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| What are the 5 levels of organization found in living organisms? List an example of each |
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1. Cells - red blood cells
2. Tissue - muscle tissue
3. Organ- lungs
4. Organ system - respirtory system (how we breath)
5. Organism- a human
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| Do all organisms have all five levels? |
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| No, some organisms are single celled |
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| List the 5 functions of the human skeleton. |
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1. Supports the Body
2. Protets internal organs
3. Allows movement (within muscles)
4. Stores mineras like calcium that the body needs
5. Provides a blace for blood cell production |
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| How are muscles joined to bones? |
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| Your nose and ears are supported by flexible material called ________. |
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| Why is their catilage joining your ribs to your sternum(breastbone)? |
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| To allow your chest to expand as you breathe |
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| Specialized cells that make bone are called ________. |
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| Where in your body do you have immovable joints? |
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| The two muscles that bend and straighten are called an ________ muscle pair. |
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| The muscle that bends the joint is a________. |
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| The muscle that straightens the joint is an________. |
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| Why must muscles act in pairs? |
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| Because musles can only shorten on their own. They need the help of their partner to extend. |
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List the functions of the human circulatory system. |
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- Carries oxygen from lungs to cells and carbon dioxide from cells to lungs
- Moves water and food to cells
- Carries waste from cells to the kidneys
- Carries chemical messages (horomones) through the body
- Helps control body temperature
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| What is the circulatory system? |
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| A network of tubes that carry fluid(blood) throughout the body |
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| What is the nervous system? |
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| A network of cells and fibers that transmit nerve impulses between different parts of the body. |
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| What is the respiratory system? |
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| Series of organs that allow us to breathe in air, absorb oxygen into the bloodstream, and breathe out carbon dioxide. |
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| What do red blood cells do? |
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| carry oxygen from lungs to cells all over the body |
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| What do white blood cells do? |
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| they are involved in clotting |
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| What is the smallest blood vessel? |
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| What is the strongest blood vessel? |
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| Move blood away from the heart. The aorta is an artery. |
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| They are where all the transfer of materials from blood to body cells happens. |
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| Carry blood back to the hear. |
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| Why do we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide? |
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| It is the result of cell respiration. |
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| Why does a shortage of red blood cells (anemia) make a person feel tired? |
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| Because they carry oxygen to your muscles which give them energy to do things |
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| What are the 3 basic jobs of the nervous system? |
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| 1.Take in information from the world around you 2.Your brain makes sense of that information 3. Your nerves send responses out to your muscles or glands so you can react. |
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| What are neurotransmitters? |
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| The chemical signal carried across the synapse. |
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| What happens in your brain when you learn something new? What happens as you keep practicing a skill? |
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| Your neurons come together and they get stronger. |
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| What does it mean that your brain has plasticity? |
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| It means it is capable of change. |
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| What happens when you sleep that is important to your learning process? |
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| You are shredding/trimming what you don't need. |
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| How does your emotional state affect your learning? |
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| How you/what you are putting your focus towards. |
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| How does exercise affect your brain? |
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You are using/taking the energy that you would use to think.
**Not right ask your friend. Excercise is good for your brain. |
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