BIO 139 KCTCS CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the primary focus of Bio 240?.
Answer: Human anatomy and physiology I
◍ What are the recommended study habits for success in Bio 240?.
Answer: Read the syllabus, attend class in person, engage in participation,
study 1 hour daily, study in groups, and ask for help.
◍ All of the following are names that can be used to describe the major organs
of the digestive system, except _______.
Answer: intestinal tract
◍ What topics are covered in UNIT 1 of Bio 240?.
Answer: Introduction, cells, tissues, and integument (skin)
◍ What does UNIT 2 of Bio 240 focus on?.
Answer: Bone/skeleton and muscle
◍ The GI-Tract is also called the digestive tract or the _______ canal.
Answer: alimentary
◍ The esophagus connects which of the following structures?.
Answer: pharynx to stomach
◍ Which of the following produces saliva?.
Answer: salivary glands
◍ What is the function of saliva?.
Answer: begin carbohydrate digestion
◍ Salivary amylase digests ____.
, Answer: carbohydrates
◍ What is the focus of UNIT 3 in Bio 240?.
Answer: Nervous system (part 1)
◍ What does UNIT 4 cover in Bio 240?.
Answer: Nervous system (part 2) and Endocrine
◍ What are the characteristics of life discussed in Bio 240?.
Answer: Energy processing, reproduction, growth and development, tissue
maintenance and repair.
◍ What is homeostasis?.
Answer: The maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body.
◍ What does the term 'homeostasis' derive from?.
Answer: Greek words 'homoi' meaning same and 'stasis' meaning standing
still.
◍ Which enzyme digests carbohydrates?.
Answer: Amylase
◍ Which enzyme digests proteins?.
Answer: pepsin
◍ What is the role of the nervous system in homeostasis?.
Answer: It regulates homeostatic responses through electrical signals.
◍ Which enzyme digests lipid (fat)?.
Answer: lipase
◍ What is the role of the endocrine system in homeostasis?.
Answer: It regulates homeostatic responses through chemical signals.
◍ What is a negative feedback system?.
Answer: A system that keeps a controlled condition in a 'set range' by
counteracting disruptions.
◍ What are the components of a negative feedback system?.
Answer: Condition, receptor, control center, effectors, and response.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the primary focus of Bio 240?.
Answer: Human anatomy and physiology I
◍ What are the recommended study habits for success in Bio 240?.
Answer: Read the syllabus, attend class in person, engage in participation,
study 1 hour daily, study in groups, and ask for help.
◍ All of the following are names that can be used to describe the major organs
of the digestive system, except _______.
Answer: intestinal tract
◍ What topics are covered in UNIT 1 of Bio 240?.
Answer: Introduction, cells, tissues, and integument (skin)
◍ What does UNIT 2 of Bio 240 focus on?.
Answer: Bone/skeleton and muscle
◍ The GI-Tract is also called the digestive tract or the _______ canal.
Answer: alimentary
◍ The esophagus connects which of the following structures?.
Answer: pharynx to stomach
◍ Which of the following produces saliva?.
Answer: salivary glands
◍ What is the function of saliva?.
Answer: begin carbohydrate digestion
◍ Salivary amylase digests ____.
, Answer: carbohydrates
◍ What is the focus of UNIT 3 in Bio 240?.
Answer: Nervous system (part 1)
◍ What does UNIT 4 cover in Bio 240?.
Answer: Nervous system (part 2) and Endocrine
◍ What are the characteristics of life discussed in Bio 240?.
Answer: Energy processing, reproduction, growth and development, tissue
maintenance and repair.
◍ What is homeostasis?.
Answer: The maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body.
◍ What does the term 'homeostasis' derive from?.
Answer: Greek words 'homoi' meaning same and 'stasis' meaning standing
still.
◍ Which enzyme digests carbohydrates?.
Answer: Amylase
◍ Which enzyme digests proteins?.
Answer: pepsin
◍ What is the role of the nervous system in homeostasis?.
Answer: It regulates homeostatic responses through electrical signals.
◍ Which enzyme digests lipid (fat)?.
Answer: lipase
◍ What is the role of the endocrine system in homeostasis?.
Answer: It regulates homeostatic responses through chemical signals.
◍ What is a negative feedback system?.
Answer: A system that keeps a controlled condition in a 'set range' by
counteracting disruptions.
◍ What are the components of a negative feedback system?.
Answer: Condition, receptor, control center, effectors, and response.
