Skeletal, Muscular & Skin Systems Test Review

Question 1

Which of the following tissues is able to contract?

Accepted Answer

muscle tissue

Question 2

What is happening to the calf muscle on the right? (toes pointing down)

Accepted Answer

contracts

Question 3

Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?

Accepted Answer

skeletal muscle

Question 4

Covers body, regulates body temperature, produces Vitamin D

Accepted Answer

integumentary system (skin)

Question 5

Which of these statements is true of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

produces identical offspring & requires 1 parent

Question 6

Label Joint A (knee)

Accepted Answer

hinge joint

Question 7

provides shape, produces blood cells & protects internal organs

Accepted Answer

skeletal system

Question 8

The skeletal system is most analogous (similar) to which part of a house?

Accepted Answer

wooden framework

Question 9

Label Joint C (shoulder)

Accepted Answer

ball & socket joint

Question 10

When an organism reproduces by budding, how does the new organism start growing?

Accepted Answer

from the outer surface of the parent organism

Question 11

List the levels of organization for structure and function in a human from least to greatest.

Accepted Answer

cell-tissue-organ-organ system

Question 12

As the arm bends, and the hand moves towards the shoulder, what happened to the triceps?

Accepted Answer

returns to its original length

Question 13

The skeleton does all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

produce vitamin D

Question 14

Which of the following best defines heredity?

Accepted Answer

passage of genetic instructions from 1 generation to next

Question 15

How does the structure of the femur, the long bone in the thigh, complement its function?

Accepted Answer

The femur is rounded to support the weight of the body.

Question 16

How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?

Accepted Answer

while one muscle contracts, the other is the original length

Question 17

Which term describes the process through which organisms receives its instructions for traits?

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 18

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

the organism can increase in number quickly

Question 19

maintains internal balance despite external changes & receives stimuli internally & externally

Accepted Answer

homeostasis

Question 20

Which of these choices is the definition of allele?

Accepted Answer

one of the alternative forms of a gene

Question 21

You can help reduce your chances of getting osteoporosis by

Accepted Answer

eating foods rich in calcium

Question 22

works in pairs, some tissue functions involuntarily & some tissue can function voluntarily

Accepted Answer

muscular system

Question 23

A rabbit with short fur & a rabbit with long fur. Which is an example of incomplete dominance?

Accepted Answer

All the offspring have medium-length fur

Question 24

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable is called:

Accepted Answer

homeostasis

Question 25

Label Joint D (wrist)

Accepted Answer

gliding joint

Question 26

Which of the following is an example of how the body maintains homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

sweating until your body heats up

Question 27

What is the primary function of the rib cage and how does it help perform this function?

Accepted Answer

The ribs protects the soft tissue of the heart and lungs.

Question 28

Which of these choices describes a segment of DNA that determines a specific trait in a person?

Accepted Answer

gene

Question 29

Which of the following activities is an example of involuntary muscle use?

Accepted Answer

digesting food

Question 30

Label Joint B (neck)

Accepted Answer

pivot joint

Question 31

What can be determined from the diagram? (Crossing pea plant w/ round & wrinkled seeds)

Accepted Answer

Smooth is a dominant trait & wrinkled is a recessive trait

Question 32

Reproduction that involves 2 parents & results in offspring that are not identical to parents?

Accepted Answer

sexual reproduction

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