"Excretory System Quiz"

1.  The ________ is the group of organs that get rid of cell waste.
A. kidneys
respiratory system
C. trachea
D. excretory system

2.  An organ in the excretory system that filters cell wastes from the blood is a(n) ________.
A. kidney
B. urinary bladder
C. air sac
D. stomach

3.  A waste liquid formed in the kidneys is ________.
A. kool-aid
B. diaphragm
C. urine
D. water

4.  Urine is temporarily stored in a muscular, baglike organ called the ________.
A. urinary bladder
B. air sac
C. zip-loc bag
D. diaphragm

5.  A(n) ________ brings blood to the kidneys.
A. air sac
B. artery
C. vein
D. none of the above

6.  A(n) ________ carries cleaned blood away.
artery
B. red blood cell
C. neutron
D. vein

7.  Kidneys are the size of your ________.
A. head
B. finger nail
C. fist
D. hand

8.  Carbon dioxide and water are produced when body cells ________.
A. break down sugar to release energy
B. move really fast
C. move really slow
D. release nitrogen to give energy

9.  ________ is the watery part of blood that carries nutrients, wastes, and blood cells.
A. Platelets
B. Plasma
C. Urine
D. Capillary

10.  The word excretes means ________.
A. take in
B. run away
C. exhale
D. get rid of

11.  Urine consists of ________.
extra water, nutrients, and cell wastes
nutrients, all wastes, and carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide, cell wastes, and mucus
nitrogen wastes, some salts, and extra water

12.  Your kidneys clean all of your blood ________ times a day.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 75
D. 40

13.  Your ________ also helps in the excretory system.
A. skin and lungs
B. lungs and heart
C. spine and stomach
D. ears and nose

14.  Wastes form a liquid called ________.
A. blood
B. water
C. urine
D. iced tea

15.  ________ carries cell wastes to body organs that get rid of the wastes.
A. Plasma
B. Capillaries
C. Arteries
D. none of the above
 



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