Systems Quest (That’s a quiz and a test combined!)
Digestive System
1. What do we call organisms that extract food particles form their surroundings, such as the
water they live in?
a. Bulk-feeders
b. Fluid-feeders
c. Substrate feeders
d. Suspension feeders
2. What do we call the act of breaking down food into smaller molecules for absorption?
a. Absorption
b. Digestion
c. Elimination
d. Ingestion
3. I use my tentacles to capture prey and eat it. What kind of feeder am I?
a. Bulk-feeders
b. Fluid-feeders
c. Substrate feeders
d. Suspension feeders
4. I eat the leaf that my egg was laid on. What kind of feeder am I?
a. Bulk-feeders
b. Fluid-feeders
c. Substrate feeders
d. Suspension feeders
5. Which structure is the primary site of chemical digestion in humans?
a. Large Intestine
b. Mouth
c. Small Intestine
d. Stomach
6. Which structure is the primary site of mechanical digestion in humans?
a. Stomach
b. Gall bladder
c. Small Intestine
d. Large Intestine
7. My body is in need of monosaccharides. Which food should I eat?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
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8. My body is in need of amino acids. Which food should I eat?
a. Carbohydrates
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
9. Which structure is the primary site of nutrient absorption (not water)?
a. Large Intestine
b. Mouth
c. Small Intestine
d. Stomach
Respiratory System
10. Which of the following is the primary respiratory surface in a mammal?
a. Lungs
b. Skin
c. Gills
d. Trachea
11. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a good respiratory surface?
a. Close to blood vessels
b. Large surface area
c. Moist
d. Thin
12. During which phase of breathing does O2 diffuse across lining of lungs into capillaries?
a. Breathing
b. Transport
c. Exchange
13. What is the primary respiratory protein found in mammal red blood cells called?
a. Hemocyanin
b. Hemocytometer
c. Hemoglobin
d. Iron
14. Which process requires that the distance between inside and outside the body be no greater
than two cell thicknesses?
a. Circulation
b. Diffusion
c. Osmosis
d. Respiration
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Reproductive System
15. T/F: Sexual reproduction is the only method of introducing variation into the next generation
of offspring
16. When you cut off my arm, it grows back. If you cut off enough of it, it can become another
individual. What kind of asexual reproduction is this?
a. Fission
b. Fragmentation
c. Parthenogenesis
d. None of these
17. I live in an environment to which I am well-adapted. Which kind of reproduction would I
“choose”?
a. Asexual
b. Sexual
18. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
a. Introduces variations into population
b. Must find a mate
c. Making gametes takes energy
d. They are all disadvantages
19. T/F: Terrestrial animals typically perform external fertilization
Circulatory System
20. In animals with a closed circulatory system, what helps bridge the gap between blood and the
internal environment of the cell?
a. Red blood cells
b. Interstitial fluid
c. Cytoplasm
d. Air
21. I use a gastrovascular cavity to circulate materials. What kind of system do I have?
a. None
b. Open
c. Closed
22. I pump blood through large cavities, with no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid.
What kind of system do I have?
a. None
b. Open
c. Closed
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23. This blood vessel carries blood to the heart.
a. Artery
b. Vein
c. Capillary
24. This chamber pumps blood to the respiratory organ/body.
a. Atrium
b. Ventricle
Support System
25. I hold fluid under pressure in a closed compartment. What kind of support system do I have?
a. Endoskeleton
b. Exoskeleton
c. Hydrostatic
d. Hydroponic
26. My skeleton is made of chitin. What kind of support system do I have?
a. Endoskeleton
b. Exoskeleton
c. Hydrostatic
d. Hydroponic
27. My mantle secretes a hard, calcium-based substance. What kind of support system do I have?
a. Endoskeleton
b. Exoskeleton
c. Hydrostatic
d. Hydroponic
28. T/F: Molluscs must shed or molt their exoskeleton to grow larger
29. I am an echinoderm. What kind of support system do I have?
a. Endoskeleton
b. Exoskeleton
c. Hydrostatic
d. Hydroponic
30. I am a jellyfish. What kind of support system do I have?
a. Endoskeleton
b. Exoskeleton
c. Hydrostatic
d. Hydroponic
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