Physiology 101 Final
Exam Ivy Tech
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBanatomyBandBphysiologyB-BAnswerBanatomy-
BstudyBofBstructure
physiology-BstudyBofBfunction
whatBareBtheBlevelsBofBorganizationB-BAnswerBsubatomicBparticle-
Bprotons,Belectrons,Bneutrons
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organBsystem
organism
whatBareBtheBcharacteristicsBofBlife?B-BAnswerBmovement
responsiveness
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absorption
,secretion
digestion
assimilation-BchangingBofBabsorbedBsubstancesBintoBchemicallyBdifferentBforms
circulation
reproduction
growth
whatBareBtheBrequirementsBofBlife?B-BAnswerBwater
food
heat
pressure
oxygen
defineBhomeostasisB-BAnswerBmaintainingBofBaBstableBenviroment
whatBisBaBhomeostaticBmechanismB-
BAnswerBmonitorsBaspectsBofBinternalBenvironmentBandBcorrectsBasBneededB
*negativeBfeedbackBmechanism
defineBmatterB-BAnswerBanythingBthatBtakesBupBspaceBandBhasBmass
elementB-BAnswerBcomposedBofBchemicallyBidenticalBatoms
atomB-BAnswerBsmallestBparticleBofBatom,BbasicBunitBofBmatter
whatBareBstructureBofBanBatomB-BAnswerBnucleus
protons
neutron
, electrons
defineBnucleus,Bproton,Belectron,BneutronB-BAnswerBnucleus-BcentralBpartBofBatom
proton-BpositiveBcharge
electron-BnegativeBcharge
neutron-BnoBelectricalBcharge
ionicBbondB-
BAnswerBformedBwhenBelectronsBareBtransferredBfromBoneBatomBtoBanother
whatBareBcovalentBbondsB-BAnswerBwhenBtwoBmoleculesBshareBelectron
hydrogenBbondB-
BAnswerBformedBbetweenBwaterBmolecule,BattractionBbetweenBpositiveBendBofBpolarB
moleculeBandBnegativeBendBofBanotherBpolarBmolecule
defineBsynthesis,Bdecomposition,BandBexchangeBreactionsB-BAnswerBSynthesis-BA+B=AB
Decomposition-BAB=A+B
exchange-BAB+CD=AD+BC
defineBreactantB-BAnswerBstartingBmaterialsBofBreactions
productB-BAnswerBendingBmaterial
defineBcatalystB-BAnswerBaBsubstanceBthatBspeedsBupBaBchemicalBreaction
whatBisBanBacidB-BAnswerBdissociatesBwithBwater
baseB-BAnswerBcombinesBinBwater