Circulatory System
The main function of the circulatory system.
a) Break down food
b) Carry oxygen and nutrients around the body
c) Send messages through nerves
d) Support the body structure
Carry oxygen and nutrients around the body
The part of the microscope that you look through.
The ocular lens.
The organelle responsible for making energy.
Mitochondrion
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President Theodore Roosevelt has a children's toy named after him. What is that toy?
This long muscular tube pushes food from the mouth to the stomach using a wave-like motion called peristalsis.
oesophagus
This component of blood carries oxygen.
How do you hold the microscope?
Arm and base
A characteristically green organelle only found in plant cells.
chloroplast
Which state in Australia has the cleanest air in the world?
Tasmania
This organ removes water from undigested food and forms solid waste (faeces).
large intestine
The part of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
Left Ventricle
The ocular lens has what magnification
10x
Helps plants maintain shape, storage, digestion, and waste removal.
vacuole
What country's national anthem has no words?
Spain
I don't need to consume "food" as I can make my own but every day I wake up and choose violence.
Venus Flytrap
A student runs 200 metres and notices their heart rate increases. Explain why this happens using your understanding of the circulatory system.
When the student runs, their muscles need more oxygen for energy, so the heart rate increases to pump oxygen-rich blood faster to the working muscles. It also removes carbon dioxide
The maximum magnification of our compound microscopes.
400x
A membrane-bound organelle that houses the genetic material in eukaryotic cells,
nucleus
What year did Cyclone Tracy happen?
1974
This organ does both chemical digestion (with enzymes and acid) and mechanical digestion (by churning the food).
The stomach
A cut on the skin starts bleeding. Explain the role of platelets in stopping the bleeding.
When the skin is cut, platelets stop bleeding by quickly traveling to the wound, sticking to the damaged vessel, and forming a temporary plug.
How many picometres are in a nanometre?
1000
A thin layer that surrounds the cytoplasm of all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including plant and animal cells. It is a selectively permeable cell organelle,allowing certain substances inside the cell while preventing others to pass through.
cell membrane
Why are flamingos pink?
Because of the shrimp they eat
What is the name of the chemical that is released by the liver, what is its role and where is it stored?
Breaks down fats into smaller droplets
Gall bladder