Structure and Function in Biology

_____________ : how something is built / made. Includes the parts, the shapes/sizes, and the arrangement of items. This determines how something can function.

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______________: how something works, does it's job, or carries out a mission.

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_________: the smallest living unit of life which is made of cell structures and combines together to form tissues.

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__________: the liquid component of the circulatory system made of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

___________________: (3 words) cell in the blood which carry oxygen, carbon dioxide, and waste to and from the heart to other parts of the body. This type of cell is shaped like a disc with a dent in the center.

_______________: (3 words) component of the blood which fight infections. This type of cell is shaped like a large sphere with spikes.

________: Component of blood which join together to clot cuts. This type of cell is shaped like a glob with long arms to grab on to each together to form clots.

_________: Cells in the human body which function is to move the bones to move the whole body.

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__________: Cells in the body which attached to muscles to give the body strength and help it move.

________: the term for a "nerve cell" which function is to transmit signals throughout the body