Question: What do facilitated diffusion and active transport have in common?

Answer Choices:
Neither require ATP to function
Both are examples of carrier-mediated transport
Both involve the use of energy provided by ATP
Both involve transport down the gradient
Both involve transport up the gradient

Answer: Both are examples of carrier-mediated transport

 

Question: An ___ is composed of two or more tissue types, whereas ___ structures in a cell are microscopic

Answer Choices:
organ system; organelles
organelle; molecules
organ; organelles
organ; molecules
organ system; organs

Answer: organ; organelles

 

Question: The study of the structure and function of cells is called ___

Answer Choices:
gross anatomy
exploratory physiology
radiology
cytology
comparative physiology

Answer: cytology

 

Question: A red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. This means the concentration of solutes in the solution is ___ than the concentration inside the cell and will cause the cell to ___

Answer Choices:
lower; swell
higher; swell
lower; shrink
higher; shrink
lower; burst

Answer: higher; shrink

 

Question: We live in an ever-changing environment outside our body, yet internal conditions remain stable. This is called

Answer Choices:
metastasis
responsiveness
evolution
adaptation
homeostasis

Answer: homeostasis

 

Question: The middle primary germ layer is called ___ which gives rise to ___

Answer Choices:
mesoderm; mesenchyme
ectoderm; mesenchyme
endoderm; mesenchyme
ectoderm; stem cells
mesoderm; fibroblasts

Answer: mesoderm; mesenchyme

 

Question: A protein that is bound to a carbohydrate is called a

Answer Choices:
proteocalyx
phosphoprotein
glycoprotein
phospholipid
lipoprotein

Answer: glycoprotein

 

Question: Which of the following is a double-membraned organelle consisting of a matrix and cristae?

Answer Choices:
Smooth ER
Rough ER
Nucleolus
Golgi complex
Mitochondrion

Answer: Mitochondrion

 

Question: The covering of body surfaces and the lining of body cavities is composed of ___ tissue

Answer Choices:
adipose
nervous
muscle
interstitial
epithelial

Answer: epithelial

 

Question: The clear gel inside a cell is called ___

Answer Choices:
tissue fluid
interstitial fluid
ground substance
cytosol
matrix

Answer: cytosol