1.3 Basic Life Processes Flashcards
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body is called:
a) metabolism
b) anabolism
c) catabolism
a) Metabolism
The breakdown of chemical substances is known as:
a) metabolism
b) anabolism
c) catabolism
c) catabolism
The building up of complex chemical substances from smaller, simpler components:
a) metabolism
b) anabolism
c) catabolism
b) anabolism
The body’s ability to detect and respond to changes is termed:
a) growth
b) movement
c) responsiveness
c) responsiveness
An increase in temperature during a fever is An example of what life process?
a) differentiation
b) movement
c) responsiveness
c) responsiveness
Motion of the whole body, individual organs, single cells, and even tiny structures inside cells is termed:
a) responsiveness
b) movement
c) differentiation
b) movement
Turning your head toward the sound of squealing brakes is an example of which life process?
a) reproduction
b) movement
c) responsiveness
c) responsiveness
This an increase in body size that results from an increase in the size of existing cells, an increase in the number of cells, or both:
a) growth
b) responsiveness
c) differentiation
a) growth
The development of a cell from an unspecialized to a specialized state is termed:
a) movement
b) differentiation
c) reproduction
b) differentiation
Precursor cells which can divide and give rise to cells that undergo differentiation are known as ____ ____.
stem cells
A single fertilized human egg (ovum) develops into an embryo, and then into a fetus, an infant, a child, and finally an adult is an example of which life process?
a) growth
b) differentiation
c) reproduction
b) differentiation
I know right?!….I totally would have gone with reproduction…
The formation of new cells for tissue growth, repair, or replacement, or (2) the production of a new individual is known as:
a) reproduction
b) differentiation
c) growth
a) reproduction
