Human Body
What is the largest organ in the body?
The skin
Give an example of a phenotype
a physical trait ex. blue eyes
The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce.
Natural selection
What controls everything in a cell?
the nucleus
Word for any living thing
organism
What system involves the trachea, mouth, and diaphragm?
Respiratory system
A random change in an organism’s DNA
a mutation
Name the process where specific organisms convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose
photosynthesis
The smallest living part of an organism
cell
Name the largest artery in the human body
aorta
This is the liquid part of blood
plasma
Known as the father of genetics after studying traits in pea plants.
Gregor Mendel
After something dies, the matter is consumed, broken down, and returned to the environment by these.
decomposers
What gives an animal cell its shape
cell membrane
What species are the "sisters" in the videos that we watch?
amoeba
Which organ absorbs water from food and diffuses it into the bloodstream?
Large intestine
A structure made of coiled DNA that transfers hereditary information to the next generation (Comes in pairs)
chromosome
An organism that can make its own food.
producer
The jellylike "soup" that fills most of the cell
cytoplasm
Organs that work together to perform a function
organ system
A very thin blood vessel. Hundreds of them surround each alveoli.
capillary
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human body contain?
23
Name the process by which living things maintain a state of balance.
Homeostasis
The powerhouse of the cell
mitochondria
All living things respond to their ______________
environment