Bio 202 Midterm Exam Compilation
Questions with Correct Answers 2025-
2026
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and c
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targetsZall cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the pancreatic islets, production of which hormone w
ould be directly effected?
,a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase CORRECT ANSWER c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) two of the above
AZgland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than the normoal amount of hormone. The targe
t cell response to the abnormally hormone level is to the number of receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate CORRECT ANSWER b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
,a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targetsZthe testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of sig
naling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
c) paracrine
d) endocrine
e) exocrine CORRECT ANSWER c) paracrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are found in the and are triggered by .
a) kidney; the somatic nervous system
b) testes; norepinephrine
c) adrenal cortex; the sympathetic nervous system
, d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
This gland secretes a catabolic hormone that prevents inflammation?
a) parathyroid gland
b) thymus
c) adrenal cortex
d) pineal gland
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER c) adrenal cortex
(cortisone)
Suppose your diet is lacking in calcium rich foods. This condition of hypocalcemia triggers to be rel
eased by the gland and targets theZ .
a) PTH; parathyroid; osteoblast
b) calcitonin; thyroid; liver
c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
d) calcitonin; thyroid; osteocyte
e) calcitonin; parathyroid; kidney CORRECT ANSWER c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
Release of GnRH is ultimately controlled by circulating levels of...
a) gonadotropin
b) LH (luteinizing hormone)
c) FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
d) estrogen
e) somatostatin CORRECT ANSWER d) estrogen
Questions with Correct Answers 2025-
2026
This reaction yields glycogen
a) glycogenolysis
b) glycolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) glycogenesis
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER d) glycogenesis
Steroid hormones...
a) are lipophillic
b) combine with protein receptor molecules on the surface of the cell
c) cause the anabolism of mRNA
d) a and c
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and c
Growth hormone (GH)...
a) promotes growth by increasing mitosis
b) targetsZall cells, especially skeletal muscle and bone
c) is produced by the somatotropes of the anterior pituitary
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-e) all of the above
If an autoimmune disorder targets the beta cells of the pancreatic islets, production of which hormone w
ould be directly effected?
,a) somatostatin
b) pancreatic polypeptide
c) insulin
d) glugacon
e) pancreatic amylase CORRECT ANSWER c) insulin
Which of the following are examples of hormone responses?
a) a decrease in membrane permeability
b) an increase in protein synthesis
c) an increase in cell division
d) two of the above
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) two of the above
AZgland has been damaged and produces 100 times less than the normoal amount of hormone. The targe
t cell response to the abnormally hormone level is to the number of receptors for the hormone.
a) down-regulate
b) up-regulate CORRECT ANSWER b) up-regulate
Erythrocytes...
a) are membrane bound sacs containing hemoglobin and enzymes
b) are non-nucleated in circulation
c) cannot make ATP molecules
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)...
,a) is released from the anterior pituitary
b) targetsZthe testes
c) increases testosterone
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-d) a and b
Which of the following are hydrophobic?
a) prolactin
b) thymosine
c) calcitriol
d) a and b
e) all of the above -Zcorrect answer-c) calcitriol
If a hormone is released into the tissue fluid and binds to a receptor on a neighboring cell, this type of sig
naling is called:
a) direct
b) hormonal
c) paracrine
d) endocrine
e) exocrine CORRECT ANSWER c) paracrine
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are found in the and are triggered by .
a) kidney; the somatic nervous system
b) testes; norepinephrine
c) adrenal cortex; the sympathetic nervous system
, d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER d) adrenal medulla; the fight or flight response
This gland secretes a catabolic hormone that prevents inflammation?
a) parathyroid gland
b) thymus
c) adrenal cortex
d) pineal gland
e) none of the above CORRECT ANSWER c) adrenal cortex
(cortisone)
Suppose your diet is lacking in calcium rich foods. This condition of hypocalcemia triggers to be rel
eased by the gland and targets theZ .
a) PTH; parathyroid; osteoblast
b) calcitonin; thyroid; liver
c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
d) calcitonin; thyroid; osteocyte
e) calcitonin; parathyroid; kidney CORRECT ANSWER c) PTH; parathyroid; osteoclast
Release of GnRH is ultimately controlled by circulating levels of...
a) gonadotropin
b) LH (luteinizing hormone)
c) FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
d) estrogen
e) somatostatin CORRECT ANSWER d) estrogen
