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FOSS Living Systems Inv. 2: Nutrient Systems

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What must be present for plants to make their own food?

a)

Carbon Dioxide, water, light

b)

Oxygen, Nitrogen, water

c)

Carbon Dioxide, water, oxygen

d)

Sugar, carbon dioxide, water

2.

When an organism uses nutrients for energy and produces waste products, the organism is ________________

a)

dormant

b)

dead

c)

metabolizing

d)

living

3.

All living organisms are made up of _________.

a)

fiber

b)

cells

c)

skin

d)

fungus

4.

What does yeast need to break its dormancy?

a)

warm water and sugar

b)

warm water and flour

c)

only warm water

d)

only flour

5.

Chlorophyll reflects ______ light.

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

d)

yellow

6.

Wheat grass can grow in dark and light environments. Those grown in the dark are yellow and those grown in the light are green. Why?

a)

The ones grown in light are pretty

b)

The ones in the dark contain photosynthesis

c)

The cells in photosynthesis contain carbon dioxide.

d)

The cells in the green plants have activated the chlorophyll but the cells in the yellow have not.

7.

Where do humans absorb the nutrients they need to provide energy for their body?

a)

Stomach

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Mouth

8.

What inside of animals and humans is needed to help start the process of digestion?

a)

Swallowing

b)

Saliva

c)

Hydrochloric Acid

d)

Blood

9.

What materials are needed in order for a plant to grow from a seed?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Nutrients in soil

d)

Oxygen

e)

Carbon dioxide

10.

When yeast becomes active, what gas is released as waste?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water vapor

11.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

The process of using water and sunlight to make carbon dioxide

b)

The process of turning oxygen and sunlight into sugar

c)

the process that plants use to make sugar for growth

12.

What makes a plant green?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

chloroplast

c)

phloem

d)

xylem

13.

Where does the digestive system begin?

a)

in your mouth

b)

in your stomach

c)

in your small intestines

d)

in your esophagus

14.

What is the main function of a plant's leaf?

a)

Absorb water

b)

convert light energy into glucose through photosynthesis

c)

collect oxygen to create nutrients for the plant

15.

a molecule that absorbs red and blue light and reflects green light

a)

chloroplast

b)

photosynthesis

c)

chlorophyll

d)

roots

16.

a single-celled fungus

a)

yeast

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

mushrooms

17.

Where does all energy in an ecosystem come from?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

Sun

18.

If a plant is kept in the dark, but it is regularly watered, what will happen?

a)

It will turn green and grow

b)

It will turn yellow and grow

c)

It will turn yellow and not grow

d)

It will turn green and not grow

19.

How do animals get the nutrients they need?

a)

The digestive system breaks down food to nutrients. In humans, food enters the mouth, then down the esophagus to the stomach and small intestines.

b)

They absorb sunlight, oxygen, and water to create nutrients cells need

c)

They get nutrients in the water they drink

20.

the basic unit of life

a)

photosynthesis

b)

carbon-dioxide

c)

cell

d)

oxygen

21.

the nutrient that cells use for energy

a)

carbon-dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

sugar

d)

nitrogen

22.

Select the items that plants need in order to produce food.

a)

sugar

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

light energy

23.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

24.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

25.
What liquid softens food in your mouth as you chew? 
a)
saliva
b)
tears
c)
orange juice
d)
blood
26.
What part of your body moves solid waste out of your body? 
a)
mouth
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
27.

Pick the correct order of digestion

a)

Mouth,stomach,esophagus,large intestine,small intestine

b)

Mouth,esophagus,stomach,small intestine, large intestine

c)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, colon

d)

Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

28.

Which body system is represented in the diagram?

a)

digestive

b)

circulatory

c)

respiratory

d)

excretory

29.

The body system shown in this diagram is responsible for

a)

Digesting food and absorbing nutrients

b)

Transporting nutrients to the body's cells

c)

Eliminating liquid waste

d)

Cellular respiration

30.

Diagram 1 shows 4 needs of photosynthesis. What is B?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Sunlight

31.

Based on the picture, what is D?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Sunlight

32.

What is letter A?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Chlorophyll

33.

What is letter C referring to in the photosynthesis process?

a)

Water

b)

Nutrient

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Oxygen