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Higher, homeostasis, nervous system and genetics quiz

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

2.

What is the key function of the respiratory system?

a)

digestion of food

b)

allows movement

c)

exchanges gases

d)

processes energy

3.

Which organs make up the circulatory system?

a)

the heart, veins, blood vessels

b)

the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

c)

the kidneys, bladder, and ureters

d)

bones

4.

Which two systems work together to maintain homeostasis while transporting oxygen throughout the body and removing carbon dioxide?

a)

circulatory and respiratory

b)

respiratory and excretory

c)

circulatory and digestive

d)

respiratory and digestive

5.

How are viruses different than bacteria, fungi, and parasites?

a)

Viruses are not living

b)

Viruses reproduce quickly

c)

Viruses can infect the cells of a variety of organisms

6.

How are viruses, fungi, bacteria, and parasites similar?

a)

they all carry out sexual reproduction

b)

they are all living

c)

they are all made up of cells

d)

they all contain genetic material

7.

What is this a picture of?

a)

virus

b)

fungi

c)

bacteria

d)

parasite

8.

Ticks, lice, and mosquitoes are examples of ____________.

a)

viruses

b)

parasites

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

9.

Antibiotics only cure ______________.

a)

viruses

b)

fungi

c)

parasites

d)

bacteria

10.

How can bacteria enter the digestive systems?

a)

By breathing it in

b)

By eating it

c)

By urinating

11.

What do bacteria lack?

a)

a cell nucleus

b)

food

c)

flagella

d)

cilia

12.

Which organ is part of the immune system?

a)

the eyes

b)

skin

c)

the stomach

d)

the intestines

13.

Bacterial infections respond to __________________.

a)

antibiotics

b)

nothing, there is no cure

c)

creams

d)

flu vaccines

14.

What is the large object in the middle a picture of?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

virus

d)

parasite

15.

Which of the following is a multicellular organism that thrives in warm, moist environments such as a public shower?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

virus

d)

parasite

16.

Which of the following is not regulated by homeostasis?

a)

body temperature

b)

blood sugar

c)

blood pH

d)

body movements

17.

____________________ helps warm the human body when we are cold.

a)

sweating

b)

shivering

c)

inhaling oxygen

d)

exhaling carbon dioxide

18.

Which of the following causes a (virus) cold?

a)

being outside in the cold

b)

eating spoiled food

c)

germs

d)

standing outside in the rain

19.

Which of the following is an example of positive feedback?

a)

Thermoregulation

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Childbirth

d)

Blood Sugar Levels

20.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
21.
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
22.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

23.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
24.

The group of organisms that use the process of homeostasis includes

a)

mammals, only

b)

animals, only

c)

plants and animals

d)

all living things

25.
The tendency of an organism to maintain a balanced state in order to stay healthy.
a)
Stimuli
b)
Response
c)
Tropism
d)
Homestasis
26.
a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.
a)
endocrine system 
b)
nervous system
c)
nerve
d)
neuron
27.
a body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.
a)
skeletal system
b)
nervous system
c)
endocrine sytem
d)
integumentary system
28.
organ of the endocrine system that secretes hormones.
a)
heart
b)
gland
c)
brain
d)
skin
29.
chemical made by glands that tell cells to make something or respond in some way.
a)
acid
b)
enzyme
c)
perspiration
d)
hormone
30.
What is the endocrine system?
a)
senses the hormone levels in the blood
b)
controls all other endocrine glands
c)
A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
31.
Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
32.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
33.

The ultimate cause of death

a)

Over Heating

b)

Diabetes

c)

Bad Hair

d)

Loss of Homeostasis

34.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
35.
Name the levels of organization in the human body in order from smallest to largest:
a)
Tissue, organ, organ system
b)
Organ system, tissue, organs, cells
c)
Cells, tissue, organs, organ system
d)
Cells , organs, tissue, organ system
36.
What is involuntary contractions of voluntary muscles to warm up?
a)
Shivering
b)
Sweating
c)
Vasodilation
d)
Vasoconstriction
37.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
38.

Homeostasis

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in vertebrates

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

39.

When you are cold, you shiver and your blood vessels contract, which warms you up. When you are hot, you sweat and your blood vessels expand, which cools you down.

a)

False

b)

True

40.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
41.
The term for maintaining internal temperature is: 
a)
Thermoregulation
b)
Thermometer
c)
Homeothermal
d)
Homeostasis
42.
What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?
a)
Shivering
b)
Sweating
c)
Vasodilation
d)
Vasoconstriction
43.
Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a: 
a)
neutral feedback loop 
b)
solar feedback loop
c)
positive feedback loop
d)
negative feedback loop
44.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
45.

The term for maintaining internal temperature is:

a)

Thermoregulation

b)

Thermometer

c)

Homeothermal

d)

Homeostasis

46.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
47.
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?
a)
To maintain temperature
b)
To improve conductivity
c)
To protect the axon
d)
To release neurotransmitters
48.
Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the
a)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
b)
central nervous system (CNS)
c)
muscles
d)
sense organs
49.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
50.
a signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses
a)
neuron
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
nerve
d)
action potential
51.
nerve impulse
a)
action potential
b)
resting potential
c)
membrane potential
d)
synapse
52.
part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons
a)
axon
b)
dendrites
c)
myelin sheath
d)
synapse
53.
Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
threshold
d)
synapse
54.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
55.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
56.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "F" represent?
a)
Myelin Sheath
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Dendrite
57.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "C" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Cell Body
58.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Node of Ranvier
59.
These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord
a)
Sensory Neurons
b)
Motor Neurons
c)
Efferent Neurons
d)
Glial Cells
60.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
61.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
62.
These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
63.
These neuron processes transmit information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands
a)
efferent
b)
afferent
64.
This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.
a)
Autonomic Nervous System
b)
Sensory Nervous System
c)
Motor Nervous System
d)
Peripheral Nervous System
65.

A nerve cell is also known as a

answer choices

a)

cerebrum

b)

neuron

c)

cerebellum

d)

nucleus

66.

The gaps between neurons are called

answer choices

a)

Effectors

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

reflexes

d)

synapses

67.

The nervous system involves the use of both electrical signals (nerve impulses) and chemical signals (neurotransmitters).

answer choices

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

68.

Identify the part of the brain that takes up the greatest volume

answer choices

a)

BRAIN STEM

b)

CEREBELLUM

c)

PONS

d)

CEREBRUM

69.

All hormones are produced in the

answer choices

a)

endocrine glands

b)

blood stream

c)

brain

d)

pancreas

70.

Which part of the nervous system is not involved in producing reflex actions?

answer choices

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

receptor

d)

sensory

71.

What is the eye an example of?

answer choices

a)

stimulus

b)

sense organ

c)

a relay neuron

d)

a part of nerve cell

72.

What is function of medulla?

answer choices

a)

controls heart RATE

b)

memory

c)

controls balance

d)

conscious thought

73.

What detects a stimulus?

answer choices

a)

A detector

b)

An effector

c)

A receptor

d)

A Simulator

74.

The neurons that conduct information towards the CNS are _________.

answer choices

a)

interneurons

b)

motor neurons

c)

sensory neurons

d)

efferent neurons

75.

What substance is the urine of a person suffering from diabetes mellitus likely to contain?

answer choices

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

glucose

d)

proteins

76.

Which of the following is not a hormone?

answer choices

a)

INSULIN

b)

GLUCOSE

c)

THYROXINE

d)

ADRENALINE

77.

Testosterone causes:

answer choices

a)

A) Ovaries to produce oestrogen

b)

A) Testes to produce sperm

c)

A) Pituitary gland to release ADH

d)

A) Pancreas to secrete glucagon

78.

Identify the name of the white insulating substance that often covers the axon of a neuron and helps speed up the conduction of the message

answer choices

a)

MYELIN

b)

NEUROTRANSMITTER

c)

SYNAPSE

d)

VESICLE

79.

Which hormone is known as the ‘fight or flight’ hormone?

answer choices

a)

GROWTH HORMONE

b)

ADRENALINE

c)

OESTROGEN

d)

ANTIDURETIC HORMONE

80.

The nerve cells in your body are called neurons. From which part of the neuron is most likely responsible for carrying signals between the cell body and axon terminal?

answer choices

a)

soma

b)

axon

c)

Node of Ranvier

d)

Schwann cell

81.

The central nervous system consists of the:

answer choices

a)

brain and spinal nerves

b)

spinal nerves and cranial nerves

c)

cranial nerves and spinal cord

d)

spinal cord and brain

82.

Which part of the eye is where images are converted to nerve impulses?

answer choices

a)

Retina

b)

Cornea

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Lens

83.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
84.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
85.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
long eyelashes
d)
small dimples
86.
Which characteristic is inherited?
a)
hair color
b)
sleeping late
c)
enjoying hiking
d)
loving to read
87.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
obedience to commands
c)
food brand preference
d)
affection for a specific home
88.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
color of a dog's fur
b)
color blindness of a person
c)
the ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
a person's ability to roll their tongue
89.
Which best describes an inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic one chooses to express
b)
a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
c)
a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
d)
a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings
90.
A plant leaning towards the sun
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior 
91.
Having blue eyes like mom
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait 
92.
Riding a bike
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior 
93.
Having dark hair like dad 
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait 
94.
Which is an example of a learned behavior? 
a)
Blue eyes
b)
Being upset
c)
Speaking English 
d)
Having freckles 
95.
Which is an example of an inherited trait? 
a)
Reading
b)
Speaking Spanish
c)
Having stripes
d)
Throwing a baseball 
96.
What is an inherited trait of a plant?
a)
The type of fruit it produces 
b)
Growing in a pot
c)
Where the plant will grow 
97.
True or false
Plants can have instincts such as bending towards the sun. 
a)
True
b)
False 
98.
Dimples and freckles are both ________.
a)
learned behaviors 
b)
inherited traits
c)
neither 
99.

What is the study of genes and inheritance known as?

a)

Genetics

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Astronomy

100.

Which of your body cells contain DNA?

a)

Only bone cells

b)

Only sperm and egg cells

c)

Most of the cells throughout your body

d)

Only skin cells

101.

Where is the majority of DNA stored within a cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Nucleus

102.

Which statement is true?

a)

Your DNA is identical to your siblings.

b)

Your DNA is identical to your father's.

c)

Your DNA is identical to your mother's.

d)

Your DNA is unique to you.

103.

You inherit half of your DNA from your mother and half from _______?

a)

Your father

b)

Your pet hamster

c)

Your grandmother

d)

Your sister

104.

Which of the following features is NOT inherited?

a)

Skin color

b)

Tatoo

c)

Hair texture

d)

Color blindness

105.

An organism's observable physical features are also called what?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

106.

Check any/all phenotypes described below

a)

Tall

b)

Green eyes

c)

Hh

d)

Spotted fur

e)

bb

107.

An organism's genetic code is also called what?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

108.

Check any/all genotypes described below

a)

Rr

b)

Striped shell

c)

Curved beak

d)

TT

e)

Curly hair

109.

You inherit a recessive allele from your mother and a dominant allele from your father. Which allele will be expressed?

a)

The recessive allele

b)

The dominant allele

110.

A widow's peak is a dominant trait. If you inherit a RECESSIVE allele from your mother and a DOMINANT allele from your father, what type of hairline will you have?

a)

Widow's peak hair line

b)

Straight hair line

111.

Attached earlobes are a recessive trait. If you receive a DOMINANT allele from each of your parents, what kind of earlobes will you have?

a)

Attached earlobes

b)

Detached (free) earlobes

112.

A cleft chin is a dominant trait. If you receive a RECESSIVE allele from each of your parents, what type of chin will you have?

a)

Cleft chin

b)

Smooth chin

113.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
114.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
115.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; what you see.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
116.
The inherited combination of alleles is known as the offspring's
a)
heredity
b)
phenotype
c)
genotype
d)
redigree
117.
An organism's appearance is known as its
a)
heredity
b)
phenotype
c)
genotype
d)
pedigree
118.
Sex cells are produced through the process of
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
binary fission
d)
meiosis
119.
What does heterozygous mean?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
b)
An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
c)
When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
d)
the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red
120.
A heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be:
a)
YY
b)
yy
c)
Yy
d)
Yg
121.
A corn plant heterozygous for tall sprouts mates with a corn plant with short sprouts. If tall sprouts are dominant, how many different phenotypes are possible in the offspring?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
122.
If T=Tall & t=short, what is the genotypic ratio?
a)
1:3
b)
3:1
c)
1:2:1
d)
2:2
123.
If a heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring?
a)
100% Tt
b)
50% Tt, 50% tt
c)
75%Tt, 25%tt
d)
25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt
124.
A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
125.

A gene is

a)

a section of DNA

b)

a chemical found in the nucleus of cells

c)

contains instructions for building a protein

d)

all of the above

126.

A nucleotide consists of

a)

DNA

b)

adenine and thymine

c)

A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

d)

genes

127.

In a DNA molecule, nucleotides are linked together to make up a single strand of DNA then bonded to a second strand. This structure is known as a

a)

RNA

b)

double helix

c)

watson-crick

d)

double nucleotide

128.

In a double strand of DNA, the nitrogen bases only pair in a certain combination. Which combination is correct?

a)

A-C and T-G

b)

C-T and A-G

c)

A-T and G-C

d)

A-A C-C

129.

During meiosis, one parent cell gives rise to how many daughter cells?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

130.

A stand of DNA contains the following bases AGCTATAC

What would be the bases on the complementary strand?

a)

AGCTATAC

b)

TCGATATG

c)

TGCTTATG

d)

CTAGCGCT

131.

Human gametes contain how many chromosomes?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

12

d)

28

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