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Unit B Review 1.Characteristics of living organisms include all of the following, EXCEPT ... A. they need energy and produce food B. they reproduce and grow C. they respond to their environment and adapt D. they grow and are made of cells 2. The basic unit of every system is a ... A. nucleus B. cell C. tissue D. organ 3. Energy is the ability to do make things move or change and is needed by all organisms. The sum of all the different processes that happen in an organism is referred to as the organism’s … A. nutrient flow B. metabolism C. energy flow D. nutrient balance 4. A ‘knee-jerk’ reaction is a simple example of a feedback system that is controlled by the nervous system in the body. A sharp tap of the reflex hammer to the knee sends a signal, up the spinal cord, to the brain, where the brain interprets and then sends a message to the leg to react. The stimulus in this example is the … A. reflex hammer B. brain C. spinal cord D. stimulus 5. List the three substances that provide animals with energy, and the two substances that provide an organism the material to grow, develop, and reproduce A. liver B. lung C. skin D. kidney 6. Reproduction is not actually necessary for an individual organism to survive, but it is necessary for the survival of … A. extinct organisms B. male organisms C. species D. female organisms
7. Adaptation is a change in the organism that allows it to survive in its environment. There are two types adaptations. Structural adaptations enable organisms to change their appearance, whereas, behavioural adaptations enable organisms to change their behaviour. Which of the following adaptations is behavioural? A. snowshoe hare grows a white coat of fur B. cactus has spines C. birds fly south D. giraffes have long necks 8. What is the diameter of field of a microscope at magnification 40x (Diameter of field with no magnification is 22 mm) 9. Convert 10 meters into micro meters 10. Convert 100 micrometers into centimetres 11.The lens that is connected to the TOP of the microscope body tube is called the…. 12. Name 3 organ systems 13. The largest organ in the human body is the skin, which is also called the Integumentary System. Its primary function is A. waste removal B. protection C. movement D. sensory awareness 14. This organ system carries nutrients throughout the body, so that specialized cells can perform specialized functions. This body system is the … A. digestive system B. integumentary system C. circulatory system D. respiratory system
15. The organization of units in a living organisms follows this pattern… A. cells form organs, tissues, and systems B. cells form tissues, organs, and systems C. cells form systems, organs, and tissues D. cells form organs, systems, and tissues 16. There are three factors that can affect your ability to see details of the internal parts of cells. The three factors include all of the following EXCEPT, the …. A. number of cells B. type of microscope C. power of the lenses D. quality of the prepared slides 17. Plant cells are different from animal cells because they contain … A. a cell membrane B. a cell wall C. vacuoles D. cytoplasm 18. The ‘solar panels’ of the plant cell are found in the leaves. The structures that carry out photosynthesis, converting the sun’s energy into food for the cell are called the … A. mitochondria B. vacuoles C. chloroplasts D. stomata 19. Certain materials are allowed to pass through this and others are prevented from passing through. The type of cell membrane that is present in a plant and animal cell is called a … A. selectively impermeable membrane B. selectively permeable membrane C. permeable membrane D. impermeable membrane 20. Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane. This process occurs because water will move from an area of … A. low concentration to high concentration B. high concentration to low concentration C. low concentration to low concentration D. high concentration to high concentration
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21. The function of specialized tissues in plants enables the plant to perform many different activities. The transportation of water from the roots to the other parts of the plant is the function of this plant tissue … A. Protective tissue B. Root hairs C. Phloem tissue D. Xylem tissue