Vocab
Behavior
Response to a stimuli
Most basic level of life, smallest living thing
Cell
What organ system is responsible for breathing/exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Respiratory
Animals have specialized parts and can move. Most animals share other characteristics as well. Which characteristic do most animals share?
A. They eat other organisms to gain energy.
B. They breathe oxygen in through their mouths.
C. They have skeletons on the insides of their bodies.
D. They absorb energy from sunlight in the process of photosynthesis.
A. They eat other organisms to gain energy.
Sensory receptor
Detects messages from your environment
What is the most complex level of organization in a living thing?
Organism
What organ system is responsible for taking in food as well as breaking it down into smaller pieces?
Digestive
Which of these is true of all animals?
A. They are producers.
B. They are unicellular.
C. They are multicellular.
D. They reproduce asexually.
C. They are multicellular.
Neuron
Type of cell that sends information to your brain
What is more complex than a cell but less complex than an organ?
Tissue
What organ system is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
Circulatory/Cardiovascular
If sunlight reflects off of water, what sensory receptor would detect this?
Electromagnetic
Organ system
A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function
What is more complex than an organ but not a full living thing?
Organ system
What organ system is responsible for processing sensory information and controlling movement
Nervous system
If you are exercising, would the amount of carbon dioxide you release increase or decrease?
Increase
Stimuli
A message from the environment
What is a group tissues that work together to perform a specific function?
Organ
What organ system is responsible for helping with moving the body and posture?
Muscular
If you draw a hierarchy of organization, which should be on the top level?: Cells, organ systems, organs, tissues, organisms
Organisms