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Reproduction
Body Systems
Cell Processes
Levels of Organization
100
Type of reproduction in which offspring are genetically identical to the parent
What is asexual reproduction?
100
Breaks down food so the body can use vitamins, energy, and minerals
What is the digestive system?
100

Products of this process include water, carbon dioxide, and energy.

What is cellular respiration?

100
The most basic unit of life
What is a cell?
200
This type of reproduction results in the MOST diverse organisms because offspring share characteristics of both parents
What is sexual reproduction?
200
This is the body's control center that carries electrical messages to and from the brain through the spinal cord and nerves throughout the body
What is the nervous system?
200

Each cell has this protective, semipermeable outside layer

What is cell membrane (Plasma Membrane)

200
A group of similar organs performing a necessary function for a multicellular organism
What is an organ system?
300

Proteins are made here in animal cells

Ribosomes

300
This system removes liquid wastes from the body by filtering the blood in the kidneys.
What is the urinary system?
300
Small particles can pass through a cell membrane as they move from areas of high concentrations to areas of low concentration.
What is diffusion?
300

All together the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries work to distribute the blood throughout the body. Therefore as a group, they make up the _____________ system

Circulatory System

400
Bacteria reproduce using this method of asexual reproduction.
What is binary fission?
400
Hormones needed by the body to carry out various functions are produced by this body system; examples organs include the pituitary and the pancreas
What is the endocrine system?
400
All organisms need water. When moving this molecule into cells, it must pass through the cell membrane.
What is osmosis?
400

Heart, lungs, stomach are examples of these

What are organs?

500
Flowering plants reproduce with both male and female parts. The male reproductive cell of a flower is called _________.
What is pollen?
500

These two systems work together to remove gaseous wastes from the body.

What are the circulatory and respiratory systems?

500
Organisms use this process to grow and repair damaged tissues.
What is mitosis?
500
A set of cells in a gland all produce the same toxin. These cells make up a ________.
What is a tissue?