Body Systems and Information Processing

Streptococcus is an organism that causes strep throat. It is unicellular and prokaryotic. What kingdom does it most likely belong to?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukayra

• Protista

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What part of a microscope magnifies the specimen being studied?

• stage

• light source

• objective lens

• ocular lens

Organisms that make their own food are called _________________, and organisms that get their food from another source are called _________________________.

• unicellular;multicellular

• autotrops;heterotrops

• heterotrophs;autotrophs

• carnivores;omnivores

Which list correctly organizes levels of life from least to most complex?

• cell --> tissue --> organ --> organ system --> organism

• organism --> organ system --> organ --> tissue --> cell

• cell --> organ --> tissue --> organ system --> organism

• organism --> organ system --> tissue --> organ --> cell

You are studying a specimen that you think is alive. What observations below would support your hypothesis that it is in fact alive. Select ALL that apply.

• It is made of cells.

• It can reproduce

• It obtains and uses energy.

• It grows and develops.

• It responds to its environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What organelles are ONLY in plant cells?

• Cell wall and nucleus

• Cell membrane and chloroplast

• Chloroplast and mitochondria

• Cell wall and chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the function of the cell membrane?

• It breaks down old cell waste.

• It controls what enters and exits the cell.

• It is the jelly like fluid that surrounds all the organelles inside the cell.

• It produces glucose.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Sometimes at the doctor they test the amount of oxygen in your blood. If it is too low, but you are breathing normally, what body system is most likely having issues?

• Respiratory system

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

• Excretory system

Asthma is a medical disorder that causes someone lungs to become inflamed and makes it harder to breathe. What body system does asthma most directly effect?

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

Which statement is true?

• Chloroplasts convert glucose into energy.

• Chloroplasts convert sunlight into energy.

• Mitochondria convert glucose into energy.

• Mitochondria convert sunlight into glucose.