Unit 2 Quiz A & P

What fundamental unit of living things is called the “building block of life”?

• blood

• cell

• oxygen

• heart

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What type of tissue makes up the epidermis of the skin?

• stratified columnar

• stratified squamous

• simple cuboidal

• simple squamous

Jamal observes a person standing behind a waist-high table. From Jamal's perspective, the table is dividing the person along which plane?

• sagittal

• pivotal

• frontal

• transverse

When a woman is pregnant, her waistline expands to make room for the developing baby. Which body cavity is MOST likely adapting to changes in the size and shape of organs as they perform their functions during pregnancy?

• dorsal

• thoracic

• abdominal

• pelvic

The skull is contained in which body cavity?

• pelvic

• dorsal

• thoracic

• abdominal

Rhona has brown hair and hazel eyes. She knows that traits such as hair and eye color are determined by which part of her cellular makeup?

• enzymes

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

• lipids

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How many levels of organization are present in the human body?

• two

• four

• six

• eight

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A baby startles and turns their head when hearing a loud noise. What characteristic of living things does this BEST display?

• responding to stimuli

• using energy

• growing and developing

• maintaining homeostasis

What is the BEST example of how a living thing reproduces and makes more living things?

• A cell divides into two new cells.

• A teenager has a growth spurt.

• An animal eliminates waste after eating.

• A runner sprints uphill.

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The process by which our bodies convert food into energy is BEST known by what term?

• cell division

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• synthesis

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