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Body Systems and Homeostasis

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What carries food from the pharynx to the stomach?

a)

larynx

b)

trachea

c)

esophagus

d)

bronchioles

2.

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

both mechanical and chemical

3.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

4.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

5.

What part of the digestive system mechanically and chemically breaks down food?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

both the mouth and stomach

6.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

teeth

b)

muscles of the stomach

c)

enzymes

7.

Proteins are broken down into _______.

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Glycerol

c)

Glucose

d)

Amino acids

8.

Large carbohydrates, like glycogen, are chemically digested into smaller _____ molecules.

a)

proteins

b)

amino acids

c)

glucose

d)

enzymes

9.
What organ is this?
a)
stomach
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
esophagus
10.

The main function of the stomach is to:

a)

Store food

b)

Produce hydrochloric acid

c)

Begin protein digestion

d)

All the above

11.

Which digestive organ is represented by the letter B?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Liver

c)

Mouth

d)

Small intestine

12.
The diagram represents human digestive system. From which structure are glucose and amino acids normally absorbed into the circulatory system?
a)
F - Large Intestine
b)
H - Liver
c)
C - Stomach
d)
E - Small Intestine
13.
What organ is this?
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
esophagus
14.

Arteries

a)

carry oxygenated blood to the heart

b)

carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

c)

carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

d)

carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart

15.

Veins

a)

carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

b)

carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart

c)

carry oxygenated blood to the heart

d)

carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

16.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ gas and remove ___ gas. 

a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
17.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
18.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

19.

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

20.

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Pharynx

d)

Larynx

21.

Which of the following happens when you exhale?

a)

chest cavity expands

b)

your lumgs become smaller

c)

your chest cavity becomes smaller

d)

your lungs take in and give off oxygen

22.

The main ORGAN responsible for breathing is:

a)

the Brain

b)

the Lungs

c)

the Liver

d)

the Kidneys

23.
Which organ of the excretory system stores urine until the body is ready to eliminate it?
a)
ureters
b)
urethra
c)
urinary bladder
d)
urea
24.
What is the main function of the excretory system?
a)
to collect and remove wastes from the body
b)
to strengthen skeletal muscles
c)
to protect the nervous system
d)
to bring oxygen to body cells
25.
What is #4?
a)
Kidney
b)
Ureter
c)
Bladder
d)
Urethra
26.
The process of removal of the body’s wastes is called
a)
gas exchange.
b)
respiration.
c)
excretion.
d)
filtration.
27.

What role do the lungs have in the excretory system?

a)

Removing carbon dioxide

b)

Removing oxygen

c)

Gas exchange

d)

Bringing in oxygen

28.

Which of the following substances is NOT excreted by the excretory system?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

salts

29.

The job of your kidneys is to...

a)

Create feces

b)

Take carbon dioxide out of your blood

c)

Put oxygen into your blood

d)

Clean blood, sending waste to bladder

30.

The main function of the bladder is _____.

a)

protection

b)

storage

c)

circulation

d)

filter

31.
Are chemicals that travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body
a)
Hormones
b)
Glands
c)
Parathyroid 
d)
Adrenal Gland 
32.

Controls long term changes such as growth

a)

limbic system

b)

endocrine system

c)

nervous system

d)

temporal lobe

33.

What is the function of the endocrine system?

a)

to filter and eliminate the waste from the blood

b)

to secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate body activities

c)

to provide structure and support for the body

d)

to defend the body against pathogens

34.

When you eat a burger , your body produces insulin to control blood sugar . What type of feedback is that

a)

Positive feedback

b)

Negative Feedback

c)

None

d)

Both

35.

Body's central command organ

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Stomach

d)

Heart

36.

Allows your brain to communicate with the rest of your body

a)

Heart

b)

Brain

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Spinal Cord

37.

What are glands?

a)

Organs that make and excrete waste

b)

Organs that make and release secretions

c)

Organs that make and release white blood cells

d)

Organs that make and excrete carbon dioxide

38.

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

a)

Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

b)

Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

c)

Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

d)

Magic!

39.

In a _______________ loop, when a change in a variable is detected, the change is amplified.

a)
positive feedback
b)

negative feedback

c)

regular

d)

homeostasis

40.

In a (a)   loop, when a change in a variable is detected, the change is reversed.

41.

If your blood glucose is too high and your body reverses it, this is ______.

a)

positive feedback

b)

negative feedback

c)

neutral feedback

d)

regular feedback

42.

Contractions are an example of __________ because they are an increase in a variable.

a)

negative feedback

b)

positive feedback

c)

life

d)

no change

43.

(a)   is a state of internal balance in the body.

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.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
46.

which organ will balance the glucose level in the blood by releasing hormones like insulin or glucagon?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intensine

c)

large intestine

d)

Pancreas

47.

Which hormone is released when blood sugar gets too high?

a)

glucose

b)

glucagon

c)

glycogen

d)

insulin

48.

Which of the following correctly pairs the hormone and the response that it causes

a)

Glucagon - makes body cells take in glucose

b)

Insulin - makes body cells take in glucose

c)

Pancreas - makes liver release stored glucagon

d)

Liver - makes pancreas take in stored insulin

49.

This graph shows an example of...

a)

Blood sugar regulation

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Negative feedback

d)

Positive feedback

50.

According to this graph, what is the person doing during the event (blue region)

a)

Eating

b)

Exercising

c)

Type 1 Diabetes

d)

Type 2 Diaibetes

51.

diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___.

a)

energy

b)

insulin

c)

glucose

d)

negative feedback

52.

What is the function of insulin?

a)

diagnose diabetes

b)

turn glucose into energy

c)

help glucose enter the cells of the body

d)

Release glucose stored in the liver

53.

Which of the following are in the correct order?

a)

organ system, cell, organ, tissue, organism

b)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

c)

cell, tissue, organelle, organ system, organism

d)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

54.

Homeostasis mechanisms...

a)

keep everything exactly the same.

b)

usually operate by positive feedback systems.

c)

act to keep the internal environmental conditions outside the normal range

d)

is the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment

55.

A noticeable change in an organism's environment.

a)

control center

b)

response

c)

stimulus

d)

set point

56.

What is the stimulus in the model above?

a)

body temperature

b)

increase in body temperature

c)

decrease in body temperature

d)

blood vessels dilating

57.

What is a response (not the result) in the model above?

a)

body temperature increasing

b)

sweat glands

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

sweating

58.
Which is an example of a lipid
a)
fat
b)
starch
c)
glucose
d)
hemoglobin
59.
Glucose (sugar) is an example of a
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
60.
Enzymes will make a reaction go _______ and use ______ energy.
a)
faster, less
b)
faster, more
c)
slower, less
d)
slower, more
61.

Which factor denatures an enzyme?

a)
Excessive heat
b)
Nothing can
c)
Exposure to light
d)
Exposure to bacteria
62.

An athlete swims a race and pushes to the finish line. What body system is helping her?

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Muscular System

c)

Circulatory system

d)

All of them

63.

Which biological process is represented in the diagram below?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

digestion

d)

replication

64.

Substance X directly supplies energy for various life functions, as shown in the diagram below. Which substance is represented by X in the diagram?

a)

ATP

b)

DNA

c)

starch

d)

glucose

65.

It may be harmful when people compete to see who can hold their breath the longest under water. Without oxygen, brain cells

a)

cannot make enough ATP

b)

have too few mitochondria

c)

make too many enzymes

d)

have too much water

66.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
67.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
68.
Converts food into usable energy for the cell
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
69.

What is the role of the immune system?

a)

To pump blood throughout the body

b)

To protect the body from disease-causing agents

c)

To contain disease-causing organisms to a single area of the body

d)

To give Mr. Elwonger something to test us over

70.

What is the role of antibodies in the immune system?

a)

To actively destroy pathogens

b)

To mark pathogens that need to be destroyed by T-cells

c)

To safeguard the body against being destroyed by its own immune system

d)

To bind to B-cells, helping them in their support of T-cells

71.

Vaccinations work by...

a)

Strengthening the immune system by chemically changing B-cells

b)

Tricking the body into thinking the needle is a pathogen

c)

Injecting dead or weakened bacteria or viruses (or proteins from them) into the bloodstream to trigger the production of antibodies

d)

Vaccines don't work and are just the government's way of injecting microchips into the population so they can keep track of us.

72.

An immune response that occurs in the human body is shown above. This activity helps to do which of the following?

a)

Produce antibiotics to control disease

b)

Provide protection against a specific pathogen

c)

Provide protection against all types of pathogens

d)

Eliminate harmful gene alterations

73.

What is the body's first line (non-specific) of defense against infection by foreign organisms?

a)

antibodies

b)

lymph nodes

c)

white blood cells

d)

the skin

74.

Although vaccines cannot be used to treat a person who is sick, they can help to prevent infections. Vaccinations tell the body to create "memory cells", which will function later to create antibodies against certain pathogens. When a person is vaccinated, what are they injected with?

a)

antibodies to a disease bacterium

b)

live, inactive viruses

c)

weakened viruses or antigens from the virus

d)

blood from a person who has had the disease