Unit B

Question 1

reproduction is not needed for the survival of an organism. Therefore it is necessary for the survival of___________?

Answer 1

Each type of organism

Question 2

What is the basic unit of life?

Answer 2

Cell

Question 3

What is metabolism?

Answer 3

sum of all the different processes that happen in an organism

Question 4

What is a stimulus?

Answer 4

Anything that causes a response

Question 5

which body system defends the body against diseases?

Answer 5

Circulatory

Question 6

which body system removes gaseous and chemical wastes?

Answer 6

Excretory

Question 7

What does the eyepiece do?

Answer 7

Magnifies

Question 8

Which part provides sharper focus?

Answer 8

Fine adjustment knob

Question 9

Which part moves stage up or down

Answer 9

Coarse adjustment knob

Question 10

What does the nosepiece do?

Answer 10

Hold 3 objective lenses

Question 11

what is the frame of a cell?

Answer 11

Cell wall

Question 12

What is the cytoplasm?

Answer 12

“Kitchen” transports nutrients

Question 13

What are the storage rooms in a cell?

Answer 13

Vacuoles

Question 14

What is the command centre?

Answer 14

Nucleus

Question 15

What are mitochondria?

Answer 15

Powerhouse- converts energy into useful energy

Question 16

what is the cell membrane?

Answer 16

Controllable gateway

Question 17

which part is responsible for photosynthesis/ solar panels?

Answer 17

Chloroplasts

Question 18

smallest organism?

Answer 18

Mycoplasma

Question 19

What is an acetabularia?

Answer 19

Largest unicellular organism (5-7 cm)

Question 20

which organisms have pseudopods?

Answer 20

Amoeba

Question 21

what do paramecia use to move?

Answer 21

Cilia

Question 22

what is diffusion?

Answer 22

Particles move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration to create balance

Question 23

What are specialized cells?

Answer 23

Found in multicellular organisms; various cells that carry specific functions

Question 24

which blood cells carry oxygen?

Answer 24

Red blood cells

Question 25

Which blood cells do not reproduce?

Answer 25

Red blood cells

Question 26

4 types of tissues?

Answer 26

Epithelial, muscle, nervous and connective

Question 27

How many tissues do plants have?

Answer 27

3

Question 28

Plant tissues?

Answer 28

Photosynthetic/storage, transport and protective

Question 29

Plant organs?

Answer 29

Leaves, roots and stems

Question 30

Which side of the heart receives blood low in oxygen and pumps it to the lungs?

Answer 30

Right side

Question 31

Which part if the heart receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs?

Answer 31

Left atrium

Question 32

Which part of the heart pumps blood to the body?

Answer 32

left ventricle

Question 33

true or false: arteries carry blood away from the heart

Answer 33

True

Question 34

true or false: the aorta is a vein that pumps blood to the body

Answer 34

False

Question 35

How much of blood is plasma?

Answer 35

55

Question 36

how much of blood are red blood cells?

Answer 36

44%

Question 37

function of white blood cells?

Answer 37

fight off infections

Question 38

what is ammonia turned into?

Answer 38

Urea

Question 39

how long are kidneys?

Answer 39

10 cm

Question 40

Ureters connect the kidneys to the ______

Answer 40

Bladder

Question 41

Where do the neurons receive information from?

Answer 41

dendrites

Question 42

Brain and spinal cord are parts of the ________

Answer 42

Central nervous system

Question 43

Peripheral nervous system consists of what?

Answer 43

Cranial and spinal nerves

Question 44

Carry information from the body to central nervous system?

Answer 44

Sensory neurons

Question 45

Voluntary responses?

Answer 45

Somatic nervous system

Question 46

Who Developed the first vaccine?

Answer 46

Edward Jenner

Question 47

Who was louis Pasteur?

Answer 47

Identified Living micro organisms

Question 48

sickness due to airways becoming narrow temporarily?

Answer 48

Asthma

Question 49

Sticky black substance that clumps cilia?

Answer 49

Tar

Question 50

Red blood cells absorb ______ instead of oxygen?

Answer 50

Carbon Monoxide

Question 51

addicting drug in cigarette?

Answer 51

Nicotine

Question 52

What is emphysema?

Answer 52

Cigarettes damage lung tissue

Question 53

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 53

When cholesterol builds up in the walls of arteries

Question 54

How many characteristics of living things are there?

Answer 54

6