Respiratory System
What is the main organ that helps us to breathe?
Lungs
What is the main function of the heart?
To pump blood
What is the smallest level of organization of an organ system?
Cells
Name one organ system in the body
Respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous, skeletal
What is the female reproductive structure of a flower called?
Ovary
What gas do we take in when we breathe?
Oxygen
How does blood move through the circulatory system? Use the words capillary, vein, and artery.
Blood moves from the artery to the capillaries and then to the veins.
What are organs made up of?
Tissues
What is the name of the organ system thats functions is to bring oxygen throughout the body and release carbon dioxide?
Respiratory system
What is the system called that is made up of small tubes that carry materials through a plant?
The Vascular System
What is one of the terms used to describe the hard tube that flows air from the mouth and nose to the lungs?
Trachea or Windpipe
Blood is pumped through the circulatory system. What is blood made out of that the body needs?
What do we call a group of organs that all work together?
The organ system
What is the name of the organ system that moves blood throughout the body?
Circulatory system
What is the name of the structure in fish that allows them to move up and down in the water?
Fish bladder
How does the respiratory system help our body?
It brings oxygen in the body to be used by the rest of the systems.
Heart, veins, artery, capillaries
When thinking about cells, are all cells the same or are they different and why?
Cells can be different from one another based on their function or job. Similar cells work together to create tissue.
Define what are organ system is.
A group of organs that work together to for a specific function.
Why do animals shed their exoskeleton?
They grow and change. The exoskeleton needs to be shed because they do not fit into it anymore.
What is the name of the muscle below the lungs that helps the lungs to bring air in and out?
Diaphragm
How does the circulatory system work with the respiratory system?
The respiratory system brings oxygen into the body and then to the blood. The circulatory system then transports the oxygen in the blood throughout the rest of the body.
List the order from smallest to largest of the levels of organization.
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System
What main organ is responsible for controlling all other organ systems?
The brain
How does echolocation work?
A bat makes a sound; the sound then bounces off of prey or walls, and the sound then travels back to the bat. The bat then knows how to find food or avoid bumping into walls.