Biology STAAR Review Plant and Animal Systems

Both the nervous and the endocrine systems allow you to

If blood temp rises too high, the hypothalamus of the brain senses the change and reacts.

The respiratory system depends on the nervous system for signals to

What starts the activity in the figure to the right?

Sweat and skin secretions kill or limit the growth of many microbes, which is an example of

Which body systems work together to protect the body from pathogens?

If transpiration stopped completely, how would a plant's homeostasis first be affected?

This organ system removes excess nutrients and wastes. The main filter is

Changes in water pressure cause stoma to open or close. This helps maintain homeostasis by --

Interaction that occurs between the root and the shoot systems of plants to allow reproduction?

The living cells in the root and shoot system and transport sugars make up which tissue?

In which part of the flower doesfertilization take place?

Which interaction describes what occurs to help a rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote?

To maintain homeostasis, the chemical decomposition of food must be followed by

The diagram shows an interaction. Which best describes the interactions shown?

Digested food is absorbed from the small intestine and carried off by what system?

Blood moves to all parts of the body due to the contractions of which tissue?

Which interaction occurs between a plant’s reproductive parts during fertilization?

Auxin causes the cells on the shady side of a plant shoot to elongate and is called

Which statement describes the function of the stoma?