Bio Question Pack

Question 1

germ cell

Answer 1

• any biological cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually.

Question 2

inflammation

Answer 2

• the movement of leukocytes into the mucosal tissue

- leukocytes gravitate toward inflammation

Question 3

blood plasma and lymph are examples of

Answer 3

• extracellular fluid

Question 4

where is hemoglobin carried?

Answer 4

• in the red blood cells

- not found in plasma

Question 5

why is water lost through the skin

Answer 5

• as a means to keep the body at normal temperatures

Question 6

what does lipases ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of fats tell us?

Answer 6

• that they have similar chemical linkages

Question 7

what is inflation of the lungs accomplished by?

Answer 7

• negative pressure pumping action

Question 8

genes outside of the chromosome are

Answer 8

• self replicating

Question 9

what is the arrangement of all nucleic acids?

Answer 9

• linear arrangement

Question 10

what are the polar bodies cast off with?

Answer 10

• the cytoplasm

Question 11

what is extremely sensitive to the timing of mRNA turnover

Answer 11

• the coordination of cell differentiation

Question 12

myoglobin

Answer 12

• the substance that holds oxygen in the muscles and organs

Question 13

characteristic of eukaryotes versus prokaryotes

Answer 13

• contain membrane bound organelles such as mitochondria

Question 14

big difference between mitosis and meiosis I

Answer 14

• the centromeres split in mitosis

Question 15

increased blood pressure affects what?

Answer 15

• increased glomerular filtration rate

Question 16

two factors that determine blood pressure

Answer 16

• cardiac output

- resistance to blood flow

Question 17

blood pressure during a hemorrhage

Answer 17

• the narrowing of the blood vessel restricts blood flow to an organ and can increase blood pressure

Question 18

what increase blood flow to the muscle during exercise

Answer 18

• vasodilation

Question 19

if you have an increase in albumin in the blood, what will happen

Answer 19

• water will have to flow into the bloodstream to establish equilibrium.

Question 20

how can the liver partially regenerate after illness or damage

Answer 20

• through mitosis

Question 21

between human and bacterial cells, which have cell walls?

Answer 21

• only bacterial cells

Question 22

bacterial chromosomes are

Answer 22

• circular

Question 23

human chromosomes are

Answer 23

• linear

Question 24

what determines a species

Answer 24

• the ability to successfully breed and produce fertile offspring.

Question 25

how does the double stranded daughter molecule compare to the parent molecule?

Answer 25

- exact duplicate

Question 26

where does transcription of DNA to RNA take place

Answer 26

- in the nucleus

Question 27

nervous tissue arises from what

Answer 27

- ectoderm

Question 28

any disruption of mitochondria will affect ATP production how?

Answer 28

- will decrease ATP production

Question 29

where is glycogen made, stored, and broken down?

Answer 29

- the liver

Question 30

which muscles contain striated muscle fibers?

Answer 30

- skeletal and cardiac

Question 31

is cell differentiation an all or none phenomenon?

Answer 31

- no!

Question 32

vasodilation

Answer 32

- the walls of the blood vessels relax, allowing more blood to enter the area - allows heat to escape from the surface of the body into the environment.

Question 33

radiation

Answer 33

- vasodilation

Question 34

how do long bones grow?

Answer 34

- via endochondral ossification, which requires cartilaginous growth plates at the ends of long bones.

Question 35

how do sweat glands work?

Answer 35

- the sweat glands secrete onto the surface of the skin through channels continuous with the most superficial layer of the skin, the epidermis