Digestive System

1. Which of the following is not an accessory organ

a-pancreas b-liver c-esophagus d-gallbladder

2. “Digestion”, alone, refers to the (very specific answer)

A) absorption of nutrients in the gut. B) progressive dehydration of indigestible
residue.
C) input of food into the digestive tract. D) chemicall/mechanical breakdown of food.
E) mixing of nutrients with digestive enzymes.

3. Which of the following is NOT a digestive function?

A) filtration B) absorption C) mechanical processing D) ingestion E) compaction

4.Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following

statement is INCORRECT?
The tongue aids in the digestion of the food.

The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar.

The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth

while the food is being chewed.

The digestive juices can react more easily with the food when chewed.

6. What happens when food reaches the stomach?

Nothing. No digestion occurs in the stomach.

The food moves quickly into the small intestine.

Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.

The food is completely digested and is absorbed

by tiny blood vessels in the walls of the stomach.
Where does the partly-digested food (in liquid form) go
after it leaves the stomach?
 The gullet

 The appendix

 The small intestine

 The large intestine

How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream?

It passes through the gullet into the blood.

It is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels.

It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.

It passes from the small intestine into the large

intestine, then into the blood.

The digestive system processes food into usable and

unusable materials. The usable materials are sent to the
body's cells as food. What happens to unusable
materials?
 It goes into the pancreas to await disposal.

 It goes to the right ventricle to await disposal.

 It goes into the large intestine to await disposal.

 It goes into the small intestine to await disposal.

Solid waste leaves the body through the rectum then the
anus. Liquid waste leaves the body after passing through
the ...
 kidneys and bladder

 blood vessels and lungs

 large intestine and bowel

 small intestine and large intestine

1. The stomach accomplish this type of digestion by churning.

mehcanical
chemical
enzymes
ulcer

2. The majority of digestion occurs in the:

large intestine
small intestine
ulcer
rectum

3. When the large intestine reabsorbs too much water from solid waste before it
exits the body, it results in a codition called,
feces
diarrhea
constipation
ulcer

5. When increased bacterial growth within the appendix causes infection and
swelling it results in a condition called:
apppendicitis
feces
enzymes
peristalsis

6. When many large carbohydrates are chemically digested they are broken into
many smaller _____
proteins
amino acids
simple sugars
enzymes

7. Solid wastes are called

peristalsis
feces
ulcer
enzymes

11. Food is moved slowly through the digestive system though muscular
contraction.
mechanical
peristalsis
surface area
feces

12. Excess water is re-absorbed from undigested food by this______

large intestine
small intestine
appendix
stomach 

 The processing of food involves a series of steps.

o A. 

Absorption, digestion, ingestion, assimilation, defaecation

o B. 

Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, defaecation

o C. 

Egestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, defaecation

o D. 

Defaecation, digestion, absorption, assimilation, ingestion

 

This cell is in which stage of mitosis?
a. early prophase
b. late prophase
c. metaphase
d. telophase

This cell is in which stage of mitosis?

 (Choice A)

A
Early prophase
 (Choice B)

B
Late prophase (prometaphase)
 (Choice C)

C
Metaphase
 (Choice D)

D
Anaphase
 (Choice E)

E
Telophase

1. During which phase of mitosis does the cell copy its DNA?
A. metaphase
B. anaphase
C. interphase
D. prophase

2. how many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4

3. how many nuclear divisions does a cell go through for mitosis? How many times does
the nucleus divide?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3

4. these are usually found at the opposite ends of a cell during mitosis or meiosis and
they are used to help pull the cell apart

A. chromosome
B. spindle fibers
C. centriole
D. partner chromosome
5. How many chromosomes are in the human egg cell or human sperm cell?

A. 24 in each
B. 23 in the sperm; 23 in the egg
C. 46 in the egg; 23 in the sperm
D. 46 in the egg; 46 in the sperm

6. What is the correct order of steps in the cell cycle?

A. cytokinesis, interphase, mitosis

B. mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
C. interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
D. interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

7. time period when a cell is carrying on normal processes and not actively dividing
A. mitosis
B. interphase
C. cell cycle
D. somatic cycle

8. After mitosis takes place, the daughter cells have what number of chromosomes as
compared to the parent cell?

A. half
B. forty-six
C. double
D. same

9. egg and sperm are types of sex cells called

A. embryos
B. somatic cells
C. gametes
D. body cells

10. In females (humans), meiosis results in

A. 4 unequal size eggs

B. 4 eggs and two polar bodies
C. 1 egg and 3 polar bodies
D. 4 equal size eggs

1. Factors that control traits are called

a. genes.
b. purebreds.
c. recessives.
d. parents.

2. Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a
a. hybrid.
b. trait.
c. purebred.
d. factor.

3. What does the notation TT mean to geneticists?

a. two dominant alleles
b. two recessive alleles
c. at least one dominant allele
d. one dominant and one recessive allelle
4. What does the notation Tt mean to geneticists?
a. two dominant alleles
b. two recessive alleles
c. at least one recessive allele
d. one dominant allele and one recessive allelle
 
6. What does a Punnett square show?
a. all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
b. only the dominant alleles in a genetic cross
c. only the recessive alleles in a genetic cross
d. all of Mendel’s discoveries about genetic crosses

7. If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig
(bb), what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?
a. 25 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 100 percent

8. An organism’s physical appearance is its

a. genotype.
b. phenotype.
c. codominance.
d. heterozygous.

13. Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?

a. traits
b. offspring
c. generations
d. hybrids

14. The different forms of a gene are called

a. alleles.
b. factors.
c. masks.
d. traits.

17. An organism’s genotype is its

a. genetic makeup
b. feather color
c. physical appearance
d. stem height

19. An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

a. codominant.
 b. tall.
c. homozygous.
d. heterozygous.

20. A heterozygous organism has

a. three different alleles for a trait.
b. two identical alleles for a trait.
c. only one allele for a trait.
d. two different alleles for a trait.

1. What is called for a discrete group of organisms of the same kind?

a) Genes
b) Community
c) Species
d) Column

3. What is the significance of spices diversity?

a) Species interacts with its environment and thus perform certain functions
b) Species minimize interaction with its environment and thus perform certain functions
c) Species never interacts with environment
d) Though species interacts with the environment it do no perform any functions

9. What is called for the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise?
a) Speciation
b) Condensation
c) Evaporation
d) Admiration

7. How will increasing species diversity affect ecosystem?

a) It increase the efficiency and productivity of an ecosystem
b) It increase only the efficiency and not productivity of an ecosystem
c) It do not increase the efficiency and productivity of an ecosystem
d) It only increase the productivity of an ecosystem

2. Rank the following animal groups from greatest to least (left to right) in the number of
described species: Mammalia (mammals), Aves (Birds), Mollusca (clams, snails, etc), and
Insecta.

1. Mollusca, Aves, Insecta, Mammalia

2. Insecta, Mollusca, Aves, Mammalia
3. Insecta, Aves, Mammalia, Mollusca
4. Mammalia, Aves, Insecta, Mollusca
7. Arrange the following taxonomic categories in their hierarchical order from highest to lowest
(left to right): Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum.

1. Phylum, Order, Class, Genus, Family

2. Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus
3. Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus
4. Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus

16. The biological species concept defines species as:

a. Populations that can and do freely interbreed, and are reproductively isolated from
other such populations.

b. Populations that form the smallest cluster or group that form a monophyletic grouping.

2. Bothaandb
3. None of the above

46. Which group would include the largest number of species?

1. Domain
2. Order
3. Class
4. Kingdom
5. Genus

Pick the list with correct order of taxonomic categories:

1. Phylum, Class, Family, Species

2. Phylum, Genus, Class, Family
3. Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Genus
4. Class, Order, Family, Genus
5. Class, Family, Order, Genus

4. Which domain contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can

cause illness yet also make food such as yogurt.

Eukarya
Archaea
Bacteria
Protista

6. The domain containing Kingdom Fungi, Protista, Animalia and Plantae

Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

7. In the levels of classification, what comes after phylum?

class
family
genus
order

8. What is the name for the classification system that uses two names?
taxonomy levels
classification studies
binomial theorem
binomial nomenclature

9. The correct way to write the scientific name for a red maple tree is....
ACER RUBRUM
Red maple
acer rubrum
Acer rubrum

11. The scientific name for a large dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus rex. What is the
genus to which this dinosaur belongs?

rex
dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus
Animal

12. The scientific name for white oak is Quercus alba. What is its species name?
Quercus
alba
oak
white
13. What is the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things
called?
taxonomy
classification
identification
cladistics
20. A group that contains similar orders
class
species
family
phylum

1. If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same

Aspecies.

Bgenus.

Cfamily.

Dclass.

2. An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of
classification determine the name?

Agenus and species

Bclass and order

Ckingdom and phylum

Dkingdom and species

3. You are are exploring a rain forest. You spot a flying animal. You notices it spends the daylight hours
hanging from a cave. You examine the animal and it has a thin layer of hair. What order would this
animal be placed?

Afish

Bbirds

Cmammals

Dreptiles

4. Grouping objects based on what they have in common

Amorphology
Bfamily

Cclassification

Dtaxonomy

5. The science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things is called?

AKingdom

BGenus

CBinomial Nomenclature

DTaxonomy

6. An organisms structure

AGenus

BSpecies

CClass

DMorphology

7. Largest and most general group into which organisms are classified is called

AOrder

BKingdom

CClass

DGenus

8. Contains organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring

ADichotomous Key

BTaxonomy
CSpecies

DBinomial Nomenclature

9. The level below kingdom

AClass

BOrder

CPhylum

DSpecies

10. Level below Phylum

AKingdom

BFamily

COrder

DClass

11. Level of classification below Class

AFamily

BOrder

CPhylum

DGenus

12. Level of classification below Order

AKingdom

BSpecies

CGenus
DFamily

13. Within families, organisms are placed into groups called

AOrder

BGenus

CPhylum

DKingdom

14. Final classification also the last name in a Binomial Nomenclature

ASpecies

BOrder

CFamily

DGenus

15. Body structure or type of behavior

ATrait

BPhylum

CClassification

DClassification

16. A tool that helps scientists identify organisms

AClassification

BDichotomous Key

CBinomial Nomenclature

DMicroscope
17. Naming system developed by Linnaeus. Uses genus for 1st name and species for 2nd name

ABinomial Nomenclature

BDichotomous Key

CClassification

DDictionary

1. A ___________ makes its own energy and begins the food chain.
consumer
producer
herbivore
decomposer

2. A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in one line is a...

food web
food chain
food line
food court

9. Which is a Primary Consumer?

Lizard
Grass
Grasshopper
Snake
10. Which organisms from the Food Web is consuming the Insects?

Lynx, Hare
Shrew, Red fox
Lynx, Red Fox
Hawk, Shrew

13. Of the following, which is the correct sequence for the flow of energy in a food
chain?
Producers  consumers  decomposers
Decomposers   producers  consumers
Consumers  decomposer  producers
Consumers   producers  decomposers

Three organisms on a food web have arrows pointing away from them and no arrows
pointing toward them. What can you infer about these organisms?
a. They are omnivores. c. They are decomposers.
b. They are herbivores. d. They are producers.

In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show
a. which animal is bigger.
c. how energy goes to the animal that is eating.
b. which animals are related.
d. how energy goes to the animal that is eaten.

If you made a chart showing all the organisms living in the local lake, with arrows drawn
between the various organisms showing the direction or pathway of energy flow, what kind
of chart would you have made?

1. energy pyramid c. food web

2. food chain d. ecosystem chart

3. Which of the following consumers feeds on dead organisms?

a. herbivores c. carnivores
b. omnivores d. detritivores
 4. What is the primary source of energy in all ecosystems?

5. a. plants c. the sun

b. bacteria d. producers

Which of the following statements best describes a food web?

1. Many individual organisms of the same species that live in the same space and that
share resources.
2. A system that is made up of a community of organisms and their environment.

c. A black bear eats fruit and then spreads the fruit seeds through its excretions.

d. All life is connected by the transfer of energy among organisms and their environment.

2. which of the following is not a level of bioidiversity?

species
ecosystem
population
genetic

3. Which is NOT a benefit of biodiversity? 

agriculture 
medicine
ecotourism
deforestation

1. Which of the following communities is more species rich?

 

Community 1
Community 2
Species richness is the same in both communities.
Community 3
22. Which of the following communities is more evenly distributed?

Community 1
Community 2
Species evenness is the same in both communities.
Community 3

Which of the following would be most effective in slowing the loss of biodiversity?

a.freezing fertilized eggs of endangered animals in case the species become
extinct in the wild
b setting aside small plots of land in a variety of ecosystems, such as forests,
. grasslands, and marshes
c. creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots
d requiring every country to maintain a seed bank
.

Reasons for preserving biodiversity include all of the following except

a.isolating unique genetic material so it can be incorporated into existing crops.
b.increasing the chances of discovering organisms with medicinal value.
c. preventing natural evolution.
d.finding new plants that can supplement the world’s food supply.

Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

a. It allows animals to feed permanently from one type of plant.
b. It increases at each level of the food chain.
c. It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.
d. It reduces the number of insects in a given ecosystem.

6. What is the nitrogen cycle?

The continuous changing of nitrogen gas into compounds in the soil and later
released back into the air.
Continuous exchange of carbon among living things. 
The changing of a liquid into a gas.
The change of gas into a liquid as the gas cools.

11. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soil turns nitrogen gas into..

water
oxygen
nitrogen
ammonia

12. Why is it necessary for water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen to be recycled
through Earth's ecosystems?
If they did't recycle, there would be too much water, carbon and nitrogen and we
wouldn't be able to survive.
These substances, which are necessary for all living things, would be used up
and become unavailable if Earths's systems didn't recycle. 
It isn't necessary, it is just the natural way of the Earth's systems. 
If they didn't recycle, they would be polluted.

What is the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?

a. They release nitrogen gas into the atmosphere.
b. They release nitrogen during cellular respiration.
c. They use ammonia when they break down dead organisms.
d. They release nitrogen into the soil when they break down dead
organisms.

How do living things contribute to the water cycle?

a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration

In an ecosystem, bacteria that inhabit the roots of certain plants and soil
play an essential role in cycling
a. carbon dioxide.
b. nitrogen.
c. oxygen.
d. phosphorus.

The continuous movement of nitrogen between air, soil, plants, and animals
is the
a. carbon cycle.
b. atmosphere.
c. nitrogen cycle.
d. pollutant.

In the water cycle, how does water leave the atmosphere and return to
Earth's surface?
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration
Choose the correct order of events in the nitrogen cycle.
a. Nitrogen is in air, bacteria fix nitrogen, animals get nitrogen from
plants, animals die and decompose.
b. Animals die and decompose, animals get nitrogen from plants,
nitrogen is in air, bacteria fix nitrogen.
c. Bacteria fix nitrogen, nitrogen is in air, animals get nitrogen, animals
die and decompose.
d. Nitrogen is in air, animals get nitrogen from plants, bacteria fix
nitrogen, animals die and decompose.

Which type of organisms carries out most nitrogen fixation?

a. insects
b. plants
c. bacteria
d. mammals

What organisms are involved in nitrogen fixation?

a. bacteria in soil
b. some types of plants
c. parasites in soil
d. autotrophs

Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level.
Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is

1. used in reproduction. c. stored as fat.

2. stored as body tissue. d. eliminated as heat.

23. Matter can recycle through the biosphere because

1. matter is passed out of the body as waste.
2. matter is assembled into chemical compounds.
3. biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it.
4. biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and

nitrogen.

22. The repeated movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called
1. the water cycle. c. precipitation.
2. the condensation cycle. d. evaporation.
arbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following processes EXCEPT

1. photosynthesis. c. burning of fossil fuels.

2. transpiration. d. decomposition of plants and

animals.

Organisms need nutrients in order to

1. utilize hydrogen and oxygen. c. recycle chemical compounds.

2. carry out essential life d. carry out nitrogen fixation.

functions.

1. Ecotourism is becoming a very popular vacation option. Unfortunately ecotourism

can have negative effects on the ecosystem involved. Which choice is a possible
positive ecological effect of ecotourism?

A.   ?    Infrastructure, such as electricity, water and sewage, can be supplied to

native people as well as tourists

B. Sorry, incorrect - try again.  Jobs in the tourism industry can be created for
the people living in the tourist zone

C. Sorry, incorrect - try again.  Ecotourism can provide much needed income for
poorer countries

D. Correct!  Tourists may care more about saving an ecosystem they have

personally experienced and enjoyed

13. Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the
environment?
2. Planting trees to control soil erosion
3. Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds.
4. Stopping the draining of swamps.
5. Burning coal and oil to generate electric power.

Which of the following activities does not have a negative impact on the environment?

A. A. 

Burning of fossil fuels

B. B. 
 Planting trees in a nature reserve

C. C. 

Using weedkillers for farming

D. D. 

Increasing the use of chlorofluorocarbons

 A large area of forest was destroyed by fire. Which of the following will
happen?
o A. 

More plants will be grown.

o B. 

The land will have more fresh air.

o C. 

Less soil will be eroded.

o D. 

Wildlife will be endangered.

 We can reduce land pollution by
_________________________________________.A: incinerating rubbishB:
reducing deforestationC: using organic pesticides in farmingD: building taller
chimneys for factories
o A. 

A only

o B. 

A and C only

o C. 

B and C only

o D. 

A, C and D only
What does conservation mean?

Ato protect nature

Bto cut down many, many trees

Ca factory that uses natural resources

Dto talk to someone for a long time

When we want to 'reduce', this means we are ______________________

Ausing less

Busing more

Cpicking up garbage from the beaches

Dcutting down the trees to make them smaller

 The most correct definition of Sustainability is

o A. 

Keeping a business afloat

o B. 

Consistently producing high yields

o C. 

Caring for the environment even if productivity is lower

o D. 

Maintaining productivity of our country and at the same time minimising harm to
the environment 
 o E. 

Planting trees to protect from salinity

Which of the following is not an example of reduce, reuse, recycle?

a. Using worn-out clothes for rags.
b. Refilling plastic water bottles.
c. Throwing old toys in the trash can.
d. Taking aluminum cans to the school recycling center.

Environment can be kept clean and green by using

A. less energy
B. environment friendly technology
C. protecting wildlife
D. all of them