Chapter 7:
Transport Systems
Practice Test
1.
Which of these is NOT a type of blood vessel found in the cardiovascular system of humans?
a.
veins
b.
capillaries
c.
arteries
d.
atria
Hint
2.
Which of these is NOT part of the xylem in plants?
a.
vessel elements
b.
tracheids
c.
companion cells
d.
fibers
Hint
3.
How does sucrose produced in plant leaves enter the sieve tubes of the phloem?
a.
by active transport
b.
through transpiration
c.
by passive transport
d.
by gravity
Hint
4.
Which of these animals has an open circulatory system?
a.
earthworm
b.
grasshopper
c.
squirrel
d.
Hydra
Hint
5.
Starting with blood entering the heart, what is the route blood takes back to the heart in humans?
a.
left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, right atrium, right ventricle, arteries, capillaries, veins, left atrium
b.
left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary artery, arteries, capillaries, veins, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium
c.
right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, lungs, pulmonary artery, left atrium, left ventricle, arteries, capillaries, veins, right atrium
d.
right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, arteries, capillaries, veins, right atrium
Hint
6.
What is the characteristic of blood in which it forms clots?
a.
circulation
b.
excretion
c.
coagulation
d.
absorption
Hint
7.
What is a section of specialized muscle cells in the right atrium that regulates heartbeats?
a.
pacemaker
b.
pulmonary artery
c.
heart valve
d.
aorta
Hint
8.
What are elongated cells arranged into tubes that carry organic nutrients throughout a green plant?
a.
phloem
b.
cambium
c.
bark
d.
xylem
Hint
9.
Which of these animals has a closed circulatory system?
a.
blue crab
b.
earthworm
c.
Hydra
d.
grasshopper
Hint
10.
In humans, which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a.
veins
b.
atria
c.
arteries
d.
capillaries
Hint
