Life Science FCAT Review

Organs in the human body carry out different functions. Which human organ breaks down food so that it can be used by the human body?

• Bladder

• Heart

• Kidneys

• Stomach

Organs in the human body carry out different functions. Which of the following is a function of the human skin?

• absorbing nutrients from food

• moving food through the digestive system

• releasing carbon dioxide from the body

• keeping germs out of the body

Stacey was doing a report on the human body. She accidentally forgot to include the pancreas in her report. Why is the pancreas an important component to include?

• because it mixes blood and oxygen inside the body

• because it removes excess fluids from the body

• because it stores large quantities of blood, minerals and vitamins

• because it helps with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars

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Many organs in the human body perform key functions involving blood and/or oxygen. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the liver as it relates to blood and/or oxygen?

• the liver mixes blood and oxygen

• the liver removes excess fluids from the body

• the liver stores large quantities of blood and oxygen

• the liver cleans the blood coming from the digestive organs

Emil created the table below listing plant parts and their functions. He only correctly matched one plant part with its function.

Which plant part has the correct function written next to it in the table?

• flowers

• roots

• leaves

• seeds

Kate put a flowering plant on her kitchen table. How would the flowers respond to light coming through the window?

• The flower will begin to wilt.

• The flowers would change color.

• The flowers would lean toward the window.

• The flowers would open facing away from the window.

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Peter planted a seed in his backyard the day before he and his family moved. He later realized that he had planted the seed upside down. When he returns to see the plant one day, what will have happened?

• the roots would grow up instead of down

• the stem would grow down

• the roots would turn so that they are growing down

• the seed would not grow

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A fish is a vertebrate, which means that it has an inner skeleton. A lobster, however, does not have an inner skeleton. Instead, a lobster has an exoskeleton, which is an outer shell that covers its body. What purpose do both a lobster’s exoskeleton and a fish’s skeleton have?

• support

• camouflage

• sensing surroundings

• temperature control

Fruits contain seeds that were produced by a flower. Which of the following best describes what is inside of a seed?

• an undeveloped plant and a supply of food

• some chemicals that help with photosynthesis

• a flower

• a nutrient that makes the stem stronger so it is able to support the plant

An animal usually has a tongue and stomach that allow it to take in nutrients. Plants also have structures that take in nutrients. Which part of a plant functions most like the tongue and stomach of an animal?

• flower

• leaf

• root

• stem