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WorksheetsHUMAN BODY & CELLS
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What hormone is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?
a)
Testosterone
b)
Cortisol
c)
Adrenaline
d)
Parathyroid Hormone
2.
Name the system
a)
muscular
b)
endocrine
c)
integumentary
d)
nervous
3.
Which system sends messages to and from the brain?
a)
integumentary
b)
nervous
c)
skeletal
4.
Which of the following gland does NOT belong to the endocrine system?
a)
pituitary
b)
testes
c)
salivary
d)
thyroid
5.
Which system regulates your body temperature?
a)
endocrine
b)
muscular
c)
skeletal
6.
IN which system are the organs called glands?
a)
integumentary
b)
muscular
c)
endocrine
7.
What most likely will cause you to vomit?
a)
spoiled food
b)
cold temperatures
c)
lack of water
d)
too much sunlight
8.
When the body is in fight or flight response due to a stressful stimulus the following may happen.
a)
less blood goes to the brain
b)
sweating increases
c)
heart rate decreases
d)
muscles relax
9.
Where does an internal stimulus occur?
a)
within an organism
b)
from outside the organism
c)
in the blood
d)
in the air
10.
Where does an internal stimulus occur?
a)
within an organism
b)
from outside the organism
c)
in the blood
d)
in the air
11.
In order to maintain balance within their environment, organisms must:
a)
constantly respond to internal and external stimuli
b)
eat every day
c)
avoid competition with other organisms
d)
move around as little as possible
12.
Which of the following is a stimulus?
a)
a red light
b)
a fire alarm
c)
a change in air pressure
d)
all of the above
13.
The spinal cord is part of the nervous system.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the function of the nervous system.
a)
provide nutrients for the body.
b)
send and recieve messages
c)
circulate oxygen to sells
d)
remove carbon dioxide from blood
15.
inside the body
a)
internal
b)
external
16.
Which of the following is a part of the nervous system?
a)
lungs
b)
the heart
c)
the spinal cord
d)
skin
17.
When a person exercises, temperature changes occur on the body’s surface. Which of the following would be the correct way for the body to maintain homeostasis during intense exercise?
a)
run fast
b)
increased oxygen intake for energy
c)
sweating
d)
sweating and increased oxygen intake for energy
18.
What is the circulatory system made up of?
a)
Food, water
b)
Hands, Feet
c)
Heart, Blood Vessels, Veins, Blood
d)
Sunlight, Plants
19.
What does the circulatory system use to carry nutrients and oxygen?
a)
Blood
b)
Water
c)
Pepsi
d)
Blood Vessels
20.
What are the two main types of blood cells?
a)
orange and green blood cells
b)
red and white blood cells
c)
purple and blue blood cells
d)
blue and red blood cells
21.
_________ Carry blood away from the heart to various organs
a)
Arteries
b)
Capillaries
c)
Veins
22.
What is a major organ used in the circulatory system?
a)
Lungs
b)
Kidneys
c)
Liver
d)
Heart
23.
__________ Very small tubes that connect arteries to veins; the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Veins
b)
Capillaries
c)
Arteries
24.
What do the arteries do?
a)
pumps blood to the heart
b)
pumps blood to and from the heart
c)
carry's blood away from the heart
d)
a muscle
25.
What is the main organ in the circulatory system?
a)
vein
b)
lung
c)
heart
d)
aorta
26.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
To pump blood around the body
b)
To remove oxygen from the blood
c)
To allow blood to flow through it
d)
To breath
27.
Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.
a)
False
b)
True
28.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
29.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide/waste
d)
waste/air
30.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
31.
Red blood cells transport __________ around our body.
a)
oxygen
b)
plasma
c)
bones
d)
cardiac muscles
32.
What is the purpose of white blood cells?
a)
carry oxygen
b)
fight pathogens
c)
help the kidneys
d)
identifies blood type
33.
What is a pacemaker?
a)
Electronic device used to help the heart beat regularly
b)
To help kidneys filtrate blood
c)
To measure your blood pressure
34.
What are the main parts of the cardiovascular system?
a)
heart and lungs
b)
blood, blood vessels, and heart
c)
blood, heart, and brain
d)
veins, arteries, lungs, and heart
35.
What do red blood cells do?
a)
Carry oxygen
b)
Fight infection and disease
c)
Produce carbon dioxide
36.
What type of muscle do you find in the heart?
a)
smooth muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
cardiac muscle
37.
What is the main function of the heart ?
a)
The heart circulates blood and oxygen throughout the body.
b)
The heart is the control centers for all body activities.
c)
The heart gets rid of the wastes in your body.
38.
What function do the kidneys perform?
a)
eliminate carbon dioxide
b)
supply oxygen to body cells
c)
remove urea and excess water
d)
play a role in gas exchange
39.
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
a)
lungs
b)
skin
c)
liver
d)
kidneys
40.
The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called
a)
gas exchange.
b)
respiration.
c)
excretion.
d)
filtration.
41.
Using the picture, what is the structure of A?
a)
ureter
b)
kidney
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urethra
42.
What is #3?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureters
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
43.
These organs are responsible for what?
a)
storing urine
b)
storing water
c)
filtering blood
d)
they don't have a particular job
44.
How many kidneys do you have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
45.
Which excretory organ eliminates feces?
a)
lungs
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
stomach
46.
Which excretory organ eliminates water and some chemical wastes in perspiration?
a)
lungs
b)
skin
c)
liver
d)
kidneys
47.
What systems work with the excretory system that remove waste?
a)
respiratory, endocrine, digestive, & integumentary
b)
respiratory, urinary, digestive, & integumentary
c)
respiratory, circulatory, digestive, & integumentary
d)
respiratory, endocrine, digestive, & circulatory
48.
What is the main function of the urinary system?
a)
Keep your body hydrated
b)
Expelling water from your body
c)
Removing poisons from your body
d)
Removing solid wastes from your body
49.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
50.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
51.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism
52.
This is a example of........
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
53.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
54.
The brain is a part of which organ system?
a)
nervous
b)
skeletal
c)
muscular
d)
digestive
55.
The lungs and the kidneys are examples of
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
organ systmes
56.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
57.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
58.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
59.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell skin
60.
What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
61.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
62.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
63.
A group of tissues that work together to perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
64.
A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
65.
Organs that work together to perform a related function is called _____________?
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organ system
d)
organs
66.
He discovered that all plants are made of cells:
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Theordor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Mattias Schleiden
67.
Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
68.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
69.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.
a)
organelle
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
70.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
71.
Name the organ label # 6.
a)
alveoli
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
lungs
72.
Identify this structure.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
sap vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
73.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell (cellular respiration)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
74.
What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Golgi Body
75.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
76.
Which statement reflects one of the major components of the cell theory?
a)
All living things are multi-cellular.
b)
Organs are the basic unit of structure and function for all living things.
c)
All cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
Every organism has a reproductive system to ensure survival of the species.
77.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra
78.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
79.
EXHALE!!!
My lungs are __________________ air.
My lungs are __________________ air.
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
80.
Inhale!!!!
Your lungs are ___________ air
Your lungs are ___________ air
a)
taking in
b)
letting out
81.
What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?
a)
diapragm
b)
lungs
c)
trachea
d)
bronchi
82.
What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm?
a)
This is where gas exchange happens.
b)
Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.
c)
It attaches to the lungs to help in breathing.
d)
It is under the lungs and keeps them from falling down to your stomach.
83.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
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