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BIOLOGY 230 LECTURE EXAM 4
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S
GRADED A
Question : Which Ideas Since Exam #3 Have Been Most
Challenging For You?Correct Answer:: Since Exam 3 The Most Challenging Thing For Me Has Been Understanding The Concentration In Cells.
Question : In What Ways Have You Changed Your
Thinking About The Ideas We Have Studied?Correct Answer:: I Now Understand That The Concentration Depends On The Tonicity Of The Cell.
Question : Which Of The U- Abc-It Skills Do You Feel
Like You've Really Improved On So Far This Semester?Correct Answer:: I Feel I've Really Improved On Asking Questions By Knowing My Confusions And Asking Myself Questions To Figure It Out.
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Question : What Are The Three Core Concepts Of
Biology That We Have Used To Frame Our Studies Together So Far?Correct Answer:: The Previous Core Concepts Of
Biology We Have Framed Our Studies On Have Been:
Structure And Function, Information Flow, And Transformations Of Energy And Mass.
Question : How Would You Explain To A Fellow Student
What "Systems Biology" Is About?Correct Answer:: Systems Biology Is About The Processes That Go On In Our Body In Order To Maintain Homeostasis.
Question : Why Do You Think It Is Important Enough To
Be Considered A Core Concept?Correct Answer:: I Think It Is Important Enough To Be Considered A Core Concept Because This Concept Connects All Of The Previous Concepts And Is Also How Our Body Works.
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Question : How Would You Explain Why People Other
Than Human Biologists Should Know This Stuff?Correct Answer:: People Other Than Human Biologist Should Know This Because We Are All Human And Should Know About Our Body Systems.
Question : Why Is Homeostasis Important?
Correct Answer:: Homeostasis Is Important Because This Is The Stable Internal Environment We Must Be In, In Order To Properly Perform Everyday Functions.
Question : How Does The Body Maintain Homeostasis?
Correct Answer:: The Body Maintains Homeostasis By Using All Systems In The Body To Have A Part In Maintaining Homeostasis.
Question : What Is A Homeostatic Set Point?
Correct Answer:: The Homeostatic Set Point Is The Goal Of Homeostasis To Achieve A Physiological Set
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Point Which Is The Best Stable Internal Environment For The Body To Function.
Question : Which Organs Are Involved In Water, And
Glucose Balance?Correct Answer:: The Organs Involved For Water Balance Are The Osmoreceptors In The Hypothalamus Of The Brain And The Kidneys, But Osmosis In Cells Are Also Responsible For Water Balance. For Glucose Balance The Organs Responsible Are The Liver, Muscles, And The Pancreas.
Question : Where Do Different Molecules Enter Your
Body?Correct Answer:: Different Molecules Enter Your Body Through Your Mouth And Nose.
Question : How Are Molecules Absorbed?
Correct Answer:: Molecules Are Absorbed In The Villi And Microvilli Of The Intestines.