General Science Final Exam

Which gland regulates the basal metabolic rate?

Plant cells have:

What makes up the superstructure?

The jelly-like substance that fills the cell

This system controls and regulates the balance of chemicals in your blood

Kingdom Monera has a single, EUKARYOTIC cell

Combustion requires ? and ? to convert food into energy

The nickname for the pituitary gland is

Joints do NOT allow bones to move

The Autonomic System carries "instructions" to the body

A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream that sends signals to distant cells

Fights disease in the body

Select all that apply to Endothermic animals

The point at which a signal from one neuron is passed to another neuron

DNA stores information in a series of FOUR nucleotide bases

Name the fat-soluble vitamins

Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their environment

Plants produce ? and ? through photosynthesis

Algae and seaweed are plants because they photosynthesize

We need a lot more macronutrients than micronutrients

Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with the unique properties

Know the path of air from mouth to lungs:

The tendency of plants to grow so that they face the light

The basic unit of structure in the kidneys

Generally a vein carries ? blood and an artery carries ? blood

Select all that describe the Sympathetic division:

why do we refrigerate our food?

The ? is responsible for the 2 hemispheres of the brain to exchange information

A 4 chamber heart is extremely efficient

Which system breaks down nutrients from food to be absorbed by the body for energy?

The liver produces bile

Keratinization is the process of skin hardening to form hair, fingernails and outer layer of skin

Combustion produces energy, CARBON DIOXIDE, and water

The bone matrix produces strong bones WITH flexibility

The most important skeletal muscle used for breathing

What is the main function of the kidneys?

Kingdom Fungi eat dead stuff

The smallest unit of life in creation

Eukaryotic cell with distinct membrane-bounded organelles

Which system Controls the release of hormones

The 3 macronutrients are:

Select all that describe the Parasympathetic division:

A nerve cell which is the basic unit of the nervous system

Animal cells HAVE a central vacuole

Kingdom Animalia has:

The extra chemicals that are left behind in the nephrons become urine

Which Kingdom contains prokaryotic cells?

Vinegar is the more effective at preserving food than refrigeration

An animal that cannot regulate its internal body temperature or is "cold blooded"

The smallest chemical unit of matter

Example of ball and socket joint

What type of muscle can be found in the heart?

Bacteria does NOT need moisture to survive

The fluid in which the brain floats in is

Metabolism produces energy, Carbon Dioxide and water

Ectothermic animals require MORE food because they do not maintain a constant body temperature

The lymphatic system does NOT fight disease

Which chemical gives blood its red color?

Plant cells are: