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Grade 3 Science Ch 4

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A living thing is called an ____________. organism
The smallest living part of an organism is a __________. cell
A tool used to see things that are very small is a microscope
A single-cell organism that looks like a blob of jelly and lives in water is an __________. amoeba
The control center of a cell that direct the cell's activities is the ________. nucleus
The jelly like fluid that surrounds the nucleus and includes the parts that help the cell live and grow is the _________. cytoplasm
the thin covering that holds the cell together is the ___________. cell membrane
the stiff layer on the outside of a plant's cell membrane; provides shape and support for the plant is the __________-. cell wall
what is the main difference between an animal cell and a plant cell? A plant cell has a wall and an animal cell does not
A group of cells doing the same kind of work is call a ___________. tissue
Tissue that allows your body to move is ___________ tissue. muscle
Tissue that carries messages between your brain and your body is ____________ tissue. nerve
A group of tissues working together to do a job is callen an __________. organ
What are two kinds of tissues found in your body? muscle tissue and nerve tissue
A group of organs working together to do a job is called a __________. system
Muscles and nerves are made up of _____________ tissues
Lungs, heart, stomach and brain are ________________ organs
The tongue, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and liver are part of the digestive ______________. system
The prints made by the ridges on your fingertips are called ___________. fingerprints
What are four organs of the human body? lungs, heart, stomach and brain
What is the largest organ of the body? the skin
What are the layers of the skin? epidermis and dermis
The top layer of skin that makes new skin cells and where old, dead skin falls off is called the ____________. epidermis
The coloring in your skin is called ____________. melanin
The second layer of skin that contains nerves, blood vessels, sweat glands, and oil glands. dermis
Tiny pathways that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body are called ___________. nerves
God made __________ as a protection for your body. skin
the epidermis keeps out harmful things such as __________. germs
Thin tubes that carry blood around your body are called _____________________. blood vessels
Blood vessels help keep your body at a constant ____________. temperature
When you get hot, your blood vessels get ____________. wider
Blood vessels carry ____________ and nutrients to all parts of your body oxygen
When you get hot, you ______________. This cools your body. sweat; sweat glands move the sweat to the skin's surface.
The body releases the sweat from tiny opening in the epidermis called ____________, pores
Each strand of hair starts in a ________________- in the dermis. hair follicle.
Hair is made up of dead ____________. cells
Near the base of each hair is an _________ gland. These glands release oil, which help protect the body. It keeps you skin soft. oil
When you get cold, the blood vessels become ____________. narrower
What do nerves allow you to do? nerves allow you to feel; and protect you from injury
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