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BODY SYSTEMS

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which system eliminates waste products and helps maintain homeostasis (balance)?
a)
excretory
b)
respiratory
c)
circulatory
d)
digestive
2.
Which system acts as a barrier against infection and UV radiation and helps regulate body temperature?
a)
integumentary
b)
muscular
c)
digestive
d)
circulatory
3.
Which system absorbs oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?
a)
respiratory
b)
excretory
c)
endocrine
d)
immune
4.
This system transports oxygen, nutrients, and wastes and collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns it to the bloodstream.
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
skeletal
d)
digestive
5.
This system breaks down food into nutrients the body can absorb.
a)
digestive
b)
excretory
c)
reproductive
d)
immune
6.
This system fights pathogens (germs) and produces and stores white blood cells.
a)
immune
b)
muscular
c)
endocrine
d)
integumentary
7.
This system supports and protects vital organs, stores minerals, and produces red blood cells.
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
circulatory
d)
nervous
8.
This system sends chemical messages (hormones) that regulate growth, development, and metabolism.
a)
endocrine
b)
nervous
c)
immune
d)
skeletal
9.
Which system produces sperm and egg cells?  In females, it also nourishes the fetus.
a)
reproductive
b)
endocrine
c)
nervous
d)
immune
10.
Which system sends chemical messages (hormones) that regulates growth, development, and metabolism?
a)
endocrine
b)
immune
c)
digestive
d)
circulatory
11.
Which system sends electrical messages that helps control the body's responses to internal and external changes?
a)
nervous
b)
endocrine
c)
reproductive
d)
integumentary
12.
Sends and receives information. Controls body.
a)
Nervous
b)
Immune
c)
Lymphatic
d)
Muscular
13.
White blood cells.
a)
Lymphatic
b)
Immune
c)
Circulatory
d)
Respiratory
14.
Distributes (SENDS) Nutrients.
a)
Respiratory
b)
Circulatory
c)
Digestive
d)
Muscular
15.
Absorbs Oxygen. O2
a)
Muscular
b)
Digestive
c)
Respiratory
d)
Circulatory
16.
Supports Body.
a)
Muscular
b)
Nervous
c)
Skeletal
d)
Digestive
17.
Secrete (release) Waste
a)
Muscular
b)
Respiratory
c)
Digestive
d)
Excretory
18.
Absorb Nutrients
a)
Respiratory
b)
Muscular
c)
Digestive
d)
Circulatory
19.
Movement
a)
Muscular
b)
Nervous
c)
Immune
d)
Skeletal
20.
Hormones
a)
Lymphatic
b)
Endocrine
c)
Immune
d)
Circulatory
21.
White blood cells
a)
Lymphatic
b)
Immune
c)
Circulatory
d)
Respiratory
22.
The ______________________ is the body system that serves as a support framework. 
a)
muscular system
b)
skeletal system
c)
nervous system
d)
respiratory system
23.
Skin, hair, and nails make up the _____________________ system. 
a)
muscular system
b)
integumentary system
c)
skeletal system
d)
nervous system
24.
 ______________, the body's largest organ, contains melanin, which gives skin color that protects it from the sun's rays.
a)
Skin
b)
Tendon
c)
Nerves
d)
Joint
25.
breaks food into smaller molecules
a)
digestive system
b)
circulatory system
c)
respiratory system
d)
muscular system
26.
What three systems work together to move the body?
a)
skeletal, muscular, and nervous
b)
skeletal, respiratory, and digestive
c)
nervous, skeletal, and respiratory
d)
circulatory, respiratory, and digestive
27.
What two systems work together to supply the body with oxygen?
a)
respiratory and muscular
b)
respiratory and circulatory
c)
circulatory and digestive
d)
muscular and digestive
28.
Which of these is the most complex?
a)
brain
b)
red blood cell
c)
muscle tissue
d)
cow
29.
Which of these is the least complex?
a)
earthworm
b)
digestive system
c)
skin cell
d)
stomach
30.
Which term does not belong?
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
liver
31.
Which term does not belong?
a)
cartilage
b)
joints
c)
skin
d)
bone
32.
Which blood cell carries oxygen?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
platelets
33.
removes waste from body (CO2, urine, sweat, etc)
a)
digestive system
b)
excretory system
c)
respiratory system
d)
circulatory system
34.
The __________ is responsible for acquiring oxygen from air and the _______ for delivering it to the body.
a)
blood;skin
b)
circulatory;respiratory
c)
respiratory; circulatory 
d)
skin; blood
35.
What is the major function of the human excretory/urinary  system?
a)
Absorb nutrients from food
b)
Break down food mechanically
c)
Eliminate liquid waste materials
d)
Respond to stimuli
36.
What two gases are exchanged between the respiratory system and the circulatory system?
a)
Carbon dioxide and hydrogen
b)
Hydrogen and nitrogen
c)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
Oxygen and nitrogen
37.
Which of the following is an organ?
a)
Blood
b)
Ligament
c)
Nerve
d)
Skin
38.
What are the most basic building blocks of all organisms?
a)
Blood
b)
Cells
c)
Organs
d)
Tissues
39.
Waste must be carried from the cells to the kidneys to be filtered and removed from the body. Which two body systems must function properly for waste to be eliminated?
a)
Circulatory and digestive
b)
Circulatory and excretory
c)
Excretory and muscular
d)
Muscular and digestive
40.
Which body system will be most affected by a person suffering from asthma?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Muscular
c)
Nervous 
d)
Respiratory
41.
Which sequence lists the levels of organization in the human body from simplest to most complex?
a)
Organ system
Tissues
Cells
Organs
b)
Tissues
Cells
Organs
Organ systems
c)
Organs
Organ systems
Tissues
Cells
d)
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ systems
42.
What type of muscle is found only in the heart?
a)
Smooth
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiac
d)
Ventricular
43.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
d)
deliver oxygen to body
44.
The ___________ are the main organs of the respiratory system. 
a)
vein
b)
lungs
c)
artery 
45.
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
46.
A body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.
a)
skeletal system
b)
nervous system
c)
endocrine sytem
d)
integumentary system
47.
How does the endocrine system send messages?
a)
Through chemical messages
b)
Through electrical messages
c)
Through nervous messages
d)
It does not deliver any messages
48.
Which body system enables organisms to produce offspring?
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
endocrine
d)
reproductive
49.
How are eukaryotes different from prokaryotes?
a)
They aren't different, except the spelling.
b)
Phone a friend :/
c)
Eukaryotes have a NUCLEUS, prokaryotes do NOT!
d)
Prokaryotes have a NUCLEUS, eukaryotes do NOT!
50.
Digestion starts....
a)
In your stomach
b)
In your mouth
c)
In your intestines
d)
In your colon
51.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
52.
Tissues work together to make the following.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
53.
Organs work together to make the following.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
54.
Animal and Plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
55.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
56.
This type of cell has no nucleus, but it has a cell wall and ribosomes, but no other organelles.
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animals Cells
c)
Bacteria
57.
The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use
a)
Mitochondrion
b)
Golgi body
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
58.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
59.
This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
60.
This organelle is like a recycling center for the cell. It breaks down old materials. It is like a vacuum cleaner that cleans up the waste in cells.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplasts
61.
Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Apparatus
62.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
63.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
64.
What is the main function of the cell membrane?
a)
Digestion
b)
Storage
c)
Protecitve Barrier
d)
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!
65.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
66.
The levels of organization in an organism go in which order: from smallest to largest.
a)
Cell, Tissue, Organ System, Organ
b)
Cell, Organ, Tissue, Organ System
c)
Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell
d)
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System
67.
What does this structure do?
a)
supports the cell
b)
cell's control center
c)
converts energy to food
d)
makes proteins
68.
What are organelles that store food, water, and waste material
a)
vacuoles
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall
d)
 golgi bodies
69.
What is the gelatinlike material inside cell membrane
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuoles
c)
cytoplasm
d)
organelles
70.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
71.
What organelle do plants have surrounding their cells that animal cells lack?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Woody Stems
c)
Sharp thorns
d)
Cell Membrane
72.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
73.
What is the shape of a plant cell?
a)
Circle
b)
Square
c)
Oval
d)
triangle
74.
Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
75.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
76.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal 
c)
Neither
77.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal 
c)
Neither
78.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal 
c)
Neither
79.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
80.
What is the process that plant and algae cells use to make food?
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Vegetarian
81.
Hard outer covering of the plant cell is called ___.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplasm
82.
This means made of only one cell.
a)
multicellular
b)
unicellular
c)
mitosis
d)
meosis
83.
Part of the cell that controls what comes in and out of the cell is called the __.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
84.
This is called the storage center of the cell.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
85.
Name 2 organelles plant cells have that animal cells do not.
a)
vacuoles & nucleus
b)
mitochondri & vacuoles
c)
chloroplasts & cell wall
d)
cell membrane & chloroplasts
86.
This cell organelle makes food for the plant cell.
a)
chlorophyll
b)
vacuole
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
87.
The human heart, stomach, and lungs are examples of __.
a)
a single body system
b)
organs
c)
cells
d)
tissue
88.
The energy making site of a cell is called the __.
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
89.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
90.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
91.
The "powerhouse" of the cell- it makes energy for the cell. 
a)
Nucleus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Wall
92.
The structures where photosynthesis occurs.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Vacuole
93.
Your skin and hair are parts of your ___________
a)
endocrine system
b)
excretory system
c)
immune system
d)
integumentary system
94.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
95.
Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors?
a)
Sunlight, algae, and temperature
b)
Guppy, crab, oxygen
c)
Sunlight, soil, and weather
d)
Algae, temperature, and dog