Term | Definition |
CELL | MOST BASIC LIFE FORM THAT MAKES UP ALL LIVING THINGS |
TISSUES | MANY SIMILAR CELLS WORKING TOGETHER |
ORGAN | DIFFERENT TISSUES WORKING TOGETHER |
ORGAN SYSTEM | DIFFERENT ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER |
ORGANISM | ANY LIVING THING |
EPITHELIAL TISSUE | TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS ORGANS |
CONNECTIVE TISSUE | TISSUE THAT HOLDS BODY PARTS TOGETHER |
NERVE TISSUE | TISSUE THAT CAN SEND MESSAGES TO THE BODY |
MUSCLE TISSUE | TISSUE THAT CAN MOVE BONES AT THE JOINTS |
CIRCULATORY | SYSTEM THAT DELIVERS OXYGEN TO BODY AND GETS RID OF CO2 |
RESPIRATORY | SYSTEM THAT PUTS AIR INTO THE BLOOD |
DIGESTIVE | SYSTEM THAT BREAKS FOOD DOWN INTO NUTRIENTS TO GET TO BODY |
ENDOCRINE | SYSTEM OF GLANDS AND CHEMICALS THAT CONTROL ALL BODY FUNCTIONS |
REPRODUCTIVE | SYSTEM THAT CREATES AN OFFSPRING IN SPECIES |
SKELETAL | SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A FRAME FOR THE BODY |
MUSCULAR | SYSTEM THAT MOVES THE BODY |
URINARY | SYSTEM THAT CREATES URINE AND FILTERS THE BLOOD |
NUCLEUS | CONTROL CENTER OF THE CELL |
DNA | GENETIC MATERIAL FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF EACH BODY CELL |
GENES | STORE HEREDITARY INFORMATION. GIVES YOU CHARACTERISTICS |
TRAITS | CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING |
GENETICS | STUDY OF HEREDITY |
HEREDITY | THE PASSING OF GENES FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION |