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WorksheetsPearson Chapter 5 Science Test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
What system moves blood through the body?
a)
respiratory system
b)
circulatory system
c)
digestive system
d)
excretory system
2.
When you hold your breath, your brain send a message to the diaphragm and rib muscles telling them to breathe. Why is this message sent from the brain?
a)
Oxygen builds up in the lungs.
b)
Oxygen builds up in the blood.
c)
Carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs.
d)
Carbon dioxide build up in the blood.
3.
What system does this illustration show?
a)
the nervous system
b)
the muscular system
c)
the circulatory system
d)
the respiratory system
4.
How does a pair of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
Both muscles contract at the same time.
b)
Both muscles relax and then work together.
c)
When one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
d)
When one muscle is voluntary, the other involuntary.
5.
What are the major organs of the nervous system?
a)
brain and stomach
b)
brain and spinal cord
c)
brain and heart
d)
brain and small intestine
6.
Which organs send chemicals to the small intestine to help digest food?
a)
kidneys and liver
b)
liver and stomach
c)
pancreas and liver
d)
pancreas and kidneys
7.
How does food move through the esophagus?
a)
Air presses food through the esophagus.
b)
Gravity forces food to move down the esophagus.
c)
Rings of muscles squeeze food down the esophagus.
d)
Food smoothly slides down the mucus-lined esophagus.
8.
Which is a function of the nervous system?
a)
controls how you react to information
b)
breaks down food into nutrients and wastes
c)
moves blood throughout your body
d)
takes oxygen into the lungs
9.
Name two system that work with the muscular system and explain how these systems work together.
a)
Skeletal system helps to move the body. Digestive system moves food to the stomach and intestines.
b)
Nervous system keeps you aware of what is going on.
10.
Explain what happens to the circulatory system when the respiratory system does not function properly.
a)
Circulatory system cannot transport enough oxygen to the rest of the body and without enough oxygen the rest of the organs will not function properly.
b)
The stomach stops digesting food and sending it to the intestines.
11.
The system of the body that helps you breathe is called
a)
circulatory system
b)
excretory system
c)
respiratory system
12.
A ___________ is a set of things that work together as a whole.
a)
system
b)
organ
c)
tissue
13.
A body system that moves blood through the body and includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels is called the _________________________.
a)
circulatory system
b)
excretory system
c)
respiratory system
14.
A group of the same kinds of cells that work together to do the same job is called _________________.
a)
system
b)
organ
c)
tissue
15.
A group of different tissues that join together into one structure
a)
system
b)
organ
c)
tissue
16.
The ______________ is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body.
a)
heart
b)
bladder
c)
lungs
17.
The main organ, or control center, of the nervous system is the ________________.
a)
kidneys
b)
stomach
c)
brain
18.
The ___________ is all the bones in the body.
a)
skin
b)
trachea
c)
skeleton
19.
A dome shaped muscle that moves down to make more space in your chest for air is also called the ________________.
a)
diaphragm
b)
instestines
c)
muscles
20.
The _______________ is a tube that carries air to the lungs.
a)
skin
b)
trachea
c)
skeleton
21.
A system of the body that is made up of muscles and the tissues that attach them to bones is also called the ________________.
a)
muscular system
b)
nervous system
c)
skeletal system
22.
The ______________ is a body system made up of bones that support the body and help it move.
a)
muscular system
b)
nervous system
c)
skeletal system
23.
The _____________ are organs that work together to move the body.
a)
diaphragm
b)
intestines
c)
muscles
24.
Organs that help the body exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the air outside the body are called ____________.
a)
heart
b)
bladder
c)
lungs
25.
This system of the body tells you what is going on in the world around you and it is the ______________________.
a)
muscular system
b)
nervous system
c)
skeletal system
26.
An organ that covers and protects the body and releases wastes from the blood through sweat glands.
a)
skin
b)
trachea
c)
skeleton
27.
The organ where food begins to break down after swallowing is called the __________________.
a)
kidneys
b)
stomach
c)
brain
28.
A hollow organ that collects and stores urine formed by the kidneys is called the _________________.
a)
heart
b)
bladder
c)
lungs
29.
The body system that breaks down food into very small parts that the body can use is the _______________________.
a)
excretory system
b)
skeletal system
c)
digestive system
30.
A pair of organs that remove waste from the blood are called the _________________.
a)
kidneys
b)
stomach
c)
brain
31.
A system of the body that remove waste from the blood is called the ________________________.
a)
circulatory system
b)
excretory system
c)
respiratory system
32.
___________________ are tube shaped organs through which most nutrients and water are absorbed from food.
a)
diaphragm
b)
intestines
c)
muscles
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