Biology Quiz

The drawing shows the frame of a house that is being built. Which body system performs the same role as the wood in the house?

• circulatory

• nervous

• respiratory

• skeletal

The table below shows the level of structural organization in some living organisms. At what level would a human heart be classified in the structural organization chart?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which shows structural organization from the simplest to the most complex?

• organisms → organ systems → cells → tissues → organs

• cells → organs → organ systems → tissues → organisms

• organisms → tissues → organs → organ systems → cells

• cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → organisms

Which of these systems functions to protect and support vital organs?

• digestive

• skeletal

• nervous

• excretory

Complex organisms require a large number of cells that

• are specialized and work together.

• resist being attacked by viruses and bacteria.

• will keep the organism warm.

• can retain more water than a small number of cells.

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Which involves the greatest variety of cell types?

• a tissue

• an organ

• an organ system

• an organism

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The structures in the bodies of many organisms have levels of organization that help the body to carry out life processes. Which list correctly shows how these levels are organized from the simplest to the most complex?

• tissue, cell, organ, organ system

• organ, cell, organ system, tissue

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• organ system, tissue, organ, cell

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Miranda learned how the human body carries out life functions. Which is the most basic level of organization in the human body?

• an organ

• a system

• a tissue

• a cell

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Which terms will correctly complete the diagram?

• 1 organisms; 2 tissues

• 1 tissues; 2 organs

• 1 organs; 2 organisms

• 1 organs; 2 tissues

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Which statement describes how muscles work to allow a person to extend an arm from a curled position by straightening the elbow?

• Both the biceps and triceps contract.

• Both the biceps and the triceps relax.

• The triceps contract and the biceps relax.

• The biceps contract and the triceps relax.