Question 1

Which of the following Types of Skeletons must be shed typically for an animal to grow?

Accepted Answer

A)  exoskeleton 
B)  endoskeleton 
C)  hydrostatic skeleton 
D)  All choices are correct. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  exoskeleton 
B)  endoskeleton 
C)  hydrostatic skeleton 
D)  All choices are correct. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Walking or running are more energetically expensive forms of locomotion than either swimming or flying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Exoskeletons are used for movement by which of the following animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  insects 
B)  cnidarians 
C)  crustaceans 
D)  humans 
E)  insects and crustaceans 
A)  insects 
B)  cnidarians 
C)  crustaceans 
D)  humans 
E)  insects and crustaceans

Question 4

Muscles that extend a limb at a joint are termed "extensors."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Smooth muscle differs from skeletal muscle in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lacks actin. 
B)  Calcium is not involved in the contraction mechanism. 
C)  Skeletal muscle cells are smaller. 
D)  It lacks transverse tubules. 
E)  None of the answers provided are correct. 
A)  It lacks actin. 
B)  Calcium is not involved in the contraction mechanism. 
C)  Skeletal muscle cells are smaller. 
D)  It lacks transverse tubules. 
E)  None of the answers provided are correct.

Question 6

Skeletal muscles are

Accepted Answer

A)  striated, voluntary, and have unbranched fibers. 
B)  striated, voluntary, and have branched fibers. 
C)  striated, involuntary, and have branched fibers. 
D)  nonstriated, voluntary, and have unbranched fibers. 
E)  nonstriated, involuntary, and have branched fibers. 
A)  striated, voluntary, and have unbranched fibers. 
B)  striated, voluntary, and have branched fibers. 
C)  striated, involuntary, and have branched fibers. 
D)  nonstriated, voluntary, and have unbranched fibers. 
E)  nonstriated, involuntary, and have branched fibers.

Question 7

Flying has evolved in all but which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  reptiles 
B)  insects 
C)  mammals 
D)  birds 
E)  amphibians 
A)  reptiles 
B)  insects 
C)  mammals 
D)  birds 
E)  amphibians

Exam 44: The Muscular-Skeletal System and Locomotion

Which of the following Types of Skeletons must be shed typically for an animal to grow?

Walking or running are more energetically expensive forms of locomotion than either swimming or flying.

Exoskeletons are used for movement by which of the following animals?

Muscles that extend a limb at a joint are termed "extensors."

Smooth muscle differs from skeletal muscle in which of the following ways?

Skeletal muscles are

Flying has evolved in all but which of the following groups?

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