Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions PDF

Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Cells & Body Organization 1. What is the basic unit of life? 2. What are the characteristics of life (RODGER)? 3. What is the cell theory? 4. What are the levels of organization (starting with cells)? 5. What is the definition of a tissue? 6. What...

Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Cells & Body Organization 1. What is the basic unit of life? 2. What are the characteristics of life (RODGER)? 3. What is the cell theory? 4. What are the levels of organization (starting with cells)? 5. What is the definition of a tissue? 6. What is the definition of an organ? 7. What is the definition of an organ system? 8. What is the difference between the cytoplasm and cytosol? 9. What organelle helps plants make their own food (animals do not have this organelle)? 10. What is a cell membrane? What is its job? 11. What part of the cell membrane is hydrophobic and what part is hydrophilic? 12. What do enzymes do and what macromolecule makes it up? 13. What is the job of the nucleus? 14. What is the job of the ribosome? 15. What is the job of the mitochondria? 16. What is the job of the Golgi complex? 17. What is the job of the endoplasmic reticulum? 18. What is the job of the lysosome? 19. What organelles aid in the transportation process? 20. What organelle contains DNA? 21. White blood cells help fight and break down pathogens (bacteria or virus) in your body. What organelle would white blood cells need a lot of? 22. The pancreas releases a lot of insulin (a protein) into the bloodstream. What organelle would a cells in the pancreas need a lot of? 23. The adrenal glands are organs in the endocrine system. They release a steroid (lipid) hormone called aldosterone. What organelle would a cell in the adrenal gland need a lot of? 24. What is homeostasis? 25. What is an example of homeostasis in the human body? 26. What are the 4 types of tissues found in the human body? 27. List 2 organ systems and their functions.  Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Skeletal System 1. What are the functions of the skeletal system? 2. What is the difference between yellow marrow and red marrow? 3. Where is yellow marrow? Where is red marrow? 4. Which type of bone marrow helps the cardiovascular system? 5. What is the difference between compact bone and spongy bone? Which is stronger because it distributes the force applied on it? 6. What type of material is a newborn’s skeleton primarily made up of? 7. How many bones do adults have? 8. What attaches bone to bone? 9. What is the difference between osteoblasts and osteoclasts? 10. What is the difference between a ligament and a tendon? 11. What are the 4 types of joints? Give an example of where each is located. 12. What is a joint? 13. What is the function of cartilage? 14. What is ossification? 15. Know the location and function of each part of a long bone. 16. Know and label the following bones: skull, cranium, mandible, clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius, ribs, sternum, vertebral column, pelvic girdle, femur, tibia, fibula, patella, scapula, carpals, metacarpals, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges Muscular System 1. What is muscle fiber? 2. What are the three types of muscles? Give an example of each. 3. Where are smooth muscles located? 4. How do muscles move a bone? 5. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles? 6. What is the difference between a flexor and an extensor? Give an example of each in the arm. Give an example of each in the thigh. 7. What is an antagonistic pair? Give an example. 8. What attaches muscles to bone? 9. What are the functions of the muscular system? 10. Know and label the following muscles in the body: pectoralis major, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, trapezius, quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus, deltoid, abdominals, latissimus dorsi  Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Integumentary System 1. What are the parts of the integumentary system? 2. What are the functions of the integumentary system? 3. What are the 3 layers of the skin and their functions? 4. What is the function of touch receptors? 5. What is the function of sweat glands? 6. What is the function of sebaceous glands? 7. Where can you find blood vessels in the skin? 8. List 2 ways that skin helps maintain homeostasis. 9. What is melanin? What is the job of melanin? 10. What is keratin? What is the job of keratin? 11. What is the stratum basale? What is the stratum corneum? 12. What causes acne? 13. What is the function of hair? 14. What is the function nails? 15. What are nails made up of? 16. Know and label the parts of the skin, hair, and nail. Cardiovascular System 1. What are the functions of the cardiovascular system? 2. What are the three types of blood vessels? What is the job of each? 3. What are the 4 chambers of the heart? 4. What is the job of the superior and inferior vena cava? 5. What is the job of the aorta? 6. What is the pulmonary vein? 7. What is the pulmonary artery? 8. What is blood plasma? 9. What are platelets? 10. What is the job of white blood cells? 11. What is the job of red blood cells? 12. What is hemoglobin? What type of macromolecule is it? 13. Where are red blood cells made? White blood cells? Platelets? 14. What is the pulmonary circulation? Which side of the heart sends blood to the pulmonary circulation?  Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions 15. What is the systemic circulation? Which side of the heart sends blood to the systemic circulation? 16. Know and label the parts of the heart. 17. List the pathway of blood through the heart. Label when it is oxygenated and deoxygenated. 18. What is an antibody? 19. What is an antigen? 20. What is a universal donor? 21. What is a universal recipient? 22. Predict blood transfusions based on ABO system only. Lymphatic System 1. What are the functions of the lymphatic system? 2. What is lymph? 3. What is lymph primarily made up of? 4. What are the smallest lymph vessels called? 5. What is a pathogen? 6. What other body systems does the lymphatic system work with to maintain homeostasis? 7. What is the function of tonsils? 8. What is the function of the lymph nodes? 9. What is the function of the spleen? 10. What is the function of the thymus? 11. Compare and contrast lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. 12. What are B-cells? 13. What are T-cells? Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions Biology 6 Pre Comp Study Questions