Characteristics of Living Organisms Quiz
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What is the study of internal and external structure and the physical relationships between body parts?

  • Cytology
  • Excretion
  • Physiology
  • Anatomy (correct)
  • Which type of anatomy is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye?

  • Microscopic anatomy
  • Systemic anatomy
  • Regional anatomy
  • Surface anatomy (correct)
  • What is the study of the structures that we cannot see without magnification?

  • Microscopic anatomy (correct)
  • Systemic anatomy
  • Regional anatomy
  • Surface anatomy
  • Which discipline is the study of how living organisms carry out their vital functions?

    <p>Physiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?

    <p>Metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the functions of living cells?

    <p>Cell physiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which level of organization involves atoms and molecules?

    <p>Chemical level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the effects of diseases on organ or system functions?

    <p>Pathological physiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which body system is responsible for the protection of the body from the external environment?

    <p>Integumentary System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What body system is involved in the production of offspring?

    <p>Reproductive System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to a stable internal environment in living organisms?

    <p>Homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of homeostatic regulation receives and processes information from the receptor?

    <p>Integration center</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of anatomy is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye?

    <p>Gross anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a state where an infection, injury, or genetic abnormality disrupts homeostasis?

    <p>Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of living organisms involves the creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms?

    <p>Reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?

    <p>Metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of living organisms involves responding to changes in their immediate environment?

    <p>Responsiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?

    <p>Growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic of living organisms involves the creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms?

    <p>Reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves responding to changes in their immediate environment?

    <p>Responsiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term that refers to a stable internal environment in living organisms?

    <p>Homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?

    <p>Metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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