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Levels of Organization 1
Levels of Organization 2
Nervous System
Homeostasis
Stimulus & Response
100
The smallest unit of life.
What is a cell?
100
The lowest level of organization
What is a cell?
100

What is the smallest part of the nervous system called? 

Nerve Cell

100

Homeostasis is the way our body stays _____________.

Just right. 

100

You sweat on a  hot day. 

Find the stimulus. 

Find the response. 

Stimulus - hot day

Response - sweat

200
A group of cells with the same function.
What is a tissue?
200
A group of tissues working together to perform a specific job?
What is an organ?
200

Name an organ in the nervous system

Brain and/or spinal cord

200

On a hot day, our body might __________ to maintain homeostasis. 

sweat

200

You spit out the coffee that Amica makes because it tastes like hot sauce! 

What's the stimulus? 

What's the response? 

Stimulus: bad tasting coffee

Response: spitting it out

300
Two or more organs working together to perform a specific job.
What is an organ system?
300
Forms the protective outer layer of skin.
What is epithelial tissue?
300

What is the function (job) of the nervous system?

To carry messages to and from your brain. 

To allow you to respond to stimuli

300

On a cold day, our body might _____________ to maintain homeostasis. 

shiver

300

You are walking home and you see Amica following you. Your heart starts to beat faster, and you run away! 

What's the stimulus? What's the response? 

Stimulus: you see Amica following you

Response: your heart beats faster and you run away

400
A human being is a ______________ organism and a bacteria is a _________________ organism.
What is multicellular and unicellular? Or: What is eukaryotic and prokaryotic?
400
Causes movement.
What does muscle tissue do?
400

What is the name of the cells that carry messages to and from your brain? 

Nerve Cells

400

When we eat breakfast, our blood sugar will _________. Then, our body will release insulin, and our blood sugar will _____________.

increase, decrease

400

You catch the cold virus. Your body fights it off by giving you a fever and you making your throat sore. 

Stimulus: Virus

Response: fever, sore throat

500

Stomach tissue is made of stomach cells. 

Lung tissue is made of lung cells. 

What is your brain made of? 

Brain cells. 

500

The 5 levels of organization in order.

What is Cell --> Tissue --> Organ --> Organ System --> Organism

500

Gray matter, a thin layer of brain cells, covers your brain. How would you classify gray matter?

Tissue

500

If we eat too much sugar, our body will release...

insulin

500

When you run, your heart rate increases in order to bring oxygen to your body. 

What's the stimulus? What's the response?

Stimulus: running

Response: Increased heart rate