Final Exam

Biology

taxonomy

The science of ------ involves classifying and naming organisms.

prokaryotic

Cells that lack a nucleus are -------- cells.

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

The biological levels of organization in the correct order from smallest to largest.

2

A complete digestive system will be characterized by having --- opening(s).

xylem

What tissue is wood?

pollen tubes

In flowers, two sperm travel to the egg cell through the ------.

ovules

After fertilization, the ------ of the flower become the seeds.

transpiration

\------- is when leaves lose water vapor through stomata by evaporation.

mutualism

This type of symbiosis occurs when both organisms benefit.

ecology

Study different organisms interacting plus the non-living factors of the environment is -------.

parenchyma

In a plant, ----- tissue produces of stores food.

non-living

Cork cells are ----- cells. (living or non-living)

petals

The ------ attract pollinators because they are usually colorful and smell good.

biomes

The taiga, tundra and tropical rain forest are different types of ---------.

*Homo sapiens*

Be able to recognize a correctly written scientific name.

bilateral

\------ symmetry is when an animal has right and left sides that can be divided by only one plane.

animalia

Kingdom ------ is made up of organisms that are multicellular, heterotrophic, motile eukaryotes.

tissue

A(n) ----- is a group of similar cells that perform a common, simple function.

Carolus Linnaeus

The person who came up with the present “binomial” system of naming organisms was --------.

epithelium

\----- is a lining tissue in animals.

connective

Many ------- tissues will have a collagen matrix.

nervous

Axon and dendrites are terms related to ------ tissue.

monera

Kingdom ---- is made up of bacterial organisms.

hyphae

Strands of cells that make up the body of a mold are called -----.

plantae

Kingdom ---- is made up of multicellular, autotrophic, non-motile eukaryotes.

lymphatic

The ----- system returns fluid lost at tissues back to the blood.

plasma

Which part of blood carries electrolytes and nutrients to cells?

urinary

The ------ system filters blood to remove toxic ammonia wastes.

integumentary

Your skin makes up what is called the ------ system.

epithelial

Cuboidal, columnar and squamous are types of ----- tissue.

echinodermata

Which group moves by using a “water vascular system”?

fungi

A mycologist studies ------.

liver

The digestive gland that aids in the digestion of fats by producing bile is the -------.

phagocytes

Leukocytes that roam around to engulf and destroy anything foreign are called -------.

ureter

The tube from the kidney to bladder is the ------.

erythrocytes

When looking at a microscope slide of blood, which type of cell will you see the most?

capillary

The exchange of materials between the blood and tissues occurs at blood vessels called -----.

closed

Mammals possess a/n ------ circulatory system? (open/closed)

esophagus

The tube extending from the mouth to the stomach is the --------.

small intestine

The three parts of the ------- are the duodenum, ileum and jejunum.

echinodermata

Which phylum name means “spiny skin”?

chordata

Which phylum would have some animals that have a vertebral column?

cnidaria

Which phylum would have animals with polyp and medusa body types?

arthropoda

Which phylum name means “jointed legs”?

bronchi

The two tube-like branches of the trachea through which air passes as it enters each lung are -------.

right artium

Which type of heart chamber receives blood returning to the heart?

nephron

The functional unit of the kidney is the -----.

straited/skeletal

A “sarcomere” is a unit found in ----- tissue.

carpals

Wrist bones are called -----.

calf

Where would you find the gastrocnemius muscle?

chemoreceptors

What king of receptors are found in the nasal cavity and tongue?

lumbar

The bones in the lower back are called the ------ vertebrae.

femur

The thigh bone is called the -------.

pancreas

Insulin is produced by the ---------.

hamstring

The ----- are muscles in the posterior thigh .

scapula

Your shoulder blade is technically called the -------.

pituitary

Growth hormone (GH) is produced by the ---------.

FSH

What hormone causes egg or sperm production in animals?

pectoralis

\------ is the name for chest muscles.

skeletal

\----- muscle tissue makes up arm and leg muscles, those that produce movement.

sensory

A(n) ------ neuron sends and impulse to the brain or spinal cord.

corpus callosum

Within the mammalian brain, the ----- connects the two halves of the cerebrum.

lower forarm

The radius and ulna would be found in the ----.

medulla oblongata

The ------ controls vital body functions such as heart rate and respiration.

adrenal gland

Epinephrine is produced by the -------.

follicle

A ----- is a body in the ovary that divides to form and egg.

cerebrum

The part of the brain that controls learning, intellect and memory is the ------.

uterus

The ------ is the muscular organ in which an embryo implants

photoreceptors

Cones and rods are ---- that produce vision.

cyte, cyto

Which of the following means “cell” when part of a word?

abscisic acid

A plant hormone that is a stress hormone and causes dormancy is -------.

community

Predator-prey interactions are studied at the ------ level of ecology.

vascular

Tube-like cells that transport materials through the plant are called ------ tissue.

meristematic tissue

Constantly dividing cells in the growing regions of a plant that retain the ability to divide make up

bryophytes

Which group of plants lack vascular tissues?

gymnosperm

A pine tree is a -----. (angiosperm or gymnosperm)

dicots

A plant that has leaves with wide blades and netted venation would be a -------.

angiosperm

Monocots and (eu)dicots are two groups of --------.

mesophyll tissue in an eudicot leaf

Where in a plant would you find palisade and spongy layers?

cork

The tissue that makes up “outer bark” is -------.

stele

The vascular tissues of a root are found in the ---------, which is the region in the center.

heterotrophic

In the food chain, “consumers” are ------ organisms.

stoma

The ------ is found between a pair of guard cells.

population

\---- is a term of group of individuals of one species that occupy the same general area.

smooth

Food is moved through the intestines by the -------- muscles tissue.

**connective**

Cartilage is a type of ------- tissue.

stigma

During pollination, pollen grains (traveling by wind or on an insect) stick to the -------- of the pistil.

stamen

The male organ of the flower is the ------.

cambium

Which layer is found between xylem an phloem in a woody stem?

Platyhelminthes

flatworms

Chordata

snakes and turtles

Annelida

Earthworms & leeches

porifera

sponges

Nematoda

hookworms

cnidaria

sea anemone & jellyfish

Arthropoda

insects & scorpions

Mollusca

octopus

Platyhelminthes

planaria

Echinodermata

sea stars and sea urchins

chordate

humans