BIO 253 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
The study of body structure - ANSWERAnatomy
Study of body function - ANSWERPhysiology
Anatomical position - ANSWER
Superior - ANSWERTowards the head
oblique plane - ANSWERDiagonal cuts into body
Eukaryotic cells size - ANSWERBiggest size
bacterial cell size compared to a virus - ANSWERBigger than a virus
What makes up a bacteria - ANSWERCell wall
Is gram positive thin or thick - ANSWERThick
Is gram-negative thin or thick - ANSWERThin
What color stain is gram-positive - ANSWERpurple
Inferior - ANSWERLower or below
Medial - ANSWERToward the midline of the body
Lateral - ANSWERTowards the side or away from the midline
Proximal - ANSWERTowards or nearest the trunk of the body near the point of origin
Distal - ANSWERfarthest away from trunk of body
Is the elbow more proximal or distal to the forearm - ANSWERProximal
Superficial - ANSWERNear the surface
Deep - ANSWERFurther away from surface
Sagittal plane - ANSWERDivide body midline into right and left
Coronal plane - ANSWERDivide anterior and posterior
Transverse plane - ANSWERDivides body upper and lower portion
, What color stain is gram-negative - ANSWERPink
What makes the cell wall - ANSWERPepidoglycan
What makes up the virus - ANSWERThe protein coat ( outside cover)
DNA or RNA
What does ubiquitous mean? - ANSWERfound everywhere (this is what makes
bacteria are)
types of passive transport - ANSWERdiffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion
What is the diffusion - ANSWERThe movement of particles from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration.
What is facilitated diffusion? - ANSWERThe passive movement of a particle across a
cell membrane via a channel protein.
What is osmosis - ANSWERdiffusion of water across a selectively permeable
membrane
Active transport types - ANSWERendocytosis and exocytosis and active transport
pump
Active transport - ANSWERLow to high
Mitochondria - ANSWERPowerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP
(energy) production
Lysosome - ANSWERcell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down
certain materials in the cell
Nucleus - ANSWERA part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for
growth and reproduction
Nucleolus - ANSWERFound inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
Golgi apparatus - ANSWERA system of membranes that modifies and packages
proteins for export by the cell
Endocytosis - ANSWERprocess by which a cell takes material into the cell
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
What is hypotonic - ANSWERA solution with lower salt concentration than in the
cells
(cells burst) MORE WATER THAN IN CELL
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
The study of body structure - ANSWERAnatomy
Study of body function - ANSWERPhysiology
Anatomical position - ANSWER
Superior - ANSWERTowards the head
oblique plane - ANSWERDiagonal cuts into body
Eukaryotic cells size - ANSWERBiggest size
bacterial cell size compared to a virus - ANSWERBigger than a virus
What makes up a bacteria - ANSWERCell wall
Is gram positive thin or thick - ANSWERThick
Is gram-negative thin or thick - ANSWERThin
What color stain is gram-positive - ANSWERpurple
Inferior - ANSWERLower or below
Medial - ANSWERToward the midline of the body
Lateral - ANSWERTowards the side or away from the midline
Proximal - ANSWERTowards or nearest the trunk of the body near the point of origin
Distal - ANSWERfarthest away from trunk of body
Is the elbow more proximal or distal to the forearm - ANSWERProximal
Superficial - ANSWERNear the surface
Deep - ANSWERFurther away from surface
Sagittal plane - ANSWERDivide body midline into right and left
Coronal plane - ANSWERDivide anterior and posterior
Transverse plane - ANSWERDivides body upper and lower portion
, What color stain is gram-negative - ANSWERPink
What makes the cell wall - ANSWERPepidoglycan
What makes up the virus - ANSWERThe protein coat ( outside cover)
DNA or RNA
What does ubiquitous mean? - ANSWERfound everywhere (this is what makes
bacteria are)
types of passive transport - ANSWERdiffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion
What is the diffusion - ANSWERThe movement of particles from an area of high
concentration to an area of low concentration.
What is facilitated diffusion? - ANSWERThe passive movement of a particle across a
cell membrane via a channel protein.
What is osmosis - ANSWERdiffusion of water across a selectively permeable
membrane
Active transport types - ANSWERendocytosis and exocytosis and active transport
pump
Active transport - ANSWERLow to high
Mitochondria - ANSWERPowerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP
(energy) production
Lysosome - ANSWERcell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down
certain materials in the cell
Nucleus - ANSWERA part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for
growth and reproduction
Nucleolus - ANSWERFound inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
Golgi apparatus - ANSWERA system of membranes that modifies and packages
proteins for export by the cell
Endocytosis - ANSWERprocess by which a cell takes material into the cell
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
What is hypotonic - ANSWERA solution with lower salt concentration than in the
cells
(cells burst) MORE WATER THAN IN CELL
