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Biology 1409 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The science of ___ involves classifying and naming organisms. | Taxonomy |
| Cells that lack a nucleus are ___ cells. | Prokaryotic |
| The biological levels of organization in the correct order from smallest to largest. | Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain |
| A complete digestive system will be characterized by having ___ opening(s). | 2 |
| What tissue is wood? | Xylem |
| In flowers, two sperm travel to the egg cell through the ___. | Pollen Tube |
| After fertilization, the ___ of the flower become the seeds. | Ovules |
| ___ is when leaves lose water vapor through stomata by evaporation. | Transpiration |
| This type of symbiosis occurs when both organisms benefit. | Mutualism |
| Study different organisms interacting plus the non-living factors of the environment is _____. | Ecology |
| In a plant, ___ tissue produces or stores food. | Parenchyma |
| Cork cells are ___ cells. | Non-living |
| The ___ attract pollinators because they are usually colorful and smell good. | Petals |
| The taiga, tundra and tropical rain forest are different types of ___. | Biomes |
| Be able to recognize a correctly written scientific name. | ok |
| ___ symmetry is when an animal has right and left sides that can be divided by only one plane. | Bilateral |
| Kingdom ___ is made up of organisms that are multicellular, heterotrophic, motile eukaryotes. | Animalia |
| A(n) ___ is a group of similar cells that perform a common, simple function. | Tissue |
| The person who came up with the present “binomial” system of naming organisms was ___. | Carl Linneaus |
| ___ is a lining tissue in animals. | Epiphelium |
| Many ___ tissues will have a collagen matrix. | Connective |
| Axon and dendrites are terms related to ___ tissue. | Nervous |
| Kingdom ___ is made up of bacterial organisms. | Eubacteria |
| Strands of cells that make up the body of a mold are called ___. | Hyphae |
| Kingdom ___ is made up of multicellular, autotrophic, non-motile eukaryotes. | Plantae |
| The ___ system returns fluid lost at tissues back to the blood. | Lymphatic |
| The ___ system filters blood to remove toxic ammonia wastes. | Urinary |
| Which part of blood carries electrolytes and nutrients to cells? | Plasma |
| Your skin makes up what is called the ___ system. | Integumentary |
| Cuboidal, columnar and squamous are types of ___ tissue. | Epithelial |
| Which group moves by using a “water vascular system”? | Echinoderms |
| A mycologist studies ___. | Fungus |
| The digestive gland that aids in the digestion of fats by producing bile is the ___. | Gallbladder |
| Leukocytes that roam around to engulf and destroy anything foreign are called ___. | Phagocytes |
| The tube from the kidney to the bladder is the ___. | Ureter |
| When looking at a microscope slide of blood, which type of cell will you see the most? | Erythrocytes |
| The exchange of materials between the blood and tissues occurs at blood vessels called ____. | Capillaries |
| Mammals possess a/n__________ circulatory system? ( open/ closed) | Closed |
| The tube extending from the mouth to the stomach is the ___. | Esophagus |
| The three parts of the ___ are the duodenum, ileum and jejunum. | Small Intestine |
| Which phylum name means “spiny skin” ? | Echinodermata |
| Which phylum would have some animals that have a vertebral column? | Chordata |
| Which phylum would have animals with polyp and medusa body types? | Cnidaria |
| Which phylum name means “jointed legs” ? | Arthropoda |
| The two tube-like branches of the trachea through which air passes as it enters each lung are __. | Bronchi |
| Which type of heart chamber RECEIVES blood returning to the heart? | Atrium |
| The functional unit of the kidney is the ___. | Nephron |
| A “sarcomere” is a unit found in ___ tissue. | Striated Muscle |
| Wrist bones are called ___. | Carpals |
| Where would you find the gastrocnemius muscle? | Calf |
| What kind of receptors are found in the nasal cavity and tongue? | Chemoreceptors |
| The bones in the lower back are called the ___ vertebrae. | Lumbar |
| The thigh bone is called the ___. | Femur |
| Insulin is produced by the ___. | Pancreas |
| The ___ are muscles in the posterior thigh. | Hamstring |
| Your shoulder blade is technically called the ___. | Scapula |
| Growth hormone (GH) is produced by the ___. | Pituitary Gland |
| What hormone causes egg or sperm production in animals? | FSH |
| ___ is the name for chest muscles. | Pectorals |
| ___ muscle tissue makes up arm and leg muscles, those that produce movement. | Skeletal |
| A(n) ___ neuron sends an impulse to the brain or spinal cord. | Sensory |
| Within the mammalian brain, the ___ connects the two halves of the cerebrum. | Corpus Callosum |
| The radius and ulna would be found in the ___. | Forearm |
| The ___ controls vital body functions such as heart rate and respiration. | Medulla Oblongata |
| Epinephrine is produced by the ___. | Adrenal Gland |
| A ___ is a body in the ovary that divides to form an egg. | Follicle |
| The part of the brain that controls learning, intellect and memory is the ___. | Cerebrum |
| The ____ is the muscular organ in which an embryo implants and then the fetus develops. | Uterus |
| Cones and rods are ___ that produce vision. | Photoreceptors |
| What means “cell” when part of a word? | Cyto |
| A plant hormone that is a stress hormone and causes dormancy is ___. | Abscisic Acid |
| Predator-prey interactions are studied at the ___ level of ecology. | Community |
| Tube-like cells that transport materials through the plant are called ___ tissue. | Vascular |
| Constantly dividing cells in the growing regions of a plant that retain the ability to divide make up | Meristematic Cells |
| Which group of plants lack vascular tissues? | Bryophytes |
| A pine tree is a ___. (angiosperm or gymnosperm) | Gymnosperm |
| A plant that has leaves with wide blades and netted venation would be a ___. | Eudicot |
| Monocots and (eu)dicots are two groups of ___. | Angiosperms |
| Where in a plant would you find palisade and spongy layers? | Mesophyll |
| The tissue that makes up “outer bark” is ___. | Cork |
| The vascular tissues of a root are found in the ___, which is the region in the center. | Stele |
| In the food chain, “consumers” are ___ organisms. | Heterotrophic |
| The ___ is found between a pair of guard cells. | Stomata |
| ___is a term for group of individuals of one species that occupy the same general area. | Population |
| Food is moved through the intestines by ___ muscles tissue. | Smooth |
| Cartilage is a type of ___ tissue. | Connective |
| During pollination, pollen grains (traveling by wind or on an insect) stick to the ___ of the pistil. | Stigma |
| The male organ of the flower is the ___. | Stamen |
| Which layer is found between xylem and phloem in a woody stem? | Vascular Cambium |
| Flatworm phylum? | Platyhelminthes |
| Snakes & turtles phylum? | Chordata |
| Earthworms & leeches phylum? | Annelida |
| Sponges phylum? | Porifera |
| sea anemone & jellyfish phylum? | Cnidaria |
| Insects & scorpions phylum? | Arthropoda |
| Octopus phylum? | Mollusca |
| Planaria phylum? | Platyhelminthes |
| Sea stars & sea urchins phylum? | Echinodermata |
| Humans phylum? | Chordata |