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Title: Comparative physiology questions (150+ questions)
Description: These notes would be ideal for an undergraduate student in biological sciences, specifically but not limited to physiology. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The questions are divided into 11 different lectures. The mark scheme will also be made available in notesale.co.uk and search for Comparative physiology Answers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This would be a great resource for a student to test what they learnt before an exam since the questions vary in difficulty and are laid out in an easy to follow layout. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Comparative physiology questions
Classifications of organisms
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Draw the bilateria diagram and state an example for each
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State Krogh’s principle

Ion channels ( K+,Na+ & Ca+)
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What ion channel loss leads to congenital inability to detect pain?
Indiviudally, ion channels are _______ but collectively,_______
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How many domains and TM helices do Sodium ion channels have?
Sodium ion channels are composed of one___ unit and two ____ units
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What is the pore forming region of the sodium ion channel?
Explain inactivation in the sodium ion channels
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How many domains is potassium ion channels?
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Explain the selective permeability of the potassium ion channels
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Draw and explain the voltage sensitivity of potassium ion channels
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Which terminal is involved in the inactivation?
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Ball part of the mechanism is ______ amino acids long andf the chain is ______
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Name the three types of calcium ion channels
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Comparative physiology questions
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Explain the evolution of calcium ion channels and how the model is supported by evidence
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Name the domains making up the niACH
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niACH has a _______ structure
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Explain the selective permeability of niACH
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Name three types of niACH
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Name the three types of GABA receptors and what they are activated by
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Where are neuropeptides made?
What triggers the release of neuropeptide release?
What chemical suppresses the morphine?
What is the endogenous chemical of morphine?
Name the three features of neuropeptides?
What is the name and the function of the first part of the precursor of the neuropeptide?
What is the function of the mono and di basic sites?
Draw and explain the pathway of signal peptides?
Name the two enzymes that cleave the neuropeptides
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Name two more post translational modifications
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Photorecptors
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What is the optimum absorbtion colour of rods?
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cGMP activates _______
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cGMP gated ion channels are activated by cGMP binding to which terminal?
Summarise the steps in phototransduction
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In the light,_______ in the cytoplasm fall due to closure of cGMP-gated cation channels
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What are rhabdomeres? What is its function
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Describe the differences in the two categories of the photoreceptor cells
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What photoreceptor cells express the RH2
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What do trp do?
How are trp activated?
What does histamine do in the photoreceptor cells?
Draw the histamine effect using a diagram under dark conditions
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Name the gene responsible for eye development
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The scallop eyes; proximal is ______ in light and distal is_______
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Olfactory receptor neuron links to ________ after passing through______and hen this joins
the _______ cells
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Name the steps in the Odor reception
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What class ORs are found in mammals?
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GPCRs are ______in drosophila
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What is the haemoglobin in giant earthworms called?
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In what ways are giant earthworm red blood cells different from ours?
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Viscosity and Boundary layers
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What is the reynold’s formula?
High viscosity =______ reynold’s number and low viscosity=______reynold’s number
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What are the most abundant animals in the world?
Bigger creatures are dominated by ____ while smaller ones are dominated by_____
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How much fluid is filtered per minute?
What is a nephron?
Draw a flow diagram of the order in the filteration process
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What happens in the bowman’s capsule?
How are small proteins recovered?
What are put back into the nephron at the PCT?

Comparative physiology questions
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State three ways of nitrogenous waste removal and an example of an animal in each case
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Draw and explain the water recovery in tidal ventilation
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What are teleosts?
Explain how the teleosts get salts in them in freshwater?
How do marine fish gain water?
Name three features of the brine lakes
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Title: Comparative physiology questions (150+ questions)
Description: These notes would be ideal for an undergraduate student in biological sciences, specifically but not limited to physiology. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The questions are divided into 11 different lectures. The mark scheme will also be made available in notesale.co.uk and search for Comparative physiology Answers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This would be a great resource for a student to test what they learnt before an exam since the questions vary in difficulty and are laid out in an easy to follow layout. --------------------------------------------------------------------------