Cells, Human Body Systems and Genetics Review 2

Which of the following single celled organism eats by changing shape and surrounding its food?

• euglena

• amoeba

• humans

• bacteria

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cells

What do all living things have in common?

• they all have many cells

• they all eat pizza

• they all have hearts and brains

• they all carry out life processes

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cells

Lungs, trachea, diaphragm, bronchi are all part of which system?

• nervous

• circulatory

• skeletal

• respiratory

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body systems

Which of the following is a job of the skeletal system?

• digest food

• pumps blood

• protects organs

• helps us breath

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body systems

Which statement correctly identifies a part of the digestive system and its function?

• The heart pumps blood through the body.

• The stomach breaks down food to get nutrients.

• The lungs put oxygen into the blood.

• The brain tells us we are hungry.

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body systems

Which of the following describes how the nervous system works with the other systems.

• The brain tells the heart to pump blood.

• The intestines help put nutrients into the blood.

• The heart tells the stomach you are hungry.

• The bones help you feel things around you.

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body systems

Which of the following is an acquired trait?

• brown eyes

• light skin

• food preferences

• blonde hair

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heredity

Bobby is adopted. Even though he is not a blood relative of his parents, he talks like them, dresses like them, has similar beliefs as them, and similar interests. Why is this?

• These are traits he inherited from his birth parents.

• These are things that he must enjoy.

• These are traits he must have acquired from his adopted parents.

• He is probably not really adopted.

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heredity

Which of the following explains why a dog cannot have baby ducklings?

• Dogs are not good swimmers.

• Dogs do not have duck genes to pass on.

• Ducks need to live on water and dogs do not.

• It would be possible if you could mix their DNA together.

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heredity

White blood cells and red blood cells are parts of the circulatory system. Which of the following is true about them?

• they are both part of the same system

• they both do the same job

• they are both parts of single celled organisms

• they are both responsible for helping us breath

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cells