Download Biology Study Guide with answers 1. Name 2 things in common

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1. Name 2 things in common between all 4 of the protists we studied.
 They can move, they can reproduce, they can obtain food, they can get
rid of waste.
2. What is similar between the flagella and cilia in protists?
 It helps them move.
3. Name a similarity between a volvox and a euglena.
 They both have chloroplast to make their own food, since they are both
plant-like.
4. All living things have ____________.
 Cells
5. What is the purpose of the cell membrane?
 Keep good things in and bad things out.
6. Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells AND provides the
energy for the cell?
 Mitochondria
7. What organelles are different between a plant and animal cell?
 Plant cell has cell wall and chloroplast (animal does not).
8. Name 3 organelles that are similar between the plant and animal cell.
 Nucleus, mitochondria, cell membrane, vacuole (larger in plants), ER,
ribosomes, lysosomes (more common in animal), cytoplasm
9. Where is the genetic information located within the cell?
 Nucleus
10. What is the main difference between the SHAPE of an animal cell vs a plant
cell?
 Plant cell is rectangular shaped. Animal cell can be any shape (commonly
seen as round)
11. What is the nucleus surrounded by? (Similar to what the cell is surrounded
by?)
 Nuclear membrane
12. What is the function of the cytoplasm?
 Surrounds organelles
13. If a substance were to enter a cell, it would have to pass through what?
 Cell membrane
14. What is the purpose of the chloroplast in plant cells?
 Use energy from the sun to make food (sugar)
15. What allows a plant to stand up straight?
 Cell wall
16. What is the purpose of a vacuole in a cell?
 Store fluid and waste
17. Which organelle controls all the cell’s activities?
 Nucleus
18. List the correct order of the following from small to large: organs, organelles,
cells, organ systems, tissues.
 Organelle  Cell Tissue Organ Organ system
19. Which body system breaks down food?
 Digestive
20. Which body system provides support for movement and protection of
internal organs?
 Skeletal system
21. Which body system removes waste?
 Excretory
22. Which two body systems work together to transfer oxygen from the air to the
cells?
 Respiratory and circulatory
23. Which body system protects the body from disease?
 Immune (also lymphatic)
24. Which body system contains the lungs, trachea, and nasal cavity?
 Respiratory
25. Which body system contains the liver, pancreas, and stomach?
 Digestive
26. Which body system contains the kidneys and bladder?
 Excretory
27. How does sweating help the body?
 Helps the body respond to its environment by cooling off (returning it back
to homeostasis)
28. Which body system carries white blood cells to a wound in the body?
 Circulatory
29. Sperm and egg cells are produced by which body system?
 Reproductive
30. Which body system is “in charge” of all the other systems?
 Nervous
31. Which body system produces hormones?
 Endocrine
32. What happens if a person consumes more calories than needed for daily
activities?
 They would most likely gain weight.
33. If someone fails to eat a balanced diet over a long time, what can happen
to their bodies?
 They can develop a disease (get sick).
34. Name 3 things that can result in your body from smoking cigarettes?
 Damage to cells, problems breathing, stomach ulcers
35. If you knew your parents had diabetes, what steps could you take now to try
to avoid developing diabetes?
 Eat a healthier diet and exercise regularly