BIOL 215 CWRU: 3 PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ energy.
Answer: capacity to do work
◍ proximal attachment of rhomboideus major.
Answer: spinous processes of T2-T5
◍ distal attachment of rhomboideus major.
Answer: medial border of scapula
◍ ATP.
Answer: adenosine triphosphate- "currency" of cellular energy that all cells
use
◍ function of rhomboideus major.
Answer: scapular adduction, scapular downward rotation
◍ innervation of rhomboideus major.
Answer: dorsal scapular nerve
◍ metabolism.
Answer: entire set of chemical rxns that sustain life
◍ proximal attachment of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: spinous process of c7-t1
◍ distal attachment of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: medial border of scapula
◍ function of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: scapula adduction
,◍ 2 things needed for growth & vital functions.
Answer: 1. energy2. carbon
◍ innervation of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: dorsal scapular nerve
◍ 2 ways of harvesting energy.
Answer: 1. phototroph2. chemotroph
◍ phototroph.
Answer: (plants)captures energy from sunlight
◍ proximal attachment of levator scapulae.
Answer: transverse processes of C1-C4
◍ chemotroph.
Answer: (animals)derives energy from organic molecules
◍ distal attachment of levator scapulae.
Answer: superior angle of scapula
◍ 2 sources of carbon.
Answer: 1. autotroph2. heterotroph
◍ function of levator scapulae.
Answer: scapular elevation
◍ autotroph.
Answer: (plants)converts inorganic sources into an organic source(ex.
carbon dioxide --> glucose)
◍ proximal attachment of trapezius.
Answer: occipital bone, every spinous process
◍ heterotroph.
Answer: (animals)obtains carbon from organic molecules synthesized by
other organisms
◍ animals such as cats, worms, & butterflies are considered....
, Answer: chemoheterotrophs
◍ distal attachment of trapezius.
Answer: spine of scapula, acromion, lateral clavicle
◍ function of trapezius.
Answer: scapula adduction, scapula elevation, scapula upward rotation
◍ catabolism.
Answer: chemical rxns that BREAK DOWN molec into smaller units-
produces ATP
◍ innervation of trapezius.
Answer: accessory nerve
◍ proximal attachment of serratus anterior.
Answer: lateral sides of ribs 1-8
◍ anabolism.
Answer: chemical rxns that BUILD molec from smaller units- utilizes ATP
◍ 2 forms of energy.
Answer: 1. kinetic2. potential
◍ kinetic energy.
Answer: energy of motion(ex. person running, muscles contracting,
movement of molec --> heat, light)
◍ potential energy.
Answer: stored energy released by a change in an object's
structure/position(ex. electrochemical gradient across a cell membrane, dam
holding back water)
◍ chemical energy.
Answer: form of potential energy held in chemical bonds b/n pairs of atoms
in a molec(ex. covalent bonds)
◍ are organic molecules rich sources of chemical energy?.
Answer: yes(ex. carbon-carbon bonds, carbon-hydrogen bonds)
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ energy.
Answer: capacity to do work
◍ proximal attachment of rhomboideus major.
Answer: spinous processes of T2-T5
◍ distal attachment of rhomboideus major.
Answer: medial border of scapula
◍ ATP.
Answer: adenosine triphosphate- "currency" of cellular energy that all cells
use
◍ function of rhomboideus major.
Answer: scapular adduction, scapular downward rotation
◍ innervation of rhomboideus major.
Answer: dorsal scapular nerve
◍ metabolism.
Answer: entire set of chemical rxns that sustain life
◍ proximal attachment of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: spinous process of c7-t1
◍ distal attachment of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: medial border of scapula
◍ function of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: scapula adduction
,◍ 2 things needed for growth & vital functions.
Answer: 1. energy2. carbon
◍ innervation of rhomboideus minor.
Answer: dorsal scapular nerve
◍ 2 ways of harvesting energy.
Answer: 1. phototroph2. chemotroph
◍ phototroph.
Answer: (plants)captures energy from sunlight
◍ proximal attachment of levator scapulae.
Answer: transverse processes of C1-C4
◍ chemotroph.
Answer: (animals)derives energy from organic molecules
◍ distal attachment of levator scapulae.
Answer: superior angle of scapula
◍ 2 sources of carbon.
Answer: 1. autotroph2. heterotroph
◍ function of levator scapulae.
Answer: scapular elevation
◍ autotroph.
Answer: (plants)converts inorganic sources into an organic source(ex.
carbon dioxide --> glucose)
◍ proximal attachment of trapezius.
Answer: occipital bone, every spinous process
◍ heterotroph.
Answer: (animals)obtains carbon from organic molecules synthesized by
other organisms
◍ animals such as cats, worms, & butterflies are considered....
, Answer: chemoheterotrophs
◍ distal attachment of trapezius.
Answer: spine of scapula, acromion, lateral clavicle
◍ function of trapezius.
Answer: scapula adduction, scapula elevation, scapula upward rotation
◍ catabolism.
Answer: chemical rxns that BREAK DOWN molec into smaller units-
produces ATP
◍ innervation of trapezius.
Answer: accessory nerve
◍ proximal attachment of serratus anterior.
Answer: lateral sides of ribs 1-8
◍ anabolism.
Answer: chemical rxns that BUILD molec from smaller units- utilizes ATP
◍ 2 forms of energy.
Answer: 1. kinetic2. potential
◍ kinetic energy.
Answer: energy of motion(ex. person running, muscles contracting,
movement of molec --> heat, light)
◍ potential energy.
Answer: stored energy released by a change in an object's
structure/position(ex. electrochemical gradient across a cell membrane, dam
holding back water)
◍ chemical energy.
Answer: form of potential energy held in chemical bonds b/n pairs of atoms
in a molec(ex. covalent bonds)
◍ are organic molecules rich sources of chemical energy?.
Answer: yes(ex. carbon-carbon bonds, carbon-hydrogen bonds)
