Body Systems Flashcard 1

Front

All living things are made up of structural units called

Back

Cells

Front

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. Options: air/oxygen, oxygen/carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide/waste, waste/air

Back

oxygen/carbon dioxide

Front

What is the function of the dome-shaped diaphragm muscle?

Back

The diaphragm attaches to the lungs and contracts and relaxes to help in breathing.

Front

These air sacs in the lungs are covered with capillaries. It is the location where gas exchange takes place in which oxygen leaves the lungs and enters the blood stream.

Back

alveoli

Front

A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called__________. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)

Back

organs

Front

What is not a basic characteristic of life?

Back

Hunting other organisms for survival and territory

Front

Do all living things obtain and use energy to survive?

Back

True

Front

Which of the following is NOT an organ?

Skin

,

Lungs

,

Mitochondria

,

Brain

Back

Mitochondria

Front

What is the term for a group of similar cells working together?

Back

tissue

Front

Order of organization in living things from most basic to most complex?

Back

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism