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Cells/Human Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All living things are made of | Cells |
| The tendency for an animal to control its internal environment and remain stable | Homeostasis |
| The specialized parts of a cell | Organelle |
| The thick, gel liquid which holds and protects the organelles | Cytoplasm |
| The organelle that is the control center of the cell | Nucleus |
| The organelle that makes the energy for the cell | Mitochondria |
| The cell wall is the stiff, hard structure that surrounds ________ cells | Plant |
| ^The organelle in plant cells that perform photosynthesis | Chloroplast |
| Single celled organisms usually found in water | Protist |
| The Euglena moves by | Flagellum |
| The Amoeba moves by | Pseudopodia |
| The Paramecium moves by | Cilia |
| What do you call a group of cells that do the same job? | Tissue |
| What do you call a group of tissues doing the same job? | Organ |
| Which human body produces blood cells? | Skeletal |
| A piece of tissue that connects a bone to a bone | Ligament |
| The slippery, flexible material found at the end of bones | cartilage |
| The soft, spongy tissue found inside of bones | Marrow |
| Muscles you have no control over such as digestion | Involuntary |
| The muscle type found only in the heart | Cardiac |
| The pigment that gives skin its color | melanin |
| The muscular tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach | Esophagus |
| The muscular organ where food is mixed with hydrochloric acid | Stomach |
| The type of digestion where food is broken into smaller pieces or torn apart | Mechanical |
| After food leaves the pharynx where does it go? | Esophagus |
| Which digestive organ produces bile to help break up fats? | Liver |
| Which digestive organ produces insulin to help break down starches and carbohydrates? | Pancreas |
| The vestigial organ attached to the large intestine | Appendix |
| The flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe to prevent food from going down | Epiglottis |
| The involuntary contractions that push food through the digestive system | Peristalsis |
| The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body | Heart |
| The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | Artery |
| The blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart | Vein |
| A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards | Valve |
| The largest artery in the body | Aorta |
| The liquid part of blood | Plasma |
| The part of blood that helps it to clot | Platelet |
| The iron containing protein found in red blood cell | Hemoglobin |
| Tiny hairs lining the nasal passage that sweep out things we breathe in | Cilia |
| Air leaves the pharynx where does it go? | Trachea |
| Tiny air sacs in the lungs used for gas exchange | Alveoli |
| The passage for both food and air | Pharynx |
| The organs that filter waste products from the blood | Kidneys |
| The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder | Ureter |
| The opening where urine leaves the body | Urethra |
| The type of reproduction that does not require fertilization | Asexual |
| What is a male gamete? | sperm |
| What is a female gamete? | egg |
| What do you call a fertilized egg? | zygote |
| Which human body system protects us from foreign substances that may enter the body | immune |
| The main function of this system is to transport nutrients and gases through the body | circulatory |
| What are the basic building blocks of all organisms? | cells |
| The type of reproduction where offspring are genetically similar to parents | sexual |
| The type of reproduction that involves only one parent | asexual |
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