1st Semester Exam - Fall 2025 Review

Of the following, which is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

• protects interior organs
• gives shape and support to the body
• produces vitamin D
• stores minerals

Identify the 2 parts of cell division (m phase).

• mitosis and cytokinesis
• interphase and metaphase
• mitosis and interphase
• cytokinesis and interphase

Where is one place that you can locate your pulse?

• wrist
• big toe
• phalanges

What do we call the period of growth, duplication, and development of the cell?

• metaphase
• interphase
• anaphase
• telophase

During which phase do chromatids split and move away from each other?

• prophase
• telophase
• metaphase
• anaphase

How long does it take a cell to complete its life cycle?

• 24 hours
• it depends on the type of cell that's dividing
• 1 year
• 8 minutes

What structure do spindle fibers attach too?

• chromosomes
• chromatin
• centromeres
• sister chromatids

Of the following, which is a disorder of the respiratory system?

• kidney failure
• bronchitis

Where are the alveoli located in the respiratory system?

• inside the lungs
• outside the larynx

Oxygen and sugar react to release energy a cell can use is a process called.....

• cellular respiration
• circulatory system