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What subunits of ATP synthase move (check all that apply)?

What structure in the nephron filters the blood to create filtrate?

What group of chondrichthyans are MOST LIKELY to exhibit a form of locomotion known as punting?

The picture below shows a typical chondrichthyan heart, in which the 4 subcomponents have been labeled using letters (a – d).  The arrows in the picture refer to the direction of blood flow. Match the letters below with the appropriate subcomponents of the chondrichthyan heart.  

Which of the following groups of fishes are widely believed to have given rise to the Chondrichthyes, based on the presence of “transitional fossils” that appear to exhibit traits that are intermediate to this group and the ancient chondrichthyans.

In early work on shark behavior, the “Shark Lady” Dr. Eugenie Clark demonstrated that she could train subadult and adult nurse sharks to press targets to receive food rewards. What type of behavior is this?

The picture below shows a stable isotope biplot for stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in species collected from a South Carolina estuary. The goal of this study was to examine food web structure in this estuary. As you can see, there were several elasmobranchs included in this study. Based on these data, which of the species listed below is the BEST example of a mesopredator?   

As you have learned in class, drag is a force that resists the forward motion of a body (such as a chondrichthyan’s body) as it moves through a medium (such as water). Which of the following types of drag is produced because the medium “sticks” to the surface of the body in motion?

John was getting bored with his job as a salesclerk in the men’s department until his manager gave him responsibility for training a new salesperson in his area, which he likes to do. This is an example of

In which of the following structures would you expect to observe rugae in?