Year 8 Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems

What is the term for the smallest unit of life?

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

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Which type of tissue lines the surfaces of the body?

• epithelial

• connective

• muscular

• nervous

What is the term for the organ system that provides oxygen to the blood and removes carbon dioxide from the blood?

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• muscular system

• digestive system

What organ system are the kidneys part of?

• digestive system

• excretory system

• muscular system

• nervous system

• circulatory system

What is the term for cells grouped together to perform a specific function?

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

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Which type of tissue supports and separates other tissues and organs?

• epithelial

• connective

• muscular

• nervous

What organ system are blood vessels part of?

• digestive system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

• nervous system

• circulatory system

What is the term for the organ system that allows for the body’s movement, including voluntary and involuntary movement?

• excretory system

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• muscular system

• digestive system

What is the term for organs grouped together to perform a specific function?

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

Which type of tissue contracts to cause movement?

• epithelial

• connective

• muscular

• nervous