NPB 101 Midterm 1 Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What are the 5 different levels of organization in multicellular organisms? -
Correct answer-1. *Cell*
2. *Tissue*: many like types of cells
3. *Organ*: many tissues for a specific function
4. *Organ System*: Many organs working together
5. *Organism*: organ systems working together
Levels of Organizations: *Cell*
What are the cells 6 functions? - Correct answer-1. Obtain nutrients and oxygen
2. Exchange of materials
3. Intracellular transport
4. Metabolism (ATP)
5. Synthesis
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,6. Reproduction
Tissue - Correct answer-an aggregate of cells and extracellular material
What are the four primary tissue types? - Correct answer-1. Muscle tissue
2. Nervous tissue
3. Epithelial tissue
4. Connective tissue
What is the main function of muscle tissue? - Correct answer-Contraction
What are the three types of muscle tissue? - Correct answer-1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac
3. Smooth
What is the main function of nervous tissue? - Correct answer-Signals
What are the two types of nervous tissue? - Correct answer-1. Central
2. Peripheral
What is the main function of epithelial tissue? - Correct answer-Exchange
What are the two types of epithelial tissue and their functions/subcategories? -
Correct answer-1. *Epithelial Sheets*: form boundaries
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,2. *Glands*: secretion
-exocrine (external secretion)
-endocrine (internal secretion)
What is the main function of connective tissue? - Correct answer-Structural
support
Organ - Correct answer-two or more primary tissues organized to perform a
function
Organ system - Correct answer-Collection of organs that perform related functions
essential to survival
What are the 11 organ systems? - Correct answer-1. Circulatory System
2. Digestive System
3. Respiratory System
4. Urinary System
5. Skeletal System
6. Muscular System
7. Immune System
8. Integumentary System
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, 9. Nervous System
10. Endocrine System
11. Reproductive System
Organ System: *Circulatory System*
(1)Contains what organs?
(2)Function(s)? - Correct answer-1. Heart, blood vessels, blood
2. Function: Transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, wastes, electrolytes, and
hormones throughout the body
Organ System: *Digestive System*
(1)Contains what organs?
(2)Function(s)? - Correct answer-1. Mouth, pharynx , esophagus, stomach, small
intestine, large intestine, salivary glands, pancreas, etc.
2. Functions:
-Obtains nutrients, water, and electrolytes from the external environment and
transfers them into the plasma
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Answers Graded A+
What are the 5 different levels of organization in multicellular organisms? -
Correct answer-1. *Cell*
2. *Tissue*: many like types of cells
3. *Organ*: many tissues for a specific function
4. *Organ System*: Many organs working together
5. *Organism*: organ systems working together
Levels of Organizations: *Cell*
What are the cells 6 functions? - Correct answer-1. Obtain nutrients and oxygen
2. Exchange of materials
3. Intracellular transport
4. Metabolism (ATP)
5. Synthesis
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,6. Reproduction
Tissue - Correct answer-an aggregate of cells and extracellular material
What are the four primary tissue types? - Correct answer-1. Muscle tissue
2. Nervous tissue
3. Epithelial tissue
4. Connective tissue
What is the main function of muscle tissue? - Correct answer-Contraction
What are the three types of muscle tissue? - Correct answer-1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac
3. Smooth
What is the main function of nervous tissue? - Correct answer-Signals
What are the two types of nervous tissue? - Correct answer-1. Central
2. Peripheral
What is the main function of epithelial tissue? - Correct answer-Exchange
What are the two types of epithelial tissue and their functions/subcategories? -
Correct answer-1. *Epithelial Sheets*: form boundaries
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,2. *Glands*: secretion
-exocrine (external secretion)
-endocrine (internal secretion)
What is the main function of connective tissue? - Correct answer-Structural
support
Organ - Correct answer-two or more primary tissues organized to perform a
function
Organ system - Correct answer-Collection of organs that perform related functions
essential to survival
What are the 11 organ systems? - Correct answer-1. Circulatory System
2. Digestive System
3. Respiratory System
4. Urinary System
5. Skeletal System
6. Muscular System
7. Immune System
8. Integumentary System
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, 9. Nervous System
10. Endocrine System
11. Reproductive System
Organ System: *Circulatory System*
(1)Contains what organs?
(2)Function(s)? - Correct answer-1. Heart, blood vessels, blood
2. Function: Transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, wastes, electrolytes, and
hormones throughout the body
Organ System: *Digestive System*
(1)Contains what organs?
(2)Function(s)? - Correct answer-1. Mouth, pharynx , esophagus, stomach, small
intestine, large intestine, salivary glands, pancreas, etc.
2. Functions:
-Obtains nutrients, water, and electrolytes from the external environment and
transfers them into the plasma
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