BIOL 243 EXAM 1 USC QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.ANATOMY - ANSWERS-THE STRUCTURE OF THE BODY
\.PHYSIOLOGY - ANSWERS-FUNCTION OF THE BODY, HOW THE BODY PARTS WORK
AND CARRY OUT LIFE SUSTAINING ACTIVITIES
\.ATOMS - ANSWERS-TINY BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER
\.MOLECULES - ANSWERS-ATOMS JOINED TOGETHER (H2O)
\.ORGANELLES - ANSWERS-BASIC COMPONENTS OF CELLS
\.CELLS - ANSWERS-SMALLEST UNITS OF LIVING THINGS
\.TISSUES - ANSWERS-GROUPS OF CELLS WITH COMMON FUNCTION
\.ORGANS - ANSWERS-A STRUCTURE COMPOSED OF ATLEAST TWO TISSUE TYPES
\.ORGAN SYSTEMS - ANSWERS-GROUPS OF ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER
,\.INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - ANSWERS-ENCLOSES INTERNAL BODY STRUCTURES
AND IS THE SITE OF MANY SENSORY RECEPTORS
\.SKELETAL SYSTEM - ANSWERS-SUPPORTS THE BODY AND WORKS WITH
MUSCULAR SYSTEM TO ENABLE MOVEMENT
\.MUSCULAR SYSTEM - ANSWERS-WORKS WITH SKELETAL SYSTEM TO ENABLE
MOVEMENT AND HELPS MAINTAIN BODY TEMPERATURE
\.NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANSWERS-DETECTS AND PROCESSES SENSORY
INFORMATION, ACTIVATES BODILY RESPONSES
\.MAINTAINING BOUNDARIES - ANSWERS-ABILITY TO KEEP INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS SEPARATE
\.MOVEMENT - ANSWERS-MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKELETAL SYSTEM PROVIDES
ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR MUSCLES
\.RESPONSIVNESS - ANSWERS-EXCITABILITY; ABILITY TO SENSE CHANGES IN
ENVIRONMENT AND RESPOND TO THEM (MOSTLY NERVOUS SYSTEM)
\.DIGESTION - ANSWERS-BREAKING DOWN OF INGESTED FOOD TO SIMPLE
MOLECULES THAT CAN BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD FOR DELIVERY TO ALL OF
THE BODY'S CELLS
, \.METABOLISM - ANSWERS-ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS WORKING TOGETHER;
STATE OF CHANGE CONTROLLED BY HORMONES
\.CATABOLISM - ANSWERS-BREAKING DOWN SUBSTANCES TO THEIR SIMPLER
BUILDING BLOCKS
\.ANABOLISM - ANSWERS-BUILDING MORE COMPLEX STRUCTURES FROM SIMPLE
STRUCTURES
\.EXCRETION - ANSWERS-PROCESS OF REMOVING WASTES FROM THE BODY;
INCLUDES DIGESTIVE, URINARY, AND RESPIRATORY
\.REPRODUCTION - ANSWERS-OCCURS AT THE CELLULAR AND ORGANISMAL
LEVEL (MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS); REPRODUCTION OF THE HUMAN ORGANISM
\.GROWTH - ANSWERS-AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF A BODY PART OF WHOLE
ORGANISM, USUALLY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELLS OR CELLS
INCREASING IN SIZE
\.HOMEOSTASIS - ANSWERS-MAINTAINING RELATIVELY STABLE INTERNAL
CONDITIONS; NEEDS ARE ADEQUATELY MET AND FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY
\.THREE COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP/ACHIEVE HOMEOSTATIC
CONTROL - ANSWERS-1. RECEPTOR, 2. CONTROL CENTER, 3. EFFECTOR
COMPLETE WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.ANATOMY - ANSWERS-THE STRUCTURE OF THE BODY
\.PHYSIOLOGY - ANSWERS-FUNCTION OF THE BODY, HOW THE BODY PARTS WORK
AND CARRY OUT LIFE SUSTAINING ACTIVITIES
\.ATOMS - ANSWERS-TINY BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER
\.MOLECULES - ANSWERS-ATOMS JOINED TOGETHER (H2O)
\.ORGANELLES - ANSWERS-BASIC COMPONENTS OF CELLS
\.CELLS - ANSWERS-SMALLEST UNITS OF LIVING THINGS
\.TISSUES - ANSWERS-GROUPS OF CELLS WITH COMMON FUNCTION
\.ORGANS - ANSWERS-A STRUCTURE COMPOSED OF ATLEAST TWO TISSUE TYPES
\.ORGAN SYSTEMS - ANSWERS-GROUPS OF ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER
,\.INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - ANSWERS-ENCLOSES INTERNAL BODY STRUCTURES
AND IS THE SITE OF MANY SENSORY RECEPTORS
\.SKELETAL SYSTEM - ANSWERS-SUPPORTS THE BODY AND WORKS WITH
MUSCULAR SYSTEM TO ENABLE MOVEMENT
\.MUSCULAR SYSTEM - ANSWERS-WORKS WITH SKELETAL SYSTEM TO ENABLE
MOVEMENT AND HELPS MAINTAIN BODY TEMPERATURE
\.NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANSWERS-DETECTS AND PROCESSES SENSORY
INFORMATION, ACTIVATES BODILY RESPONSES
\.MAINTAINING BOUNDARIES - ANSWERS-ABILITY TO KEEP INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS SEPARATE
\.MOVEMENT - ANSWERS-MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKELETAL SYSTEM PROVIDES
ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR MUSCLES
\.RESPONSIVNESS - ANSWERS-EXCITABILITY; ABILITY TO SENSE CHANGES IN
ENVIRONMENT AND RESPOND TO THEM (MOSTLY NERVOUS SYSTEM)
\.DIGESTION - ANSWERS-BREAKING DOWN OF INGESTED FOOD TO SIMPLE
MOLECULES THAT CAN BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD FOR DELIVERY TO ALL OF
THE BODY'S CELLS
, \.METABOLISM - ANSWERS-ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS WORKING TOGETHER;
STATE OF CHANGE CONTROLLED BY HORMONES
\.CATABOLISM - ANSWERS-BREAKING DOWN SUBSTANCES TO THEIR SIMPLER
BUILDING BLOCKS
\.ANABOLISM - ANSWERS-BUILDING MORE COMPLEX STRUCTURES FROM SIMPLE
STRUCTURES
\.EXCRETION - ANSWERS-PROCESS OF REMOVING WASTES FROM THE BODY;
INCLUDES DIGESTIVE, URINARY, AND RESPIRATORY
\.REPRODUCTION - ANSWERS-OCCURS AT THE CELLULAR AND ORGANISMAL
LEVEL (MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS); REPRODUCTION OF THE HUMAN ORGANISM
\.GROWTH - ANSWERS-AN INCREASE IN SIZE OF A BODY PART OF WHOLE
ORGANISM, USUALLY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CELLS OR CELLS
INCREASING IN SIZE
\.HOMEOSTASIS - ANSWERS-MAINTAINING RELATIVELY STABLE INTERNAL
CONDITIONS; NEEDS ARE ADEQUATELY MET AND FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY
\.THREE COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP/ACHIEVE HOMEOSTATIC
CONTROL - ANSWERS-1. RECEPTOR, 2. CONTROL CENTER, 3. EFFECTOR
