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Body Systems
DelliGatti test on Body Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unicellular | one cell |
| Multicellular | more than one cell |
| Eukaryotic | cells with a nucleus |
| Prokaryotic | cells without a nucleus |
| Heterotrophic | scavenges for food |
| Photoautotroph | makes own food via sun light |
| Mitosis | reproduction for eukaryotic cells where nucleus dissolves and reforms and chromosomes are copied |
| Sexual reproduction | reproduction where chromosomes are new mix of both parents |
| Daughter cells | the two new cells that are created during reproduction |
| Angiosperm | flowering plant |
| Gymnosperm | non-flowering plant |
| How do plants reproduce? | both sexually and asexually |
| How have plants adapted to reproduce better and what is the benefit of each? | sexually insures new chromosomes while asexually is an exact copy. |
| What are typical body plans for plants? | radial |
| How do animals typically reproduce? | sexually |
| anterior | front side |
| distal | away from body |
| posterior | backside |
| caudal | tail |
| dorsal | top |
| proximal | towards body |
| cranial | head |
| lateral | side |
| ventral | underneath |
| Radial | body parts organized around a central point |
| Bilateral | mirror halves |
| Asymmetry | no body plan |
| Organization of Life | cells->tissue->organs->organ systems->organisms |
| Cells | basic unit of life. |
| Tissue | group of similar cells working together |
| Organs | group of different tissues working together to perform a specific job |
| organ system | Many organs working together to perform a specific job |
| organism | A living thing that carries out its own life activities |