Functions
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the structure and function of the human skeletal system?
A. The skeletal system breaks down food into energy
B. The skeletal system circulates blood
C. The skeletal system provides a frame to support and protect the body
D. The skeletal system sends messages between the brain and the body.
C. The skeletal system provides a frame to support and protect the body
Which two systems interact MOST CLOSELY with each other?
A)Digestive and Immune
B)Digestive and Nervous
C)Digestive and Skeletal
D)Digestive and Excretory
D)Digestive and Excretory
The brain and spinal cord are part of
the nervous system.
True or False?
True
At lunch, Leah shares her water bottle with her friend, Dara. If Leah has been exposed to the influenza virus, she may get sick with the flu. She may also pass the virus to Dara. Which type of disease is the flu?
a)Autoimmune
b)Environmental
c)Infectious
d)Parasitic
c)Infectious
Which of these scientists would MOST LIKELY engage in fieldwork to study organisms?
A. Chemist
B. Biologist
C. Physicist
D. Mathematician
B. Biologist
Which list includes three body systems that have similar functions?
A. digestive, nervous, skeletal
B. immune, integumentary, lymphatic
C. circulatory, digestive, respiratory
D. reproductive, endocrine, lymphatic
B. immune, integumentary, lymphatic
Your pulse rate and breathing rate increase and decrease together. This is an example of which two systems interacting?
a) Respiratory and Circulatory
b) Nervous and Musculoskeletal
c) Circulatory and Digestive
d Immune and Respiratory
a) Respiratory and Circulatory
The main organ(s) in the circulatory system is the ____.
A)Brain
B)Lungs
C)Stomach
D)Heart
D)Heart
Some of the most infectious agents are present in substances that are taken into the human body. Which of the following BEST describes how an infectious agent contained in a substance can enter the human body?
A)Through the muscular system
B)Through the immune system
C)Through the digestive system
D)Through the nervous system
C)Through the digestive system
A Science class is studying seeds. They plan to measure the length, height, and mass of different types of seeds. Which of these items should the class use to record their measurements?
a)Camera
b)Drawing
c)Graph
d)Table
A: What is D) table?
Which system controls the functions of all the other systems?
A. Digestive system
B. Excretory system
C. Immune/Integumentary/Lymphatic systems
D. Nervous system
D. Nervous system
The skin protects an organism’s body from the environment. The skin is part of the ___________ system.
a)Digestive
b)Excretory
c)Integumentary
c)Integumentary
The function of the kidneys is to _________________________.
a)Filter waste from the blood.
b)Release urine from the body.
c)Help digest food
d)Fight pathogens/infectious agents
a)Filter waste from the blood.
Which type of pathogen is NOT a living thing?
a)Bacteria
b)Virus
c)Fungi
d)Parasite
b)Virus
Scientific Theories can change if new evidence is discovered. True or False?
True
What is the main purpose of the nervous system in the human body to maintain homeostasis?
A. Relaying messages between the body and brain
B. Circulating oxygen throughout the body
C. Releasing hormones to regulate body functions
D. Protecting the body from infectious agents
A. Relaying messages between the body and brain
The lymphatic and integumentary system work together with the ____________ system to protect the body.
A)Digestive
B)Immune
C)Respiratory
D)Nervous
B)Immune
The structures in the lungs which transfer oxygen into the bloodstream are called ___________
a)Arteries
b)Alveoli
c)Lymph
d)Pancreas
b)Alveoli
Which type of pathogen will antibiotics only work on?
a)Bacteria
b)Virus
c)Parasite
d)Fungi
a) bacteria
Tanya wrote the names of the five levels of structural organization. She wrote them in order from the smallest structure to the largest structure. Which of the following lists is correct?
A. Cells, tissues, organ systems, organisms, organs
B. Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
C. Tissues, cells, organ systems, organs, organisms
D. Tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems
B. Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
The bladder, kidneys, lungs, and skin are organs that work together to maintain homeostasis? What is the function of these organs?
A. Digesting food
B. Exchanging gases
C. Protecting against disease
D. Eliminating waste products
D. Eliminating waste products
The brain sending messages to the body to move is an example of which two system?
a)Nervous and Immune
b)Respiratory and Nervous
c)Digestive and Musculoskeletal
d)Nervous and Musculoskeletal
d)Nervous and Musculoskeletal
The esophagus is a tube which allows us to ________________________.
a)Swallow food from mouth to stomach
b)Breathe air from mouth to lungs
c)Release liquid waste from the body
d)Absorb water from food
a)Swallow food from mouth to stomach
Which type of pathogen is multicellular?
a)Bacteria
b)Virus
c)Fungi
c) Fungi
Which type of pathogen is the flu and common cold?
a) bacteria
b) virus
c) fungi
d) parasite
b) virus