Chapter 1
These are the 9 levels of organization as classified in your book, in order.
What is atom, molecule, macromolecule, organelle, cel, tissue, organ, organ system, organism?
What is osmosis?
This is the outermost layer of skin.
What is the epidermis?
Osteocytes form concentric circles in units called this.
What are osteons?
This organelle is responsible for production of ATP.
What is the mitochondria?
This alliterative phrase draws from examples like the human hand, which looks like it would be good at exactly what it does.
What is form informs function?
A solution that has equal osmotic pressures on either side of a membrane is known as this type of solution.
What is an isotonic solution?
Adipose tissue in the skin is found mostly in this layer.
What is the hypodermis/subcutaneous layer?
A clinically significant lack of bone density is known as this.
What is osteoporosis?
This man wrote the majority of the US. Constitution, earning him the nickname "father of the constitution".
Who is James Madison?
The term for a goal value to which homeostasis tries to get.
What is the set point?
The cell membrane is composed of these molecules.
What are phospholipids?
This is one major function of the Integumentary System.
What is ...?
These are the two types of cells responsible for bone homeostasis.
What are osteoblasts/clasts?
This man invented the periodic table.
Who is Mendeleev?
The ultimate goal of a positive feedback loop is this.
What is homeostasis?
What is pinocytosis?
This is the muscle responsible for causing hair to stand up.
What is the arrector pili?
These are the two primary functions of bones?
What are support and protection?
There are this many pints in a gallon.
What are 8?
This requirement of life keeps everything from being a formless goop.
What is pressure
These are the 4 phases of mitosis.
What are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase?
This pigment is responsible for the reddish-yellow color of certain people's hair.
What is pheomelanin?
This bone has such a large blood vessel that breaks can, in extreme cases, be fatal.
What is the femur?
These are 3 books written by John Steinbeck.
What is ...?