Human Anatomy
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
Study of fungi
What is mycology?
A plant that consumes insects as its source of nitrogen
What is an insectivorous plant?
Skeleton found on the outside of an animal
What is an exoskeleton?
This allows osteichthyes (bony fish) to maintain their depth in water
What is a swim bladder?
One type of joint in the body
What is ball-and-socket, gliding, pivot, OR hinge?
One disease caused by a fungus
What is athlete's foot, ringworm, OR thrush?
The primary direction that xylem moves nutrients within a plant.
What is upwards?
Process in which arthropods shed their outer skeleton. (Birds do this as well, but with feathers)
What is molting?
Mammals that raise their young in a pouch
What are marsupials?
Name of the body cavity that contains the stomach and intestines
What is the abdominal cavity?
The primary role of fungi
What is decomposition?
Property of water that allows it to cling to surfaces
What is adhesion?
Unable to maintain constant body temperature. Body temperature depends on the environment. (Must say the word correctly)
What is ectothermic?
Type of skeleton that includes the skull and the backbone.
What is the axial skeleton?
The intestines are _____________ to the brain. (Fill in the blank with an anatomical directional term)
What is inferior?
Symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi
What are lichens?
The pressure exerted by the central vacuole on the cell wall. This determines if a plant looks wilty or stands up tall
What is turgor pressure?
Animals found within Porifera
What are sponges?
What is viviparous?
Type of muscle only found in the heart
What is the cardiac muscle?
Symbiotic relationship of fungi and plant roots
What is mycorrhizae?
The release of water through the leaves of a plant
What is transpiration?
Substance that makes up the outer skeleton of arthropods.
What is chitin?
What are Primates?