This document contains 11 quizzes on biology topics related to cells, tissues, muscles, nervous system, senses, and other subjects. Each quiz has 5-10 multiple choice or short answer questions. The document was created by Caden Mitchell for a West Chester University BIO 259 class. It provides the quizzes and questions that will be used for class assessments.

1. West Chester University
BIO 259
Class Quizzes
Created by: Caden Mitchell
To complete the quizzes, I would recommend using a variety of methods that all
use a student focus. A few examples of this would be administering the quiz to the
session as individuals, administering the quiz to the sessionas a group and making
a basic review game out of the questions. Be sure to let each student know they
must write down the questions and answers to ensure the material is retained and
available for review at a later time.
Quiz 0 (optional review)
1. What are the three subatomic particles?
2. The charge of the atom is determined by what two subatomic particles?
3. The atomic mass is comprised of what 2 subatomic particles?
4. What are isotopes?
5. The pH that a solution is neither an acid or a base is what?
Quiz 1
1. Explain the difference between pinocytosis and phagocytosis. What type of
transport do both of these fall under?
2. What form of transport is facilitated diffusion?
3. The end result of simple diffusion is what?
4. Define resting membrane potential. What is the voltage rating?
5. A 5% glucose solution is _____________to a 15% glucose solution. What
about a 5% glucose solution?
6. What information does a volt meter measure?
7. What is due for lecture? (Lecture Quiz)
8. What is the arrangement of microtubules within a centriole? Why is it in this
arrangement?

2. 9. What are the 2 main functions of the Golgi? What two macro molecules does it
involve?
10. What is osmosis?
Quiz 2
1. What is the chemical equation of cell respiration? Is it endergonic or exergonic?
2. Explain what redox reactions are.
3. Where can you find energy in the form of kcals in the cell respiration equation?
4. What is the amount of that energy in the form of kcals?
5. How many ATP can get from breaking down an NADH2 molecule? What about
FADH2?
6. Cellular respiration yields how many ATP total? Does this number ever change?
7. Anaerobic respiration is the oxidation of what molecule?
8. What is bioenergetics?
Quiz 3
Answer the following in short answer or bullet point format. (2 sentences max)
1. What are the 4 basic tissue types?
2. Explain the difference between simple and stratified.
3. Explain intramembranous and endochondral ossification. Include which is
derived from mesenchyme as part of your answer.
4. Explain pseudostratified.
5. What type of tissue would you find an interface between 2 different
environments?
6. What are osteoclasts and osteoblasts?
7. Why do we use heparinized needles?
8. What is the only example of transitional epithelium?
9. What is the main difference between exocrine and endocrine glands? Give one
example of each.
Quiz 4
1. Define the epidermis and dermis.
2. Label each stratum layer (spinosum, lucidum, basale, corneum, and granulosum)
in order of most to least superficial.
3. All cell division takes place in what layer?
4. What is the main function of melanocytes?
5. What causes an individual to have fingerprints? What about goosebumps?

3. 6. What layers are each of these structure from number 5 found in?
7. What is the most common component of the hypodermis?
8. Describe the primitive streak?
Quiz 5
1. As organs, muscles consist of what 4 components?
2. Draw a cross sectionof a muscle cell and label each part?
Word bank:
Muscle fiber Myofibrils
Myofilaments. Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
3. What are the three types of muscle tissue?
4. What happens when you initiate contraction in any given SMOOTHmuscle
fiber? Is this a voluntary or involuntary?
5. Based on what you know, list the three types of muscle tissue from question
number 3 in order of how resistant they are to fatigue. Start with the least resistant
type.
6. Draw and label each part of the sarcomere. Include in your sketch an I band, A
band, z line and the sarcomere itself.
Quiz 6
1. Knowing that the thin filaments are pulled towards the center of the sarcomere
during striated muscle contraction, the formation of what will result?
2. Is energy (used/stored)when the myosin head is cocked into position.
3. What causes rigor mortis?
4. the muscles that move the eyes and tongue would be categorized as
ventral______________ muscles.
5. All striated muscle is derived from_____________?
6. Provide an example of a dorsalextensor. Provide an example of a ventral flexor.
7. All nerves fall under one of two functions. What are these two functions? Of
these, which one is based on inputs and which one is based on outputs?
8. give an example of the following:
Somatic Sensory
Somatic Motor
Visceral Sensory
Visceral Motor
HINT: somatic is more external and visceral is more internal
9. Draw a typical Neuron. Include in your drawing dendrites, cell body, nucleus,
axon and synapse.
Quiz 7

4. 1. What does an oscilloscopemeasure?
2. A nervous impulse travels through the nervous system in the form of an
_______________current.
3. What is a stimulus?
4. Explain what happens during depolarization. What about repolarization?
5. Once both of these occurthere is an unequal ionic concentration of what two
ions? what is one about this and are there any unnatural forces working on it?
Quiz 8
1. Calcium causes the release of what neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft?
2. The neurotransmitter from question number 1 does what to your postsynaptic
neuron?
3. What is an EPSP? IPSP?
4. What is convergence?
5. T/F Information can change at a synapse.
6. Name 4 agents that effect synaptic transmission.
Quiz 9
1. Define the difference of a root and rami.
2. What are the 3 plexuses and what areas of the bodydo they innervate?
3. Draw a diagram with a pre and post-ganglionic neuron.
4. What is the main difference between the CNS and PNS.
5.
Quiz 10
1. The cerebellum is located where? What are its sensory input functions?
2. Draw the input/output feedback loop using each location with an arrow to the
next.
3. What is the inner gray layer made up of in the cerebellum? what about the
middle white layer?
4. The four bumps along the tracts of fibers running from the cerebellum to the
cerebrum, located in the mesencephalon, are collectively called what? And, can be
further broken down into what 2 names?
5. draw and label the developmental structures of the spinal cord. you may use
partners for this question.
6. If your consciously aware of a sensory
Quiz 11
1. Where is the round window located within the inner ear?
2. Both the membranous labyrinth and bony labyrinth are filled with a liquid?
What is this liquid called and what is there purpose?
3. Define dynamic equilibrium and explain its significance and relativity to the
semicircular ducts?
4. Why do we have otoliths?

5. 5. Draw and label a cut section of the cochlea.
6. Draw, label and explain the function of each part of the ear?