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practica

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
2.
Which system is most closely associated with the brain?
a)
nervous
b)
muscular
c)
circulatory
d)
respiratory
3.
What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?
a)
cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
b)
cochlea, nerves, vestibule
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
4.
The bony structure that protects the brain.
a)
Back bone 
b)
Teeth 
c)
Skull
d)
Helmet 
5.
What type of cell gathers and carries information?
a)
Nerve Ending
b)
Sense Organ
c)
Sensory Cell
d)
Nerve Cell
6.
Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?
a)
Blood
b)
Spinal Cord
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
7.
bundle of wire-like nerves threaded through the backbones, through which electrical messages travel between the brain and body.
a)
neurons
b)
spinal cord
c)
spaghetti
d)
brain
8.
The nervous system works with these two systems to direct behavior and movement.
a)
respiratory and excretory
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
skeletal and digestive
9.
What is the job of the spinal cord?
a)
To protect your muscles
b)
To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
c)
To open and close your lungs.
10.
The nervous system controls:
a)
only the heart
b)
all body systems and the whole entire body
c)
the digestive system
d)
the brain
11.
What are the three types of muscles?
a)
smooth, skeletal, and stomach
b)
skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
c)
cardiac, skeletal, and brain
d)
skeletal, smooth, and lung
12.
Which is NOT a main function of your skeleton?
a)
support
b)
protection
c)
reflexes
d)
movement
13.
Which of your muscles are voluntary?
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
14.
To get information from your senses, what system do you use?
a)
memory
b)
skeletal system
c)
muscular system
d)
nervous system
15.
What is the main function of the muscular system?
a)
transporting nutrients to other parts of the body 
b)
working with the bones to allow movement
c)
working with the brain to transfer information
d)
breaking nutrients into smaller pieces
16.
Which of the following is a result of voluntary muscles?
a)
breathing
b)
digesting food
c)
kicking a ball
d)
your heart beating
17.

What is a nerve cell?

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

dendrite

d)

myelin

18.

Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?

a)

brain

b)

nose

c)

spinal cord

d)

left big toe

19.

The Brain is part of the Nervous sytem

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Neurons may look different from one another.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

where is the spinal cord located

a)

its attached to the brain and spine

b)

the whole thing is inside the brain

c)

nowhere the spinal cord isn't real

d)

the spinal cord is inside every nerve

22.

what does do nerves do?

a)

think

b)

control the brain

c)

feel

d)

make thoughts

23.

Where are the red blood cells made in the body?

a)

muscle fibers

b)

bone marrow

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

24.

What attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

muscle

d)

femur

25.
The digestive system uses these types of muscles to aid in digestion?
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
26.
The muscles that help with movement are known as ________ muscles. 
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
27.
Which body system provides support, protection, and movement for the body?
a)
digestive
b)
skeletal
c)
circulatory
d)
respiratory
28.
What attaches bone to bone?
a)
tendon
b)
ligament
c)
muscle
d)
skull
29.
What is the main  function of the muscular system?
a)
 It carries messages from the brain to the bones to move the body.
b)
It allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.
c)
It cleans the blood and removes waste. 
30.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Cardiac, smooth and skeletal
b)
Cardiac, skeletal, prime
c)
Flexion, extension, smooth
d)
Skeletal, smooth, stringy
31.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
32.
The only bone in the human body that can not heal itself?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Sternum
c)
Teeth
d)
Knee Cap
33.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
34.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
35.

Which system produces red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

nervous

c)

digestive

d)

circulatory

36.
This organelle creates the energy for the cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
ribosome
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
37.
The ____________ regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
golgi bodies
d)
cytoplasm
38.
Jelly-like material that makes up most of the cell
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cyclops
d)
cytoliquid
39.
This organelle is stores food, water and waste.
a)
Ribosome
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
40.
A specialized structure inside of the cell are known as _____________.
a)
organ
b)
items
c)
organelle
d)
excess materials
41.
Basic unit of life
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organ System
42.
Multicellular Organisms
a)
Made of 1 cell
b)
Made of more than 1 cell
43.
5. Based on this image is the Euglena multicellular or unicellular?
a)
1. Multicellular
b)
2. Unicellular
44.
Which best describes the main job of most cells in multicellular organisms?
a)
Cells work to keep themselves alive.
b)
Cells work to keep the organism alive.
c)
Cells work to release needed materials.
d)
Cells work to store unneeded materials.
45.
Molly is reading a book in science class. She reads one sentence that says, “This organism is capable of surviving as a single cell.” Which organism is she most likely reading about?
a)
amoeba
b)
flower
c)
mushroom
d)
insect
46.

An example of s specialized cell in a multicellular organism is...

a)

A skin cell

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plankton

d)

A paramecium