SAUD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Biology 7 1st Quiz for 2nd TERM 2021-22

Name: _______________________________ Class:________ Date:___________

1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below and on your
knowledge of biology.

Structure B represents

A) cells, only
B) cells and tissues, only
C) an organ with cells and tissues
D) a complete system with organs, tissues, and cells

2. Producing antibodies in response to foreign proteins present in the organ of

the donor. This reaction is an example of

A) clotting B) deamination
C) regeneration D) rejection

3. In response to an increasing blood glucose level, the human body will normally.
A) produce a hormone that destroys the glucose
B) store the glucose in cell nuclei
C) release a hormone that lowers the blood glucose
D) use the excess glucose to make proteins
4. The diagram below illustrates some structures of the skin

A substance that blocks structure A would directly interfere with

A) storage of urea
B) dehydration synthesis
C) temperature regulation
D) cellular respiration

5. The kidney is an organ that collects wastes and excess water from the blood
and sends them to the bladder where they are stored before being removed
from the body. Which two systems work together to perform this function?

A) circulatory and excretory

B) immune and respiratory
C) digestive and circulatory
D) skeletal and nervous

6. The diagram below represents levels of glucose and insulin found

within the bloodstream of a healthy person throughout the
course of the day.
 The increase in insulin levels following an increase in glucose levels
in the blood can best be explained by
A) insulin being released into the blood to digest glucose
B) an excess of glucose-stimulating guard cells
C) a feedback mechanism that regulates blood glucose levels
D) a response of the immune system to lower excess blood glucose levels

7. What is homeostasis?
A. smallest unit of living things
B. inside the body or cells of organisms
C. species that does not reproduce
D. place where fictional characters live

8. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to

A. keep from moving.
B. fall asleep.
C. keep your heart beating.
D. maintain internal conditions.

9. Which activity is not an example of homeostasis?

A. regulation of blood glucose
B. temperature regulation
C. regulation of vision
D. regulation of blood carbon dioxide levels

10. The survival of a cell depends on the cell maintaining homeostasis. What is most
likely to happen to a cell if homeostasis is not maintained?
A. The cell will immediately divide.
B. Cell processes will continue unchanged.
C. The cell will eliminate wastes more efficiently.
D. Many chemical reactions in the cell will slow down or even stop.
11. ________________ is the process by which an organism's internal
environment is kept stable.
A. Balance
B. Homeostasis
C. Quantity
D. Adrenaline

12. You shiver when you are cold, which helps the body stay warm. Which basic life
activity is shivering?
A. development
B. using energy
C. homeostasis
D. movement

13. Your body maintains homeostasis in all these ways EXCEPT

A. osmosis.
B. passive transport.
C. insulin regulation.
D. none of the above.

Hair, skin, and nails all provide (14) covering for the body, they
help the body to maintain (15) .