Organs
This organ is the main organ of the nervous system.
Brain
This system is responsible for transporting blood around the body.
Circulatory
Which is the SMALLEST level of organization: cell, molecule or atom?
Atom
What vocabulary word means "maintaining balance inside a cell?"
Homeostasis
What is the most specific level of organization?
Species
This is the largest organ of the human body.
The skin
What organ system is considered the body's first line of defense against harmful pathogens?
Integumentary system
What level of organization is larger than tissues but smaller than organ systems?
Organs
How do cells reproduce?
By dividing
What is the vocabulary word for the two-part scientific name that is given to organisms based on the Linnaean System?
binomial nomenclature
This tube moves food from the mouth to the stomach through muscular contractions.
Esophagus
What system is responsible for running all other systems of the body?
Nervous system
What vocabulary word means "a ranked order?"
Hierarchy
In what part of the body are blood cells produced?
Bones / bone marrow / skeletal system
The broadest level of organization is called the ____________ .
Domain
Which organ of the digestive system absorbs nutrients from the food you eat after it leaves your stomach?
small intestine
What system's function is to produce hormones for the body?
Endocrine system
A group of similar, specialized cells that perform the same function form a ________________ .
Tissue
What is the function of white blood cells?
To fight infection
What vocabulary word means "the scientific study of classifying organisms?"
Taxonomy
These organs remove waste from your blood and produce urine.
Kidneys
How many major organ systems are in the human body?
11
Which is the largest level of classification that we have studied?
Organism
Who has more bones, a baby or an adult?
A baby
Organisms are given scientific names based on what two levels of classification?
Genus & species