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Science test 8/24/10
The Cell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An animal's skin is an example of ________ tissue. | Epithelial |
| Which system removes waste from the blood? | Excretory System |
| What causes blood to clot? | platelets |
| Which system transports oxygen to the cells? | Circulatory System |
| What system contains the alveoli? | Respiratory System |
| Plants and animals ______ when cells reproduce. | grow |
| How are organelles similar to organs? | Each organelle has a certain job as does each organ in a system. |
| How do your body's receptors keep you safe? | Receptors keep you from danger or pain by detecting conditions in the body's environment. |
| What kind of cells are receptors? | Nerve cells |
| The heart is a _______. | muscle |
| The hip is a ___________ joint. | ball and socket |
| Name 3 things blood transports. | oxygen, nutrients and wastes |
| Osmosis is one kind of _______. | Diffusion |
| How do our bodies get oxygen? | by breathing |
| What do red blood cells do? | transport oxygen from lungs to cells of the body |
| Red blood cells are part of which system? | circulatory system |
| Which system breaks down food into nutrients that we need for energy? | Digestive system |
| Which system helps with breathing? | Respiratory system |
| Tissues that work together are called _____. | organs |
| Organs that work together are called _______. | Systems |
| How do body systems depend on each other? | They work together to keep the body alive. |
| What does the heart do? | Pumps blood throughout the body. |
| How many chambers are in the heart? | 4 |
| Blood leaves the heart through _______. | Arteries (away from heart) |
| Why are platelets important? | Platelets repair damaged blood vessels. (by forming clots in hole, stopping blood flow) |
| Which system delivers oxygen to release energy? | Circulatory System |
| Which system helps remove wastes from the body? | Excretory system |
| Name 3 parts of the circulatory system. | blood, blood vessels and heart |
| What do plant cells have that animal cells do not? | cell walls and chloroplasts |
| Is the cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary? | Involuntary |
| Cells that work together are called _______. | tissues |
| What do white blood cells do? | fight infection |
| White blood cells are part of which system? | circulatory system |
| What repairs damage to blood vessels? | platelets |
| How do cell wastes get to the kidneys? | by the circulatory system |
| Nutrients enter the blood through what organ of the digestive system? | small intestine |
| What does the pancreas do? | produces a fluid that neutralizes stomach acid |
| What happens in the alveoli? | oxygen diffuses into red blood cells |
| What is the process by which many materials move in and out of cells? | diffusion |
| What are the two tubes in the chest that lead to the lungs? | Bronchi |
| Which blood vessels are so small that blood cells must travel in a single file line to pass through? | capillaries |
| What are organs that wok together to perform a function? | system |
| What is a specialized cell that can receive information and transmit it to other cells? | neuron |
| What are nerve cells that detect the conditions in the body's environment? | receptors |
| What are the smallest blood vessels? | capillaries |
| What is the term for the diffusion of water and dissolved materials through cell membranes? | osmosis |
| What are the tubes inside the kidneys where urea and water are diffused from the blood? | nephron |
| Tissues that work together to perform a specific function are ______. | organ |
| A group of cells that work together are ______. | tissues |
| A group of tissues that work together are ______. | organs |
| A group of organs working together are ______. | system |
| Projections sticking into the small intestine are called _______. | villi |
| A connective tissue that produces red and white blood cells is ________. | bone marrow |
| Tiny blood cells in the membranes that cause blood to clot which repairs damage to blood vessels are _______. | platelets |
| Oxygen enters the body through the ______ system. | respiratory |
| Cells that work together to perform a specific function are _______. | tissues |
| What is thin covering that encloses a cell and holds its parts together? | cell membrane |
| The place where bones meet and are attached to each other and to muscles is called the ______. | joint |
| Tissues that work together to perform a specific function are called _____. | organs |
| The smallest blood vessels are _____. | capillaries |
| Nerve cells that detect conditions in the body's environment are ______. | receptors |
| Tubes inside the kidneys where urea and water diffuse from the blood are ______. | nephrons |
| The process by which many materials move in and out of cell is ______. | diffusion |
| A jellylike substance containing many chemicals that keep a cell functioning is _______. | cytoplasm |
| A connective tissue that produces red and white blood cells is ______. | bone marrow |
| Organs that work together to perform a function is a _______. | system |
| The basic unit of structure and function of all living things is the _____. | cell |
| The organelle that controls all of cells activities is the ______. | nucleus |
| A specialized cell that can receive information and transmit it to other cells is a _______. | neuron |
| The diffusion of water and dissolved materials through cell membranes is _______. | osmosis |
| Tough bands of connective tissue that attach muscles to bones are _______. | tendons |
| One of the bands of connective tissue that hold a skeleton together is a ________. | ligament |
| The tiny tubes sticking into the small intestine are ______. | villi |
| Cells that work together to perform a specific function are _______. | tissues |
| Tiny air sacs located at the ends of bronchi in the lungs are ________. | alveoli |