Comprehension Check: Virtual Microscope- Learn.Genetics

Respiratory System - System: What is the function of the trachea?

• Support the leaves

• Makes lots of mucus

• Tube where air travels to get to the lungs

Respiratory System - Tissue: What do goblet cells do?

• Support the leaves

• Make wax to keep the leaf from drying out

• Makes lots of mucus

• Pushes food through the digestive tract

Respiratory System - Cell: What is the function of cilia?

• Stores water & nutrients, provides pressure, and breaks down waste.

• Wave back and forth to push away mucus & trapped debris

• Tubes for blood, which carries nutrients, gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide), and immune cells

Digestive System - System: What is the main function of the small intestine?

• Absorbs nutrients and liquid from food and moves them to the blood

• Protects other tissues from food, bacteria, and other things in the digestive tract

• Support the leaves

Digestive System - Organ: What is the function of the smooth muscle?

• Absorbs nutrients and liquid from food and moves them to the blood

• Makes digestive enzymes

• Pushes food through the digestive tract

Plant Shoot System - Cell: Where does photosynthesis occur?

• Chloroplasts

• Smooth muscle

• Vacuole

Plant Shoot System - System: What is the function of stems in plants?

• Support the leaves, have tubes inside that carry water & nutrients

• Areas of active growth

• Using photosynthesis, they make sugar for the plant

Plant Shoot System - Organ: What is the role of the epidermal tissue in plants?

• Filled with bacteria that break down food and make micro-nutrients

• The 'skin' of the leaf

• Contracts and relaxes to help move air in & out of the lungs