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Living Organisms
Assessment
Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________________
1. How do bacteria compare with humans?
A. Both are unicellular organisms.
B. Both are multicellular organisms.
C. Only bacteria are multicellular organisms.
D. Only humans are multicellular organisms.
2. Using tubes made up of cells is one way plants
A. transport water throughout the organism
B. make more organisms of their own kind.
C. transport blood cells throughout the organism.
D. take in nutrients and make food.
3. Which of these is not made up of one or more cells?
A. a rock
B. a paramecium
C. an earthworm
D. a fern
4. Which of these is a unicellular organism?
A. a goldfish
B. a seaweed
C. an amoeba
D. a tree
5. Some but not all single-celled organisms
A. reproduce
B. make their own food
C. get rid of waste
D. move
6. Which statement correctly identifies a part of the circulatory system and its
function?
A. The brain makes decisions.
B. The muscles move the body.
C. The heart pumps blood.
D. The lungs take in oxygen.
7. Which body system controls all other systems of the body?
A. muscular system
B. nervous system
C. skeletal system
D. circulatory system
8. The esophagus, stomach, and intestines are all part of one body system.
Which one?
A. digestive system
B. circulatory system
C. nervous system
D. skeletal system
9. Which system gives the body structure and support?
A. digestive system
B. muscular system
C. skeletal system
D. nervous system
10. Which systems work together to bring oxygen to the body and deliver it to
the cells?
A. muscular and skeletal systems
B. nervous and digestive systems
C. respiratory and circulatory systems
D. nervous and respiratory systems
11. Which is made up of many cells with different functions?
A. a euglena
B. an amoeba
C. a bacterium
D. an oak tree
12. The mouth, stomach and intestines are all part of what body system?
A. digestive system
B. circulatory system
C. nervous system
D. skeletal system
13. Which of the following is part of the nervous system?
A. a muscle
B. the brain
C. the heart
D. the esophagus
14. Which of these is an acquired trait?
A. blue eyes
B. a good sense of smell
C. a chipped tooth
D. yellow flowers
15. Which of these is a learned behavior for a dog?
A. walking on four legs
B. rolling over on command
C. barking
D. panting
16. Which of these is an inherited trait for humans?
A. knowing how to read
B. speaking English
C. being able to play the violin
D. having two arms
17. A. Acquired traits are passed from parents to offspring.
B. Inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring.
C. Behaviors are never inherited.
D. Behaviors are always inherited.
18. Which of these traits can a tree NOT pass to its offspring?
A. the shape of its leaves
B. roots that grow toward water
C. a trunk scarred by lightening
D. the kind of seeds it forms
19. Knowing how to read a book is an example of
A. physical trait
B. an inherited behavior
C. a learned behavior
D. an inherited trait
20. A mother dog and her puppy both have curly fur. Which best explains this?
A. In dogs, curly fur is more common than straight fur
B. In dogs, curly fur is an acquired trait
C. The mother dog acquired curly fur and passed on that trait to her puppy
D. The mother dog inherited curly fur and passed that trait on to her puppy
21. Which of these is a learned behavior for humans?
A. sleeping
B. laughing
C. playing a violin
D. having brown eyes
22. Which of the following is a definition of inherited trait?
A. a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents
B. a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime
C. a behavior that a living thing learns from its parents
D. a skill that an animal develops after it is born
23. In a population of cardinals, all the birds have short beaks. Their short beaks
are an example of
A. learned behavior
B. an inherited trait
C. an acquired trait
D. an inherited behavior
24. A pine tree and its offspring are both bent the same way. Which statement
MOST LIKELY explains why they are both bent?
A. The parent tree inherited this trait from its offspring.
B. Both trees inherited the trait of being bent.
C. The offspring inherited this trait from the parent tree.
D. They both acquired this trait from being blown by the wind.
25. Name two body systems and describe what each system does for the human
body.
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26. Name a unicellular organism and a multicellular organism and compare the
ways in which they get nutrients to their cells.
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