Free Printable Organization of living things

1.

The food that you eat travels from your mouth, down your esophagus, into your stomach, and through your small and large intestines before your body rids itself of solid waste. As the food passes through your body, it is digested, and you get important nutrients from the food. Which of the following is the correct term used to describe a group of body parts working together to perform a specific function?

a)

an organism

b)

A tissue

c)

an organ system

d)

an organ

2.

Living things are made up of cells. Cells are organized at different levels to form very complex living organisms like your body. Each level has a specific role or job to perform. Which of the following lists these levels in the correct order of organization from the simplest to the most complex?

a)

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

b)

organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

c)

tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems

d)

organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues

3.

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

a)

Skin is an organ

b)

Tissues are made up of organs

c)

Each organ is made up of its own kind of tissue

d)

Tissues are made up of cells.

4.

The three major parts of the circulatory system are the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood. The heart is an organ made up of specialized cells. Which of these functions can the heart perform that individual heart cells cannot?

a)

pumping blood

b)

Removing waste

c)

Using energy

d)

Growing

5.

Which phrase BEST describes the function of mitochondria?

a)

located in the cytoplasm

b)

bacteria-sized organelle

c)

converts energy for cell use

d)

contains a folded inner membrane

6.

Which of these structures is unique to an animal cell?

a)

chloroplast

b)

Cell wall

c)

Centrosome

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

to protect and support the cell

b)

to perform different functions in each cell

c)

to prevent water from passing through the cell.

d)

to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

8.

Which numbered part of the plant cell shown above is a liquid like substance that fills the cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus

10.

Which cell structure functions like a school principal’s office?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which organelle provides energy for all cell functions?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

12.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus

13.

If this is a plant cell. Which structures tell you this is a plant cell?

a)

1, 4, 8, 9

b)

2, 4, 9

c)

1, 2, 4

d)

2, 4, 8

14.

Identify the organelle responsible for the process of photosynthesis

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

9

15.

Which structures perform similar functions in plant and animal cells?

a)

mitochondria, nucleus, cell membrane

b)

vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall

c)

cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus

d)

Ribosome, cell membrane, chloroplast

16.

Chloroplasts in cells make it possible for the cells to

a)

reproduce

b)

Hold their rigid shape

c)

Absorb and excrete materials

d)

Carry out photosynthesis

17.

Which numbered part of the plant cell shown above is a liquid like substance that fills the cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which of the following objects would be the best model for the function of a cell membrane? Note: “cheese cloth” is a woven cotton cloth with very small holes in it.

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

You make a model of a cell in a large, rectangular, clear plastic container filled with the following: gelatin, green M&M’s, red licorice, several beans, one small inflated balloon, candy sprinkles, and an avocado seed. How is using the model to study cells helpful?

a)

It is overly simplistic and not to scale.

b)

It allows you to visualize something microscopic.

c)

It is quickly assembled and easily disposed.

d)

It helps you understand the relationship between structure and function of cell parts.

20.

You make a model of a cell in a large, rectangular, clear plastic container filled with the following: gelatin, green M&M’s, red licorice, several beans, one small inflated balloon, candy sprinkles, and an avocado seed. What kind of cell is represented by your model?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

21.

You make a model of a cell in a large, rectangular, clear plastic container filled with the following: gelatin, green M&M’s, red licorice, several beans, one small inflated balloon, candy sprinkles, and an avocado seed. What does the inflated balloon represent?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell membrane

22.

What types of organisms have cells with very large vacuoles?

a)

Animals

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Plants

23.

As part of a science class, a group of students went on a fieldtrip to a nearby pond where they collected samples of pond water and a sample of a pond plant. The students used a microscope to study the cells within their samples and also a sample of their own cheek cells. Their observations are recorded in the table. According to the table, which pond organism was an animal?

a)

Pond organism #1

b)

Pond organism #2

c)

Pond organism #1 and #2

d)

Neither pond organism

24.

What kind of tissue that performs function: protection, secretion, absorption and filtration?

a)

Epithelial tissue

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Muscle tissue

d)

Nerve tissue

25.

Muscle tissue that works involuntary and found only in the walls of the heart

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Smooth muscle

c)

Cardiac muscle

d)

Connective muscle

Organization of living things

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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