WorksheetsBiology Ch. 9 Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following functions at the same organizational level as the kidney in the human excretory system?
skeletal system
epithelial tissue
heart
squamous cell
During labor, the release of oxytocin stimulates the smooth muscle tissue of the uterus to contract so that delivery can occur. Which systems are involved?
Endocrine and muscular only
Endocrine and reproductive only
Endocrine, muscular, and reproductive
Endocrine, reproductive, and excretory
Which of the following is an example of the endocrine system directly interacting with the nervous system?
The vertebrae protect the spinal cord from injury.
Hormones provide feedback that affects neural processing.
Sensory receptors in bones send signals about body position to the brain.
The brain sends signals that control the speed at which food moves through the intestines.
Which statement identifies the body systems that are directly involved in the interaction described and explains how they accomplish the interaction?
The nervous system produces hormones that stimulate the ovum, and the circulatory system moves the ovum into the uterine tube.
The circulatory system supplies the uterine wall with oxygenated blood, and the immune system prevents damage to the ovum.
The reproductive system produces the ovum, and the muscular system causes the migration of the ovum by peristaltic contractions.
The excretory system expels the ovum from the ovary, and the nervous system causes the contractions of the smooth tissues of the uterine wall.
Animal body systems often coordinate their actions to carry out specific functions for the whole animal. Which of these correctly describes the interaction of two biological systems for a specific purpose in the human body?
The human digestive system is approximately 900 cm long. Food is moved through the digestive tract primarily by —
bile produced by the pancreas
the enzymes amylase and pepsin
muscular contractions
hydrochloric acid in the stomach
When a bird is frightened, it may vomit and cover itself with a foul-smelling liquid. Which two systems alert the young bird to the danger and help produce the vomit it uses as a defense?
Nervous and digestive systems
Integumentary and muscular systems
Immune and respiratory systems
Excretory and reproductive systems
Which of these are the most basic levels of organization involved when a bone heals?
Cells and tissue
Cells and organ system
Organ system and organism
Tissue and organ system
When a person is suddenly cut by a sharp object, a nervous impulse is sent along a sensory neuron to the spinal cord. The impulse is immediately transmitted through motor neurons to produce a response. Which of the following correctly identifies and describes this response?
It is a conditioned response that occurs only to prevent injury.
It is a learned response that does not occur in infants and small children.
It is a reflex response that causes various muscles to contract in order to move away from the object.
It is a voluntary response that is initiated only after the impulse has been carried to the relevant area in the brain.
The female reproductive and endocrine systems work interactively for which main purpose?
To maintain homeostasis by removing waste products from the body
To release neurotransmitters during times of stress
To control hormone levels to prepare the body for pregnancy
To exchange gases to support cellular aerobic respiration
Which body systems work together to protect the body from pathogens?
Muscular and vascular
Digestive and excretory
Circulatory and immune
Endocrine and reproductive
Which of the following describes how the muscular system and the digestive work together?
Provides nutrients to kidney cells
Provides nutrients to brain cells
Provides nutrients to nerve cells
Provides nutrients to muscle cells
What two human systems work together to provide body cells with a constant supply of oxygen while removing carbon dioxide waste products?
Nervous and endocrine
Muscular and skeletal
Respiratory and circulatory
Excretory and integumentary
How do the circulatory system and immune system work together to respond to an injury?
Increased blood flow kills healthy cells which prevents infection at the site of the injury.
Increased blood flow removes infected cells from the body at the site of the injury.
Response Increased blood flow carries white blood cells to the site of the injury.
Increased blood flow allows for an increase in the exchange of O2 and CO2 at the site of the injury.
Which two body systems must directly interact for vertebrate organisms to exchange gases?
Skeletal system and muscular system
Excretory system and reproductive system
Circulatory system and respiratory system
Digestive system and immune system
Which of the following correctly describes an interaction that occurs between two body systems of a rabbit that helps the rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote?
The skeletal system releases additional calcium, and the circulatory system retains more sodium in the blood to provide muscles with ions for contraction.
The digestive system increases the rate of digestion, and the excretory system ceases to provide tissues with more nutrients.
The respiratory system increases the breathing rate, and the circulatory system increases blood pressure to provide tissues with more oxygen.
Which of the following places these levels of organization in the correct order, from least complex to most complex?
organ systems, organs, tissues, cells
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
cells, organs, tissues, organ systems
The fuzzy millipede, Polyxenus fasciculatus , is found in Texas and is preyed upon by most species of ants. To protect itself against the ants, it ejects fibers from a tuft located at the tail end of its body. The tufts have hooks at the tips and barbs along their length that lock and interlink with the ant’s setae, small hairs that cover the body of the ant. When an ant attacks, the millipede flexes its back end toward the ant and wipes the tufts against it. As the ant attempts to remove the tufts, it entangles itself more, becoming immobilized. Which two systems most directly interact in the fuzzy millipede’s defense against ants?
Muscular and integumentary
Immune and muscular
Integumentary and endocrine
Endocrine and immune
Scientists studying illnesses caused by chemically contaminated food conduct research to minimize the effects of these diseases on society. These chemicals harm the body through interactions between the digestive system and the immune system. Scientists conducting this research are likely to describe which of these interactions between the digestive and immune systems?
Chemicals enter the immune system through a break in the skin. The chemical contamination is then passed to the digestive system by the circulatory system.
The immune system transforms the chemicals in the contaminated foods into harmless chemicals. These harmless chemicals are then broken down by the digestive system.
When contaminated foods are eaten, the immune system prevents the chemicals from entering the digestive system.
Chemicals enter the digestive system through contaminated foods. Once in the body, the chemical contaminants impair the body’s ability to fight off infectious diseases.
Which four body systems interact to allow a person to sneeze?
Muscular, immune, nervous, respiratory
Nervous, respiratory, circulatory, skeletal
Respiratory, endocrine, skeletal, circulatory
Lymphatic, skeletal, respiratory, muscular
Kidneys are part of the excretory system in a human body. They purify the impure blood and send it back to the rest of the body. Which system is mainly responsible for the transport of plasma to the kidneys?
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Muscular system
Nervous system
Based on this diagram, which two systems interact to maintain homeostasis?
The nervous and reproductive systems work together to stimulate the production of insulin.
The circulatory and endocrine systems work together to keep blood sugar levels constant.
The excretory and nervous systems work together to convert glycogen into glucose.
The immune and circulatory systems work together to circulate blood through the pancreas.
What level of organization is skin?
Skin is a cell because skin is made up of various types of organelles.
Skin is a tissue because skin is made up of various types of cells.
Skin is an organelle because skin is made up of various types of molecules.
Skin is an organ because skin is made up of various types of tissues.
