Science Quiz on Living Organisms and Body Systems Review RMT

A student finds a puddle of water in a garden and takes a sample. He wants to perform an experiment to determine if there are living things in the water. How could he collect data that would provide evidence of living things?

• observe the water closely to look for particles that are large enough to be seen

• examine the sample under a microscope to see if cells are present

• determine the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide present in the water

• measure the weight of the sample over several days to see if the weight increases

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What body systems interact and work to expel wastes from the body?

• digestive and circulatory

• nervous and circulatory

• nervous and excretory

• digestive and excretory

While studying a sample of seawater, a researcher identifies a new type of bacteria and a new type of virus. The table here describes some features of each.

Which of the following statements does the information in the table support?

• Viruses are living because they can reproduce in a host cell.

• Viruses are nonliving because they are not made up of cells.

• Bacteria are living because they can survive without food.

• Bacteria are nonliving because they have to divide to reproduce.

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This diagram shows levels of organization in the human body.

Which level of organization is the structure labeled with the blue X?

• tissue

• organism

• organ

• cell

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Which of the following life processes requires specialized cells in multicellular organisms?

• digestion

• respiration

• circulation

• all of these

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John enjoys kayaking in the river by his house. John changes the position of the oars in the water to steer the kayak and avoid rocks in his path. Which statement correctly describes how John is able to steer the kayak?

• John’s eyes send a signal directly to his arms to change the position of the oars.

• John’s eyes send a signal to his brain; his brain processes this information and sends a signal to his arms to change the position of the oars.

• John’s arms send a signal directly to his brain to change the position of the oars.

• John’s brain sends a signal to his eyes; his eyes transmit this signal to his arms to change the position of the oars.

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In which list are body structures arranged from least complex to most complex?

• tissue — organ — organism — cell — organ system

• cell — organ — tissue — organ system — organism

• tissue — cell — organism — organ — organ system

• cell — tissue — organ — organ system — organism

This image shows an onion root viewed under a microscope.

What does this image best demonstrate?

• Living organisms are composed of one or more cells.

• New cells only arise from pre-existing cells.

• Cells of different organisms have a similar composition.

• Each cell can perform all functions necessary for life.

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The image shows a model of a plant cell.

All cells need energy to live. How do the organelles in the plant cell above work together to get and use this energy?

• Chloroplasts make food using energy from the Sun, and mitochondria break down this food to release energy for the cell.

• The vacuole takes in energy from the environment, and chloroplasts change this energy into a form the cell can use.

• Mitochondria take in food from the environment, and the nucleus breaks down this food to release its energy to the cell.

• The nucleus makes energy from materials in the cell, and the vacuole stores this energy until the cell needs to use it.

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Cells routinely release wastes as they perform their functions. In the human body, this waste is often released into the bloodstream. Which organ removes much of this waste from the bloodstream so that it can then also be removed from the body?

• the lungs

• the stomach

• the heart

• the kidneys

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