Bio Cycle Test

Question 1

Balanced diet

Answer 1

Containing adequate amounts of necessary nutrients of all food groups for healthy growth.

Question 2

Solvent

Answer 2

Liquid in which substances are dissolved to form a solution.

Question 3

Malnutrition

Answer 3

Condition resulting from the lack of nutrients required for growth

Question 4

Obesity

Answer 4

Having an excessive amount of body fat

Question 5

Constipation

Answer 5

Bowel movements occur less frequently
Consists of hard and dry stool

Question 6

Ulcers

Answer 6

Sores in the lining of mouth and intestines

Question 7

Additives

Answer 7

Chemical substances that makes food last longer

Question 8

Digestion

Answer 8

The breakdown of food into a form that can be absorbed by body

Question 9

Peristalsis

Answer 9

Rhythmic contraction of muscle layers in digestive canal that push the food forward

Question 10

Enzymes

Answer 10

Proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reaction.

Question 11

Mechanical digestion

Answer 11

Physical breakdown of food by crushing/chewing

Question 12

Chemical digestion

Answer 12

Breakdown of food into nutrients through chemical reactions.

Question 13

Stimulus

Answer 13

change in environment which cause a reaction in living organisms.

Question 14

Receptors

Answer 14

Cells in sense organs which detect stimuli from the environment.

Question 15

Impulses

Answer 15

Electrical signals transmitting along nerves

Question 16

Nerve cell

Answer 16

Cells that receive and send impulses from the body to the brain and back

Question 17

Spinal Cord

Answer 17

Nerve tissue that extends from the brain, through spinal column, in which nerve cells carry information from body to the brain and back to the body

Question 18

Spinal Cord

Answer 18

Nerve tissue that extends from the brain, through spinal column, in which nerve cells carry information from body to the brain and back to the body

Question 19

Effectors

Answer 19

Organs that respond to stimuli (muscles of glands)

Question 20

What functions enable survival

Answer 20

Sensing
Responding
Interpreting

Question 21

What is the sensory neuron

Answer 21

Transmits nerve impulses from the receptor to the brain or spinal cord

Question 22

What is a motor neuron

Answer 22

Transmit nerves impulses from brain or spinal cord to the effector