Body organization
This is the most basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
What is a cell?
These two systems work together to allow the body to walk, run, or jump.
What are the skeletal and muscular systems?
The Central Nervous System (CNS) is made up of these two main parts
What are the brain and the spinal cord?
This muscular organ acts as a double pump, pushing blood to the lungs and then to the rest of the body.
What is the heart?
This famous botanist developed over 300 products from peanuts and helped farmers improve their soil.
Who was George Washington Carver?
This is the correct order of the levels of organization, from smallest to largest.
What are cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms?
The digestive system breaks down food into glucose, but this system is required to transport that energy to every cell in the body.
What is the circulatory (cardiovascular) system?
These specialized cells carry electrical messages throughout the nervous system.
What are neurons?
This is the main organ of the nervous system; it processes information and controls all body functions.
What is the brain?
In 1992, this doctor and chemical engineer became the first African American woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This body system is responsible for bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide.
What is the respiratory system?
The two crucial Inputs required for the Energy Equation (Metabolism).
What are Nutrients (Glucose) and Oxygen ($O_2$)?
These are the structures in your eyes, ears, and skin that detect "stimuli" like light, sound, or heat from the environment.
What are sensory receptors?
The tiny filtering structures within the Kidneys that actually remove waste from the blood.
TRIPLE POINTS
What are Nephrons?
This famous activist and leader is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
This system includes the kidneys and bladder and is responsible for removing liquid waste from the blood.
What is the excretory (or urinary) system?
To remove waste, the circulatory system brings blood to this organ to be filtered and turned into urine.
What is the kidney?
While walking and talking are voluntary responses controlled by the brain, things like your heartbeat and the "knee-jerk" reflex are examples of this type of response.
What is an involuntary response?
This organ produces bile to help break down fats and also filters toxins out of the blood.
What is the liver?
This holiday, celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were declared free.
What is Juneteenth?
The kidneys are part of the Excretory/Urinary System, which cleans waste from the blood provided by this system, ensuring the blood is purified.
What is the Circulatory (or Cardiovascular) System?
When you exercise, your nervous system tells your heart to beat faster and your skin to sweat; this process of maintaining a stable internal environment is called this.
What is homeostasis?
These are the three specific types of neurons that work together: one brings information in, one processes it in the CNS, and one tells a muscle to move.
What are sensory neurons, interneurons (or relay neurons), and motor neurons?
These tiny, finger-like projections in the small intestine increase surface area to allow for faster nutrient absorption into the bloodstream.
What are villi?
Known as a "Human Computer," her mathematical calculations were vital to NASA's first successful space missions.
DOUBLE POINTS
Who was Katherine Johnson?