Health(hard)

We start with the humble cell, the 'unit of life'. To which process of programmed cell death, often recognised by blebbing and DNA fragmentation, does the average human lose around 50 billion cells a day?

• Mitosis

• Cytosis

• Apoptosis

• Meiosis

Which scientist was the first person to see bacteria?

• Albert Von Kolliker

• Robert Hooke

• Jacques Cousteau

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

An _________ organism does not require oxygen for growth.

• pathogenic

• aerobic

• anaerobic

• exogenic

What is the substance cells use as an immediate source of energy for themselves?

• ATP

• ADP

• NAD

• NADH

What is the name of the pigment-containing organelles in autotrophs that collect light energy?

• chlorophyll

• chloroplasts

• anthocyanins

• carotenoids

Neurons carry nerve impulses around the human body. What are the gaps between these neurons called?

• axon

• synapses

• Dendrites

• cell body

Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells?

• carbon, sodium, hydrogen, nitrogen

• calcium, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen

• carbon, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen

• carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen

There are many chemical reactions that occur in the body. What broad term is used to include them all?

• metabolism

• phagocytosis

• endocytosis

• perspiration

How many bones does a hand contain?

• 24

• 25

• 26

• 27

Which phase of mitosis occurs when chromosomes disperse into chromatin and when two new nuclei form?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase