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Animal Systems

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Organ system that takes nutrients from your food and absorbs it into your body.
a)
Circulatory
b)
Digestive
c)
Respiratory
d)
Endocrine
2.
Organ system that includes HORMONES and glands
a)
Excretory
b)
Endocrine
c)
Circulatory
d)
Lymphatic /Immune
3.
Organ System that provides support and protection for your body.
a)
Muscular
b)
Skeletal
c)
Circulatory
d)
Endocrine
4.
Organ system that SENDS and RECEIVES MESSAGES to different parts of your body.
a)
Circulatory
b)
Nervous
c)
Integumentary
d)
Digestive
5.
Organ System that uses kidneys and bladder to REMOVE URINE from your body.
a)
Excretory
b)
Endocrine
c)
Integumentary
d)
Digestive
6.
What is HOMEOSTASIS?
a)
Body's ability to maintain a STABLE internal environment
b)
Body's ability to maintain an internal environment that is constantly CHANGING
7.
What is a group of organs that work together?
a)
Cell 
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ Group
d)
Organ System
8.
Organ System that includes skin, hair, and nails.  Protects your body and regulates body termperature.
a)
Integumentary
b)
Circulatory
c)
Digestive
d)
Excretory
9.
Organ system that TRANSPORTS materials around your body
a)
Circulatory
b)
Respiratory
c)
Digestive
d)
Endocrine
10.
Organ System that provides MOVEMENT for your body.
a)
muscular
b)
skeletal
c)
circulatory
d)
respiratory
11.
Organ System that Exchanges Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide with the air you breathe in.
a)
Respiratory
b)
Circulatory
c)
Digestive
d)
Muscular
12.
Marrow cavity inside the bones is responsible for what?
a)
growth
b)
transporting plasma throughout the body
c)
producing enzymes
d)
making red bloods cells
13.
Involuntary cardiac muscles are found only in one of the following organs in the body?
a)
liver
b)
small intestine
c)
heart
d)
lung
14.
Skeletal muscles are which type of muscles?
a)
voluntary
b)
rigid
c)
involuntary
d)
marrow
15.
One of the skins functions is to:
a)
respond to digestion by producing enzymes
b)
regulate white blood cells
c)
control the heart
d)
provide protection from environment & disease
16.
Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the digestive system?
a)
respiration
b)
chemical breakdown
c)
mechanical breakdown
d)
absorption
17.
The villi are associated with the ____ and function in ____  
a)
pancreas, release of hormones
b)
gall bladder, production of bile
c)
small intestine, absorption 
d)
large intestine, excretion
18.
Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth?
a)
chemical only
b)
mechanical only
c)
Chemical and Mechanical 
d)
Chemical, Mechanical and voltaic
19.
Which organ is responsible for eliminating protein by-products?
a)
Kidney
b)
Bladder
c)
Rectum
d)
Small Intestines
20.
What is the main function of the Excretory System?
a)
To excrete saliva
b)
Get rid of waste products from your cells
c)
Break down food for digestion
d)
Circulate oxygen
21.
Which type of digestion does stomach acid help with? 
a)
chemical
b)
mechanical
c)
pH
d)
peristalsis
22.
Which correctly follows the pathway of food through the digestive tract?
a)
Mouth – stomach – esophagus – small intestines – large intestines - rectum
b)
Mouth – esophagus– stomach– small   intestines – kidneys - large intestines – rectum
c)
Mouth – esophagus– stomach– large   intestines – small intestines – rectum
d)
Mouth – esophagus– stomach– small   intestines – large intestines – rectum 
23.
Protects your heart and lungs.
a)
veins
b)
quadriceps
c)
rib cage
d)
ulna
24.
Carries nutrients and oxygen through its walls to the cells.
a)
veins
b)
capillaries
c)
left ventricle
d)
aorta
25.
maintain stable internal conditions. Examples include fever and vomiting.
a)
homeostasis
b)
telekinesis
c)
alveoli
d)
epidermis
26.
a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.
a)
endocrine system 
b)
nervous system
c)
nerve
d)
neuron
27.
main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.
a)
brain
b)
electrical impulse
c)
gland
d)
heart
28.
brain cell /
nerve cell
a)
Dr. Suess tree
b)
neuron
c)
skin cell
d)
red blood cell
29.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
30.
Part of the nervous system made of the nerves that are not part of the brain or spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
31.
response to harmful external stimuli such as an attacks, or threats to survival: to fight back or run away.
a)
fight or flight
b)
sleep
c)
bleeding
d)
bears
32.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
33.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
34.
Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
35.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
36.
Which 2 parts make up the Central Nervous System?
a)
Brain and Heart
b)
Brain and Spinal Cord
c)
Heart and Lungs
d)
Spinal Cord and Heart
37.
The RIGHT side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to...
a)
the rest of the body
b)
to the lungs
c)
back to the heart
d)
to the brain
38.
The LEFT side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood...
a)
to the lungs
b)
to the brain
c)
back to the heart
d)
to the rest of the body
39.
The main organ of the Circulatory System that pumps blood around the body is the...
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Spinal Cord
40.
Chewing food is an example of _____________.
a)
chemical digestion
b)
physical digestion
41.
tiny fingerlike projections in the small intestine
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Villi
c)
Rectum
d)
Pancreas
42.
The digestive system works with the respiratory system to make cellular respiration possible. 
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Carbon dioxide is necessary for cellular respiration.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Lactase is an enyzme that turns lactose into . . .
a)
glucose.
b)
protein.
c)
water.
d)
oxygen.
45.
What do Red-Blood cells do?
a)
Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and  transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs
b)
keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards
c)
Collects  blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins
d)
Bring nutriients to the cells and carries away waste materials.
46.
What does blood do?
a)
Carries Water to cells
b)
Carries Oxygen to cells
c)
Carries Food to cells
d)
All of the above 
47.
Choose the correct order blood goes through the circulatory system:
a)
right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, arteries, tissues, veins
b)
left ventricle, veins, lungs, heart, right ventricle, right atrium, arteries
c)
heart, arteries, lungs, post office, veins, tissues, mailbox
d)
right ventricle, right atrium, lungs, left ventricle, left atrium, tissues, arteries, veins
48.
situation in which muscle loses its ability to contract, due to being used strenuously for a long period of time
a)
muscle pain
b)
muscle cramp
c)
muscle fatigue
d)
oxygen debt
49.
a nerve cell that is connected to a muscle fiber
a)
sensory neuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
dendrite
d)
axon
50.
What is the immune system’s main purpose?
a)
Let’s germs into the body.
b)
Helps your body fight off  illness and disease.
c)
The immune system produces illness and bacteria.
d)
The immune system trap germs in an organ so they do not spread.
51.
What do white blood cells create to fight infections?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antigens
c)
Antibodies
d)
Leukocytes
52.
Which is NOT considered FIRST line of defense?
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Skin
c)
Hair
d)
Mucous Membranes
53.
Which part of the blood has the job of fighting disease
a)
red blood cells
b)
platelets
c)
white blood cells
d)
plasma
54.
The use of oxygen by the cells to release enery from food is called...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
55.
Which is NOT an organ of the urinary system?
a)
kidney
b)
bladder
c)
ureter
d)
liver