10c - Organization Of Systems
From STARR tests 2013-2019 B. 10(C) analyze the levels of organization in biological systems and relate the levels to each other and to the whole system
- 1.The human body is composed of organ systems. Which list represents a system organized from least to most complex?
- A.
Heart - cardiac muscle - muscle tissue - muscle cell
- B.
Lung tissue - trachea - nostrils - circulatory system
- C.
Muscle cell - muscle tissue - biceps muscle - muscular system
- D.
Integumentary system - skin cell - hair - sweat glands
- 2.Which answer choice best describes a community?
- A.
Praying mantises caring for their yound
- B.
Three-spined sticklebacks living in estuaries
- C.
Different species of lizards occupying the same niche in a desert
- D.
Roosting mother bats recognizing their offspring
- 3.In what order are the levels in the diagrams?
- A.
Population - community - ecosystem
- B.
Organism - community - population
- C.
Organism - population - community
- D.
Ecosystem - population - community
- 4.Recent studies in bone research indicate that using ultrasound on a broken bone can decrease the healing time by 25%. Which of these are the most basic levels of organization involved when a bone heals?
- A.
Cells and tissue
- B.
Cells and organ system
- C.
Organ system and organism
- D.
Tissue and organ system
- 5.The table shows some observations made by 4 students during a field trip to a nature area. Which student made observations of a community of organisms?
- 6.A science class is planning a field trip to a local farm that has a large pond. Which of the following lists the order of biological organization from smallest to largest that the students can expect to find at the pond?
- A.
Organism, community, population, ecosystme
- B.
Organism, population, community, ecosystem
- C.
Population, organism, community, ecosystem
- D.
Population, organism, ecosystem, community
- 7.Choose all that apply. Which of the following functions at the same organizational level as the kidney in the human excretory system?
- A.
Skeleton
- B.
Epithelial tissue
- C.
Urinary bladder
- D.
Squamous cell
- 8.A student is studying the ecology of a playa lake, which forms after a rainfall in a dry lake bed. The table lists the organisms that the student observed. Which level of biological organization has the student described in the table?
- A.
Biosphere
- B.
Organelle
- C.
Ecosystem
- D.
Community
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