Bones
The Skeletal System
Classification
Vocabulary
Random question
100

Where is your Ulna located?

between the humorous and the metacarpals 

100

Name two places we have the most bones and how many in each? How many bones in total?

Hands 27 & feet 26. We have 206 bones total.

100

What contribution did Roxie Layborne invent for our community?

She invented a way to classify birds using a tiny piece of their feathers. This help engineers design engines that helped reduce bird collision. 

100

Give us the definition for species?

species- a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. 

100

What is the problem with South Florida Monarch butterflies?

-migration endangered

-loss of native habitat

-weakened by OE parasite

200

Where is your Cranium located? 

On the top of your vertebral column. We also refer to your cranium as your head or skull.

200

Does your skeleton allow you to move or your muscles?

Your muscles

200

What is the purpose for Biologist to use classification?

It helps them group living organism to make it easier to study. They used taxonomy to study these organisms.

200

Give us the definition for skeleton?

skeleton- it is your framework that is made up of all the bones in your body and has 4 major functions.

200

What is spontaneous generation and which scientist disproved it?

Spontaneous generation was the idea that living things came from non-living things. 

Redi and Pasteur disproved this theory by carrying two controlled experiments with manipulated variables. Explained....

300

Where is your Tibia located?

It is the big bone in your leg. Sometime referred to as the Shin.

300

What are the four major functions of the skeleton?

 Shape and support

protects you organs

produces blood cells

stores minerals and other material until your body needs it. 


300

What categories would you use to classify animals that move?

 Animals that  swim

Animals that fly

Animals that walk, run, hop

Animals that slither 

Animals that crawl

Animals that glide

300

Give us the definition for vertebrae?  

vertebrae- it is the center of you body that has 26 small bones. We call it our backbone, vertebral column, spine.

300

Name 3 reason (using the values) of why it is important to study Monarch butterflies?

Values

Health

educational

scientific

ecosystem

aesthetic

internsic

400

Where is your metatarsals located?

IDK somewhere in your hand

400

Which body parts does the vertebral column support?

Upper body

 (ex:ribs/scapula/sternum/clavicle/cranium)

400

Why is Binomial nomenclature important in classification?

 It makes it easier for scientist communicate about organism since they use the same scientific name for each organism. 

Remember!! Scientific names are written in italics and only the first letter of the first word  in a scientific name is capitalized. 

400

Give us the definition for joints?

Joint- the part in your skeleton where two bones meet. This allows bones to move in different ways. 

There are two kinds immovable joints and movable joints. 

400

Name 2 biotic and 2 abiotic factors in this room?

Biotic

-students

-plants

Abiotic

-tables

-smart board

500

Where is your clavicle located?

Your clavicle is in your upper body. They are also referred to as our collar bone. When you where a polo your collar lays on your clavicle bones.

500

What are some of the substances your bones produce for the body?

blood cells

calcium

iron


500

What do we use:

Do

Kids

Prefer

Candy

Or

Fried

Green 

Spinach?

To remember the levels of classification


Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

500

We have two types of bone marrow. Red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow. Which one produces blood cells and which one stores fat?

Red bone marrow produces blood cells

Yellow bone marrow stores fat

500

Name the 6 characteristics of living things?

I Don't Know