Study Questions & Homework

Question 1

If anatomy is how something looks(structure), physiology is…?

Answer 1

How it works(functions)

Question 2

What does the work in living tissue and cells?

Answer 2

proteins

Question 3

Susy is reading ahead for tomorrow’s class. The text is describing a difficult concept, and she is getting confused. She should:

Answer 3

-keep going, she’s doing it right
-write down questions to ask in class
-write down questions to ask by email

Question 4

On January 15, the outside temperature is 52 degrees F. On August 15, the outside temperature is 103 degrees F. On both dates, John’s temperature is 98.6 degrees F. This is an example of:

Answer 4

homeostasis

Question 5

The heart is located in:

Answer 5

the thoracic cavity

Question 6

The cephalic region is _____ to the thoracic region.

Answer 6

superior

Question 7

The gentleman on the table is about to receive(guy w saw):

Answer 7

transverse section

Question 8

What molecules are required for cells to produce ATP:

Answer 8

oxygen and glucose

Question 9

What kind of bonds hold glucose together?

Answer 9

covalent bonds

Question 10

How many molecules of glucose are in one mole?

Answer 10

6.02x10^23

Question 11

Which weighs more? One molecule of glucose, one mole of ethanol, they weight the same?

Answer 11

One mole of glucose

Question 12

Nitrogen has five electrons in its valence shell. How many covalent bonds can it form?

Answer 12

3

Question 13

Susy has a solution with a concentration of hydrogen ions: [H+] =10^-3. The pH of the solution is:

Answer 13

3

Question 14

Susy has a solution with a concentration of hydrogen ions: [H+] = 10-3. This solution is:

Answer 14

acidic

Question 15

The plasma membrane of the cell contains:

Answer 15

-phospholipids
-proteins
-cholesterol

Question 16

What type of molecule is glucose?

Answer 16

Disaccharide

Question 17

Proteins are polymers made of:

Answer 17

amino acids

Question 18

Phospholipids are found at:

Answer 18

-the plasma membrane
-mitochondria
-the nuclear envelope

Question 19

Chromosomes are found in:

Answer 19

the nucleus

Question 20

A cell needs to keep sodium (Na+) outside the plasma membrane. Even though the concentration of Na+ is higher outside than inside the cell, the cell keeps pumping Na++ out through an Na+-specific channel. This is an example of:

Answer 20

active membrane transport

Question 21

In the lab, Cindy is studying a molecule with the nucleotide sequence of:
AUCGAAUUCUGA
This is molecule is:

Answer 21

RNA

Question 22

GLUT4’s function is to move glucose into the cell. Where is the GLUT4 protein found:

Answer 22

the plasma membrane

Question 23

Within one individual, all of the cells:

Answer 23

have the same genes

Question 24

Where is the gene for GLUT4 found?

Answer 24

chromosome 17

Question 25

In a beaker of water, the water-water bonds can properly be called?

Answer 25

hydrogen bonds

Question 26

Acids:

Answer 26

release protons(H+) when dissolved in water

Question 27

A phospholipid consists of:

Answer 27

a hydrophilic head group plus two fatty acid chains

Question 28

Suzy puts some glucose(C6H12O6) into a container of water. What happens to the glucose?

Answer 28

each individual glucose molecule is surrounded by water molecules

Question 29

Proteins:

Answer 29

are a polymer held together by peptide bonds