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Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to mystify us, and it does not deny ambiguity by branding as evil whatever differs from good. Great comic artists assume that truth may bear all lights, and thus they seek to accentuate contradictions in social action, not gloss over or transcend them by appeals to extrasocial symbols of divine ends, cosmic purpose, or laws of nature. The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods. The comic community to which artists address themselves is a community of reasoning, loving, joyful, compassionate beings, who are willing to assume the human risks of acting rationally. Without invoking gods or demons, great comic art arouses courage in reason, courage which grows out of trust in what human beings can do as humans.
17. The passage suggests that great comic art can be characterized as optimistic about the ability of humans to
rid themselves of pride
transcend the human condition
differentiate clearly between good and evil
avoid social conflicts
act rationally
18. It can be inferred from the passage that the author admires great comic artists primarily for their
ability to understand the frequently subtle differences between good and evil
ability to reconcile the contradictions in human behavior
ability to distinguish between rational and irrational behavior
insistence on confronting the truth about the human condition
insistence on condemning human faults and weaknesses
19. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the organization of the passage?
A sequence of observations leading to a prediction
A list of inferences drawn from facts stated at the beginning of the passage
A series of assertions related to one general subject
A statement of the major idea, followed by specific examples
A succession of ideas moving from specific to general
It has long been known that the rate of oxidative metabolism in any animal has a profound effect on its living patterns. The high metabolic rate of small animals, for example, gives them sustained power and activity per unit of weight, but at the cost of requiring constant consumption of food and water. Very large animals, with their relatively low metabolic rates, can survive well on a sporadic food supply, but can generate little metabolic energy per gram of body weight. If only oxidative metabolic rate is considered, therefore, one might assume that smaller, more active, animals could prey on larger ones, at least if they attacked in groups. Perhaps they could if it were not for anaerobic glycolysis, the great equalizer.
Anaerobic glycolysis is a process in which energy is produced, without oxygen, through the breakdown of muscle glycogen into lactic acid and adenosine triphosphate , the energy provider. The amount of energy that can be produced anaerobically is a function of the amount of glycogen presentin all vertebrates about 0.5 percent of their muscles wet weight. Thus the anaerobic energy reserves of a vertebrate are proportional to the size of the animal. If, for example, some predators had attacked a 100-ton dinosaur, normally torpid, the dinosaur would have been able to generate almost instantaneously, via anaerobic glycolysis, the energy of 3,000 humans at maximum oxidative metabolic energy production. This explains how many large species have managed to compete with their more active neighbors: the compensation for a low oxidative metabolic rate is glycolysis.
There are limitations, however, to this compensation. The glycogen reserves of any animal are good, at most, for only about two minutes at maximum effort, after which only the normal oxidative metabolic source of energy remains. With the conclusion of a burst of activity, the lactic acid level is high in the body fluids, leaving the large animal vulnerable to attack until the acid is reconverted, via oxidative metabolism, by the liver into glucose, which is then sent back to the muscles for glycogen resynthesis. During this process the enormous energy debt that the animal has run up through anaerobic glycolysis must be repaid, a debt that is proportionally much greater for the larger vertebrates than for the smaller ones. Whereas the tiny shrew can replace in minutes the glycogen used for maximum effort, for example, the gigantic dinosaur would have required more than three weeks. It might seem that this interminably long recovery time in a large vertebrate would prove a grave disadvantage for survival. Fortunately, muscle glycogen is used only when needed and even then only in whatever quantity is necessary. Only in times of panic or during mortal combat would the entire reserves be consumed.
20. The primary purpose of the passage is to
refute a misconception about anaerobic glycolysis
introduce a new hypothesis about anaerobic glycolysis
describe the limitations of anaerobic glycolysis
analyze the chemistry of anaerobic glycolysis and its similarity to oxidative metabolism
explain anaerobic glycolysis and its effects on animal survival
21. According to the author, glycogen is crucial to the process of anaerobic glycolysis because glycogen
increases the organisms need for ATP
reduces the amount of ATP in the tissues
is an inhibitor of the oxidative metabolic production of ATP
ensures that the synthesis of ATP will occur speedily
is the material from which ATP is derived
22. According to the author, a major limitation of anaerobic glycolysis is that it can
produce in large animals more lactic acid than the liver can safely reconvert
necessitate a dangerously long recovery period in large animals
produce energy more slowly than it can be used by large animals
consume all of the available glycogen regardless of need
reduce significantly the rate at which energy is produced by oxidative metabolism
23. The passage suggests that the total anaerobic energy reserves of a vertebrate are proportional to the vertebrates size because
larger vertebrates conserve more energy than smaller vertebrates
larger vertebrates use less oxygen per unit weight than smaller vertebrates
the ability of a vertebrate to consume food is a function of its size
the amount of muscle tissue in a vertebrate is directly related to its size
the size of a vertebrate is proportional to the quantity of energy it can utilize
24. The author suggests that, on the basis of energy production, a 100-ton dinosaur would have been markedly vulnerable to which of the following?
I. Repeated attacks by a single smaller, more active adversary
II. Sustained attack by numerous smaller, more active adversaries
III. An attack by an individual adversary of similar size
II only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II, and III
25. It can be inferred from the passage that the time required to replenish muscle glycogen following anaerobic glycolysis is determined by which of the following factors?
I. Rate of oxidative metabolism
II. Quantity of lactic acid in the body fluids
III. Percentage of glucose that is returned to the muscles
I only
III only
I and II only
I and III only
I, II, and III
26. The author is most probably addressing which of the following audiences?
College students in an introductory course on animal physiology
Historians of science investigating the discovery of anaerobic glycolysis
Graduate students with specialized training in comparative anatomy
Zoologists interested in prehistoric animals
Biochemists doing research on oxidative metabolism
27. Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
The disadvantage of a low oxidative metabolic rate in large animals can be offset by their ability to convert substantial amounts of glycogen into energy.
The most significant problem facing animals that have used anaerobic glycolysis for energy is the resynthesis of its by-product, glucose, into glycogen.
The benefits to animals of anaerobic glycolysis are offset by the profound costs that must be paid.
The major factor ensuring that a large animal will triumph over a smaller animal is the large animals ability to produce energy via anaerobic glycolysis.
The great differences that exist in metabolic rates between species of small animals and species of large animals can have important effects on the patterns of their activities.
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