Levels of Organization
What is the first level of organization in living things?
What are Cells?
This system is involved in the breakdown of food.
What is the digestive system
Major organs: Testes, Uterus, Ovaries
What is the reproductive system
This system provides structure and support to the body.
What is the skeletal system?
What is the state of balance or equilibrium in a cell or organism due to self-regulating processes?
What is the last level of organization in living things?
What is Organism?
This system allows for movement.
What is the muscular system?
Major organs: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
What is the nervous system?
This system is the control center of the body
What is the nervous system?
The two feedback mechanisms involved in homeostasis
What is negative and positive feedback?
True or False. Organs are a group of cells that work together for a specialized function
What is False.
This system transports substances like blood, waste and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system.
Major organs: Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands
What is the integumentary system?
This system is responsible for producing offspring
What is the reproductive system?
False.
Name one type of tissue.
What is epithelial, connective, nervous, heart
This system is involved in an exchange of gases.
What is the respiratory system.
Major organs: Kidneys, Urethra, Bladder
What is the excretory system?
This system deals with hormone production
What is the endocrine system?
The counteraction of a variable in order to reach homeostasis
What is negative feedback?
What are cells, tissue, organ, organ system, organism?
This system is also known as the Lymphatic System
What is the Immune System.
Major organs: Brain, Pancreas, Adrenal Glands
What is endocrine system?
This system deals with water loss, temperature control and Vitamin D synthesis. Also protects body's internal environment
What is the integumentary system?
What is temperature regulation, blood sugar regulation, blood pressure regulation, blood pH regulation, etc.