BIO201 Chapter Quizzes (1-9,11,12) QUESTIONS AND
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Which of the following planes divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
A. Midsagittal
B. Transverse
C. Frontal
D. Parasagittal
E. Oblique - (ANSWERS)b. Transverse
What is the name of the serous membrane that lines an organ?
A. Serous cavity
B. Parietal
C. Endothelial
D. None of these are correct
E. Visceral - (ANSWERS)e. Visceral
The human body can be organized into six categories. From largest to smallest, these
categories are:
A. Molecular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, cellular.
B. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical.
C. Organism, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, chemical.
D. Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism.
E. Chemical, molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organism. - (ANSWERS)b. Organism, organ
system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical.
Homeostasis
A. Involves adjusting the internal environment to match the external environment, in a process
called acclimatization.
B. None of the above.
C. Depends on control systems that primarily use positive feedback mechanisms.
D. Seeks to maintain a dynamic state of equilibrium. - (ANSWERS)d. Seeks to maintain a
dynamic state of equilibrium.
The neck is __________ to the chest, the wrist is ___________ to the elbow, and the ears are
__________ to the nose.
A. Medial; superior; deep
B. Superior; distal; lateral
C. Superior; proximal; medial
D. Inferior; proximal; lateral
E. Inferior; medial; superficial - (ANSWERS)b. Superior; distal; lateral
Which of the following organ systems produces sex hormones and gametes?
A. Skeletal System.
B. Nervous System.
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ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
C. Reproductive System.
D. Digestive System.
E. Muscular System. - (ANSWERS)c Reproductive System.
Which of the following is true?
A. The armpits are considered sural.
B. The forearm is also known as the antebrachium.
C. The ears are medial to the eyes.
D. The nose is in the orbital region. - (ANSWERS)b. The forearm is also known as the
antebrachium.
During thermoregulation, your body is maintaining its temperature. Which of the following are
paired correctly?
A. Effectors; skeletal muscles.
B. Receptors; sweat glands.
C. None of the above.
D. Effectors, temperature-sensitive cells in skin.
E. Receptors; sweat glands. - (ANSWERS)a. Effectors; skeletal muscles.
Which of the following statements is true concerning feedback mechanisms?
A. Positive feedback mechanisms tend to exaggerate the original stimulus.
B. Positive feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden and severe changes within the body.
C. Feedback systems apply only to the digestive system; when our body is hungry, we feed it.
D. Positive feedback mechanisms always result in excessive damage to the host.
E. Glucose levels are regulated by positive feedback mechanisms. - (ANSWERS)a. Positive
feedback mechanisms tend to exaggerate the original stimulus.
A patient presents to the hospital with a pain in his left lower quadrant. Of the following organs,
which might you suspect to be the culprit of the pain?
A. Gallbladder.
B. Appendix.
C. Sigmoid Colon.
D. Urinary bladder.
E. Stomach. - (ANSWERS)c. Sigmoid Colon.
An RBC is placed in a hypertonic solution. The concentration of solutes in the solution is
__________ than the concentration of solutes in the intracellular fluid and will cause the cell to
______________.
A. Lower; burst
B. Higher; shrink
C. Lower; swell
D. Lower; shrink
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E. Higher; swell - (ANSWERS)b. Higher; shrink
Which of the following organelles is responsible for protein synthesis?
A, the mitochondria
B. The Golgi apparatus
C. Lysozyme
D. The ribosome
E. Microtubules - (ANSWERS)d. The ribosome
You have two beakers labeled A and B. Beaker A has a 3.0 M nacl solution inside and Beaker B
has a 2.0 M mgcl2 solution. You take two dialysis bags (permeable to water but not glucose or
any ions), and each are filled with a 1.5 Osm glucose solution. Which of the following is true?
A. The osmolarity of the solution in Beaker A = 3.0 Osm
B. Both beakers will reach equilibrium
C. Both bags in the beakers will swell
D. The rate of osmosis in Beaker A is slower than Beaker B
E. Two of these are correct - (ANSWERS)b. Both beakers will reach equilibrium
Which of the following are not transported by carrier-mediated protein channels?
A. Amino acids
B. All of these are correct
C. Ions
D. None of these are correct
E. Sugars - (ANSWERS)c. Ions
____________ is the ability of a solution to affect the fluid volume in a cell, whereas
______________ describes the number of particles of a solute in a solution.
A. Tonicity; osmolarity
B. Osmolarity; molarity
C. Osmolarity; diffusion
D. Osmolarity; tonicity
E. Tonicity; molarity - (ANSWERS)a. Tonicity; osmolarity
Which of the following are freely permeable through the plasma (phospholipid) membrane?
A. Cholesterol
B. Oxygen
C. All of these are correct
D. Two of these are correct
E. Lipids - (ANSWERS)c. All of these are correct
Gated channel proteins respond to all of these stimuli except
A. Ligands
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Which of the following planes divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
A. Midsagittal
B. Transverse
C. Frontal
D. Parasagittal
E. Oblique - (ANSWERS)b. Transverse
What is the name of the serous membrane that lines an organ?
A. Serous cavity
B. Parietal
C. Endothelial
D. None of these are correct
E. Visceral - (ANSWERS)e. Visceral
The human body can be organized into six categories. From largest to smallest, these
categories are:
A. Molecular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, cellular.
B. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical.
C. Organism, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, chemical.
D. Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism.
E. Chemical, molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organism. - (ANSWERS)b. Organism, organ
system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical.
Homeostasis
A. Involves adjusting the internal environment to match the external environment, in a process
called acclimatization.
B. None of the above.
C. Depends on control systems that primarily use positive feedback mechanisms.
D. Seeks to maintain a dynamic state of equilibrium. - (ANSWERS)d. Seeks to maintain a
dynamic state of equilibrium.
The neck is __________ to the chest, the wrist is ___________ to the elbow, and the ears are
__________ to the nose.
A. Medial; superior; deep
B. Superior; distal; lateral
C. Superior; proximal; medial
D. Inferior; proximal; lateral
E. Inferior; medial; superficial - (ANSWERS)b. Superior; distal; lateral
Which of the following organ systems produces sex hormones and gametes?
A. Skeletal System.
B. Nervous System.
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ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
C. Reproductive System.
D. Digestive System.
E. Muscular System. - (ANSWERS)c Reproductive System.
Which of the following is true?
A. The armpits are considered sural.
B. The forearm is also known as the antebrachium.
C. The ears are medial to the eyes.
D. The nose is in the orbital region. - (ANSWERS)b. The forearm is also known as the
antebrachium.
During thermoregulation, your body is maintaining its temperature. Which of the following are
paired correctly?
A. Effectors; skeletal muscles.
B. Receptors; sweat glands.
C. None of the above.
D. Effectors, temperature-sensitive cells in skin.
E. Receptors; sweat glands. - (ANSWERS)a. Effectors; skeletal muscles.
Which of the following statements is true concerning feedback mechanisms?
A. Positive feedback mechanisms tend to exaggerate the original stimulus.
B. Positive feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden and severe changes within the body.
C. Feedback systems apply only to the digestive system; when our body is hungry, we feed it.
D. Positive feedback mechanisms always result in excessive damage to the host.
E. Glucose levels are regulated by positive feedback mechanisms. - (ANSWERS)a. Positive
feedback mechanisms tend to exaggerate the original stimulus.
A patient presents to the hospital with a pain in his left lower quadrant. Of the following organs,
which might you suspect to be the culprit of the pain?
A. Gallbladder.
B. Appendix.
C. Sigmoid Colon.
D. Urinary bladder.
E. Stomach. - (ANSWERS)c. Sigmoid Colon.
An RBC is placed in a hypertonic solution. The concentration of solutes in the solution is
__________ than the concentration of solutes in the intracellular fluid and will cause the cell to
______________.
A. Lower; burst
B. Higher; shrink
C. Lower; swell
D. Lower; shrink
, BIO201 Chapter Quizzes (1-9,11,12) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
E. Higher; swell - (ANSWERS)b. Higher; shrink
Which of the following organelles is responsible for protein synthesis?
A, the mitochondria
B. The Golgi apparatus
C. Lysozyme
D. The ribosome
E. Microtubules - (ANSWERS)d. The ribosome
You have two beakers labeled A and B. Beaker A has a 3.0 M nacl solution inside and Beaker B
has a 2.0 M mgcl2 solution. You take two dialysis bags (permeable to water but not glucose or
any ions), and each are filled with a 1.5 Osm glucose solution. Which of the following is true?
A. The osmolarity of the solution in Beaker A = 3.0 Osm
B. Both beakers will reach equilibrium
C. Both bags in the beakers will swell
D. The rate of osmosis in Beaker A is slower than Beaker B
E. Two of these are correct - (ANSWERS)b. Both beakers will reach equilibrium
Which of the following are not transported by carrier-mediated protein channels?
A. Amino acids
B. All of these are correct
C. Ions
D. None of these are correct
E. Sugars - (ANSWERS)c. Ions
____________ is the ability of a solution to affect the fluid volume in a cell, whereas
______________ describes the number of particles of a solute in a solution.
A. Tonicity; osmolarity
B. Osmolarity; molarity
C. Osmolarity; diffusion
D. Osmolarity; tonicity
E. Tonicity; molarity - (ANSWERS)a. Tonicity; osmolarity
Which of the following are freely permeable through the plasma (phospholipid) membrane?
A. Cholesterol
B. Oxygen
C. All of these are correct
D. Two of these are correct
E. Lipids - (ANSWERS)c. All of these are correct
Gated channel proteins respond to all of these stimuli except
A. Ligands
