Spiral Review #2 Life

Which systems work together to carry oxygen to the cells?

• nervous and muscular

• skeletal and respiratory

• digestive and circulatory

• circulatory and respiratory

How are the digestive and respiratory systems most alike?

• They perform all the same functions.

• They are a part of the cardiovascular system.

• They move nutrients throughout the body to the cells.

• They bring nutrients and rid the body of waste products.

In which system of the human body do the lungs belong?

• digestive

• muscular

• respiratory

• skeletal

What is an example of a learned characteristic?

• being 5 feet tall

• having brown eyes

• being able to draw well

• having detached ear lobes

Jennifer's biological parents both lack widow's peaks. Why was Jennifer born with a widow's peak?

• Jennifer's aunt has a widow's peak

• Jennifer's cousin has a widow's peak.

• Jennifer's brother has a widow's beak.

• Jennifer's grandfather has a widow's peak.

Jonathan, Aiden, and Thomas are brothers. Which best explains why they all have green eyes?

• They inherited green eyes from their mother or father.

• They inherited green eyes from each other.

• They inherited green eyes from their sister.

• They inherited green eyes from a friend

Jill is looking at a flowering tree. Which of the tree's characteristics is not inherited?

• flower color

• flower location

• texture of bark

• seed pod shape

Which type of organisms get their energy directly from the Sun?

• Producers

• Decomposers

• First-level consumers

• Second-Level Consumers

Decomposers help in

• spreading decay in the environment

• recycling nutrients back into the environment

• controlling large populations in the environment

• supplying energy directly to consumers in the environment

Which characteristic are children most likely to inherit from their parents?

• interest in sports

• love of reading

• eye color

• long hair