NPB 101 Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
6 levels of organization on the body - Correct answer-1. Chemical 2. cellular 3.
tissue 4. organ 5. body system 6. organism
Atoms - Correct answer-mostly oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen
Molecules of life - Correct answer-proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids
Basic unit of life? - Correct answer-cell
Basic cell functions - Correct answer-• Obtain nutrients and oxygen from
surrounding environment
• Perform chemical reactions that provide energy
• Eliminate carbon dioxide and other wastes
• Synthesize needed cellular components
• Control exchange of materials between cell and its
surrounding environment
• Sensing and responding to changes in surrounding environment
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, • Reproduction
Four primary tissue types - Correct answer-epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Muscle tissue - Correct answer-tissue in skeletal, cardiac and smooth
Nervous tissue - Correct answer-tissues that initiate and transmit electrical
impulses
epithelial tissue - Correct answer-exchange materials between the cell and
environment(exocrine and endorcrine glands)
connective tissue - Correct answer-connects, supports and anchors various body
parts
Exocrine glands - Correct answer-external secretion(connected to outside
environment)
endocrine glands - Correct answer-internal secretion(not connected to outside
environment)
____consist of two or more types of primary tissue organized to perform particular
functions - Correct answer-organ
Body system - Correct answer-group of organs that work together to perform a
specific function
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Graded A+
6 levels of organization on the body - Correct answer-1. Chemical 2. cellular 3.
tissue 4. organ 5. body system 6. organism
Atoms - Correct answer-mostly oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen
Molecules of life - Correct answer-proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids
Basic unit of life? - Correct answer-cell
Basic cell functions - Correct answer-• Obtain nutrients and oxygen from
surrounding environment
• Perform chemical reactions that provide energy
• Eliminate carbon dioxide and other wastes
• Synthesize needed cellular components
• Control exchange of materials between cell and its
surrounding environment
• Sensing and responding to changes in surrounding environment
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, • Reproduction
Four primary tissue types - Correct answer-epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Muscle tissue - Correct answer-tissue in skeletal, cardiac and smooth
Nervous tissue - Correct answer-tissues that initiate and transmit electrical
impulses
epithelial tissue - Correct answer-exchange materials between the cell and
environment(exocrine and endorcrine glands)
connective tissue - Correct answer-connects, supports and anchors various body
parts
Exocrine glands - Correct answer-external secretion(connected to outside
environment)
endocrine glands - Correct answer-internal secretion(not connected to outside
environment)
____consist of two or more types of primary tissue organized to perform particular
functions - Correct answer-organ
Body system - Correct answer-group of organs that work together to perform a
specific function
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