Tissues
Examples of the Levels
Terms & Vocab
Wild Card
100

The brain is made of this kind of tissue (p.63)

Nervous tissue

100

The stomach's job is to hold food and break it down into smaller molecules. Is the stomach a cell, tissue, organ, or organ system? (p.66)

Organ

100

The smallest unit that living things are made of. (p.12)

Cells

100
This characteristic of life means "maintaining stable internal conditions." 

Homeostasis

200

The skin is made of this kind of tissue (p. 63)

Epithelial Tissue

200

DAILY DOUBLE!

For 200 points each, name as many organ systems as you can in 30 seconds. (p.70)

Respiratory system
Endocrine system
Musculoskeletal system
Reproductive system
Digestive system
Cardiovascular/Circulatory system
Integumentary system

Excretory system
Nervous system
Urinary System

200

A team of similar cells that work together (p. 63)

Tissue

200

This organelle, larger in plant cells, is for storing food, water, or waste in a cell. (p.38)

Vacuole

300

The bicep, quadriceps, and gluetus maximus are composed mainly of this type of tissue.  (p.63)

Muscle tissue

300

The femur, skull, tibia, ribs, and other bones are all individual organs that come together to make up the skeletal system.   Is the skeletal system a cell, tissue, organ, or organ system? (p.70)

Organ System

300

An individual living thing, such as a pine tree, an amoeba, or a duck. (p.70)

Organism

300

This means "a change in the environment that the body can sense" and it can be internal or external

Stimulus (Or Stimuli)

400

Blood, fat, and bones are considered this kind of tissue (p. 65)

Connective Tissue

400

The cornea is a layer of cells in the eye. It protects the eye and allows light to enter the eye. Is the cornea a cell, tissue, organ, or organ system?

Tissue

400

A group of tissues that work together to perform a function. (p.66)

Organ

400

DNA inside a protein shell that can reproduce and use energy, but not on its own. Some scientists think they are living; others think they are non-living.  (p.25)

Virus

500

Name the a type of tissue in plants. (p.63)

Vascular Tissue, Ground Tissue, Dermal Tissue

500

The parenchyma in plants is a unit in plants that contains many organelles. Is the parenchyma a cell, tissue, organ, or organ system?

Cell

500

Just as living things are made of cells grouped together, there is a style of painting in which many tiny dots are grouped together to form pictures. What is this style of painting called?  (p.59)

Pointillism

500

DNA, the genetic material inside every cell, is short for...

Deoxyribonucleic Acid