Quiz about Human Body

Question 1

What kind of information can be sent through the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

all of the above and much more

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hearing a fire alarm

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feeling a sharp pencil tip

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smelling pancakes or bacon

Question 2

What are some major parts of the digestive system?

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mouth, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

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kidneys, liver, bladder, and skin

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brain, spinal cord, and nerves

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heart, arteries, and veins

Question 3

Which body system lets you breathe oxygen in and carbon dioxide out?

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respiratory system

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circulatory system

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excretory system

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none of the above

Question 4

Which body system helps you remove waste products from your body that you do not need?

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excretory system

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muscular system

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skeletal system

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none of the above

Question 5

What are kidneys?

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a pair of excretory organs that filter waste products from blood

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curvy shapes that look like a human ear

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a pair of respiratory organs used for breathing

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red beans often used in chili and salads

Question 6

Smooth muscle is related to stomach in the same way that cardiac muscle is related to ________?

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heart

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lungs

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skeletal muscles

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strong

Question 7

The smallest units or parts of living things; the body's building blocks.

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cells

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organs

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tissues

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system

Question 8

Your large and small intestines are part of this body system.

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digestive

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nervous

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muscular

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skeletal

Question 9

A collection of the same kinds of cells working together to do the same job.

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tissues

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cells

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organs

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system

Question 10

The nutrients in food that supply the human body with energy.

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carbohydrates

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fats

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minerals

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proteins

Question 11

Nonliving substances found in nature.

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minerals

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fats

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organs

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cells

Question 12

In which part does digestion start?

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mouth

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heart

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stomach

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brain

Question 13

Which organ does pump blood in all the body?

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heart

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liver

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brain

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stomach

Question 14

Which human system do you see in the image?

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digestive system

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respiratory system

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circulatory system

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nervous system

Question 15

The system that provides movement, support, and blood cells to the body is?

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skeletal system

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muscular system

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digestive system

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urinary stystem

Question 16

Which type of waste is removed by the respiratory system?

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carbon dioxide

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bile

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urine

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amino acids

Question 17

Red blood cells are made in the?

Accepted Answer

bone marrow

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heart

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kidneys

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brain

Question 18

I have many jobs. I make bile to help your stomach break down food.  I also store nutrients your body needs.  I also make antibodies to help you fight disease.  What am I?

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liver

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kidneys

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stomach

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lungs

Question 19

I take and absorb the nutrients that your body needs from your food and I put it in your bloodstream so your body can use it.  What am I?

Accepted Answer

small intestines

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lungs

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liver

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large inttestines

Question 20

I am a muscle located behind your lungs.  I am always moving and I never get tired.  I pump blood to all parts of your body. What am I?

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heart

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lungs

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kidneys

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liver

Question 21

When you eat, I mix your food with chemicals made by your body, then I churn up your food into smaller parts.  What am I?

Accepted Answer

stomach

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small intestines

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large intestines

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liver

Question 22

Your body can't use every part of the food you eat. The waste comes to me , and I dry it out so it can leave your body. What am I?

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large intestines

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kidneys

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small intestines

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liver

Question 23

We are a pair of filters that clean your blood. We take liquid waste from your bloodstream and we send it down to your bladder. What are we?

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kidneys

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lungs

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liver

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arteries

Question 24

We take oxygen that your body needs from the air and put it in your blood and send it out of your body. What are we?

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lungs

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heart

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liver

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veins

Question 25

I hold your body parts in.  I have pores so sweat can escape your body.  I am filled with nerves that help you sense temperature and feel the things around you. What am I?

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skin

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bones

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heart

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muscles

Question 26

I control your muscles and all of the organs in your body.  I make sure you breathe automatically, ensure your heart beats properly, and remind you to blink your eyes. I even hold all of your thoughts and memories. What am I?

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brain

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muschles

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arteries

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veins

Question 27

We give your body support and structure. We also protect your delicate organs, like your brain, liver, and lungs. We are filled with a substance called marrow. What are we?

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bones

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muscles

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skin

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veins

Question 28

We are blood vessels that send blood back towards your heart. Most of the blood we carry doesn't have much oxygen left in it. What are we?

Accepted Answer

veins

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esophagus

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lungs

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kidneys

Question 29

We are blood vessels that send blood away from your heart to all different parts of your body. We have thicker, stronger walls than veins. What are we?

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arteries

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veins

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trachea

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esophagus

Question 30

I am sometimes called your "windpipe." When you breathe air travels through me to your lungs. What am I?

Accepted Answer

trachea

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esophagus

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arteries

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veins

Question 31

We work in pairs to pull your bones in different directions.  We also help move food and blood through your body. Without us, you'd wouldn't be able to move at all. What are we?

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muscles

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skin

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bones

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kidneys

Question 32

I am a tube in your throat. When you swallow, food, or drink travels down through me into your stomach. What am I?

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esophagus

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trachea

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stomach

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small intestines

Question 33

What two systems work together to protect and support movement that the human body makes?

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skeletal and muscular system

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nervous and skeletal system

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digestive and nervous system

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muscular and digestive system

Question 34

What is the skeletal system made of?

Accepted Answer

bones

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skin

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hair

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muscles

Question 35

______________ are formed from tissues that contract and relax, which produces motion.

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muscles

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bones

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shoulders

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eyes

Question 36

______________ are attached to ______________ and begin and control movement.

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muscles are attached to bones

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bones are attached to joints

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joints are attached to muscles

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eyes are attached to the orbital socket

Question 37

______________ are found in internal organs that are responsible for essential life processes.

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muscles

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bones

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eyes

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toes

Question 38

What is the largest organ in the human body?  Hint: it covers and protects the human body from outside elements.

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skin

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stomach

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intestine

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heart

Question 39

How does the brain know what the conditions are like outside?

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Nerve receptors

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Finger nails

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Bones

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Muscles

Question 40

What bone protects the brain?

Accepted Answer

Skull

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Rib Cage

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Femur

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Face

Question 41

The heart is a strong _______________

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muscle

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bone

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fat

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blood

Question 42

The _____________ are protected by the ribs.

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Heart and lungs

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Lungs and brain

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Heart and brain

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Stomach and Brain

Question 43

Your heart beats faster when you

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exercise

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rest

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sleep

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think

Question 44

This is the first area of the digestive system

Accepted Answer

Mouth

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Stomach

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Intestines

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Esophagus

Question 45

Which body system controls the communication that happens in the body?

Accepted Answer

Nervous System

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Skeletal System

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Digestive System

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Immune System

Question 46

Our brain is the size of ______________

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our 2 fists

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1 fist

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a tomato

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Cantaloupe

Question 47

Your heart is the size of ______________

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1 fist

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your 2 fists

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your brain

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a baseball

Question 48

The heart, blood vessels and blood are the major organs of which system?

Accepted Answer

CIRCULATORY

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DIGESTIVE

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EXCRETORY

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NERVOUS

Question 49

_________ is the meat part of any animal.

Accepted Answer

Muscle

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Tendon

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Bone

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Joint

Question 50

When scientists cut something open to figure out how a living thing works it is called?

Accepted Answer

Dissection

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Mutation

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Surgery

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Disilection

Question 51

Which characteristic do single-celled organisms and multicellular organisms have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both have a way to get rid of waste materials.

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Both have cells with specialized functions for each life process.

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Both perform all life processes within one cell.

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Both are able to make food from sunlight.

Question 52

Which body system sends electrical signals to all other body systems?

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nervous system

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circulatory system

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digestive system

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skeletal system

Question 53

What do red blood cells do?

Accepted Answer

move oxygen around the body

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help digest food

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destroy germs and viruses

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movement of arms and legs

Question 54

Nutrients are absorbed in the?

Accepted Answer

small intestine

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lungs

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heart

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kidneys

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stomach

Question 55

If your immune system has made antibodies, that means?

Accepted Answer

Your body has seen the virus before and it is likely you will not get it again.

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Your body has seen the virus before and it is very likely you will get it again.

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Your immune system does not make antibodies.

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Your body has seen the virus and the antibodies tell your body that it should shut down.

Question 56

Its primary job in the body is to fight diseases?

Accepted Answer

white blood cells

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kidneys

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heart

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red blood cells

Question 57

A/an ________ is an injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to help the individual gain immunity from a disease.

Accepted Answer

Vaccine

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Virus

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Vacuum

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Antibiotic

Question 58

Which of these is NOT a sign that the body is fighting a pathogen?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding

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Fever

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Coughing

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Sneezing

Question 59

You are a doctor and Little Billy is in your office with the flu. His mother wants you to prescribe an antibiotic. Which would be the best response?

Accepted Answer

"Unfortunately, antibiotics do not work against viruses like the flu."

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"Absolutely, get that kid an antibiotic!"

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"Actually, he just needs to take a painkiller."

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"Give him a vaccine and he will feel better right away!"

Question 60

Which type of virus has spikes on the outside, giving it a "crown-like" appearance?

Accepted Answer

Coronavirus

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Bacteriophage

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Norovirus

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Ebola virus

Question 61

Which of these would never be included in a vaccine, due to its potential to cause illness/disease?

Accepted Answer

Complete, fully active virus

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Fully deactivated virus

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Weakened virus

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Partial virus

Question 62

Which is smaller, a virus or a bacterium?

Accepted Answer

Virus

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Bacterium

Question 63

The skin helps the body?

Accepted Answer

maintain body temperature

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maintain a layer of protection against germs

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maintain blood pressure

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maintain the ratio of white blood cells to red blood cells

Question 64

When your doctor asks for a urine sample to check your sugar levels, he is also testing the function of the ____system.

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excretory

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digestive

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circulatory

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nervous

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