Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed for a very long time. Which era did these organisms evolve?

-Mesozoic Era

The oxygen revolution changed Earth’s environment dramatically. Which of the following adaptations took advantage of the
presence of free oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
-The evolution of cellular respiration

What are called the remains of living organism used in understanding the history of life on earth?
-Fossils

Which statement is NOT true of fossils?

A. Plants can form fossils.
B. Some bacteria can from fossils.
C. Most extinct organisms have been preserved.
D. A small percent of extinct organisms is preserved. (ANSWER)

Which of the following can be considered as a fossil?

A. a billion-year old rock
B. a billion-year old piece of amber
C. a billion-year old amber with a primitive insect inside (ANSWER)
D. the choices are all correct

What is the evidence for a last universal common ancestor among life on earth?
A. They are all aerobic.
B. They all look the same.
C. They all have the same synthesis pattern.
D. They share the same underlying molecular biology. (ANSWER)

Which statement best shows the main significance of studying the past?
A. The past is attractive to look back.
B. It will give job for many scientists and paleontologists.
C. It will allow them to think what they need to study.
D. Understanding the past allows to predict the future and help in creating it. (ANSWER)

One significance of knowing the history of life is to determine the origin of one living
organism. According to researches, which of the following are the only surviving species of
the genus Homo and one of the living evidences that life have existed on Earth?
A. Birds B. dinosaurs C. human beings (ANSWER) D. sponges

Over the past decades, there are challenges that the environment has faced. Pandemics
affected the lives of various living organisms. What is the significance of knowing this history?
A. It will give them an income.
B. They will just be informed about it.
C. It will lead them to know the history of life. (ANSWER)
D. It will give an idea on how medical world will seek for the treatment

The following statements are challenges for the researchers in finding and identifying signs
of early cells. Which is not part of the group?
A. Materials and testing laboratories are not available. (ANSWER)
B. Cells are microscopic and most have no parts to fossilize
C. Slightly younger rocks have been heated up and undergone other processes
D. Tectonic plate movements have destroyed nearly all rocks older than about 4 billion years

This refers to reproduction in animals that involves production of new living organism
through combining two gametes from different organism, one male producing motile
gamete that must fused with the egg cell from female organism.
-Sexual Reproduction

Refers to largest cell in the female body waiting for a motile gamete to be fused with.
-Egg Cell

In sexual reproduction, what are the gametes involved?

-Egg Cell and Sperm Cell

A new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site
is called
-Budding

The lungs, nose, and trachea are part of which organ system?
-Respiratory System

Which system supports and protects the body while giving it shape and form?
-Muscular System

Where does most of the nutrient absorption take place during digestion?
-Small Intestine

What system filters out wastes, toxins and excess water the circulatory system?
-Excretory System

Which body system is responsible for taking in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide?
-Respiratory System

Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?

A. cell- organ- tissue- system B. cell- tissue-organ- system (ANSWER)
C. system- tissue- cell- organ D. tissue- organ- system- cell

What system allows motion in the body?

-Muscular System

What system breaks food down into energy for the body?
-Digestive System

What two organs make up the central nervous system?

-Brain and Spinal Cord

Your body needs to send urine out of the body. Which systems are involved?
-Endocrine and Excretory Systems

What two body systems are most useful in getting nutrients from the food that you eat?
A. Circulatory and digestive systems (ANSWER) B. Muscular and endocrine systems
C. Nervous and circulatory systems D. Nervous and digestive systems

A student is outside on a very hot day. How does perspiration help maintain his body heat?
A. It washes off bacteria off his skin.
B. It prevents heat from entering his body. (ANSWER)
C. It causes evaporation and saves body heat.
D. It causes evaporation and carries away body heat.

Feedback mechanisms that regulate sugar levels in the blood belong to which system?
A. Digestive system B. Endocrine system (ANSWER) C. Immune system D. Nervous system

The function of the cardiovascular or circulatory system is to transport blood though out
the body. What organ provides the force needed to transport or move to move the blood?
-Heart

The digestive system is to absorbing nutrients as the circulatory system is to?

A. Removing nutrients B. Attracting nutrients
C. Distributing nutrients (ANSWER) D. Fighting infections

The immune system is to antibodies as the endocrine system is to?

A. Hormones (ANSWER) B. Marrow C. Nerve cells D. White blood cells

Hormones increase the heart rate of an animal in danger. This is a function of what
organ system?
A. Skeletal and circulatory B. Immune and endocrine
C. Circulatory and endocrine (ANSWER) D. Endocrine and respiratory

How does feedback mechanism maintain your body temperature when your surroundings
are very hot?
A. The brain sends a message to the skin. The muscles in the skin contract, or shiver,
to cool the body.
B. The muscles in the skin contract, which sends a message to the brain that you feel
hot. The brain sends a message to the skin’s heat receptors.
C. Heat receptors in the skin send a message to the brain. The brain sends a response
to start sweating, which cools the body. (ANSWER)
D. The skin starts sweating. The sweat sends a message to the brain, which sends
a response to stop sweating.

Which of the following statements describes the role of the nervous system in catching
a baseball?
A. It tells arm muscles to contract.
B. It provides energy to arm muscles.
C. It provides structure for arm muscles.
D. It releases adrenaline and prepares the student to run. (ANSWER)

What role does the endocrine system play in the body?

A. It controls voluntary actions.
B. It controls activities such as speaking, reading, and writing.
C. It controls bodily functions by means of chemical messengers. (ANSWER)
D. It sends electrical messages along the spinal cord to muscles and glands.