Abeka Biology: Semester Exam All Possible Questions and Answers with complete solution

Long bone of the upper arm - Answer-Humerus Process in which bacteria reproduce by dividing - Answer-Binary fission Carries sugar from a plant's leaves to the roots and stem - Answer-Phloem Tumor that shows no tendency to spread through the body - Answer-Benign Body system consisting of various glands that produce hormones - Answer-Endocrine Body system that transports oxygen and nutrients to cells and carries away waste products - AnswerCirculatory Membrane that prevents friction between the rib cage and lungs - Answer-Pleura Fingerlike projections within the small intestine - Answer-Villa Heart muscle receives blood through what? - Answer-Coronary Two broad divisions of the skeletal system - Answer-Axial Main pigment responsible for skin color - Answer-Melanin Time between a person becoming infected and displaying symptoms of disease - Answer-Incubation Period Substance that stimulates the body to develop immunity to a pathogen as it would if infected with that pathogen - Answer-VaccineStigma, style and ovary make up the flowers what - Answer-Pistol Starch and dietary fiber are made from long chains of smaller molecules called - AnswerMonosaccharides Hormone produced by the thyroid gland to regulate body metabolism - Answer-Thyroxin Green plants use a light driven process called what to manufacture glucose from water and carbon dioxide - Answer-Photosynthesis Oil that waterproofs the skin and keeps it soft and flexible - Answer-Sebum Tiny air sacs in the lungs that allow gases to be exchanged between the air and the blood - AnswerAlveoli Main reproductive organs are the gonads which are the testes in women - Answer-Ovaries The concept that every infectious disease is cause by a specific germ - Answer-Germ concept Club-shaped spore-bearing structure produced by certain fungi - Answer-Basidia Ingested food is stored and mixed with gastric juice in what? - Answer-Stomach Liquid portion of the blood - Answer-Plasma Light sensitive layer of the eye that converts light rays into nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain - Answer-RetinaNonflowering plants that reproduce by seeds not covered by the walls of an ovary - AnswerGymnosperm Portion of a root that absorbs water and minerals from the soil - Answer-Root hairs Bulged end of a long bone - Answer-Epiphysis Central nervous system consists of the brain and what - Answer-Spinal cord Structures if the skin that helps regulate body temperature - Answer-Sweat glands Rounded head of a bone fits into an indention on another bone - Answer-Ball and socket Hormones, insulin, and glucagon regulate the level of what in the blood - Answer-Glucose Portion of a plant embryo that stored good for germination - Answer-Cotyledon Part of the brain primarily responsible for thought, memory, and consciousness. - Answer-Cerebrum Occurs when the immune system attacks the body - Answer-Autoimmune system Individual contracting units of a skeletal muscle cell - Answer-Sarcomeres Caused by a lack of an essential nutrient - Answer-Deficiency