Systems - 5th grade

Marsha was asked to study the two cells.

Which statement about the cells could be true?

• Cell A was found in snakeskin, and cell B was found in the hair of a dog.

• Cell A was found in the root of a corn plant, and cell B was found in a tree leaf.

• Cell A was found in the scale of a fish, and cell B was found in the petal of a flower.

• Cell A was found in an apple, and cell B was found in the blood of an earthworm.

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This is a list of several human body systems.

*Circulatory system

*Digestive system

*Muscular system

*Skeletal system

Which two systems in the list work together to benefit the survival of humans by helping them to create shelter, pick up objects, and gather food?

• circulatory and digestive

• digestive and muscular

• muscular and skeletal

• skeletal and circulatory

Which diagram shows the body system whose main function is to pass nutrients, gases, hormones, and blood cells to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help maintain body temperature?

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To which body system does the human organ labeled X belong?

• digestive

• muscular

• nervous

• respiratory

Which is the name of the organ labeled X on the digestive system diagram?

• esophagus

• intestines

• liver

• stomach

Use the two cells to answer the question.

Which cell could belong to a leaf?

• only cell Y

• only cell X

• both cell X and cell Y

• neither cell X nor cell Y

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Use the two cells to answer the question.

Which organelle part is the nucleus in both diagrams above?

• part A

• part B

• part C

• part D

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Which diagram represents the nervous system of the human body?

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Despite being very different, unicellular and multicellular organisms have many of the same functions. Which function is shared in both types of organism?

• intake of nutrients for growth

• use of developed transport systems

• creation of specialized tissues

• all life processes occurring in all cells

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Why must complex multicellular organisms have transport systems?

• Most cells are too specialized to make their own food.

• Most cells cannot use nutrients as energy sources.

• Most cells lose materials to the environment and need a constant resupply.

• Most cells are too far from the external environment to exchange substances with it.

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