1. Which cells carry nutrients from food to the rest of the cells in the body?(1 point)

Responses

blood cells
blood cells

nerve cells
nerve cells

muscle cells
muscle cells

stomach cells
stomach cells
Question 2
2. How are blood cells and stomach cells similar?(1 point)
Responses

Both help with digestion.
Both help with digestion.

Both help maintain homeostasis.
Both help maintain homeostasis.

Both secrete enzymes.
Both secrete enzymes.

Both send signals in the body.
Both send signals in the body.
Question 3
3. Which option shows the correct order of organization within multicellular organisms (from least complex to most complex)?(1 point)
Responses

cell → organ → organ system → tissue → organism
cell → organ → organ system → tissue → organism

organ → organ system → cell → organism → tissue
organ → organ system → cell → organism → tissue

cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism
cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism

tissue → organ system → organ → organism → cell
tissue → organ system → organ → organism → cell
Question 4
4. Which statement is true?(1 point)
Responses

Bones are organ systems.
Bones are organ systems.

Bones are composed of a single layer.
Bones are composed of a single layer.

Bones help the heart pump blood.
Bones help the heart pump blood.

Bones provide shape to the body.
Bones provide shape to the body.
Question 5
5. What is systemic circulation?(1 point)
Responses

the path of blood between pharynx and trachea
the path of blood between pharynx and trachea

the path of blood as it moves from the head throughout the body and back to the head
the path of blood as it moves from the head throughout the body and back to the head

the path of blood as it moves from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart
the path of blood as it moves from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart

the path of blood between the heart and lungs
the path of blood between the heart and lungs
Question 6
6. Which organ in the excretory system has a function similar to that of the esophagus in the digestive system?(1 point)
Responses

ureter
ureter

bladder
bladder

urethra
urethra

kidney
kidney
Question 7
7. In which two organs is food broken down?(1 point)
Responses

small intestine and large intestine
small intestine and large intestine

esophagus and small intestine
esophagus and small intestine

mouth and stomach
mouth and stomach

esophagus and stomach
esophagus and stomach
Question 8
8. When you get home, you smell cookies baking. You respond by walking toward the kitchen. Many signals move through your nervous system in this process. Which component is involved first? (1 point)
Responses

dendrites in your sensory neurons
dendrites in your sensory neurons

dendrites in your motor neurons
dendrites in your motor neurons

axons in your sensory neurons
axons in your sensory neurons

axons in your motor neurons
axons in your motor neurons
Question 9
9. Which component of nerve cells contains the nucleus? (1 point)
Responses

neuron
neuron

cell body
cell body

dendrite
dendrite

axon
axon
Question 10
10. Which of the following observations could you make based on stimuli to your thermoreceptors?(1 point)
Responses

The ice cream is cold.
The ice cream is cold.

The ice cream is sweet.
The ice cream is sweet.

The ice cream is heavy.
The ice cream is heavy.

The ice cream is white.
The ice cream is white.
Question 11
11. A girl has her eyes shut and is standing inside a brightly lit room. What happens to her pupils when she opens her eyes? Why?(1 point)
Responses

Her pupils shrink because the muscles relax.
Her pupils shrink because the muscles relax.

Her pupils grow because the muscles contract.
Her pupils grow because the muscles contract.

Her pupils shrink because the muscles contract.
Her pupils shrink because the muscles contract.

Her pupils grow because the muscles relax.
Her pupils grow because the muscles relax.
Question 12
12. The human body has four types of tissues. What part of the eye uses muscle tissue for opening and closing movements?(1 point)
Responses

Iris
Iris

Sclera
Sclera

Retina
Retina

Cornea
Cornea
Question 13
13. How do polar bears maintain homeostasis in freezing cold weather? (1 point)
Responses

Their thick fur retains heat.
Their thick fur retains heat.

Their metabolism slows down to preserve heat.
Their metabolism slows down to preserve heat.

Their thick skin insulates the internal organs against the cold.
Their thick skin insulates the internal organs against the cold.

Their metabolism speeds up to produce heat.
Their metabolism speeds up to produce heat.
Question 14
14. Which example shows an organism that cannot reach homeostasis through internal changes? (1 point)
Responses

A lizard is cold, and it moves to a sunny rock to warm up.
A lizard is cold, and it moves to a sunny rock to warm up.

Circulation decreases in a bird when it becomes too warm.
Circulation decreases in a bird when it becomes too warm.

A person gets a fever in response to a flu infection.
A person gets a fever in response to a flu infection.

A dog shivers when it is too cold.
A dog shivers when it is too cold.
Question 15
15. When comparing a plant cell to an animal cell, only the plant cell will contain-(1 point)
Responses

ribosomes
ribosomes

chromosomes
chromosomes

chloroplasts
chloroplasts

mitochondria
mitochondria
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1 answer

Here are the correct answers for each question:

  1. Which cells carry nutrients from food to the rest of the cells in the body?
    Answer: blood cells

  2. How are blood cells and stomach cells similar?
    Answer: Both help maintain homeostasis.

  3. Which option shows the correct order of organization within multicellular organisms (from least complex to most complex)?
    Answer: cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism

  4. Which statement is true?
    Answer: Bones provide shape to the body.

  5. What is systemic circulation?
    Answer: the path of blood as it moves from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart

  6. Which organ in the excretory system has a function similar to that of the esophagus in the digestive system?
    Answer: ureter

  7. In which two organs is food broken down?
    Answer: mouth and stomach

  8. When you get home, you smell cookies baking. You respond by walking toward the kitchen. Many signals move through your nervous system in this process. Which component is involved first?
    Answer: dendrites in your sensory neurons

  9. Which component of nerve cells contains the nucleus?
    Answer: cell body

  10. Which of the following observations could you make based on stimuli to your thermoreceptors?
    Answer: The ice cream is cold.

  11. A girl has her eyes shut and is standing inside a brightly lit room. What happens to her pupils when she opens her eyes? Why?
    Answer: Her pupils shrink because the muscles contract.

  12. The human body has four types of tissues. What part of the eye uses muscle tissue for opening and closing movements?
    Answer: Iris

  13. How do polar bears maintain homeostasis in freezing cold weather?
    Answer: Their thick fur retains heat.

  14. Which example shows an organism that cannot reach homeostasis through internal changes?
    Answer: A lizard is cold, and it moves to a sunny rock to warm up.

  15. When comparing a plant cell to an animal cell, only the plant cell will contain-
    Answer: chloroplasts

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