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WSU Biology 353 exam 1 Practice
Questions and Answers
what is physiology - Ans:✔✔-focus on mechanisms of body and cellular processes and their regulation
what are the molecules of life? - Ans:✔✔-proteins, carbs, fats, nucleic acids, signaling molecules
what are the basic units of life? - Ans:✔✔-cells
what are the levels of organization of the human body? - Ans:✔✔-cells, tissues, organs, body systems,
whole body
how many different cell types do humans have? - Ans:✔✔-252
basic cell functions - Ans:✔✔-• 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
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surrounding environment
• Sensing and responding to changes in surrounding environment
• Reproduction
specialized cell functions - Ans:✔✔--Secrete digestive enzymes that break down ingested food
-Retain and eliminate substances accordingly
-Produce intracellular movement
-Generate and transmit electrical impulses that relay information
-produce and secrete chemical signals
what is a tissue - Ans:✔✔-a group of cells with a similar structure and specialization
types of muscle tissue - Ans:✔✔-skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
function of nerve tissue - Ans:✔✔-initiate and transmit electrical impulses
function of epithelial tissue - Ans:✔✔-exchange materials between the cell and environment
function of connective tissue - Ans:✔✔-connects, supports, and anchors various body parts
what are the four primary tissue types? - Ans:✔✔-epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
WSU Biology 353 exam 1 Practice
Questions and Answers
what is physiology - Ans:✔✔-focus on mechanisms of body and cellular processes and their regulation
what are the molecules of life? - Ans:✔✔-proteins, carbs, fats, nucleic acids, signaling molecules
what are the basic units of life? - Ans:✔✔-cells
what are the levels of organization of the human body? - Ans:✔✔-cells, tissues, organs, body systems,
whole body
how many different cell types do humans have? - Ans:✔✔-252
basic cell functions - Ans:✔✔-• 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
Page 1/9
, ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
surrounding environment
• Sensing and responding to changes in surrounding environment
• Reproduction
specialized cell functions - Ans:✔✔--Secrete digestive enzymes that break down ingested food
-Retain and eliminate substances accordingly
-Produce intracellular movement
-Generate and transmit electrical impulses that relay information
-produce and secrete chemical signals
what is a tissue - Ans:✔✔-a group of cells with a similar structure and specialization
types of muscle tissue - Ans:✔✔-skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
function of nerve tissue - Ans:✔✔-initiate and transmit electrical impulses
function of epithelial tissue - Ans:✔✔-exchange materials between the cell and environment
function of connective tissue - Ans:✔✔-connects, supports, and anchors various body parts
what are the four primary tissue types? - Ans:✔✔-epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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