5.6- ch.6

Question 1

nonvascular, plant-like organisms that lack chlorophyll and depend upon other organisms for food

Answer 1

fungi

Question 2

true or false: fungi are considered autotrophs

Answer 2

false; they are heterotrophs (depend on others for food)

Question 3

The thread­like structures, or filaments, that form the body of a fungus

Answer 3

hyphae

Question 4

scientists who study fungi

Answer 4

mycologists

Question 5

true or false: most fungi are saprophytes

Answer 5

true (saprophytes obtain their nutrition from dead organisms)

Question 6

fungi with club-shaped structures for spores

Answer 6

club fungi

Question 7

visible part of the fungi

Answer 7

fruiting body

Question 8

part of the mushrooms and toadstools that releases spores

Answer 8

gills

Question 9

type of fungi that lacks gills

Answer 9

shelf fungi (bracket fungi)

Question 10

an organism that lives on or in another living organism and derives its nutrition from that organism

Answer 10

parasite

Question 11

true or false: rusts are parasites and heteroecious

Answer 11

true (they have two hosts)

Question 12

fungi that produce black spores

Answer 12

smuts

Question 13

how many types of mold are there?

Answer 13

three (cheese, bread, and parasitic)

Question 14

examples of sac fungi

Answer 14

yeasts and mildews

Question 15

jelly-­like organisms often seen on the bark of fallen trees

Answer 15

slime molds

Question 16

relationship between an alga and a fungus

Answer 16

lichen

Question 17

two different kinds of organisms living together for mutual benefit

Answer 17

symbiosis (lichens practice this)

Question 18

cavities of the body
1. contains the brain
2. contains spinal cord
3. chest area
4. contains several vital organs

Answer 18

1. cranial cavity
2. spinal cavity
3. thoracic cavity
4. abdominopelvic cavity

Question 19

soft internal organs

Answer 19

viscera

Question 20

cells form __1__, which form __2__, which form __3__

Answer 20

1. tissues
2. organs
3. systems

Question 21

function together to bring food, water, and oxygen to the cells and to carry away waste products

Answer 21

cardiovascular system

Question 22

the body’s defense against disease-causing organisms and other foreign invaders

Answer 22

immune system

Question 23

supply the body tissues with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

Answer 23

respiratory system

Question 24

breaks down food into a form that can be absorbed by the bloodstream

Answer 24

digestive system

Question 25

removes waste from the body

Answer 25

excretory system

Question 26

coordinates the activities of the body

Answer 26

nervous system

Question 27

coordinates the body through chemicals and chemical messengers called hormones

Answer 27

endocrine system

Question 28

skin

Answer 28

integumentary system

Question 29

support and structure of the body

Answer 29

skeletal system

Question 30

moves the body

Answer 30

muscular system

Question 31

responsible for the continuation of the human race

Answer 31

reproductive system

Question 32

stable internal environment

Answer 32

homeostasis

Question 33

maintain homeostasis

Answer 33

feedback mechanisms

Question 34

moves the body and all its parts

Answer 34

muscle tissue

Question 35

controls organs and coordinates all of their functions

Answer 35

nerve tissue

Question 36

tissue that lines vital body parts

Answer 36

epithelial tissue

Question 37

tissue that connects parts of the body

Answer 37

connective tissue

Question 38

thin, flexible sheets of tissue that cover or line a part of the body

Answer 38

membranes

Question 39

nonliving material surrounding cells

Answer 39

matrix

Question 40

true or false: there are vestigial organs in the human body

Answer 40

false; every organ is important in some way