A&P

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front; ventral

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back; dorsal

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

Above; cranial

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Below; caudal

Question 5

Tendon

Answer 5

connects muscle to bone

Question 6

Ligament

Answer 6

Connects bone to bone

Question 7

Joint

Answer 7

Where two bones meet

Question 8

The nervous system is divided into

Answer 8

Central and peripheral nervous system

Question 9

The part of the neuron that receives impulses is

Answer 9

Dendrite

Question 10

The part of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the body

Answer 10

Axon

Question 11

The specialised junction from which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to the next

Answer 11

Synapse

Question 12

Hierarchal organizational system for nomenclature

Answer 12

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 13

Properties of water

Answer 13

2 hydrogen bonds covalently bonded to oxygen

Question 14

Properties of hydrogen bonding

Answer 14

high specific heat
strong cohesive and adhesive properties
water freezes forms a lattice crystal resulting in ice floating in water
polarity of water allows it to act as a universal solvent

Question 15

Carbohydrates

Answer 15

polymers of sugar; backbone of DNA & RNA

Question 16

Lipids

Answer 16

fats (saturated & unsaturated), phospholipids, steroids, and waxes

Question 17

Saturated fat

Answer 17

clogs arteries; no double bonds in their hydrocarbon tail; solid at room temp

Question 18

Unsaturated fats

Answer 18

double bond in their hydrocarbon tail; liquid at room temp

Question 19

Phospholipids

Answer 19

lipids w/ a phosphate group

Question 20

steroids

Answer 20

lipids; precursor to hormones and drugs

Question 21

Proteins

Answer 21

composed of amino acids, enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts

Question 22

Fundamental unit of biology

Answer 22

cell

Question 23

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 23

cell wall & cytoplasm; no defined nucleus (nucleoid)

Question 24

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 24

nucleus & membrane-bound organelles

Question 25

Nucleus

Answer 25

container DNA called chromosomes

Question 26

Ribosomes

Answer 26

organelles that read RNA & translate genetic instructions to produce proteins

Question 27

Rough ER

Answer 27

protein synthesis and membrane production

Question 28

Smooth ER

Answer 28

detox and metabolism of molecules

Question 29

Golgi apparatus

Answer 29

packaging, processing, and shipping

Question 30

Lysosomes

Answer 30

intracellular digestion

Question 31

Vacuoles

Answer 31

uptake food through the cell membrane by phagocytosis

eukaryotes have multiple small vacuoles and prokaryotes have one large vacuole

Question 32

Mitochondria

Answer 32

site of cellular respiration

Question 33

Chloroplasts

Answer 33

site of photosynthesis

Question 34

Steps of Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Answer 34

glycolysis, kreb’s cycle, electron chain transport

Question 35

Steps of Anaerobic Cellular Respiration

Answer 35

Glycolysis and fermentation

Question 36

Mitosis

Answer 36

asexual reproduction

Question 37

Meiosis

Answer 37

sexual reproduction

Question 38

Homozygous

Answer 38

AA

Question 39

Heterozygous

Answer 39

Aa

Question 40

Homozygous recessive

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aa

Question 41

Epistasis

Answer 41

interaction between two alleles which have different effects in combination than individually

Question 42

Cytokinesis

Answer 42

end of mitosis (after telophase) and is marked by a single cell splitting into two daughter cells