BIOL 2404 AP Basics
Lecture Quiz 1
Dr. Weis

Please submit your original answers in a document (.doc or .rtf) email attachment to your instructor. Make sure your name and test title are on all pages submitted. No resources are to be used for this test. Failure to follow directions given on or prior to this test will result in loss of points. Late work will be penalized.

All questions are worth 1 point each, unless otherwise specified.

1. Name an abdominal region and give an organ normally located within these boundaries.
2. Name a chemical bond and explain how it is formed.
3. Define enzyme and give a specific example.
4. Give the structure, location, and function of DNA.
5. Define each term as they relate to the body's organizational and structural levels. (3 points)
6. Name a body plane, how it divides the body, and a directional term associated with this body plane.
7. Define homeostasis and name a feedback mechanism that controls this process.
8. How are matter and energy specifically related? (0.5 points)
9. Describe the structure of an atom using its subatomic particles by giving their charge, location, and function. (1.5 points)
10. Give the function for the following macromolecules (0.5 points each, 1.5 points total)

a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Fats

11. Define pH and give the pH of a body fluid (indicate which fluid you have chosen).
12. Name three cellular organelles and give their function. (1.5 points)
13. Name two physical properties of water.
14. Name the two major types of body cavities, give their general membrane lining and secretion. (2 points)
15. Name an active and a passive cell membrane transport mechanism.
16. Name and describe an event in the normal cell cycle.
17. Name a major element found in the human body, gives its atomic symbol and use.
18. Name the four major tissues. Give a general function for each group. Give a specific example for each group and the embryonic source [germ layer] responsible for the tissue group. (4 points)

Extra Credit (1 point each, 2 points total)
EC-1 Name a life function and the primary system responsible for this function.
EC-2 Tissues can heal one of two ways. Name both.