BIO160- Modules 1-4 Quiz

In order to fill its outermost (valence) shell, hydrogen needs to form ______ covalent bond(s)?

1

The front of the elbow is also known as what region?

Antecubital

The Olecranon is commonly referred to as the?

Back of the Elbow

Based on hierarchy, we would classify adipocytes as

Cells

The condensed rod-like carriers of genes, visible during cell division, are called

Chromosome

A tendon is classified as which of the following?

Connective Tissue

In a typical homeostatic mechanism the brain is usually the

Control Center

Microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments compose what part of a cell?

Cytoskeleton

The sequence of events in the process of protein synthesis is usually

DNA to RNA, then RNA to protein.

Bones are what to muscles?

Deep

Neon, a noble gas, is most likely to _____________ .

Form no chemical bonds

Cells that participate in a lot of secretory activity, such as cells of salivary glands, would need to have a lot of

Golgi

Which of the following is the steady state of body systems that living organisms maintain?

Homeostasis

Nucleotides WITHIN a single strand of DNA are linked by ____________ bonds; these bonds are very _______________ .

Hydrogen; Strong

The ____ group gives glucose the tendency to dissolve in water.

Hydroxyl

Fat storage is highest in the:

Hypodermis

Structural protein that gives skin, hair, and nails their hard, water-resistant properties?

Keratin

Produces an immune response against foreign cells invading the skin?

Langerhans cell

Imagine a newly discovered biological molecule that is mostly hydrophobic in its structure. This new molecule will most likely be classified as a

Lipid

The white, crescent-shaped region visible at the base of the nail is the:

Lunula

What would be the result of mixing saliva and starch?

Many glucose molecules

Which of the following is found in the stratum basale of the epidermis, and is involved in touch sensation?

Merkel Cell

3 Types of tissue

Muscular, Epithelial, Nervous, and Connective

Which of the following combine to form cells?

Organelles

Which of the following are major organs of the female reproductive system?

Ovaries, uterine tubes, and uterus

Which of the following imaging techniques would be tested to use to study the uptake of nutrients by rapidly multiplying cancer cells?

PET

When molecules or atoms move down a concentration gradient across cell membranes, it is called

Passive Transport

Most of the organs of reproduction are found in the:

Pelvic cavity

The bonds within a glucose molecule represent _______________ .

Potential Energy

Triglycerides that contain no double bonds between carbon atoms are

Saturated fats

What are the major organs of the lymphatic system?

Spleen, red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and tonsils

Bedsores ________.

are preventable by eliminating pressure points

Bleach has a pH of about, 13 thus it is

basic

The papillary and reticular layers of the dermis are composed mainly of ________.

connective tissue

Which of the following is a protein

enzymes

An individual has spent too much time sun bathing. Not only is his skin painful to touch, but small blisters have appeared in the affected area. This indicates that he has damaged which layers of his skin?

epidermis and dermis

Name the monosaccharides

glucose, fructose, galactose

The Atomic number refers to the

number of protons in an atom.

hydrophobic molecules are _______ water

repelled by

What produces sebum?

sebaceous gland

3 Epithelial Shapes

squamous, cuboidal, columnar

Which of the following is (are) referred to as rough or smooth, depending on the structure?

the endoplasmic reticulum

The diaphragm separates the

thoracic and abdominal cavities

Phospholipids have ______________ .

two hydrophobic tails