions.

A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Cortisol
D) Prostaglandin
E) Androgens
Definition
Prostaglandin
Term
32.3. Aspirin prevents the synthesis of ____________.

A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Cortisol
D) Prostaglandin
E) Androgens
Definition
Prostaglandin
Term
32.4._______________ is used to induce labor.

A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Cortisol
D) Prostaglandin
E) Androgens
Definition
Prostaglandin
Term
32.5. _____________can be used to induce abortions.

A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Cortisol
D) Prostaglandin and a progesterone inhibitor
E) Androgens
Definition
Prostaglandin and a progesterone inhibitor
Term
32.6. ________________comes from the fever bark tree.

A) Aspirin
B) Quinine
C) Chloroquine
D) Acetaminophen
E) Salicylic acid
Definition
Quinine
Term
32.7. Malaria is caused by a __________________ carried in the salivary glands of mosquitoes.

A) virus
B) bacterium
C) fungus
D) protozoan
E) mammal
Definition
protozoan
Term
32.8. Drugs _________and the body ___________.

A) are acidic, makes them basic
B) are basic, makes them acidic
C) are polar, makes them nonpolar
D) nonpolar, makes them polar
E) can do something to the body, can do something to drugs
Definition
can do something to the body, can do something to drugs
Term
32.9. Anticancer drugs typically interfere with:

A) mitochondria
B) microtubules
C) actin and myosin
D) ion channels
E) second messengers
Definition
microtubules
Term
32.10. Taxol and vincristine are used to treat:

A) diabetes
B) psychosis
C) pellagra
D) cancer
E) beriberi
Definition
cancer
Term
32.11. Drugs, like curare, that inhibit the acetylcholine receptor on skeletal muscle will

A) increase the formation of ATP
B) increase the force of the contraction
C) increase the frequency of the contraction
D) increase the interaction of actin and myosin
E) none of the above
Definition
none of the above
Term
32.12. Ephedrine, which increases the secretion of noradrenaline and inhibits its re-uptake will:

A) stimulate adrenergic responses
B) inhibit adrenergic responses
C) have no direct effect on adrenergic responses
D) will only have an effect in the brain
E) will only have an effect on the large intestine
Definition
stimulate adrenergic responses
Term
32.13. Codeine is converted to __________in the liver by an enzyme involving cytochrome P 450.

A) morphine
B) epinephrine
C) norepinephrine
D) acetylcholine
E) dopamine
Definition
morphine
Term
32.14. Curare prevents muscle movement by:

A) inhibiting acetylcholine esterase
B) preventing the secretion of acetylcholine
C) preventing the secretion of noradrenaline
D) inhibiting the noradrenaline receptor
E) inhibiting the acetylcholine receptor
Definition
inhibiting the acetylcholine receptor
Term
32.15. Capsaicin binds to the ______receptor and menthol binds to the ____________receptor.

A) cold, hot
B) hot, cold
C) acetylcholine, norepinephrine
D) dopamine, serotonin
E) serotonin, dopamine
Definition
hot, cold
Term
32.16. Capsaicin reduces acute muscle pain by stimulating the________________sensation.

A) “it’s hot”
B) “it’s cold”
C) “it’s copasetic”
D) “it’s all good”
E) “it’s not a problem”
Definition
“it’s hot”
Term
32.17. Menthol reduces acute muscle pain by stimulating the________________sensation.

A) “it’s hot”
B) “it’s cold”
C) “it’s copasetic”
D) “it’s all good”
E) “it’s not a problem”
Definition
“it’s cold”
Term
32.18. Cleopatra used _____________-containing extracts of the Egyptian henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) to dilate her pupils, in the hope that she would appear more alluring.

A) adrenaline
B) noradrenaline
C) serotonin
D) curare
E) atropine
Definition
atropine
Term
32.19. _________________was used by Renaissance women to dilate their pupils in the hopes of looking more alluring.

A) Taxus brevifolia
B) Atropa belladonna
C) Catharanthus roseus
D) Dioscorea mexicana
E) Dioscorea mexicana
Definition
Atropa belladonna
Term
32.20. Extracts from Jimson weed are used to treat people with extremely low heart rates because it:

A) stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system
B) inhibits the parasympathetic nervous system
C) stimulates the sympathetic nervous system
D) inhibits the sympathetic nervous system
E) enhances the central nervous system
Definition
inhibits the parasympathetic nervous system
Term
32.21. Atropine or scopolamine is used to treat people with extremely low heart rates because it:

A) inhibits the acetylcholine receptor in the cardiac muscle cells
B) inhibits the norarenaline receptor in the cardiac muscle cells
C) stimulates the acetylcholine receptor in the cardiac muscle cells
D) stimulates the noradrenaline receptor in the cardiac muscle ells
E) causes one to cough which gets the heart going
Definition
inhibits the acetylcholine receptor in the cardiac muscle cells
Term
32.22. Chloroquine is a synthetic analog of _____________.

A) chlorine
B) acetylsalicylic acid
C) salicylic acid
D) quinine
E) none of the above
Definition
quinine
Term
32.23. The push to produce Lariam to fight malaria came from the discovery that_______________.

A) psychotic people did not get malaria
B) people with suicidal tendencies did not get malaria
C) Plasmodium had become resistant to chloroquine
D) prostaglandins were no longer effective in curing malaria
E) all of the above
Definition
Plasmodium had become resistant to chloroquine
Term
32.24. Which of the following are not side effects of the anti-malarial drug, Lariam?

A) hallucinations
B) suicidal ideation
C) suicide
D) cervical cancer
E) psychotic behavior
Definition
cervical cancer
Term
32.25. Dilation of the pupils results from ______________.

A) the activation of the sympathetic nervous system
B) the activation of the fight or flight response
C) the inhibition of the acetylcholine receptor of the parasympathetic nervous system
D) taking atropine
E) all of the above
Definition
all of the above
Term
32.26. Salicylic acid is no longer isolated from plants but is produced from __________.

A) animal sweat
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protists
E ) coal tar
Definition
coal tar
Term
32.27. All of the essential amino acids can be obtained by eating ____________.

A) a little junk food every day
B) grains and legumes
C) 3-4 milligrams of dirt a day
D) corn
E ) beans
Definition
grains and legumes
Term
32.28. An __________ reduces pain.

A) analgesic
B) anti-inflammatory
C) antipyretic
D) essential nutrient
E) enzyme
Definition
analgesic
Term
32.29. An __________ reduces fever.

A) analgesic
B) anti-inflammatory
C) antipyretic
D) essential nutrient
E) enzyme
Definition
antipyretic
Term
32.30. An __________ reduces suppuration.

A) analgesic
B) anti-inflammatory
C) antipyretic
D) essential nutrient
E) enzyme
Definition
anti-inflammatory
Term
32.31. ______________ which are part of the signal transduction chains that cause fever, suppuration and pain were originally isolated from the prostate gland.

A) Estrogens
B) Androgens
C) Releasing hormones
D) Prostaglandins
E) Sperm
Definition
Prostaglandins
Term
32.32. Originally bloodletting and the removal of kidney stones and gall stones was done by _____________ not by physicians.

A) barbers
B) cooks
C) maids
D) butlers
E) mechanics
Definition
barbers
Term
32.33. Pathogens develop resistance to drugs used in _____________ faster than drugs used in _______________.

A) prescription medicines, patent medicines
B) tablets, powder form
C) powder form, tablets
D) combination, monotherapies
E) monotherapies, combination
Definition
monotherapies, combination
Term
32.34. Digitalis increases the force of muscle contractions by

A) binding to the Na+/K+ ATPase
B) inhibiting the Na+/K+ ATPase
C) slowing down the influx of Na by the Na+/Ca2+ antiporter
D) increasing the Ca2+ concentration in the cell
E) all of the above
Definition
inhibiting the Na+/K+ ATPase
Term
32.35. George Washington Carver suggested that farmers alternate planting cotton and peanuts because the peanuts____________.

A) replenish the soil nitrogen
B) are called goober peas
C) are fun to eat at the circus
D) provide the soil with protein
E) none of the answers are correct
Definition
replenish the soil nitrogen
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