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SEM TEST FIT FOR LIFE

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many essential nutrients are there?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

2.
Which nutrient is the number one energy source for the body?
a)
Grains
b)
Vegetables
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Vitamins
3.
Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair muscles?
a)
Dairy
b)
Sodium
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Protein
4.
Which of the 6 key nutrients is missing... Carbs, Water, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins
a)
Protein
b)
Grains
c)
Fiber
d)
Vegetables
5.
This nutrient makes up 75% of your body:
a)
water
b)
vitamin A
c)
carbohydrates 
d)
protein 
6.

Which nutrient is the starches and sugars in foods?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

vitamins

7.

What must be placed on packages of food that are intended for sale?

a)

Food Label

b)

Nutrition Facts

c)

Nutrients Facts Label

d)

Calories Label

8.
What happens if you eat more carbohydrates then your body needs?
a)
becomes DNA 
b)
turns to fat 
c)
creates extra energy 
d)
becomes waste
9.
Having too much sugar in your blood is called what . . . 
a)
Heart Attack
b)
Obesity
c)
Diabetes
d)
Sugar Attack
10.
In pulmonary circulation, blood flows through 2 organs, the _________?
a)
brain and heart
b)
heart and kidneys
c)
heart and liver
d)
lungs and heart
11.
A heart attack can occur if an artery in the _________ is clogged.
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
liver
d)
lungs
12.
_______, is the liquid part of the blood, is mostly made of water.
a)
Hemoglobin
b)
Lymph
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets
13.
_______ helps clot blood.
a)
lymph nodes
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
14.
Anemia is a disorder where there are too few _____ in the blood.
a)
lymphocytes
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
15.
The ______ fight bacteria and viruses.
a)
hemoglobin
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
16.
What connects veins and arteries?
a)
platelets
b)
lymph nodes
c)
lymph vessels
d)
capillaries
17.
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _____?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
18.
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
19.
The force of blood on the walls of blood vessels is called ?
a)
blood pressure
b)
atherosclerosis
c)
tonsils
d)
lymphocytes
20.

How many chambers are found in the human heart?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

21.

Both Photosynthesis and Respiration occur simultaneously in the night time.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Cannot be determined

22.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

b)

6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O

c)

6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6

23.

What is the function of stomata?

a)

To take in water

b)

To trap sunlight

c)

To regulate exchange of gases

d)

All of the above

24.

The role of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

red blood cells

25.

The major organs of the excretory system are the

a)

lungs

b)

bladder

c)

kidneys

d)

skin

26.

Gas exchange occurs in the

a)

bronchioles

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

capillaries

27.

About how much of your blood is filtered each day?

a)

1/2 of it

b)

1/4 of it

c)

2/3 of it

d)

all of it

28.
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Satorius
c)
Hamstring
d)
Gastronecmius
29.
a)
Tricep
b)
Deltoid
c)
Hamstring
d)
Bicep
30.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Hamstring
31.

What muscle is this?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Deltoids

32.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
33.
a)

Pectoralis major

b)

Tricep brachii

c)

Bicep brachii

d)

Deltoid

34.

An example of a ball and socket is your

a)

hip/shoulder

b)

elbow/knee

c)

ankles/writst

d)

neck

35.

The largest bone in the body

a)

fibula

b)

fermur

c)

phalanges

d)

vertebrae

36.

Muscles that you cannot control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

skeletal

37.

Muscles that you can control

a)

Voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

cardiac

d)

smooth

38.

Where is cardiac muscle found?

a)

in the heart

b)

in the stomach and intestines

c)

attached to bones

39.

Muscles found only in the heart

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

voluntary

40.

A hinge joint can be found

a)

in your jaw

b)

in your ankles

c)

in your hips

d)

in your shoulder

41.
Name the bone
a)
Patella
b)
Femur
c)
Radius
d)
Tibia
42.
Name the bone
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
scapula
d)
femur
43.
Name the bone
a)
radius
b)
humerus
c)
ulna
d)
clavicle
44.
Name the bone
a)
scapula
b)
ulna
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
45.
Name the bone
a)
sternum
b)
scapula
c)
radius
d)
clavicle
46.
Name the bone
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
femur
d)
radius
47.

The gaps between neurons are called

a)

Effectors

b)

neurotransmitters

c)

reflexes

d)

synapses

48.

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

a)

BRAIN STEM

b)

CEREBELLUM

c)

PONS

d)

CEREBRUM

49.

Which of the following is not a reflex action?

a)

BLINKING

b)

COUGHING

c)

SNEEZING

d)

EATING

50.

The diagram below shows a sketch of the human brain. THE PART LABELLED c IS

a)

CEREBELLUM

b)

CEREBRUM

c)

PONS/ MEDULA

d)

SPINAL CHORD

51.

Neurons send messages to one another via electrical impulses

a)

true

b)

false

52.

disease causing agents

a)

pathogen

b)

vitamin

c)

vector

d)

pasteurization

53.

directly caused by a pathogen; can be transmitted from person to person

a)

noninfectious disease

b)

infectious disease

c)

vector

d)

immunity

54.

This person realized that bacteria from outside the body causes disease. So, he creates a process to heat food to a temperature that kills it.

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Louis Pasteur

55.

The body has how many lines of defense against pathogens?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

56.

Which body system creates a barrier, keeping dirt and germs from entering the body?

a)

Integumentary (skin)

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Circulatory

57.

All bacteria cause illness and disease.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

Viruses are not living.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.

How can you avoid getting an infectious disease from food?

a)

Eat chicen and beef that are rare, or slightly cooked

b)

Eat raw eggs on a regular basis.

c)

Do not store foods in the refrigerator.

d)

Keep hot foods hot.

60.

a protein in blood that reacts to particular toxic substances by neutralizing or destroying them, and thus provides immunity against them.

a)

antibody

b)

fungi

c)

bacterium

d)

pathogen

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