BIO 143 Final Exam questions and
answers already passed
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment - correct answer
✔✔homeostasis
produces bile; main reserve of glycogen in body - correct answer ✔✔liver
glycogen and triglyceride - correct answer ✔✔What are excessive carbohydrates stored as in
the body?
deficiency of iron - correct answer ✔✔anemia
can be converted into glucos; building blocks of proteins - correct answer ✔✔amino acids
lungs - correct answer ✔✔pleural
compound that prevents sharp, sudden changes in pH - correct answer ✔✔buffer
formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources; least likely to occur during fasting - correct
answer ✔✔gluconeogenesis
60-80 bpm - correct answer ✔✔normal resting heart rate
the entry compound for the citric acid cycle in cellular respiration, formed from a fragment of
pyruvate attached to a coenzyme - correct answer ✔✔acetyl CoA
,the movement of materials through a cell membrane using energy - correct answer ✔✔active
transport
diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane - correct answer ✔✔osmosis
a protein hormone secreted by the pancreas that is essential for the metabolism of
carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood. - correct answer ✔✔insulin
primarily composed of niacin - correct answer ✔✔NAD molecule
study of the stomach and intestines - correct answer ✔✔gastroenterology
study of the heart - correct answer ✔✔cardiology
study of the nervous system - correct answer ✔✔neurology
study of the endocrine system - correct answer ✔✔endocrinology
study of the lungs - correct answer ✔✔pulmonology
study of the immune system - correct answer ✔✔immunology
study of muscles - correct answer ✔✔myology
branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems - correct
answer ✔✔orthopedics
, study of the urinary tract - correct answer ✔✔urology
study of the skin - correct answer ✔✔dermatology
study of the female reproductive system and its diseases - correct answer ✔✔gynecology
deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the
main constituent of chromosomes; carrier of genetic information. - correct answer ✔✔DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine - correct answer ✔✔composition of DNA
an organelle containing digestive enzymes - correct answer ✔✔lysosome
powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production - correct answer
✔✔mitochondria
site of protein synthesis - correct answer ✔✔ribosome
control center of the cell - correct answer ✔✔nucleus
thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell - correct answer
✔✔cell membrane
builds protein and does specialized tasks like digesting lipids and removes drugs; sends to golgi
body. - correct answer ✔✔smooth endoplamic reticulum
answers already passed
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment - correct answer
✔✔homeostasis
produces bile; main reserve of glycogen in body - correct answer ✔✔liver
glycogen and triglyceride - correct answer ✔✔What are excessive carbohydrates stored as in
the body?
deficiency of iron - correct answer ✔✔anemia
can be converted into glucos; building blocks of proteins - correct answer ✔✔amino acids
lungs - correct answer ✔✔pleural
compound that prevents sharp, sudden changes in pH - correct answer ✔✔buffer
formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources; least likely to occur during fasting - correct
answer ✔✔gluconeogenesis
60-80 bpm - correct answer ✔✔normal resting heart rate
the entry compound for the citric acid cycle in cellular respiration, formed from a fragment of
pyruvate attached to a coenzyme - correct answer ✔✔acetyl CoA
,the movement of materials through a cell membrane using energy - correct answer ✔✔active
transport
diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane - correct answer ✔✔osmosis
a protein hormone secreted by the pancreas that is essential for the metabolism of
carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood. - correct answer ✔✔insulin
primarily composed of niacin - correct answer ✔✔NAD molecule
study of the stomach and intestines - correct answer ✔✔gastroenterology
study of the heart - correct answer ✔✔cardiology
study of the nervous system - correct answer ✔✔neurology
study of the endocrine system - correct answer ✔✔endocrinology
study of the lungs - correct answer ✔✔pulmonology
study of the immune system - correct answer ✔✔immunology
study of muscles - correct answer ✔✔myology
branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems - correct
answer ✔✔orthopedics
, study of the urinary tract - correct answer ✔✔urology
study of the skin - correct answer ✔✔dermatology
study of the female reproductive system and its diseases - correct answer ✔✔gynecology
deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the
main constituent of chromosomes; carrier of genetic information. - correct answer ✔✔DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine - correct answer ✔✔composition of DNA
an organelle containing digestive enzymes - correct answer ✔✔lysosome
powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production - correct answer
✔✔mitochondria
site of protein synthesis - correct answer ✔✔ribosome
control center of the cell - correct answer ✔✔nucleus
thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell - correct answer
✔✔cell membrane
builds protein and does specialized tasks like digesting lipids and removes drugs; sends to golgi
body. - correct answer ✔✔smooth endoplamic reticulum
