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Which of the following levels of organization is the largest?
A. tissue
B. organ
C. cell
D. organ system
D. organ system
Which term refers to a direction towards the body midline?
A. dorsal
B. anterior
C. medial
D. lateral
C. medial
Which term refers to a direction away from the attachment site of a limb?
A. distal
B. posterior
C. anterior
D. proximal
A. distal
Which term refers to the back of a body or structure?
A. proximal
B. anterior
C. posterior
D. distal
C. posterior
Which regional term refers to the posterior aspect of the head?
A. cubital
B. popliteal
C. brachial
D. occipital
D. occipital
Which regional term refers to the upper part of the arm?
A. brachial
B. popliteal
C. occipital
D. cubital
A. brachial
Which regional term refers to the wrist?
A. sacral
B. carpal
C. axillary
D. brachial
B. carpal
Which is contained in the nucleus of an atom?
A. protons
B. electrons
C. neutrons
D. both a and c
D. both a and c
All atoms of the same element have to have the same number of
a, neutrons
b. protons
c. electrons
d. molecules
b. protons
Which particle in an atom is negatively charged?
A. protons
B. electrons
C. neutrons
D. both a and c
B. electrons
In which type of bond do atoms share a pair of electrons?
A. covalent
B. ionic
C. hydrogen
D. radioactive
A. covalent
How many covalent bonds can carbon form?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2
A. 4
An acid releases an ion of
A. nitrogen
B. oxygen
C. potassium
D. hydrogen
D. hydrogen
A DNA molecule is composed of
A. alkenes
B. phosphate-sugar backbones
C. amino acids
D. fatty acids
B. phosphate-sugar backbones
Adenine on one strand on a DNA molecule will attach to what base on the opposite DNA strand?
A. cytosine
B. uracil
C. guanine
D. thymine
D. thymine
Which base will an RNA molecule have but not a DNA molecule?
A. cytosine
B. guanine
C. uracil
D. thymine
C. uracil
What molecule attaches to both the phosphate group and the fatty acids in a phospholipid?
A. amino acid
B. glycerol
C. sugar-phosphate backbone
D. glycogen
B. glycerol
ATP serves as
A. a unit of chemical energy
B. a toxic byproduct of metabolism
C. the genetic material of the cell
D. a catalyst
A. a unit of chemical energy
A chemical group that removes hydrogen ions from a water solution is referred to as a(n)
A. base
B. enzyme
C. acid
D. catalyst
A. base
An amino acid has which as part of its structure?
A. an amino group
B. a phosphate group
C. glycerol
D. all of the above
A. an amino group
Which term refers to a group of cells acting together to perform a certain function?
A. tissue
B. atom
C. organism
D. organ system
A. tissue
Homeostasis refers to
A. a stable set of conditions
B. a disease state
C. a living thing that does not move
D. the ability to reproduce
A. a stable set of conditions
The smallest chemical unit in the body is a(n)
A. organism
B. organ system
C. tissue
D. atom
D. atom
Which atom forms the backbone of organic molecules?
A. oxygen
B. carbon
C. phosphate
D. nitrogen
B. carbon
Carbohydrates include
A. fats
B. sugars
C. enzymes
D. DNA
B. sugars
Lipids include
A. enzymes
B. fats
C. DNA
D. sugars
B. fats
Proteins include
A. fats
B. sugars
C. DNA
D. enzymes
D. enzymes
RNA is composed of how many strands?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
D. 1
Which value on the pH scale has the highest acid concentration?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 6
D. 8
B. 2
What does an unsaturated fatty acid have in it that a saturated fat does not?
A. a double bond between carbons
B. an acid group
C. hydrogen
D. carbon
A. a double bond between carbons
Which is healthier in the diet?
A. trans fatty acids
B. both have the same health value
C. cis fatty acids
C. cis fatty acids
A disaccharide has
A. one sugar
B. DNA
C. two acid groups
D. two sugars
D. two sugars
An example of a polysaccharide is
A. DNA
B. starch
C. maltose
D. glucose
B. starch
Proteins are composed of
A. phosphate-sugar backbones
B. amino acids
C. fatty acids
D. sugars
B. amino acids
Enzymes
A. speed up chemical reactions
B. give off hydrogen ions
C. take up hydrogen ions out of solution
D. all of the above
A. speed up chemical reactions
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HUMAN BIOLOGY Test Questions
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HUMAN BIOLOGY 100
Updated
2010-10-21T17:53:32Z
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