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Living Things II Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
2.
Which is the largest structure?
a)
Cells
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organism
3.
The main function of the respiratory system is to bring _______________ into the body and exhale ___________________ out of the body. 
a)
oxygen, nitrogen 
b)
carbon dioxide, oxygen
c)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
d)
nitrogen, oxygen 
4.
The place where the lungs exchanges gases is the 
a)
alveoli
b)
diaphragm
c)
bronchus
d)
nose and mouth
5.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
6.
Which is the correct pathway that food takes through the alimentary canal?
a)
mouth, stomach, esphagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
b)
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum
c)
mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, rectum
d)
rectum, rectum, rectum.  Anal retentive teacher
7.
The purpose of the cardiovascular system is
a)
To distribute nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
b)
To control the functions of the other body systems
c)
To move and stabilize the body
d)
To take in oxygen into the body and release carbon dioxide
8.
The purpose of the muscular system is
a)
To distribute nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
b)
To control the functions of the other body systems
c)
To move and stabilize the body
d)
To take in oxygen into the body and release carbon dioxide
9.
The purpose of the nervous system is
a)
To distribute nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
b)
To control the functions of the other body systems
c)
To move and stabilize the body
d)
To take in oxygen into the body and release carbon dioxide
10.
The following is NOT a part of the digestive system: 
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Bladder
11.
The purpose of the integumentary system is to:
a)
Protect against infection
b)
Filter wastes from the body
c)
Balance the hormones in the body
d)
Provide a barrier against external (outside) bacteria
12.
The purpose of the immune system is to:
a)
Protect against infection
b)
Filter wastes from the body
c)
Balance the hormones in the body
d)
Provide a barrier against external (outside) bacteria
13.
The purpose of the endocrine system is to:
a)
Protect against infection
b)
Filter wastes from the body
c)
Balance the hormones in the body
d)
Provide a barrier against external (outside) bacteria
14.
Which system takes food into the body, breaks down food, and absorbs the digested materials?
a)
respiratory
b)
circulatory
c)
digestive
d)
excretory
15.
Which system collects and removes wastes?
a)
Muscular
b)
Circulatory
c)
Digestive
d)
Excretory
16.
Which system carries needed materials to the body cells and carries wastes away from the body cells?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Digestive
c)
Nervous
d)
Excretory
17.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
18.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
19.
A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
20.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
21.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
22.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
23.
The genotypic ratio here is
a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
24.
How many boxes would say BB?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
0
25.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
26.
AA and Aa always show up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
27.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
28.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
29.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
30.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
31.
People that do not have the ability to distinguish hues are considered to have _
a)
progeria
b)
cystic fibrous
c)
tay-sachs
d)
colorblindness
32.
Which gender is TYPICALLY affected by sex-linked disorders?
a)
Men
b)
Women
33.
As a species evolve, they develop ________ and ________ others
a)
old traits, save
b)
new traits, save
c)
old traits, lose
d)
new traits, lose
34.
How many girls in this family express this recessive disorder?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
35.
What is the purpose of using a pedigree?
a)
To determine the average age of a family 
b)
To find out family histories and medical records 
c)
To find out whether a couple can have a boy or a girl 
d)
To trace the inheritance of a certain trait through generations