Nes Biology

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

• species

• domain

• genus

• taxonomy

Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

• evolution

• domain

• genus

• taxonomy

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A living thing.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Diencephalon

• Brain Stem

Which part of the brain is in charge of balance?

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Brain Stem

• Frontal Lobe

What do the motor neurons do?

• carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

• carry impulses from skin and sends to organs the to spinal cord and brain

• carry impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons

• store messages

What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?

• Peripheral nervous system

• Central nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

The _____ is made up of nerves that reach into and extend from the brain and the spinal cord.

• PNS

• CNS

• Nerve cell

• Motor cell

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus