24-25 Body and Plant System Test

Students studying the interaction among the reproductive parts of flowering plants make the graphic organizer shown.  Which terms best complete the numbered blanks in the flowchart?

The ​ (a)   attract pollinators.

Pollen is deposited on the ​ (b)   .

The pollen grain grows a tube that fuses (joins) the ​ (c)   .

• petals
• stigma
• ovule

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Water, sugar, and other important nutrients need to be transported from one part of a plant to another. Which statement correctly describes the interaction of the root and shoot systems during nutrient transport?

• The roots take in water and the leaves produce sugar that are transported to the rest of the plant through vascular tissues

• The leaves take in water and sugar, which are then transported to the rest of the plant through vascular tissues.

• The leaves take in water and the roots produce sugar that are transported to the rest of the plant through vascular tissues.

• The roots take in water and sugar, which are then transported to the rest of the plant through vascular tissues.

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Which plant response would best aid a plant in maximizing and retaining water acquired during a drought? 

• Decreasing stem and leaf growth, while increasing root growth.

• Increasing root, stem and leaf growth.

• Increasing leaf and root growth, while decreasing stem growth.

• Decreasing root growth, while increasing stem and leaf growth.

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Health-care workers are exposed to many different types of pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms. Which body systems work together to protect the body from pathogens? Antibodies are produced by the ​ (a)   and carried through the bloodstream by the ​ (b)   system to attack an invading virus.

• immune
• circulatory
• respiratory

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Biting flies can transmit diseases and cause loss of blood for animals in nature. Horses have developed behaviors to repel biting flies such as ear twitching, head tossing, leg stomping, and tail swishing.  Which statement best describes the interaction between body systems that allows horses to repel biting flies?

• The muscular system senses the biting flies and sends a signal to the integumentary system to move.

• The integumentary system senses the biting flies and sends a signal to the circulatory system to move.

• The nervous system senses the biting flies and sends a signal to the muscular system to move.

• The circulatory system senses the biting flies and sends a signal to the nervous system to move.

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Which three body systems interact to allow a person to sneeze?

• respiratory, skeletal, circulatory

• lymphatic, skeletal, respiratory,

• muscular, nervous, respiratory

• nervous, respiratory, circulatory

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......When the skin comes in contact with an irritant, receptors in the skin send signals to the spinal cord. The signal is then sent to the brain for processing, and the individual begins to scratch the affected area.

Which two systems are most likely interacting when a person experiences itching caused by a skin irritant?

• circulatory and excretory

• integumentary and nervous

• digestive and muscular

• respiratory and lymphatic

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Which sequence best describes an interaction between the integumentary and excretory systems that helps maintain homeostasis?

• Blood vessel is damaged -> Platelets begin to clump -> Blood vessel ruptures

• Body temperature increases -> Glands release sweat ->Body temperature decreases

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  Heart rate increases -> Blood vessels constrict -> Blood pressure increases

• Blood sugar levels rise -> Pancreas secretes insulin -> Blood sugar continues to rise

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The feedback loop for blood calcium homeostasis is shown. According to the diagram, which four body systems are interacting (working together) to maintain blood calcium homeostasis (balance)?

• Respiratory, immune, reproductive, endocrine

• Endocrine excretory, integumentary, muscular

• Endocrine, digestive, excretory, skeletal

• Respiratory, digestive, muscular, skeletal

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Positive thigmotropism is a response in plants in which they move and grow toward an object the plant comes into physical contact with, usually curling around the object.  This response of the shoot system benefits the plant by allowing the plant to —

• reach more sunlight for photosynthesis

• produce more pollen for pollinators

• absorb more water to transport to the leaves

• take in more carbon dioxide to convert into glucose

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