Cells are made up of a colorless, jellylike substance called ________ in which food elements such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, minerals salts, and water are present.
A) plasma
B) protoplasm
C) cytoplasm
D) membrane
B) protoplasm
Cells will continue to grow and thrive as long as they are favored with the proper temperature, they eliminate waste products, and they are favored with an adequate supply of _____.
A) food, oxygen, and water
B) food, oxygen, and minerals
C) oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide
D) food, oxygen, and protoplasm
A) food, oxygen, and water
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function is called______.
A) an organ
B) a system
C) a tissue
D) a protoplasm
C) a tissue
Structures of the body that are designed to accomplish a specific function are_____
a)organs
b)systems
c)tissues
d)protoplasm
a) Organs
The stomach and intestines are called the____system.
a)excretory
b)endocrine
c)respiratory
d)digestive
d)digestive
The principal parts of the cell include a nucleus and ______.
A) organelle, cytoplasm, and cell membrane
B) organelle, cytoplasm, and artery
C) cytoplasm, cell membrane, and orbit
D) cytoplasm, protoplasm, and membrane
A) organelle, cytoplasm, and cell membrane
The complex chemical process whereby body cells are nourished and supplied with energy needed to carry on heir many activities is called_______.
A) reproduction
B) digestion
C) metabolism
D) nucleus
C) metabolism
During _______, energy can be stored by special molecules and used for muscle contraction, secretion, or heat protection.
A) anabolism
B) catabolism
C) digestion
D) connection
B) catabolism
Groups of Organs that cooperate for a common purpose, namely the welfare of the entire body, are known as_____
a)tissues
b)membranes
c)systems
d)capillaries
c) systems
The cranium is made up of how many bones?
a)4
b)6
c)8
d)12
c)8
The center of the cell contains the _______, which plays an important role in ell reproduction.
A) cell membrane
B) centrosome
C) cytoplasm
D) nucleus
D) nucleus
The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones, during which the body stores water, food, and oxygen for the time when they are needed for cell growth and repair, is called ______.
A) catabolism
B) anabolism
C) metabolism
D) digestion
B) anabolism
The protective covering on body surfaces, such as the skin; mucous membranes; linings of the heart, digestive, and respiratory organs; and glands is_____tissue.
a)connective
b)muscular
c)epithelial
d)liquid
c) Epithelial
Another name for integumentary system is_____
a) skin
b) bones
c)muscles
d)nerves
a)skin
What bone forms the forehead?
a)frontal
b)temporal
c)parietal
d)forward
a)frontal
The protoplasm of a cell except that found in he nucleus is the______.
A) cytoplasm
B)centrosome
C) membrane
D) mitosis
A) cytoplasm
The process of breaking down of larger substances or molecules into smaller ones is called _____.
A) catabolism
B) anabolism
C) metabolism
D) digestion
A) catabolism
Tissue that controls and coordinates all body functions_____
a) nerve
b)connective
c) epithelial
d) liquid
a) nerve
Another name for skeletal system is_____
a)skin
b)bones
c)muscles
d)nerves
b) bones
The bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are called_____.
a)sphenoid
b)temporal
c)ethmoid
d)parietal
d)parietal
The process by which cells reproduce by dividing into two identical cells called a daughter cell is known as _______.
A) division
B) multiplication
C) mitosis
D) reproduction
C) mitosis
Fat or ______ tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body.
A) muscular
B) nerve
C) epithelial
D) adipose
D) adipose
That which supports, protects, and binds together other tissues of the body is known as_____
a)nerve tissue
b)connective tissue
c)epithelial tissue
d)liquid tissue
b)Connective tissue
Another name for the circulatory system is_____
a)respiratory system
b)organs of elimination
c)blood supply
d)organs for reproducing
c)blood supply
The bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region are called_____.
a)parietal
b)temporal
c)ethmoid
d)sphenoid
b)temporal