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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
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