Test your knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with this quiz based on Chapter 1 of the textbook.
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What is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another called?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of structural organization in the human body?
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What is the term for the ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously?
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What is the term for the sum total of all chemical reactions in the body that break substances down and build them up?
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Which of the following is NOT a necessary life function?
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Which body system is responsible for protecting the body by detecting and responding to changes in the external environment?
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What is the term for the body's ability to detect changes in its internal or external environment and respond to them?
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Groups of many cells working together to perform a common
function are known as a(n):
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Which two are subatomic particles?
Choose one or more answers
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How many electrons are in the outer shell of an atom with 15 electrons?
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What always matches the atomic number?
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What would be the same about an element and an isotope of the same element?
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The element lithium has an atomic number of 3 and a mass
number of 7. How many neutrons does a lithium atom have?
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Two distinct compounds combined with one remaining suspended within the other is called a ___________.
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A cation and anion react to most likely form a
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A covalent bond involves
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The single most abundant element in the human body which accounts for approximately 65% of the body mass is
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The simplest level of organization in the human body is cellular level.
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Two or more atoms of the same element that are chemically combined are known as
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Polypeptide chains that contribute to a protein's quarterary structure each have their own primary, secondary, and tertiary structures.
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What forms the basis for the body's steroids?
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The alpha-helix and beta-pleated sheet are characteristics of
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Due to the low heat capacity of water the human body is resistant to overheating and cooling down quickly.
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The atomic number represents the number of
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Amino acids are the monomers for
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Ionic bonds result from
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The main structural component of cell membranes
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What group makes each amino acid unique?
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What type of polar covalent bond links amino acids?
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Energy is released when ATP is broken down into ADP.
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What property of water helps keep body temperature stabilized?
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In the following chemical reaction, what is NaCl? NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O
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What statement best describes enzyme function?
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Select the simplest sugar.
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Which of the following is the correct sequence from simplest to most complex in the levels of structural organization of the human body?
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What is the smallest level of structural organization in the human body?
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Solutions with a pH less than 7 are considered basic or alkaline.
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Yuri is working with a chemical in lab. The chemical is composed of repetitive units that include a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar known as ribose. He is working with
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A fatty acid that contains no double-covalent bonds is
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Which pH represents a solution that releases 100 times less hydrogen ions than a pH of 9?
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Na+ is best known as a
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Hydrolosis of a polymer will produce
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In a molecule of oxygen gas, the atoms of oxygen share electrons equally with one another. This statement best describes a
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Which of the following atoms is inert?
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The digestion food is exergonic since chemical bonds are broken and energy is released.
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What does the H in pH scale represent?
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The monomer of a carbohydrate is the
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Which of the following represents an exchange reaction?
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Hydrogen bonds are strong attractions between nonpolar covalent molecules.
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Water is most likely to dissolve a solute that is
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Which of the following fatty acid chains has the most double bonds?
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What subatomic particle carries a negative charge?
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What contributes to the calculation of the mass number?
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Which pH represents a solution that has the highest concentration of hydroxide ions?
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What is the function of a buffer system?
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Ionic bonds result from
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A solution containing equal number of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions is
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What type of bond is responsible for the surface tension of water?
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