The smallest unit of all living things
What is a cell?
This organ is muscular and is lined with mucus. Its job is to mix food and break it down.
What is the stomach?
These sponge like sacs that inflate and deflate, bringing air into and out of the body.
What are the lungs or alveoli?
The function of the excretory system is this.
What is ridding the body of waste?
The stomach, esophagus, intestines, liver and pancreas together make one of these.
What is an organ system?
This organ cleans the blood and passes the waste products through a tube.
What are the kidneys?
An entire living being, such as an elephant, is an example of one of these.
What is an organism?
The millions of tiny finger-shaped structures that cover the inner surface of the small intestine and provide a large surface area through which digested food is absorbed.
What are the villi?
This describes homeostasis.
What is the process of an organism remaining balanced?
These are the types of blood vessels.
What are arteries and veins?
A group of cells, for example, in your cheek, is an example of this.
What is tissue?
This is the organ that gives insulin to balance blood sugar.
What is the pancreas?
This is an example of homeostasis.
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This explains how our blood vessels are similar to the celery that was in the classroom.
What is the way celery transports water throughout the plant?
A group of tissue working together to do a task is this.
What is an organ?
This organ stores waste and removes water before it exits the body.
What is the large intestine?
This system works with the respiratory system to move oxygen throughout the body.
What is the circulatory sytem?
Describe the structure and function of an organ.
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This names a major organ system that works closely with the circulatory system and describes how they work together.
What is the respiratory system? And how is oxygen carried through the body?