Study of Biological Principles

This set of MCQs helps you brush up on important biology topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice.

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 Cells have particular structures that perform specific jobs. These structures are known as _______.

Systems

Organs

Tissues

Organelles

A scientist performs a series of experiments to confirm an idea regarding cellular metabolism. The results of the experiments support the scientist's initial idea, and after conferring with colleagues, the scientist discovers that evidence from many experiments has supported the idea. This idea could now be considered a(n) :

Theory

Observation

Control

Hypothesis

When a sharp pin gets stuck in your finger, your arm moves quickly away. This is an example of which characteristic of life?
Living things :

Reproduce

Are adapted to a particular way of life

Respond to stimuli

Are homeostatic.

A group of tissues working together is _______.

A compound

A cell

An organ

An organelle

About 12 to 24 hours after the last meal, a person's blood sugar level normally varies from about 60 to 90 milligrams per 100 milliters of blood, though it may attain 130 mg/100 ml after meals high in carbohydrates. That the blood sugar level is maintained within a fairly narrow range in spite of uneven intake of sugar is due to the body's ability to carry out,

Adaptation

Homeostasis

Reproduction

Use of energy

What is the nucleus covered in?

Protective layer

Envelope

Nucleus envelope

Lipids

What size are cells?

Small

Extremely large

Large

Very small

Who was the first to describe cells in 1665 while looking at cork?

Robert Hooke

Robert Brown

Charles Brown

W.R. Larson

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Study of Biological Principles
Questions: 8
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