From cells to organ systems

Grade 9 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Use this

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3. 1.

   Ren reads both maps. A muscle cell needs nutrients and oxygen. How many other systems must pass a supply into the circulatory system?

   • One: the digestive system, which also supplies oxygen
   • One: the respiratory system, which also supplies nutrients
   • Two: the digestive and respiratory systems
   • Zero: the circulatory system makes both supplies itself
4. 2.

   Tala reads both maps. A muscle cell gives off carbon dioxide that is later breathed out. Which route does it follow?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Muscle cells, then the respiratory system, then the circulatory system
   • Muscle cells, then straight to the respiratory system, skipping the circulatory system
   • Muscle cells, then the circulatory system, then the respiratory system
   • Muscle cells, then the digestive system, then the circulatory system
5. 3.

   Zee removes one arrow from the maps. Which removal leaves the muscle cells with no new oxygen supply in the model?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The arrow from the circulatory system to the respiratory system
   • The arrow from the digestive system to the circulatory system
   • The arrow from the respiratory system to the circulatory system
   • The arrow from the muscle cells to the circulatory system
6. 4.

   Ari reads the map. In the model, the respiratory system passes less oxygen into the circulatory system. What happens to cells of the digestive system, and why?

   • They receive less oxygen, because the circulatory system delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body
   • They receive more oxygen, because the circulatory system sends the extra to the digestive system
   • They receive the same oxygen, because the digestive system is not linked to the respiratory system in the model
   • They receive less oxygen, because the digestive system makes its own oxygen
7. 5.

   In the test, the respiratory system passes 80 units per minute. Esme's class reads a model card. In a test, the respiratory system passes 80 units of oxygen a minute. Which claim fits the card?

   • The cells together get the same 100 units a minute, because the cells make their own oxygen
   • The cells together get 20 units a minute less than they use, because the circulatory system delivers no more than it receives
   • The cells together get 20 units a minute more than they use, because the digestive system adds oxygen
   • The muscle cells alone get less, by 20 units a minute, because they use the most oxygen

8. Use this

   Notebook (textbook facts), 3 rows. Columns: line, what it says. 1, Epithelial tissue covers outer surfaces and lines tubes and hollow spaces. 2, Blood is a connective tissue, with cells in a fluid matrix called plasma. 3, Cardiac muscle forms the walls of the digestive tube.

9. 6.

   Jun reads a notebook of facts about tissue types. Which line has a flaw?

   • Line 1, because epithelial tissue does not line any tubes in the body
   • Line 3, because cardiac muscle is found only in the heart
   • Line 2, because blood is not a tissue at all
   • No line, because the three lines match the facts

10. Use this

    Notebook (textbook facts), 3 rows. Columns: line, what it says. 1, Organ systems exist only in animals, so a tree has none. 2, A leaf is an organ of the tree. 3, A tree is an organism made of many cells.

11. 7.

    Kira reads a notebook of facts about a tree. Which line has a flaw?

    • Line 3, because a single cell cannot be an organism
    • No line, because the three lines match the facts
    • Line 1, because a tree has a shoot system and a root system
    • Line 2, because a leaf is a tissue, not an organ

12. Use this

    Notebook (textbook facts), 3 rows. Columns: line, what it says. 1, The respiratory system passes oxygen into the circulatory system. 2, The digestive system works alone, so it gets nothing from the circulatory system. 3, The circulatory system carries nutrients from the digestive system to cells.

13. 8.

    Luz reads a notebook about body systems. Which line has a flaw?

    • No line, because the three lines match the facts
    • Line 3, because the circulatory system carries nothing for the digestive system
    • Line 2, because digestive organs get oxygen by way of the circulatory system
    • Line 1, because the respiratory system works alone

14. Use this

    Card (textbook facts), 3 rows. Columns: tissue in a leaf, its job. dermal tissue, covers the leaf and controls gas exchange. vascular tissue, carries water, minerals and sugars. ground tissue, is where photosynthesis happens.

15. 9.

    Milo reads a card about a leaf. Which level is the leaf, and why?

    • Tissue, because a leaf is one layer of similar green cells
    • Cell, because a leaf is one green unit made by the plant
    • Organ, because several tissue types work together on photosynthesis and transport
    • Organ system, because a leaf is a large, flat part of the plant

16. Use this

    Card (textbook facts), 3 rows. Columns: row, what it describes. X, the pine trees living in one forest. Y, the pines together with the flowering plants, insects and microbes of that forest. Z, the forest with its living things and its nonliving parts, such as rain water.

17. 10.

    Noah reads a card about a forest. Which choice names the levels of X, Y and Z, in that order?

    • Population, ecosystem, community
    • Population, community, ecosystem
    • Community, population, ecosystem
    • Organism, community, ecosystem