Plant and Animal Systems Quiz

The ______________________ is the body system that breaks food down so that it can be used by the body.  

• circulatory system 
• digestive system 
• respiratory system 
• skeletal system

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• regulate the body's functions by secreting hormones
• protect the inner organs of the body from harm
• coordinate the actions of the body
• exchange carbon dioxide & oxygen with the environment

The following is an example of which two systems working together:
"The small intestine absorbs nutrients from our food and they are carried through the blood to the cells."

• Digestive and Circulatory
• Digestive and Respiratory
• Digestive and Skeletal
• Digestive and Nervous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Fill in the blanks:
"The ________ system allows us to move around, but the _________ system controls our movement."

• Skeletal, Nervous
• Nervous, Skeletal
• Muscular, Skeletal
• Nervous, Muscular

This system includes the skin, hair, and nails.

• integumentary
• nervous
• skeletal
• muscular

This system is the body's defense against attack.

• endocrine
• excretory
• muscular
• immune

Plant roots have extensions called root hairs. These root hairs are important in the homeostasis of the plant. Which statement best explains the importance of the root hairs to the stems and leaves of the plant?

• root hairs convert minerals into glucose for immediate use by cells

• root hairs decrease the need for osmosis and diffusion in vascular tissue

• root hairs prevent water loss in leaves through transpiration and gas exchange

• root hairs increase the surface area of the roots for nutrient and water absorption

For desert plants, the stoma would be...

• open during the day

• open during the night

• open at all times

• closed at all times

Xylem transports...

• water

• sugar

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Phloem transports

• water

• sugar

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3