| A | B |
|---|
| Which neuron sends messages to your spinal cord? | Sensory Neuron |
| Which neuron sends messages to your muscles? | Motor Neuron |
| What is the purpose of a reflex action? | protection |
| Another name for Nerve cell | Neuron |
| Messages are called | Impulses |
| 2 parts of the Central Nervous System | Brain and Spinal Cord |
| Cerebrum controls | thinking, remembering, senses |
| Medulla controls | breathing, heart, all automatic activities |
| Cerebellum controls | Movement, coordination, balance |
| Space between nerve cells | Synapse |
| Cell theory | living things are made up of cells, cells carry on life functions, cells come from other living cells |
| Herbivores | eat only plants |
| Omnivores | eats both plants and meat |
| Carnivores | eat only meat |
| Nucleus | Controls cell, contains chromosomes (genetic material) |
| Cytoplasm | jelly-like substance, holds everything in place |
| Cell membrane | controls what goes in and out of the cell |
| Nuclear membrane | controls what goes in and out of the nucleus |
| Chloroplasts | only in plants, makes food, contains chlorophyll |
| Cell wall | only in plants, provides support, rigid structure |
| Groups of CELLS working together | Tissue |
| Group of TISSUES working together | Organ |
| Groups of ORGANS working together | System |
| Group of SYSTEMS working together | An Organism |
| Path food takes through the digestive system | mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
| Where does most digestion takes place | small intestines |
| What does saliva do? | breaks down food |
| How does food move down the esophagus? | muscles push it down |
| Mechanical digestion | uses teeth to break down food |
| Chemical digestion | uses chemicals to break down food |
| Why are viruses NOT considered Living | NO cells |
| How does a virus reproduce? | Goes into living cells |
| What part of the microscope controls the amount of light? | Diaphragm |
| What are stage clips for? | to hold the slide |
| Why do we use iodine? | to see a cell better |
| What happens to a letter in a microscope? | upside down and backwards |
| Circulation | transport of nutrients |
| Respiration | making energy |
| Nutrition | Involves ingestion, digestion and egestion |
| Synthesis | creating bigger moleclues |
| Growth and repair | cell increases or replaces damaged cells |
| Excretion | getting rid of liquid waste |
| Sensitivity and Locomotion | ability to respond to a stimuli and MOVE |
| Reproduction | necessary for the survival of a species, but not a single organism |
| Warm blooded | maintain a constant body temperature (humans) |
| Cold blooded | body temperature changes with the environment (fish) |
