BIO 117 FINAL EXAM
HONDROS COLLEGE BIO 117 FINAL EXAM 1 LATEST
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QUESTION AND ANSWER GRADED A
Which of the following is a structure that helps restore the internal condition being monitored
by the system?
A. Integrator
B. Sensor
C. Effector
D. Set point –
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Correct Answer :C. Effector
Which of these statements about homeostasis is TRUE?
A. The internal environment (inside of your body) is maintained absolutely constant (the
same) at all times
B. Homeostasis is an ideal range for a particular variable
C. Negative feedback mechanisms act to correct deviations from a normal range within the
internal environment
D. All of the above –
Correct Answer :C. Negative feedback mechanisms act to correct deviations from a normal
range within the internal environment
Where was the initial concentration of solute highest?
A. Hypotonic solution
B. Isotonic solution
C. Hypertonic solution –
Correct Answer :C. Hypertonic solution
Why must marine bony fishes drink large amounts of
seawater?
A. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a
hyperosmotic environment.
B. Marine bony fishes are osmoconformers living in a
hyposmotic environment.
C. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a
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hyposmotic environment.
D. Marine bony fishes are osmoconformers living in a
hyperosmotic environment. –
Correct Answer :A. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a hyperosmotic
environment.
Which of the following parts of the nephron loop does the filtrate pass through first?
A. Thin ascending limb
B. Collecting duct
C. Distal tubule
D. Descending limb –
Correct Answer :D. Descending limb
When you breathe in, your diaphragm contracts.
A. True
B. False –
Correct Answer :A. True
Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Capillaries = carry blood away from the heart
B. Arteries = carry blood to the heart
C. Veins = allow exchange of gases
D. Arterioles = carry blood away from the heart
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E. Venules = carry blood through the heart –
Correct Answer :D. Arterioles = carry blood away from the heart
What is the name of the functional unit of the endocrine system?
A. Neuron
B. Endocrine gland
C. Nephron
D. Endocrine cell –
Correct Answer :D. Endocrine cell
Which pathway best describes the production of thyroid
hormones?
A. endocrine
B. neuroendocrine
C. neuroendocrine to endocrine
D. All of the above
E. None of the above –
Correct Answer :C. neuroendocrine to endocrine
Which pathway best describes the production of the hormones stored in the posterior
pituitary?
A. endocrine
B. neuroendocrine
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HONDROS COLLEGE BIO 117 FINAL EXAM 1 LATEST
2026 SPRING SUMMER QUARTER :ACTUAL
QUESTION AND ANSWER GRADED A
Which of the following is a structure that helps restore the internal condition being monitored
by the system?
A. Integrator
B. Sensor
C. Effector
D. Set point –
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Correct Answer :C. Effector
Which of these statements about homeostasis is TRUE?
A. The internal environment (inside of your body) is maintained absolutely constant (the
same) at all times
B. Homeostasis is an ideal range for a particular variable
C. Negative feedback mechanisms act to correct deviations from a normal range within the
internal environment
D. All of the above –
Correct Answer :C. Negative feedback mechanisms act to correct deviations from a normal
range within the internal environment
Where was the initial concentration of solute highest?
A. Hypotonic solution
B. Isotonic solution
C. Hypertonic solution –
Correct Answer :C. Hypertonic solution
Why must marine bony fishes drink large amounts of
seawater?
A. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a
hyperosmotic environment.
B. Marine bony fishes are osmoconformers living in a
hyposmotic environment.
C. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a
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hyposmotic environment.
D. Marine bony fishes are osmoconformers living in a
hyperosmotic environment. –
Correct Answer :A. Marine bony fishes are osmoregulators living in a hyperosmotic
environment.
Which of the following parts of the nephron loop does the filtrate pass through first?
A. Thin ascending limb
B. Collecting duct
C. Distal tubule
D. Descending limb –
Correct Answer :D. Descending limb
When you breathe in, your diaphragm contracts.
A. True
B. False –
Correct Answer :A. True
Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Capillaries = carry blood away from the heart
B. Arteries = carry blood to the heart
C. Veins = allow exchange of gases
D. Arterioles = carry blood away from the heart
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E. Venules = carry blood through the heart –
Correct Answer :D. Arterioles = carry blood away from the heart
What is the name of the functional unit of the endocrine system?
A. Neuron
B. Endocrine gland
C. Nephron
D. Endocrine cell –
Correct Answer :D. Endocrine cell
Which pathway best describes the production of thyroid
hormones?
A. endocrine
B. neuroendocrine
C. neuroendocrine to endocrine
D. All of the above
E. None of the above –
Correct Answer :C. neuroendocrine to endocrine
Which pathway best describes the production of the hormones stored in the posterior
pituitary?
A. endocrine
B. neuroendocrine
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