Unit 3 Control and Coordination Test

As organisms get more complex, cells become specialized to perform specific functions in the body. What is the function for the cell shown?

• contract and shorten movement

• provide coverage and protection

• carry impulses around the body

• connects parts together

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which cell relays messages from one tissue to another?

• Red Blood Cell-RBC

• White Blood Cell-WBC

• Neuron

• Tissue

What level of structure is represented by the diagram?

• organ

• organ system

• cell

• tissue

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The system of the body that carries information to all parts of the body.

• Nervous system
• Spinal Cord
• Neuron
• Brain

A bundle of nerves that runs along the back of a vertebrate within the spinal column.

• Dendrites
• Stimulus
• Brain Stem
• Spinal cord

The part of the brain that controls balance, coordination, and unconscious muscle activities.

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain
• Spinal Cord

The part of the brain that controls conscious thoughts, senses, language  and memories.

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• Dendrites
• Brain Stem

A nerve cell.

• Neuron
• Spinal cord
• Dendrite
• Brain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The main control center in an animal body; part of the central nervous system.

• Brain
• Brain Stem
• Spinal Cord
• Nervous System

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Connected to spinal cord, controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion.

• Nerves
• Brain Stem
• Dendrites
• Brain