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Unit 8 Retest Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body systems work together to protect the body from pathogens?

a)

Muscular & Vascular

b)

Digestive & Excretory

c)

Circulatory & Immune

d)

Endocrine & Reproductive

2.

How do the circulatory system and immune system work together to respond to an injury?

a)

Increased blood flow allows for an increase in the exchange of O2 and CO2 at the site of the injury.

b)

Increased blood flow removes infected cells from the body at the site of the injury.

c)

Increased blood flow kills healthy cells which prevents infection at the site of the injury.

d)

Increased blood flow carries white blood cells to the site of the injury.

3.

After the anther produces pollen, what structure on the flower must then receive the pollen for fertilization to start?

a)

Ovary

b)

Stigma

c)

Style

d)

Filament

4.

Guard cells close the _____ to prevent excess water loss.

a)

collenchyma

b)

epidermis

c)

trichomes

d)

stomata

5.

The surface of the stomach is lined with epithelial cells called surface mucous cells. These cells produce a thick mucus that coats the epithelium on the inside surface of the stomach. What is the purpose of the mucous coating?

a)

It traps nutrients inside the epithelium as food passes through the stomach.

b)

It protects the epithelium from the acid content of the stomach.

c)

It causes the epithelium to expand as food enters the stomach.

d)

It allows the epithelium to aid in the process of digestion.

6.

Put the following steps in the correct order.

a)

I, II, III

b)

III, II, I

c)

III, I, II

d)

II, III, I

7.

The response represented in the illustration would most likely be caused by...

a)

a reduced supply of oxygen

b)

high concentrations of glucose

c)

long periods of rainfall

d)

little available water

8.

A plant's response to gravity is called...

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Hyrdrotropism

9.

The hormone auxin causes the cells on the shady side of a plant shoot to elongate. This kind of response is called...

a)

phototropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

thigmotropism

10.

Which of the following functions at the same organizational level as the stomach?

a)

Skeleton

b)

Epithelial tissue

c)

Liver

d)

A squamous cell

11.

Leaves are part of a plant's shoot system. The xylem tissue in leaves transports the...

a)

bacteria needed for nitrogen fixation in the root nodules

b)

wax needed to coat the surface of growing tissue

c)

water & minerals that are absorbed by the roots

d)

oxygen that regulates the rate of carbohydrate production

12.

Which two organ systems are primarily responsible for removing waste products from the body?

a)

Circulatory & Nervous

b)

Digestive & Excretory

c)

Immune & respiratory

d)

Excretory & Immune

13.

What system first alerts the muscular system of a mouse to react to the presence of a predator?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Nervous

c)

Endocrine

d)

Excretory

14.

During the final stages of human gestation, receptors for the hormone oxytocin increase on the smooth muscle cells of the uterus. The release of oxytocin during labor stimulates the smooth muscle tissue in the wall of the uterus. The vigorous contraction of the uterine smooth muscle helps push the baby through the birth canal so that delivery can occur. This process involves the interaction of which organ systems?

a)

Endocrine and muscular only

b)

Endocrine, muscular, and reproductive

c)

Endocrine, reproductive, and excretory

d)

Endocrine and reproductive only

15.

Which two body systems of a rabbit helps the rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote?

a)

Skeletal & Circulatory

b)

Digestive & Excretory

c)

Respiratory & Circulatory

d)

Endocrine & Immune

16.

Which two humans systems work together to provide body cells with O2 while removing CO2?

a)

Nervous & Endocrine

b)

Muscular & Skeletal

c)

Respiratory & Circulatory

d)

Excretory & Integumentary

17.

What is the primary function of plant leaves?

a)

to support the plant

b)

to trap sunlight for photosynthesis

c)

to produce flowers

d)

to take in water

18.

Which four body systems interact to allow a person to sneeze?

a)

Muscular, immune, nervous, respiratory

b)

Nervous, respiratory, circulatory, skeletal

c)

Respiratory, endocrine, skeletal, circulatory

d)

Lymphatic, skeletal, respiratory, muscular

19.

Which type of muscle makes up the heart?

a)

Smooth

b)

Skeletal

c)

Cardiac

d)

All of these

20.

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?

a)

b)

c)

d)