Order and Design Test 3

What gland is considered the "master gland"?

The early growth of a seed is:

The scientific term for a flowering plant

Which one of the following types of white blood cells matures in the thymus?

The ______ connect the kidneys to the bladder.

What is a sensible explanation to a scientific problem?

Body system that controls other body systems:

The science of classification

The process by which plants manufacture their food

What structure connects bones to muscles?

What is the first section of the small intestine?

A ripened flower ovary

An organism's home within the environment:

The scattering of seed by wind, water, or animals, or people is ____ dispersal.

Which dome-shaped muscle aids in breathing?

The sum of all the chemical processes of life.

What structure controls simple reflexes?

A creeping stem that runs along the soil surface:

Blood enters the heart through the upper chambers, which are called:

Through what process does water in the soil enter a root's root hairs?

What is a scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without ever being proven false?

What type of leaf has only one blade attached to the petiole?

What term refers to the methodical testing of scientific ideas?

What portion of the body contains most of the vital organs?

The tissue used by the body to conduct impulses is ____ tissue.

What is the primary pigment that causes skin color?

What plant tissues carry food downward to the stems and roots?

The scientific method was developed by:

The largest vessels that carry blood away from the heart are:

A group of cells that are designed to work together as a unit:

The root system of a plant develops from the _____ of the seed.

The hormones released by the islets of Langerhans to regulate sugar levels are ______ and glucagon.

What is the scientific name for windpipe?

The study of reasoning

The main divisions of the skeleton are axial and _______.

The process by which life continues through a new generation of organisms.

Which plant family helps restore nitrogen to the soil?

A partial representation of something.

In which organ is bile stored?

A young plant that is no longer dependent on its cotyledons:

Body system that transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and carries wastes from cells:

Which cells carry oxygen through the blood?

The joints that give the shoulders and hips their wide range of motion are ____ joints.

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the :

The uniting of a sperm cell and an egg cell

body system that concentrates and removes liquid waste

Which branch of biology studies the relationships between organisms in their environments?

body system that covers and protects the body

What are the air sacs in the lungs called?

The brain and the spinal cord are part of the ____ nervous system.

A distinct type of organism

Muscles that work without conscious thought:

A plant with flower heads consisting of disk and ray flowers is from the ___ family.

A properly designed experiment should have __ independent variable.

What is the largest lymphatic organ?

The _______ controls balance and muscle coordination.

What type of symmetry does an organism that can be cut into equal halves in only one direction have?

The path that food follows through the digestive system is the ______ canal.

Plants that live many growing seasons.

body system that provides movement for the body

Grains are the fruits of plants from the ____ family.

Body system that supports the body and protects vital organs:

Which structure exchanges oxygen and nutrients between the blood of an unborn child and his mother?

The tough membrane that encloses the heart

What term refers to animals in an environment?