Protists and Fungi
What type of environment are protists typically found in?
Damp, aquatic
The female reproductive structure of a flower is called the
pistil
What is an advantage of an exoskeleton?
external support
Name a part of the appendicular skeleton
legs, arms, hands, etc
This outermost layer of the skin contains keratin and helps waterproof and protect the body.
epidermis
Tracy observes a cell under a microscope, and notes it has membrane bound organelles. What type of cell is this?
Eukaryotic
Water vapor, oxygen, and carbon dioxide exit the leaves of a plant through the ______
Stomata
Which is the first branching point of the animal evolutionary tree?
development of tissues
Why does a person’s skin becomes darker when frequently exposed to sunlight?
Exposure to sunlight causes melanin to be produced.
This type of bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
red bone marrow
Fungi can photosynthesise, therefore are part of the plant kingdom. (T/F)
False
Tissues are a group of _____ that work together to perform a function
Cells
All three subclasses of mammals secrete milk from __________ glands
Mammary
What is one of the first things that occur in the integumentary system after a deep injury occurs to the system?
Blood quickly clots to form a scab.
These bone-forming cells are responsible for the growth and repair of bone tissue.
osteoblasts
This classification of protist ingests it own food.
animal-like
Plant cells that serve as the basis for many plant structures and are capable of a wide variety of functions like gas exchange are called
parenchyma cells
Earthworms would have difficulty gaining friction for movement without a structure called a(n)
setae
The femur and tibia are held together by a ______
Ligament
These structures connect bones together at joints and can be damaged in a sprain.
ligaments
Rachel observes a protist and notices it is absorbing dead leaf matter for its nutrition. What classification of protist would this be?
Fungus-like
A student sets a potted herbaceous plant on a windowsill for a week and observes a phototropic response. Hypothesize what the student would observe if he rotated the plant’s pot 180° the following week.
*
Describe an amniotic egg. What is inside? What is its purpose?
*
List the three basic types of muscles.
Smooth, Skeletal, Cardiac
These muscle fibers are best for sprinting and weightlifting because they produce strong, quick movements but fatigue rapidly.
fast-twitch muscle fibers