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Human and Social Biology

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the nutrition activity, you looked at the nutritional information found on food. What are calories a measure of?

a)

Sugar

b)

Carbs

c)

Energy

d)

Protein

2.

In the digestion activity, you ate a cracker. Is saliva breaking down food an example of mechanical or chemical digestion?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Both

d)

Neither

3.

In the digestion activity, you ate a cracker. Is chewing food an example of mechanical or chemical digestion?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Both

d)

Neither

4.

In the Heart Rate Lab, you tested the effect of exercise on heart rate. What was the independent variable?

a)

Resting vs. Exercise

b)

Heart Rate

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Type of Exercise

5.

In the Heart Rate Lab, you tested the effect of exercise on heart rate. What was the dependent variable?

a)

Resting vs. Exercise

b)

Heart Rate

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Type of Exercise

6.

Which body system breaks down food into small molecules to be used by body cells?

a)

The Skeletal System

b)

The Muscular System

c)

The Circulatory System

d)

The Digestive System

7.

Which body system works to transport blood throughout the body?

a)

The Skeletal System

b)

The Muscular System

c)

The Circulatory System

d)

The Digestive System

8.

Which body system protects the internal organs and provides a framework for the body?

a)

The Skeletal System

b)

The Muscular System

c)

The Circulatory System

d)

The Digestive System

9.

Which body system enables movement of the body and internal organs?

a)

The Skeletal System

b)

The Muscular System

c)

The Circulatory System

d)

The Digestive System

10.
Which of the following factors would most directly affect blood flow through the circulatory system?
a)
blood pressure
b)
blood sugar
c)
respiratory rate
d)
outside temperature
11.
What causes blood pressure? 
a)
cholesterol in the blood
b)
stress that exercise puts on heart muscle
c)
contraction of the ventricles in the heart
d)
removal of oxygen from the blood
12.

What happens if there is a mess up in the DNA structure?

a)

Mutations, like autism and down syndrome

b)

cancer

c)

mutations; deformities

d)

nothing

13.

How many new cells are made in meiosos?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

46

14.

Meiosis goes through twice

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Mitosis goes through twice

a)

False

b)

True

16.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
17.

What is the definition of digestion?

a)

Breakdown of food

b)

Absorption of food

c)

Using food for energy

18.

What kinds of digestion take place in the mouth?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

19.

How many types of teeth are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

20.

Which of these contain fibre?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which of these acids is found in the stomach?

a)

Hydrochloric Acid

b)

Sulphuric Acid

c)

Nitric Acid

d)

Ascorbic Acid

22.

Which of these is the Liver?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Where does most of the digestion of food take place?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Pancreas

24.

What is the largest organ inside the body?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Skin

d)

Stomach

25.

What does the Liver produce?

a)

Saliva

b)

Bile

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Enzymes

26.

What are your kidneys for?

a)

health tests

b)

Filter wastes and liquid excess

c)

Filter solid waste

27.

What type of disease is this?

a)

Hereditary and Nutritional

b)

Hereditary

c)

Nutritional

d)

Bacterial and Viral

28.

Which is not a sign/symptom of kidney disease?

a)

Nausea

b)

Patches On the Skin

c)

Sleep Problems

d)

Muscle twitches

29.

What is this organ?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Pancreas

d)

Stomach

30.

Where does absorption primarily take place?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Gall bladder

31.

Which of the following letters shows the proximal convoluted tubule?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

H

32.

In which direction do substance move during filtration?

a)

Blood to Filtrate

b)

Filtrate to Blood

c)

Tubules to Capillaries

d)

Tubules to Arterioles

33.

During which nephron process(es) do substances move from the blood into the filtrate

a)

Filtration

b)

Reabsorption

c)

Secretion

d)

Excretion

34.

During which process is 99% of the water returned to the blood vessels?

a)

Filtration

b)

Reabsorption

c)

Secretion

35.

What substances are not filtered from the blood during filtration?

a)

Blood Cells

b)

Plasma Proteins

c)

Glucose

d)

Ions

36.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
37.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
38.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
39.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
40.

The fluid that surrounds the organelles is... (hint... "Try to pull a fast one and..."

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

41.

What takes blood back to the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

42.

What part of the heart has strong walls and is bigger?

a)

atrium

b)

Aorta

c)

ventricle

43.

What part of the heart divides the ventricles into two sides?

a)

ventricular separator

b)

divider

c)

Septum

44.

What organ does the blood flow to in order to pick up Oxygen?

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

brain

d)

lung

45.
Separates the chambers of the heart.
a)
mitral valve
b)
septum
c)
aortic valve
46.

Identify the disease and name the deficiency that causes it?

a)

Kwashiorkar, caused due to deficiency of proteins

b)

Kwashiorkar, caused due to deficiency of proteins and carbohydrates

c)

Marasmus, caused due to deficiency of proteins

d)

Marasmus, caused due to deficiency of proteins and carbohydrates

47.

Deficiency of __________ causes Night blindness.

a)

Vitamin B1

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin A

48.

Deficiency of which nutrient leads to this disease?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin C

49.

Having iodized salt regularly in your food will help in the prevention of __________.

a)

Goitre

b)

Anaemia

c)

Rickets

50.

Stunted growth and stomach shrinkage are the symptoms of this deficiency disease.

a)

Kwashiorkor

b)

Marasmus

c)

Anaemia

51.

Having foods rich in this vitamin will prevent Beriberi disease.

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin B1

52.

If you suffer from Anaemia you should eat foods rich in _____.

a)

Vitamin A and C

b)

Calcium and Phosphorus

c)

Iron and Vitamin B12

53.

Lack of exposure to sunlight may lead to deficiency of this ______________.

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Vitamin K

c)

Vitamin E

54.

The deficiency diseases can be prevented by having ___________.

a)

Junk food

b)

Balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables

c)

Lots of water

55.

Infection and bleeding of gums can be prevented by having foods rich in ___________.

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Vitamin C

56.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
57.
To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ______________ materials.
a)
recycle
b)
pollute
c)
throw away
d)
clean
58.
Which of the following does NOT cause water pollution?
a)
oil spills
b)
garbage
c)
fertilizers from farms
d)
smoke
59.
Which of the following does NOT cause water pollution?
a)
oil spills
b)
garbage
c)
fertilizers from farms
d)
smoke
60.

Most incidents of pollution are deliberately caused by______.

a)

humans

b)

machines

c)

animals

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