TERM TEST IN SCIENCE

I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the function of the skeletal system?
A: support the body B: give the body shape
C: work with muscles to move the body D: all of the above
2. What makes up the skeletal system?
A: blood B: muscles C: bones D: tissues
3. How many bones make up the skeletal system?
A: 103 B: 206 C: 296 D: 1,000
4. Each bone has a particular job. What is the job of the skull?
A: pumps blood to the brain B: tells the brain what to do
C: helps the body to make decisions D: protects the brain
5. What works with the bones of your skeleton to make your body move?
A: blood B: muscles C: tissues D: organs
6. A ___________ is a place where two or more bones meet.
A: joint B: muscle C: organ

7. Partly movable joints are places where bones can move a little. Which is an example of a partly
movable joint?
A: skull B: elbow joint C: rib D: knee joint
8. There are three types of joints. What are they?
A: immovable, stable, movable B: immobile, mobile, stable
C: immovable, movable, partly movable
9. Which of the following is an example of an immovable joint?
A: skull ` B: ribs C: knee
10. Movable joints are places where bones can move easily. Which is an example of a movable joint?
A: skull B: ribs C: knee
11. How many muscles do you have?
A: 10 B: 150 C: 640 D: 10,000
12. What are the biggest muscles in the body?
A: gluteus maximusB: finger C: rectus abdominis
13. These muscles are the smallest in your body.
A: gluteus maximusB: finger C: bicep D: none of the above
14. rue or False? You need muscles in your body in order to survive.
A: True B: False
15. Are fingers muscles?
A: yes B: no C: only when asleep
16. Your deltoid is located in this part of the body.
A: head B: front of arm C: ankle D: bottom
17. Are there muscles in your eyes?
A: yes B: no C: only when asleep D: only when awake
18. True or False? Muscles rest.
A: true B: false
19. Where is the fibula located?
A: front outer side of leg B: backside of leg C: outside of leg D: ankle
20. Did you have muscles when you were born?
a. A: yes B: no C: only at age 2 D: none of the above
21. Which one of the folloiwing is NOT primary function of the skin

A. Protection B. Reproduction C. Secretion D.

Sensation\
22. The _____ layer of the skn is considered to be the 'true' skin.
A. Epidermis B. Dermis C. Subcutaneous D. Muscle
23. There are three kinds of fibers that intermingle with the cells of the dermis. They include all of
the following EXCEPT _____.
A. Elastin B. Collagen C. Reticulum D. Tactile
24. _____ makes up approximately 70 percent of the dry weight of the skin and gives it strength,
form, and flexibility.
A. Elastin B. Collagen C. Reticulum D. Kertain
25. The _____ forms a protective layer over every part of the body and varies in thickness, being
thickest in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and thinnest on the inner sides of the limbs.
A. Epidermis B. Dermis C. Subcutaneous D. Collagen

26. The cells of the _____ layer of the epidermis are almost dead and undergo a change into cells of
the more superfical layers.

A. Stratum corneum B. Stratum granulosum C. Stratum spinosum D.

Stratum germinativum

27_____ refers to abnormal conditions of the skin resulting from contact with chemicals or other
exterior agents.
A. Urticaria B. Psoriasis C. Contact dermatitis D. Eczema
28_____ glands are sweat glands.
A. Sudoriferous B. Sebaceous C. Subcutaneous D.
Subterranean
29. Sudoriferous glands are under the control of the _____ nervous sytem and are located in the
dermis.

A. Syspathetic B. Parasympathetic C. Autonomic

D. Visceral
30.Hair and nails are considered to be _____ of the skin.
A. Glands B. Appendages C. Waste products D.
Secretions
31. What organ is bile made in?

A. Stomach B. Liver C. Gallbladder D.

Small Intestine
32. What organ is bile stored in?
A. Stomach B. Liver C. Gallbladder D.
Small Intestine
33. What organ is bile secreted in?
A. Stomach B. Liver C. Gallbladder D.
Small Intestine
34. Where is bicarbonate made?
A. Small Intestine B. Liver C. Gallbladder D. Pancreas
35. Where is bicarbonate secreted into?
A. Small Intestine B. Liver C. Gallbladder D. Pancreas
36. Where is hydrochloric acid secreted into?
A. Small Intestine B. Large Intestine C. Stomach D. Liver
37. How does bile aid in digestion?
A. It neutralizes the acid from the stomach.
B. It breaks down proteins in chemical digestion to prepare for absorption.
C. It breaks down fats to smaller particles in chemical digestion to prepare for absorption.

D. It breaks down carbohydrates into smaller molecular chains in chemical digestion to

prepare for absorption.
38. How does bicarbonate aid in digestion?
A. It neutralizes the acid from the stomach.
B. It breaks down proteins in chemical digestion to prepare for absorption.
C. It breaks down fats to smaller particles in chemical digestion to prepare for absorption.
D. It breaks down carbohydrates into smaller molecular chains in chemical digestion to
prepare for absorption.
39. Which of the following is the proper order of structures that food must pass through on its way
to the stomach?
A. Mouth, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, esophagus, stomach
 B. Mouth, oropharynx, esophagus, stomach
C. Mouth, laryngopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx, stomach
D. Mouth, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, esophagus, stomach
40. Why is the appendix considered a potential trouble spot in the intestine?
A. Because bacteria can gather in it due to its long-slender shape, which might lead to
inflammation, and spilling infectious material into the abdominal cavity.
B. Because it can easily become twisted, resulting in a blockage of the small intestine.

C. Because bacteria can gather in it due to its small-twisted shape, which might lead to
inflammation, and spilling infectious material into the stomach.
D. Because it can easily become twisted, resulting in a blockage of the large intestine.
41. What is the main function of the respiratory system?

A: to break food down B: supply the blood with oxygen C: circulate the
blood
42. How does the respiratory system deliver oxygen to different parts of the body?
A: breathing B: circulation C: inhale carbon dioxide
43. Which part of the body is not used for the respiratory system to work?

A: mouth B: nose C: small intestine D:

diaphragm
44. What is the diaphragm's main function?
A: pump blood into the lungs
B: pump carbon dioxide out of the lungs and pull oxygen into the lungs
C: pump oxygen out of the lungs and pull carbon dioxide into the lungs
45. Inside each of your lungs there are tubes called bronchi. These branch into even smaller tubes
much like the branches of a tree. What are at the ends of these tubes?
A: alveoli B: diaphragms C: cells
46. What would happen if your respiratory system stopped working?
A: you would get a transplant B: you would die C: nothing
47. Which of the following is affected by the respiratory system?
A: yawn B: hiccup C: sneeze D: all of the above

48. What is responsible for picking up the oxygen in lungs and carrying it to all the body cells that
need it?
A: red blood cells B: white blood cells C: veins
49. The trachea is a part of the respiratory system. What can the trachea also be called and what is
its function?
A: windpipe, filters the air we breathe
B: windpipe, releases air out of the body
 C: tubes; carries air to the lungs
50. About how many miles of airways do your lungs contain?
A: 150 miles B: 1500 miles C: 100 miles D: 500 miles
51. What is the main function of the circulatory system?
A: to control the blood flow around the body
B: to supply blood to the body
C: to help us to breathe
52. Which of the following is not part of the circulatory system?
A: arteries B: stomach C: heart D: veins
53. As blood begins to circulate, it leaves the _________ from the left ventricle and goes into the
aorta.
A: lungs B: veins C: heart D: brain
54. The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The blood leaving the aorta is full of ___________.
A: oxygen B: red blood cells C: white blood cells D: carbon dioxide
55. As the blood reaches the lungs, what is removed from the blood?
A: oxygen B: red blood cells C: white blood cells D: carbon dioxide
56. The heart is the strongest muscle in your body. How many parts is the human heart divided
into?
A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 D: 4
57. About how many times a day is blood circulated through the heart?
A: 10 B: 100 C: 1,000
58. About how big is the human heart?
A: the size of your fist B: the size of your foot C: the size of your ear
D: the size of your nose
59. Veins and arteries are important to the circulatory system. What is the difference between the
two?
A: Arteries carry blood away from the heart, Veins carry the blood to the heart
B: Arteries carry blood to the heart, Veins carry the blood away from the heart
C: The veins carry bright red blood, arteries carry dark red blood
60. In adult blood, there are billions of living blood cells floating in a liquid. What is this called?
A: veins B: platelets C: plasma

61. A filament that arises from the neuron cell body and extends for micrometers. A cluster of them
forms a tree:
A. Dendrite B. Axon C. Soma
62. The part of the brain in charge of thinking and memory:
A. Cerebrum B. Cerebellum C. Medulla oblongata
63. Specialized connection with other cells:
A. Synapse B. Lobe C. Cerebrum
64. The primary set of a large collection of nerves running down the spinal column of vertebrae:
A. Axon B. Dendrite C. Spinal cord
65. The cell body of a neuron:
A. Dendrite B. Axon C. Soma
66. Nerve cell:
A. Cerebrum B. Cerebellum C. Neuron

67. Made up of sensory neurons, clusters of neurons called ganglia and the nerves connecting them
and the central nervous system.
A. Central nervous system B. Peripheral nervous system C. Enteric nervous system
68. A special nerve filament that arises from the cell body and travels up to a meter:
A. Dendrite B. Axon C. Soma
69. This is the job of the nervous system:
A. To send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body.
B. To break down food to be used by the body.
C. To remove wastes from the body.
70. This is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

A. Peripheral nervous system B. Central nervous system C. Enteric nervous

system
71. Suggest a separation technique to separate a mixture of sand and iron fillings.

A. Hand sorting B. Filtration C. Decantation D. Magnetic

sorting
72. Sand and water form a heterogeneous mixture. This mixture can be separated by:
A. Screening B. Filtration C. Magnetic sorting D. Hand sorting

73. Indicate the separation technique used to separate a mixture of two immiscible liquids like oil
and water.
A. Hand sorting B. Decantation C. Centrifugation D. Filtration
74. Decantation is limited to:
A. Solid-Liquid homogeneous mixtures.
B. Solid-Liquid or Liquid-Liquid heterogeneous mixtures.
C. Liquid-Liquid homogeneous mixtures.
D. Solid-Solid heterogeneous mixtures.
75. Choose the correct statement that describes centrifugation.
A. It is used to separate homogeneous mixtures.
 B. It is used to speed up the settling of a solid.
` C. It can be used to separate oil-water mixture.
D. It is not an efficient separation technique.
76. Give the name of the separation technique used to separate (lentils-small stones) mixture.
A. Distillation B. Hand sorting C. Filtration D. Decantation
77. Choose the statement that describes the filtration of muddy water.
A. Water passes while mud is retained on filter paper.
B. Water passes through filter paper and is called residue.
C. Mud is retained on filter paper and is called filtrate.
D. Water is retained on filter paper and is called filtrate.
78. Indicate the part of the mixture (sugar, sand and water) that passes through filter paper.
A. Sugar B.Sand C. Water D. Sugar and water
79. The aim of crystallization is:

A. to collect solvent.
B. to collect solute in the form of crystals.
C. to collect both solvent and solute.
D. to collect solvent or solute.
80. Identify the separation technique used to separate salt-water mixture.
A. Filtration B. Distillation C. Centrifugation. D. Decantation