6th Grade Science Reviewer
Part 6 Living Things and Their
Environment
Direction: Choose the letter with the best answer. Write your answer on
your answer sheet.
1. What is the main function of
the musculoskeletal system?
- digestion of food
- helps the body absorb oxygen from the air.
- provides support, body movement and protecting
vital organs. *
- carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to the cells.
2. Which is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
A.
produce blood cells.
B.
regulates body temperature. *
C.
provide a framework for body tissues.
D.
serves as a storehouse for minerals.
3. The following are types of
muscles except _____________.
A.
smooth
B.
skeletal
C.
cardiac
D.
epithelial *
4. Which of the following is a
skin pigment that protects cells from sun’s radiation
damage?
A.
dermis
B.
collagen
C.
melanin *
D.
keratin
5. Skin plays a role in
_____________.
A.
storing minerals
B.
producing blood cells
C.
supporting the body
D.
regulating body temperature *
6. The layer of skin that
contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands.
A.
dermis *
B.
epidermis
C.
subcutaneous
D.
cuticle
7. When exposed to sunlight, skin
can produce which vitamin?
A.
Vitamin A
B.
Vitamin B
C.
Vitamin C
D.
Vitamin D *
8. Which of these is NOT a
function of the digestive system?
A.
regulating metabolism *
B.
digesting food
C.
absorbing nutrients
D.
eliminating wastes
9. It is a series of wave-like
contractions that move food to the different processing stations in the digestive tract.
A.
swallowing
B.
digestion
C.
absorption
D.
peristalsis *
10. Digestion is completed, and food nutrients are absorbed in the ___________________.
A.
stomach
B.
small intestine *
C.
large intestine
D.
rectum
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