Phyla
Tissues
Organs
Vocabulary
Misc
100
35. These animals have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and an exoskeleton
What are arthropods
100
8. The type of tissue that is characterized by sparsely populated cells in an extracellular matrix
What is connective
100
In fish this is two-chambered
What is the heart
100
These animals cannot produce their own food
What is a heterotroph
100
23. In response to a low blood sugar level, the pancreas secretes this
What is glucagon
200
36. These animals have soft bodies and generally live in shells
What are mollusks
200
9. The type of tissue that is characterized by densely packed sheets of cells covering the body surface and lining organs
What is epithelial
200
The organ that produces insulin
What is the pancreas
200
This type of organism can produce its own food using the sun
What is an autotroph
200
31. Blood is this kind of tissue
What is connective
300
37. Round worms with segmented bodies belong to the phylum
What is annelida
300
10. The type of tissue that contains a high amount of contractile proteins
What is muscle
300
The organ where gas exchange takes place in animals that live on land
What are the lungs
300
18. This is the most frequent internal control mechanism for maintaining an internal state of equilibrium
What is negative feedback
300
34. An organism moving toward a light source is an example of:
What is phototaxis
400
38. Flat worms belong to the phylum
What is platyhelminthes
400
11. How many types of muscle tissue are there in humans?
What is three
400
The main organ in which glycogen is stored
What is the liver
400
This organism derives most of their body heat from their own metabolism
What is an endotherm
400
29. When blood always stays in tubes in an organism’s body, the circulatory system is said to be this
What is closed
500
39. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals belong to the phylum
What is chordata
500
12. The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the
What is the neuron
500
The organ in which digestion really starts; it can be full of acid
What is the stomach
500
This organism derives most of their body heat from its surroundings
What is an ectotherm
500
27. A three-chambered heart is usually found in this type of chordate
What is an amphibian (e.g. frog)
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