ABEKA BIOLOGY CHAPTERS 1-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
angiospermsj-jans--
✔✔refersjtojalljfloweringjseedjplants,jwhichjproducejseedsjthatjarejcoveredjbyjfruit
monocotsj-jans--
✔✔plantsjwithjonlyjonejcotyledonjperjseed;jparalleljveins,jflowerjpetalsjinjmultiplesjofj3,jfibr
ousjrootjsystem
pulmonaryj-jans--✔✔thesejarteriesjcarryjbloodjfromjthejheartjtojthejlungs
ventriclesj-jans--✔✔thick-
walledjchambersjofjthejheartjthatjpumpjbloodjoutjofjthejheartjandjtojthejbody
coronaryjarteriesj-jans--✔✔arteriesjthatjsupplyjthejheartjmusclejwithjblood
systolej-jans--✔✔thejcontractingjandjpumpingjphasejofjheartjaction
liverj-jans--✔✔organjknownjasjthej"chemicaljfactoryjofjthejbody"
alveolij-jans--
✔✔tinyjairjsacsjinjthejlungsjthatjallowjgasesjtojbejexchangedjbetweenjthejairjandjthejblood
diaphragmj-jans--
✔✔ajthickjsheetjofjmusclejthatjseparatesjthejchestjcavityjfromjthejabdominaljcavityjandjfunc
tionsjinjrespiration
retinaj-jans--✔✔innerjlayerjofjthejeyejthatjdetectsjlightjandjproducesjnervejimpulses
cochleaj-jans--✔✔snail-
shapedjstructurejofjthejinnerjearjthatjsensesjsoundjvibrationsjandjgeneratesjnervejimpulses
centralj-jans--✔✔thisjdivisionjofjthejnervousjsystemjcontainsjthejbrainjandjspinaljcord
, cerebellumj-jans--
✔✔thejlowerjpartjofjthejbrainjthatjhelpsjcontroljbalancejandjcoordinatesjvoluntaryjmusclejac
tivity
cerebrumj-jans--
✔✔thejupperjpartjofjthejbrainjthatjcoordinatesjthought,jmemory,jandjlearnedjbehaviors
aminojacidsj-jans--✔✔thejbuildingjblocksj(smallerjmoleculesjofjlongjchains)jofjproteins
ATPj-jans--✔✔energyjcarrierjforjthejcell
carbohydratejintakej-jans--✔✔shouldjbej45-65%jofjourjcalories
enzymesj-jans--
✔✔catalystsjproducedjbyjlivingjcellsjtojbringjaboutjorjspeedjupjspecificjchemicaljreactions
axonj-jans--
✔✔thejlongjfiberjofjajneuronjthatjtransmitsjsignalsjfromjthejcelljbodyjtojotherjnervejcells
vitaminjCj-jans--✔✔anjexamplejofjajwater-solublejvitamin
smalljintestinej-jans--✔✔thejprimaryjorganjofjdigestionjandjabsorption
hydrochloricjacidj-jans--✔✔acidjinjthejstomachjthatjkillsjbacteriajandjhelpsjsoftenjfoods
motorjneuronsj-jans--✔✔carryjinformationjfromjthejbrainjandjspinaljcordjtojthejbodyjparts
thyroxinej-jans--
✔✔thyroidjhormonejthatjregulatesjgeneraljactivitiesjrelatedjtojmetabolismjandjoxidation
epidermisj-jans--
✔✔protectsjandjcoversjthejleaf;jthejpartjofjthejskinjthatjisjexposedjtojthejenvironment
melaninj-jans--✔✔thejmainjpigmentjresponsiblejforjskinjcolor
sebumj-jans--
✔✔thejoil,jproducedjbyjglandsjinjthejskin,jthatjwaterproofsjthejskinjandjkeepsjitjsoftjandjflexi
ble
hemoglobinj-jans--✔✔iron-containingjbloodjproteinjthatjtransportsjoxygenjthroughjthejbody
spleenj-jans--✔✔ajhand-
sizedjorgan,jlocatedjinjthejabdominaljcavityjbehindjthejstomach,jthatjservesjasjajreservoirjfo
rjredjbloodjcells
plasmaj-jans--✔✔ajliquidjmakingjupjaboutj55%jofjthejbloodjvolume
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
angiospermsj-jans--
✔✔refersjtojalljfloweringjseedjplants,jwhichjproducejseedsjthatjarejcoveredjbyjfruit
monocotsj-jans--
✔✔plantsjwithjonlyjonejcotyledonjperjseed;jparalleljveins,jflowerjpetalsjinjmultiplesjofj3,jfibr
ousjrootjsystem
pulmonaryj-jans--✔✔thesejarteriesjcarryjbloodjfromjthejheartjtojthejlungs
ventriclesj-jans--✔✔thick-
walledjchambersjofjthejheartjthatjpumpjbloodjoutjofjthejheartjandjtojthejbody
coronaryjarteriesj-jans--✔✔arteriesjthatjsupplyjthejheartjmusclejwithjblood
systolej-jans--✔✔thejcontractingjandjpumpingjphasejofjheartjaction
liverj-jans--✔✔organjknownjasjthej"chemicaljfactoryjofjthejbody"
alveolij-jans--
✔✔tinyjairjsacsjinjthejlungsjthatjallowjgasesjtojbejexchangedjbetweenjthejairjandjthejblood
diaphragmj-jans--
✔✔ajthickjsheetjofjmusclejthatjseparatesjthejchestjcavityjfromjthejabdominaljcavityjandjfunc
tionsjinjrespiration
retinaj-jans--✔✔innerjlayerjofjthejeyejthatjdetectsjlightjandjproducesjnervejimpulses
cochleaj-jans--✔✔snail-
shapedjstructurejofjthejinnerjearjthatjsensesjsoundjvibrationsjandjgeneratesjnervejimpulses
centralj-jans--✔✔thisjdivisionjofjthejnervousjsystemjcontainsjthejbrainjandjspinaljcord
, cerebellumj-jans--
✔✔thejlowerjpartjofjthejbrainjthatjhelpsjcontroljbalancejandjcoordinatesjvoluntaryjmusclejac
tivity
cerebrumj-jans--
✔✔thejupperjpartjofjthejbrainjthatjcoordinatesjthought,jmemory,jandjlearnedjbehaviors
aminojacidsj-jans--✔✔thejbuildingjblocksj(smallerjmoleculesjofjlongjchains)jofjproteins
ATPj-jans--✔✔energyjcarrierjforjthejcell
carbohydratejintakej-jans--✔✔shouldjbej45-65%jofjourjcalories
enzymesj-jans--
✔✔catalystsjproducedjbyjlivingjcellsjtojbringjaboutjorjspeedjupjspecificjchemicaljreactions
axonj-jans--
✔✔thejlongjfiberjofjajneuronjthatjtransmitsjsignalsjfromjthejcelljbodyjtojotherjnervejcells
vitaminjCj-jans--✔✔anjexamplejofjajwater-solublejvitamin
smalljintestinej-jans--✔✔thejprimaryjorganjofjdigestionjandjabsorption
hydrochloricjacidj-jans--✔✔acidjinjthejstomachjthatjkillsjbacteriajandjhelpsjsoftenjfoods
motorjneuronsj-jans--✔✔carryjinformationjfromjthejbrainjandjspinaljcordjtojthejbodyjparts
thyroxinej-jans--
✔✔thyroidjhormonejthatjregulatesjgeneraljactivitiesjrelatedjtojmetabolismjandjoxidation
epidermisj-jans--
✔✔protectsjandjcoversjthejleaf;jthejpartjofjthejskinjthatjisjexposedjtojthejenvironment
melaninj-jans--✔✔thejmainjpigmentjresponsiblejforjskinjcolor
sebumj-jans--
✔✔thejoil,jproducedjbyjglandsjinjthejskin,jthatjwaterproofsjthejskinjandjkeepsjitjsoftjandjflexi
ble
hemoglobinj-jans--✔✔iron-containingjbloodjproteinjthatjtransportsjoxygenjthroughjthejbody
spleenj-jans--✔✔ajhand-
sizedjorgan,jlocatedjinjthejabdominaljcavityjbehindjthejstomach,jthatjservesjasjajreservoirjfo
rjredjbloodjcells
plasmaj-jans--✔✔ajliquidjmakingjupjaboutj55%jofjthejbloodjvolume
