What Are Cells?
How Do Cells Work Together?
How Do Body Systems Work Together?
Body Systems
Miscellaneous
100
A basic unit of structure and function in living things is known as a what?
cell
100
A group of cells that work together to perform a certain function is a what?
Tissue
100
What are the major organs of the respiratory system?
Lungs
100
What system contains the lungs?
Respiratory System
100
How many kinds of tissues are there?
Four (4)
200
Which organelle directs a cell's activities?
Nucleus
200
A group of tissues that work together to perform a certain function is a what?
organ
200
What are the tubes that branch from the trachea?
Bronchi
200
What system contains muscles and tendons?
Muscular System
200
Blood leaves the heart through blood vessels called what?
Arteries
300
What organelle is only found in plant cells?
Cell Wall
300
What kinds of tissues do the structures of the heart and lungs have in common?
Epithelial tissue and connective tissue.
300
What structures carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs?
The Pulmonary Arteries
300
What sytem contains the brain, spinal cord, and sensory organs?
Nervous System
300
What system contains the bones, cartilage, and ligaments?
Skeletal System
400
What structures in the plant cell are not seen in the animal cell?
Chloroplasts and a cell wall.
400
What is the path that food takes through the body?
The food moves from the mouth down the esophagus to the stomach. From the stomach, it passes to the intestines then exits the body.
400
Why is the heart considered a double pump?
It receives blood from the lungs and pumps it to the rest of the body. At the same time, it receives blood from the rest of the body and sends it to the lungs.
400
What system contains the kidneys and bladder?
Excretory System
400
What system contains the esophagus and stomach?
Digestive System
500
What are some of the functions of the cells that make up your body?
Muscle cells cause movement. Bone cells support the body. Skin cells cover and protect.
500
How do the nutrients from food move from the intestine to the body's cells?
They pass through the thin walls of tiny projections in the intestine (villi) and the thin walls of capillaries into the bloodstream.
500
What path does blood take through the body?
It travels away from the heart in arteries, which lead to capillaries. From capillaries, it travels back to the heart in veins, then to the lungs, and then back to the heart, where it begins circulating again.
500
What system contains the heart, blood vessels, and blood?
Circulatory System
500
What is a protist?
A simple organism, usually a single cell, with a nucleus and organelles.
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