Free Printable Biology Diagnostic Test

1.

What do carbohydrates provide for the body?

a)

Helps build and repair body tissue

b)

Helps hydrate your body

c)

Provides your body's main source of energy

d)

Helps vital processes

2.

Which organelle houses the DNA?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosomes

3.

is the branch of science that studies life

a)

botanics

b)

zoology

c)

biology

d)

chemistry

4.

Which characteristic of living thins is represented in the picture?

a)

Share similar chemicals

b)

Growth and development

c)

Respond to estimuli

d)

Evolution

5.

What characteristicsof living things does the following statement refer to: HANA MEASURED HER HEIGHT AND SHE IS TALLER THAN LAST YEAR.

a)

Respiration

b)

Growth

c)

Sensivity

d)

Development

6.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question

a)

metric system

b)

data collection

c)

recipe

d)

scientific method

7.

When comparing the skin cells from a dog to bacterial cells, which observation would be false?

a)

The dog's skin cells contain a cell wall.

b)

The bacterial cells lack membrane-bound organelles.

c)

The bacterial cells are much smaller than the dog's skin cells.

d)

The dog's skin cells lack chloroplasts.

8.

A biology student made the diagram below. Which term belongs in the location of the X?

a)

A. cell

b)

B. organ system

c)

C. ecosystem

d)

D. organism

9.

A foreign pathogen enters the human body. What is the body's first response?

a)

form antigen

b)

develop immunity

c)

increase fluids and blood flow

d)

form platelets and red blood cells

10.

Before entering school at age 5 most children are required to show proof of a completed immunization record. Which statement offers the most likely explanation for this requirement?

a)

The government needs to record and control all aspects of its citizens' lives.

b)

Immunizations reduce the spread of contagious diseases.

c)

By age 5, children are able to make their own health care decisions.

d)

Completed immunizations increase the rate of communicable disease.

11.

Which system contains the following organs, stomach, large and small intestine, liver ?

a)

Muscular system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Excretory system

12.

Which of the following is NOT part of the integumentary system?

a)

Nails

b)

Skin

c)

Hair

d)

Heart

13.

Which two systems work together to move your hand from a fire once it senses heat?

a)

Nervous, Digestive

b)

Nervous, Endocrine

c)

Nervous, Muscular

d)

Nervous, Respiratory

14.

Kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra

These organs are parts of _________.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Urinary system

c)

Excretory system

d)

Skeletal system

15.

______ is the system that moves blood and oxygen throughout the body.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Nervous System

16.

_____ is the system responsible for sending messages throughout the body. It includes your brain and spinal cord.

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Excretory system

17.

____ is the system that gives your body the ability to move.

a)

Immune system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Circulatory system

d)

Muscular system

18.

____ is the system that includes your skin, hair, and fingernails. It keeps bad bacteria from entering your body.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Integumentary system

d)

Muscular system

19.

____ is the system responsible for taking food and making it into energy for your body.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Excretory system

20.

____ is the system including your bones that gives your body a structure and a form.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Excretory system

21.

____ is the system that helps get rid of unwanted waste. It includes your kidneys and bladder.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Integumentary system

d)

Muscular system

22.

____ is the system that makes you breathe. This sytem helps get oxygen into your body and carbon dioxide out of your body.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Skeletal system

d)

Excretory system

23.

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

a)

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

b)

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

c)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

24.

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

heterotroph

d)

autotroph

25.

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

a)

monkey

b)

bacteria

c)

spider

d)

human

26.

Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

a)

human

b)

grey wolf

c)

tiger snake

d)

monarch butterfly

27.

What is the best definition of epilepsy?

a)

Constriction of the bronchi and bronchioles

b)

Muscular disorder that results in destruction of the nervous system

c)

It is when the body cannot make insulin

d)

Nervous system disorder causing a disruption of the electrical impulses resulting in seizures or abnormal disorder

28.

Encephalitis is a condition in which, for some reason, the _________ is experiencing inflammation.

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

meninges

d)

ventricles

29.

which term defines near-sightedness

a)

myopia

b)

hyperopia

c)

prespyopia

d)

none of the above

30.

Brain surgery occurs within the skull. The best medical term to describe within the skull is...

a)

intracranial

b)

medullary

c)

subdural

d)

cerebellar

31.

Which term means "a condition of being without sensation"?

a)

anesthesia

b)

aphasia

c)

coma

d)

dysphasia

32.

True or False, the ears are also responsible for hearing and balance

a)

True

b)

Falsed

33.

The auditory nerve carries

a)

smell information

b)

taste information

c)

balance information

d)

sound information

34.

When a patient has high blood pressure, it is called (a) tension

35.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Cerebr/o [ CEREBR/O ] ?

a)

Skull

b)

Cerebrum / Brain

c)

Glue , Neurological Tissue

d)

Tension

e)

Tree (Tree Like Branch)

36.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Crani/o [ CRANI/O ] ?

a)

Cerebrum [ Brain ]

b)

Meninges [ Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Chord ]

c)

Sheath [ Refers to the Meninges ]

d)

Tree [ Tree Like Branch Nerve ]

e)

Skull [ Cranium ]

37.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Encephal/o [ ENCEPHALO ] ?

a)

Brain

b)

Skull (Cranium )

c)

Tension

d)

Seizure

e)

Glue , Neurological Tissue

38.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Gangli/o [ GANGLIO ]

a)

Movement

b)

Seizure

c)

Bone Marrow or Spinal Chord

d)

swelling, mass

e)

Numbness , Sleep

39.

Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.

a)

central nervous system

b)

peripheral nervous system

40.

This neurological injury can occur during violent impacts to the head.

a)

concussion

b)

Alzheimer's Disease

c)

Dementia

d)

Cerebral Palsy

41.

The correct medical term for someone who suffers from recurrent seizures is:

a)

epilepsy

b)

cerebral palsy

c)

meningitis

d)

concussion

42.

What do the chemicals in our food combine with inside our bodies to produce the fuel we need?

a)

Potassium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Ketchup

d)

Oxygen

43.

Digestion starts when you place the food in your mouth and start chewing. Once the food is chewed into a paste and you swallow it, What organ does the food travel down first?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Lungs

c)

Esophagus

d)

Trachea

44.

Why do the muscles in your stomach contract when you are hungry?

a)

To remind us to eat.

b)

To digest the remaining food left in our stomach.

c)

To embarrass us on a date.

d)

It is a physiological response to the mastication of food in the oral cavity.

45.

What kind of acid is inside our stomachs?

a)

sulphuric acid

b)

hydrochloric acid

c)

angelic acid

d)

temporal acid

46.

The acid in our stomach is powerful enough to break down metals like aluminum, how does our stomach protect itself from the acid within it?

a)

our stomachs are coated with a layer of mucus that protects its from the acid

b)

our stomachs are made of a special tissue that is resistant to acid

c)

our stomachs regenerate faster than the acids ability to break down tissue

d)

because I said so

47.

The lining of our stomach is covered in mucus to protect it from acid but the lining itself also replaces itself rapidly. How often do we grow a new stomach lining?

a)

every 3 hours

b)

every 3 weeks

c)

every 3 days

d)

3 times a year

48.

Which of the following is a non-specific response?

a)

Fever

b)

Red, itchy eyes that may be crusted shut

c)

Signs that is related to one antigen

49.

What is the first barrier against disease?

a)

White blood cells

b)

Red blood cells

c)

the skin

d)

leucocytes

50.

If you are feeling ill and the doctor prescribes you some antibiotics to help you feel better, you are infected with a _______

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

Biology Diagnostic Test - Grade 12

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

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