BIO 100 EXAM 3 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ What tissue type is characterized as being excitable and capable
of sending and receiving electrochemical signals that provide the
body with information?
Answer: a. Muscle
b. Epithelial
c. Connective
d. Nervous *
◉ Striations, cylindrical cells, and multiple nuclei are observed in
________.
Answer: skeletal muscle only
◉ The nerve impulse travels down a(n) ________, away from the cell
body.
Answer: axon
, ◉ Which of these processes occurs in the mouth?
Answer: a. Ingestion
b. Mechanical digestion
c. Chemical digestion
d. All of the above *
◉ Which of these organs is not considered an accessory digestive
structure?
Answer: Mouth
◉ Which organ has the greater surface area for absorption of
nutrients?
Answer: Small intestine
◉ A person without an epiglottis would not be able to _______.
Answer: swallow food without the possibility of choking
◉ Compared to human cells, there are about _______ bacterial and
archaeal cells inhabiting our bodies.
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ What tissue type is characterized as being excitable and capable
of sending and receiving electrochemical signals that provide the
body with information?
Answer: a. Muscle
b. Epithelial
c. Connective
d. Nervous *
◉ Striations, cylindrical cells, and multiple nuclei are observed in
________.
Answer: skeletal muscle only
◉ The nerve impulse travels down a(n) ________, away from the cell
body.
Answer: axon
, ◉ Which of these processes occurs in the mouth?
Answer: a. Ingestion
b. Mechanical digestion
c. Chemical digestion
d. All of the above *
◉ Which of these organs is not considered an accessory digestive
structure?
Answer: Mouth
◉ Which organ has the greater surface area for absorption of
nutrients?
Answer: Small intestine
◉ A person without an epiglottis would not be able to _______.
Answer: swallow food without the possibility of choking
◉ Compared to human cells, there are about _______ bacterial and
archaeal cells inhabiting our bodies.
