Levels of Organization
The smallest level unit of life
What is a cell?
The passing down of genes from parent to offspring.
What is an inherited trait?
A type of trait that is NOT passed down, it is learned
What is an acquired trait?
The muscle that inflates when we breathe in and deflates when we breathe out (acts like a balloon)
What is the diaphragm?
The body system that breaks down food into tiny molecules to allow the body to absorb nutrients
What is the digestive system?
A group of related cells working together in order to perform a particular function
What is tissue?
Where DNA is stored in the cell
What is the nucleus?
Contains genetic material called DNA, often referred to as the "brain" of the cell since it directs all cellular functions
What is the nucleus?
Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves come together to form this
What is your nervous system?
This body system provides support, movement, protection, blood cell production and calcium storage.
What is the skeletal system?
A group of tissues that perform similar functions.
What is an organ?
Structures made of long chains of DNA and hundreds of thousands of genes
What are chromosomes?
These organelle structures are found in plant cells, but not animal cells
What are chloroplasts and cell wall?
The body system that transports oxygen and nutrients to the body and aids in the removal of carbon dioxide and other waste products.
What is the Circulatory System?
The body system that controls and transmits signals between different parts of the body.
What is your nervous system?
Any single living individual, can be referring to any plant, human, animal, protist, bacteria, or fungi.
What is an organism?
Long coiled molecule that looks like twisted yarn in the nucleus of a cell
What is DNA?
This genetic structure has 23 pairs.
What are chromosomes?
This body system is responsible for the movement of the human body.
What is the muscular system?
The body's "chemical messengers" that send signals into the bloodstream and tissues.
What are hormones?
Groups of different organs that work together to complete a series of tasks.
What is an organ system?
A gene whose effects are masked in the presence of a dominant gene.
What is a recessive gene?
The genetic makeup of an organism
What is a genotype?
This body system is the collection of glands that secrete different types of hormones to regulate metabolism, growth and development, sleep and reproduction.
What is the endocrine system?
The body system that acts as the outside covering of the body that protects it from external threats like germs and scrapes.
What is the integumentary system?