1 | Page
BIO 202 MIDTERM EXAM
COMPILATION 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above - ANSWER-d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of
the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and c
,2 | Page
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targets all cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the
pancreatic islets, production of which hormone would be
directly effected?
a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase - ANSWER-c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
,3 | Page
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) two of the above
A gland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than
the normoal amount of hormone. The target cell response to
the abnormally hormone level is to _______ the number of
receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate - ANSWER-b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and
enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and b
, 4 | Page
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targets the testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a
receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of signaling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
BIO 202 MIDTERM EXAM
COMPILATION 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above - ANSWER-d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of
the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and c
,2 | Page
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targets all cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the
pancreatic islets, production of which hormone would be
directly effected?
a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase - ANSWER-c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
,3 | Page
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) two of the above
A gland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than
the normoal amount of hormone. The target cell response to
the abnormally hormone level is to _______ the number of
receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate - ANSWER-b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and
enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and b
, 4 | Page
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targets the testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above - ANSWER-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a
receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of signaling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
