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Chapter 4 - Living Systems: Human Systems
Life Science Standards: 5, 6
1. The numbered drawings below show the
organization within a multicellular organism
from simple to complex.
5. Which of the following parts of the human
body is most complex?
A. heart
B. kidney
C. white blood cell
D. central nervous system
6. What are the basic structural units of living
organisms?
A. cells
B. nuclei
C. organs
D. tissues
Which of these numbered drawings represents a
tissue?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
2. How is a skin cell from a mouse similar to an
amoeba?
A. Both need energy.
B. Both have cell walls.
C. Both move with pseudopodia.
D. Both consume carbon dioxide.
3. Which cellular organelle uses oxygen and
glucose to provide energy to the cell?
A. mitochondrion
B. nucleus
C. ribosome
D. vacuole
4. The starch and water molecules in potato
cells are stored in what organelle?
A. mitochondrion
B. nucleus
C. ribosome
D. vacuole
7. Which of the following correctly lists the
organizational hierarchy of organisms from
simplest to most complex?
A. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems,
organisms
B. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems,
organisms
C. tissues, cells, organs, organ systems,
organisms
D. tissues, organs, cells, organ systems,
organisms
8. Which of the following correctly orders part
of a fish’s respiratory system from the least
complex to most complex?
A. cells, gills, tissues
B. cells, tissues, gills
C. gills, tissues, cells
D. tissues, gills, cells
9. Which body system typically recognizes,
attacks, and destroys foreign cells or substances
that may cause disease?
A. Digestive
B. Excretory
C. Immune
D. respiratory
10. The diagram below shows a major system
of the human body.
13. Which body system’s primary function is
the continuation of the species?
A. digestive
B. nervous
C. excretory
D. reproductive
14. Which two body systems work together to
transport oxygen to the cells?
A. skeletal and respiratory
B. digestive and respiratory
C. respiratory and circulatory
D. respiratory and reproductive
Which of the following best describes the
function of this system?
A. absorbing nutrients from food
B. protecting the body from infection
C. exchanging gases with the environment
D. responding to stimuli in the environment
11. In the human body, which system functions
primarily to defend the body against disease?
A. digestive
B. immune
C. nervous
D. respiratory
12. The terms gas exchange, diaphragm, and
inhale are most closely associated with which
system in the human body?
A. circulatory
B. digestive
C. excretory
D. respiratory
15. When a person’s sweat evaporates, the
person feels cooler. Which of the following
statements best describes why sweating helps
the person feel cool?
A. Heat is absorbed by sweat when it
evaporates.
B. Heat is absorbed by the body when sweat
evaporates.
C. The temperature of the water in sweat goes
down when it evaporates.
D. The temperature of the water in the body
goes up when sweat evaporates.
16. Carbon dioxide produced by cells is
removed from the body primarily by which
body system?
A. digestive
B. excretory
C. immune
D. respiratory