IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
1-4 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and
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a cell is the basic unit of ________ in all organisms - Correct
Answers ✅structure and function
All living things consists of ________ - Correct Answers
✅cells
Characteristics of life: Growth - Correct Answers ✅Increase
in cell number and size and increase in body size
Characteristics of Life: Reproduction - Correct Answers
✅Production of new cells and organisms
Characteristics of Life - Responsiveness - Correct Answers
✅Reaction to a change inside or outside the body
Characteristics of Life: Movement - Correct Answers
✅Change in body position or location; motion of internal
organs
Characteristics of Life - Metabolism - Correct Answers
✅The sum of all chemical reactions in a living system:
Energy and nutrient cycling
,IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
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Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Respiration - Correct Answers ✅Acquiring
energy. Most organisms do it by taking in oxygen and giving
off carbon dioxide
Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Digestion - Correct Answers ✅Breaking down
food into usable nutrients for absorption into the blood
Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Circulation - Correct Answers ✅Moving
chemicals and cells through the body fluids
Characteristics of Life: Metabolism - Excretion - Correct
Answers ✅Removing waste products
List the environmental factors which are requirements of
organisms - Correct Answers ✅Chemicals; Heat; and
Pressure
The human organism requires ____________________ - Correct
Answers ✅water, food , oxygen, heat, and pressure
,IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
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Define homeostasis - Correct Answers ✅Maintaining a
stable internal environment
Why is homeostasis important? - Correct Answers
✅requires most of our metabolic energy. it keeps the body's
internal conditions stable so cells, organs, and systems can
function properly and survive.
What systems control homeostasis? How do they control it? -
Correct Answers ✅homeostatic mechanisms
Name the 3 parts of a homeostatic mechanism - Correct
Answers ✅Receptors; control center; effectors
Explain what a negative feedback mechanism is and why it is
important - Correct Answers ✅a control process in which
the body detects a change and responds by reversing that
change to return conditions to normal. and it prevents a
correction from going too far
Explain what a positive feedback mechanism is and why they
aren't common in the human body. - Correct Answers
✅Positive feedback is a mechanism in which the response
amplifies the original stimulus, and it is uncommon in the
, IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
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human body because it does not maintain homeostasis and
can become harmful if not stopped.
Define the axial portions of the body - Correct Answers
✅head, neck, and trunk
Define appendicular portions of the body - Correct Answers
✅upper and lower limbs
where the diaphragm is located __________ - Correct
Answers ✅between the thoracic cavity and abdominal
cavity;
where the mediastinum is located _________________ - Correct
Answers ✅central compartment of the thoracic cavity
Define serous membrane - Correct Answers ✅a thin,
double-layered membrane that lines body cavities and covers
organs, secreting serous fluid to reduce friction.
the difference between a visceral layer and a parietal layer of
a serous membrane. - Correct Answers ✅The parietal layer
lines the body cavity wall, while the visceral layer covers the
surface of the organ within that cavity.
1-4 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and
Answers (Top Grade Assured) 2026
Update
a cell is the basic unit of ________ in all organisms - Correct
Answers ✅structure and function
All living things consists of ________ - Correct Answers
✅cells
Characteristics of life: Growth - Correct Answers ✅Increase
in cell number and size and increase in body size
Characteristics of Life: Reproduction - Correct Answers
✅Production of new cells and organisms
Characteristics of Life - Responsiveness - Correct Answers
✅Reaction to a change inside or outside the body
Characteristics of Life: Movement - Correct Answers
✅Change in body position or location; motion of internal
organs
Characteristics of Life - Metabolism - Correct Answers
✅The sum of all chemical reactions in a living system:
Energy and nutrient cycling
,IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
1-4 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and
Answers (Top Grade Assured) 2026
Update
Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Respiration - Correct Answers ✅Acquiring
energy. Most organisms do it by taking in oxygen and giving
off carbon dioxide
Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Digestion - Correct Answers ✅Breaking down
food into usable nutrients for absorption into the blood
Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism- Circulation - Correct Answers ✅Moving
chemicals and cells through the body fluids
Characteristics of Life: Metabolism - Excretion - Correct
Answers ✅Removing waste products
List the environmental factors which are requirements of
organisms - Correct Answers ✅Chemicals; Heat; and
Pressure
The human organism requires ____________________ - Correct
Answers ✅water, food , oxygen, heat, and pressure
,IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
1-4 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and
Answers (Top Grade Assured) 2026
Update
Define homeostasis - Correct Answers ✅Maintaining a
stable internal environment
Why is homeostasis important? - Correct Answers
✅requires most of our metabolic energy. it keeps the body's
internal conditions stable so cells, organs, and systems can
function properly and survive.
What systems control homeostasis? How do they control it? -
Correct Answers ✅homeostatic mechanisms
Name the 3 parts of a homeostatic mechanism - Correct
Answers ✅Receptors; control center; effectors
Explain what a negative feedback mechanism is and why it is
important - Correct Answers ✅a control process in which
the body detects a change and responds by reversing that
change to return conditions to normal. and it prevents a
correction from going too far
Explain what a positive feedback mechanism is and why they
aren't common in the human body. - Correct Answers
✅Positive feedback is a mechanism in which the response
amplifies the original stimulus, and it is uncommon in the
, IVY TECH APHY 101: Midterm (Modules
1-4 (Chapters 1-7) Questions and
Answers (Top Grade Assured) 2026
Update
human body because it does not maintain homeostasis and
can become harmful if not stopped.
Define the axial portions of the body - Correct Answers
✅head, neck, and trunk
Define appendicular portions of the body - Correct Answers
✅upper and lower limbs
where the diaphragm is located __________ - Correct
Answers ✅between the thoracic cavity and abdominal
cavity;
where the mediastinum is located _________________ - Correct
Answers ✅central compartment of the thoracic cavity
Define serous membrane - Correct Answers ✅a thin,
double-layered membrane that lines body cavities and covers
organs, secreting serous fluid to reduce friction.
the difference between a visceral layer and a parietal layer of
a serous membrane. - Correct Answers ✅The parietal layer
lines the body cavity wall, while the visceral layer covers the
surface of the organ within that cavity.
