Cos Junior final exam part 4 chapter 6

The basic units of all living things, from bacteria to plants to animals, including human beings, are __________.

• organs

• cells

• muscles

• nerves

The dense active protoplasm found in the center of the cell is the __________.

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• chromatid

Mitosis is the usual process of cell reproduction of human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical cells called __________.

• mother cells

• daughter cells

• father cells

• son cells

The __________ is the watery fluid that surrounds the nucleus of the cell and is needed for growth, reproduction, and self repair.

• cystine

• neuron

• cytoplasm

• mandible

The study of the functions and activities performed by the body's structures is called __________.

• physiology

• biology

• anatomy

• physiography

Structures composed of specialized tissues designed to perform specific functions in plants and animals are known as __________.

• tissues

• nerves

• membranes

• organs

Which type of tissue contracts and moves various parts of the body?

• Nerve tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Epithelial tissue

Which type of tissue lines the heart, digestive and respiratory organs, and the glands?

• Nerve tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Epithelial tissue

The connection between two or more bones of the skeleton is called the __________.

• ligament

• joint

• tendon

• muscle

The __________ is the larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee.

• patella

• fibula

• tibia

• femur