Final Flashcards
What is the function of the bladder?
Retain urine
Where are sperm cells made?
Testis
What is the main function of the ovaries?
Produce ova
What structure is the one responsible of starting sexual changes in a person’s body?
Pituitary gland
Boys are in control of erections all the time
False
The rectum and bladder are part of the reproductive system
False
Semen includes sperm cells always
False
Adolescence starts with the maturity of the gonads
True
It’s normal for hair to grow on the skin in front of the pubic bone
True
Chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
Left atrium
Part of the lungs that is in charge of gas exchange
Alveoli
Only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood
Pulmonary vein
Organ that works only as a pump in humans
Heart
The endocrine system is in charge of…
Growth, development and digestion
The nervous system is in charge of…
Movement, thoughts and emotions
Maintains balance with its environment
Homeostasis
Is the basic unit of life
Cell
Is a collection of alls with a specific purpose
Tissue
A group of tissues with a specific purpose
Organ
A group of organs with a specific purpose
Organ system
A group of organ system with a specific purpose
Organism
Short plants live around free standing water
Non-vascular and seedless
Tall plants live around free standing water
Vascular and seedless
Short plants reproduce via pollination
Non-vascular with seeds
Tall plants reproduce via pollination
Vascular with seeds
What science studies plants?
Botany
What science studies drugs and its effects in the organism?
Pharmacology
How do gymnosperms reproduce?
Via pollination
What’s the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
Gymnosperms reproduce with cones white and angiosperms have fruits
Virus is made of:
DNA
Virus infects:
Humans
Viroid is made of:
RNA
Viroid infects:
Plants
Prion is made of:
Proteins
Prion infects:
Animals
What marine ecosystem is found only in warm waters?
Coral reefs
What marine ecosystem is found only in cold waters?
Kelp forests
Into how many zones oceans is divided?
4 zones
What are the zones into which ocean are divided?
Intertidal zone, neritic zone, bathyal zone and abyssal zone
In how many zones lakes are divided?
3 zones
What zones lakes are divided?
Littoral zone, limnetic zone and benthic zone
Particulates that can irritate your respiratory system or lungs
Air pollution
The increase in global temperatures
Global warming
Major cause of the extinction of species
Loss of habitat
Maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can hold
Carrying capacity
It includes any form of precipitation with acidic components
Acid rain
Process by which radiation from a planet’s atmosphere warms the planet’s surface
Greenhouse effect
Those whose existence in an ecosystem lets there be life
Keystone species
Those whose protection, also helps other species to continue living
Umbrella species
His contribution vas a classification system that goes from kingdom to species
Linnaeus
His observations suggested that species shared common ancestors rather than arising separately
Buffon
His findings suggest that more-complex forms developed from less-complex forms
Edward Darwin
He suggested that environmental change leads to use or disuse of a structure
Lamarck
This system of classification uses latin
True
The two-word names include the genus and species of the organism
True
Both of the words in the two-word names are written in capital
False
The part of earth where life exists is called..
Biosphere
All water on earth is part of the…
Hydrosphere
All geological formations on earth are part of the..
Geosphere
All living things on earth are part of the..
Biota
It contains most of the genetic information
Nucleus
It works as the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
It gives the cell its shape and aids in reproduction
Cytoskeleton
It packages proteins(among other things)
Golgi apparatus
What does biology study?
Life
