COMPREHENSIVE
Instructions
All questions are underlined and bold.
Questions
_____ is a molecule composed of two chains of
nucleotides that coil around each other to form a double
helix. <answer>DNA
,_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from
the left ventricle to the rest of the body. <answer>Aorta
______ a condition that causes the immune system to
mistakenly attack the body. <answer>Autoimmune
disease
______ are not decomposers but producers because they
make their own food through photosynthesis.
<answer>Algae
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it
returns to the heart. <answer>Aorta
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte
cells. <answer>Sebaceous glands
______ form when an electron from a metal is donated to
a nonmetal atom. This donation causes ions to be formed,
which are attracted to one another. And dork ionic bonds.
Sodium is a METAL and chloride is a NONMETAL
<answer>Ionic compounds
,______ is a nitrogenous base that is found in DNA and
RNA. <answer>Guanine
______ is a structural component of RNA, not a nitrogen
base. <answer>Ribose
______ is an illness that affects the bronchi of the lungs.
<answer>Asthma
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli
after exhalation. <answer>Residual Volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue.
<answer>Perfusion
______ maintain the proper pH of the body.
<answer>Buffer
______ reactions slow down when the temperature is
raised. <answer>Exothermic
, ______ replaces thymine when DNA is copied to mRNA.
<answer>Uracil
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine.
<answer>Adrenal medulla
_______ are decomposes and are known for causing a
skin diseases such as ringworm and athlete’s foot.
<answer>Fungi
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of
hollow internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines.
<answer>Smooth muscles
_______ are not decomposers, though some vital
diseases can affect the skin. <answer>Viruses
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower
part of the body. <answer>Inferior vena cava
_______ carries blood to the lungs. <answer>Pulmonary
artery