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EXAM 1 BIO 141 NVCC QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027
Study of the functions of the body parts - correct-answer - physiology
Increase in body size without change in shape - correct-answer - growth
Movement of substances from place to place in body fluids - correct-answer -
circulation
Change in the position of the body or a body part; motion of an internal organ -
correct-answer - movement
Study of the structure of body parts - correct-answer - anatomy
Breakdown of food into simpler substances - correct-answer - digestion
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Obtaining oxygen, using oxygen in releasing energy from foods and removing
carbon dioxide - correct-answer - respiration
Passage of digestive products through membranes and into body fluids - correct-
answer - absorption
(1) movement; (2) responsiveness; (3) growth; (4) reproduction; (5) respiration;
(6) digestion; (7) absorption; (8) circulation; (9) assimilation; (10) excretion -
correct-answer - life (10 characteristics)
changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms - correct-answer
- assimilation
production of new organisms and new cells - correct-answer - reproduction
reaction to a change taking place inside or outside the body - correct-answer -
responsiveness
removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions - correct-answer - excretion
(1) subatomic particles; (2) atom; (3) molecule; (4) macromolecule; (5) organelle;
(6) cell; (7) tissue; (8) organ; (9) organ system; (10) organism - correct-answer - life
(10 levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex)
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needed by living organisms for breathing - correct-answer - atmospheric pressure
(1) body temperature; (2) blood pressure measurement; (3) monitoring rate and
type of pulse; (4) breathing movements - correct-answer - vital signs (4)
needed by living organisms to supply the energy and raw materials for the
production of living matter and for the regulation of vital reactions - correct-
answer - food
needed by living organisms to help release energy from food substances - correct-
answer - oxygen
needed by living organisms to circulate the blood - correct-answer - hydrostatic
pressure
needed by living organisms for breathing and to circulate the blood - correct-
answer - pressure
needed by living organisms for 3 metabolic processes: (1) as a medium for
metabolic reactions; (2) to transport substances; and (3) to regulate body
temperature - correct-answer - water
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needed by living organisms to help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions -
correct-answer - heat
(1) water; (2) food; (3) oxygen; (4) heat; (5) pressure - correct-answer - life (5
requirements)
observable body functions that reflect metabolic activities essential for life -
correct-answer - vital signs (definition)
(1) heart; (2) arteries; (3) capillaries; (4) veins - correct-answer - cardiovascular
system (4 organs)
(1) to move blood through blood vessels; (2) transport substances throughout the
body - correct-answer - cardiovascular system (functions)
(1) mouth; (2) tongue; (3) teeth; (4) pharynx; (5) salivary glands; (6) esophagus; (7)
stomach; (8) liver; (9) gallbladder; (10) pancreas; (11) small intestine; (12) large
intestine - correct-answer - digestive system (12 organs)
(1) to receive food; (2) to break down food; (3) to absorb food; (4) eliminate
unabsorbed material - correct-answer - digestive system (4 functions)
EXAM 1 BIO 141 NVCC QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027
Study of the functions of the body parts - correct-answer - physiology
Increase in body size without change in shape - correct-answer - growth
Movement of substances from place to place in body fluids - correct-answer -
circulation
Change in the position of the body or a body part; motion of an internal organ -
correct-answer - movement
Study of the structure of body parts - correct-answer - anatomy
Breakdown of food into simpler substances - correct-answer - digestion
, 2
Obtaining oxygen, using oxygen in releasing energy from foods and removing
carbon dioxide - correct-answer - respiration
Passage of digestive products through membranes and into body fluids - correct-
answer - absorption
(1) movement; (2) responsiveness; (3) growth; (4) reproduction; (5) respiration;
(6) digestion; (7) absorption; (8) circulation; (9) assimilation; (10) excretion -
correct-answer - life (10 characteristics)
changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms - correct-answer
- assimilation
production of new organisms and new cells - correct-answer - reproduction
reaction to a change taking place inside or outside the body - correct-answer -
responsiveness
removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions - correct-answer - excretion
(1) subatomic particles; (2) atom; (3) molecule; (4) macromolecule; (5) organelle;
(6) cell; (7) tissue; (8) organ; (9) organ system; (10) organism - correct-answer - life
(10 levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex)
, 3
needed by living organisms for breathing - correct-answer - atmospheric pressure
(1) body temperature; (2) blood pressure measurement; (3) monitoring rate and
type of pulse; (4) breathing movements - correct-answer - vital signs (4)
needed by living organisms to supply the energy and raw materials for the
production of living matter and for the regulation of vital reactions - correct-
answer - food
needed by living organisms to help release energy from food substances - correct-
answer - oxygen
needed by living organisms to circulate the blood - correct-answer - hydrostatic
pressure
needed by living organisms for breathing and to circulate the blood - correct-
answer - pressure
needed by living organisms for 3 metabolic processes: (1) as a medium for
metabolic reactions; (2) to transport substances; and (3) to regulate body
temperature - correct-answer - water
, 4
needed by living organisms to help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions -
correct-answer - heat
(1) water; (2) food; (3) oxygen; (4) heat; (5) pressure - correct-answer - life (5
requirements)
observable body functions that reflect metabolic activities essential for life -
correct-answer - vital signs (definition)
(1) heart; (2) arteries; (3) capillaries; (4) veins - correct-answer - cardiovascular
system (4 organs)
(1) to move blood through blood vessels; (2) transport substances throughout the
body - correct-answer - cardiovascular system (functions)
(1) mouth; (2) tongue; (3) teeth; (4) pharynx; (5) salivary glands; (6) esophagus; (7)
stomach; (8) liver; (9) gallbladder; (10) pancreas; (11) small intestine; (12) large
intestine - correct-answer - digestive system (12 organs)
(1) to receive food; (2) to break down food; (3) to absorb food; (4) eliminate
unabsorbed material - correct-answer - digestive system (4 functions)
