BIOL 246 University of Kansas Exam 1
(2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers
A+ Graded
Reversed .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .a .negative .feedback .loop, .a .change .from .a
.set .point .is ._____.
Connective .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .blood .classified .as?
During .fasting .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .decrease .in .insulin .secretion .and .an
.increase .in .glucagon .secretion .occurs .________?
Positive .feedback .mechanisms .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .a .negative .feedback
.loop, .a .change .from .a .set .point .can .be .the .result .of .______.
All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .study .of .which .of .the .following
.helps .us .to .understand .normal .human .physiology?
Anatomy
Pathophysiology
Comparative .Physiology .
All .of .the .Above
An .effector .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .maintaining .homeostasis, .what .does .a
.muscle .or .gland .generally .functions .as?
Inside .Cells .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .is .the .intracellular .compartment
.found?
Disaccharide .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Two .monosaccharides .can .be .joined
.covalently .to .form .a(n):
They .are .all .insoluble .in .polar .solvents .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Molecules .in .the
.lipid .category .have .a .common .physical .property, .which .is .what?
Surfactant .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The ._____ .effect .of .phospholipids .prevents
.the .lungs .from .collapsing .due .to .surface .tension .forces.
, Electrons .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .amount .of .which .subatomic .particle .is
.different .between .an .atom .and .its .ion?
Two .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .an .atom, .the .first .electron .shell .can .hold .up .to
.how .many .electrons?
4) .Contains .partially .digested .remnants .from .other .organelles .and .ingested
.organic .material. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .a
.characteristic .of .a .secondary .lysosome?
1) .Contains .only .digestive .enzymes.
2) .Contributes .to .the .cytoskeleton .of .a .cell.
3) .Contains .enzymes .responsible .for .oxidative .reactions .in .the .liver .and .in
.other .cells.
4) .Contains .partially .digested .remnants .from .other .organelles .and .ingested
.organic .material.
Cilia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hairlike .structures .on .the .outer .surface .of .a .cell
Cytoplasm .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .the .fluid .Portion .of .the .Cell .called
Cytoskeleton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Microfilaments .and .Microtubules .compose
.the ._____
Lysosomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Membrane .Organelles .containing .enzymes
.are .called .____
Mitochondria .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .is .the .site .of .energy .production
ribosomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .responsible .for .poduction .of .Proteins
Peroxisomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .contains .catalase .enzymes
Phagocytosis .uses .pseudopods .to .surround .and .engulf .material. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-How .does .phagocytosis .differ .from .endocytosis?
Golgi .complex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cell .products .that .are .to .be .secreted .are
.processed .and .packaged .into .vesicles .by .the ._____.
2) .The .outer .portion .of .the .membrane .is .continuous .with .the .endoplasmic
.reticulum .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .true .of .the .nuclear
.envelope?
1) .It .is .a .single-layered .membrane.
2) .The .outer .portion .of .the .membrane .is .continuous .with .the .endoplasmic
.reticulum.
3) .No .ribosomes .are .embedded .in .the .membrane; .rather, .they .are .found .only .in
.the .cytoplasm.
4) .It .has .openings .called .nuclear .pores .that .allow .anything .to .diffuse .through
(2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers
A+ Graded
Reversed .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .a .negative .feedback .loop, .a .change .from .a
.set .point .is ._____.
Connective .Tissue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .blood .classified .as?
During .fasting .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .decrease .in .insulin .secretion .and .an
.increase .in .glucagon .secretion .occurs .________?
Positive .feedback .mechanisms .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .a .negative .feedback
.loop, .a .change .from .a .set .point .can .be .the .result .of .______.
All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .study .of .which .of .the .following
.helps .us .to .understand .normal .human .physiology?
Anatomy
Pathophysiology
Comparative .Physiology .
All .of .the .Above
An .effector .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .maintaining .homeostasis, .what .does .a
.muscle .or .gland .generally .functions .as?
Inside .Cells .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .is .the .intracellular .compartment
.found?
Disaccharide .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Two .monosaccharides .can .be .joined
.covalently .to .form .a(n):
They .are .all .insoluble .in .polar .solvents .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Molecules .in .the
.lipid .category .have .a .common .physical .property, .which .is .what?
Surfactant .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The ._____ .effect .of .phospholipids .prevents
.the .lungs .from .collapsing .due .to .surface .tension .forces.
, Electrons .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .amount .of .which .subatomic .particle .is
.different .between .an .atom .and .its .ion?
Two .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .an .atom, .the .first .electron .shell .can .hold .up .to
.how .many .electrons?
4) .Contains .partially .digested .remnants .from .other .organelles .and .ingested
.organic .material. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .a
.characteristic .of .a .secondary .lysosome?
1) .Contains .only .digestive .enzymes.
2) .Contributes .to .the .cytoskeleton .of .a .cell.
3) .Contains .enzymes .responsible .for .oxidative .reactions .in .the .liver .and .in
.other .cells.
4) .Contains .partially .digested .remnants .from .other .organelles .and .ingested
.organic .material.
Cilia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hairlike .structures .on .the .outer .surface .of .a .cell
Cytoplasm .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .the .fluid .Portion .of .the .Cell .called
Cytoskeleton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Microfilaments .and .Microtubules .compose
.the ._____
Lysosomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Membrane .Organelles .containing .enzymes
.are .called .____
Mitochondria .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .is .the .site .of .energy .production
ribosomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .is .responsible .for .poduction .of .Proteins
Peroxisomes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .contains .catalase .enzymes
Phagocytosis .uses .pseudopods .to .surround .and .engulf .material. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-How .does .phagocytosis .differ .from .endocytosis?
Golgi .complex .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cell .products .that .are .to .be .secreted .are
.processed .and .packaged .into .vesicles .by .the ._____.
2) .The .outer .portion .of .the .membrane .is .continuous .with .the .endoplasmic
.reticulum .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .true .of .the .nuclear
.envelope?
1) .It .is .a .single-layered .membrane.
2) .The .outer .portion .of .the .membrane .is .continuous .with .the .endoplasmic
.reticulum.
3) .No .ribosomes .are .embedded .in .the .membrane; .rather, .they .are .found .only .in
.the .cytoplasm.
4) .It .has .openings .called .nuclear .pores .that .allow .anything .to .diffuse .through