Final Flashcards

1
Q

What is the function of the bladder?

A

Retain urine

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2
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Where are sperm cells made?

A

Testis

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3
Q

What is the main function of the ovaries?

A

Produce ova

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4
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What structure is the one responsible of starting sexual changes in a personโ€™s body?

A

Pituitary gland

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5
Q

Boys are in control of erections all the time

A

False

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6
Q

The rectum and bladder are part of the reproductive system

A

False

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7
Q

Semen includes sperm cells always

A

False

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8
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Adolescence starts with the maturity of the gonads

A

True

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9
Q

Itโ€™s normal for hair to grow on the skin in front of the pubic bone

A

True

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10
Q

Chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

A

Left atrium

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11
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Part of the lungs that is in charge of gas exchange

A

Alveoli

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12
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Only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood

A

Pulmonary vein

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13
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Organ that works only as a pump in humans

A

Heart

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14
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The endocrine system is in charge ofโ€ฆ

A

Growth, development and digestion

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15
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The nervous system is in charge ofโ€ฆ

A

Movement, thoughts and emotions

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16
Q

Maintains balance with its environment

A

Homeostasis

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17
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Is the basic unit of life

A

Cell

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18
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Is a collection of alls with a specific purpose

A

Tissue

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19
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A group of tissues with a specific purpose

A

Organ

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20
Q

A group of organs with a specific purpose

A

Organ system

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21
Q

A group of organ system with a specific purpose

A

Organism

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22
Q

Short plants live around free standing water

A

Non-vascular and seedless

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23
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Tall plants live around free standing water

A

Vascular and seedless

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24
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Short plants reproduce via pollination

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Non-vascular with seeds

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Tall plants reproduce via pollination
Vascular with seeds
26
What science studies plants?
Botany
27
What science studies drugs and its effects in the organism?
Pharmacology
28
How do gymnosperms reproduce?
Via pollination
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What's the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
Gymnosperms reproduce with cones white and angiosperms have fruits
30
Virus is made of:
DNA
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Virus infects:
Humans
32
Viroid is made of:
RNA
33
Viroid infects:
Plants
34
Prion is made of:
Proteins
35
Prion infects:
Animals
36
What marine ecosystem is found only in warm waters?
Coral reefs
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What marine ecosystem is found only in cold waters?
Kelp forests
38
Into how many zones oceans is divided?
4 zones
39
What are the zones into which ocean are divided?
Intertidal zone, neritic zone, bathyal zone and abyssal zone
40
In how many zones lakes are divided?
3 zones
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What zones lakes are divided?
Littoral zone, limnetic zone and benthic zone
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Particulates that can irritate your respiratory system or lungs
Air pollution
43
The increase in global temperatures
Global warming
44
Major cause of the extinction of species
Loss of habitat
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Maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can hold
Carrying capacity
46
It includes any form of precipitation with acidic components
Acid rain
47
Process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface
Greenhouse effect
48
Those whose existence in an ecosystem lets there be life
Keystone species
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Those whose protection, also helps other species to continue living
Umbrella species
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His contribution vas a classification system that goes from kingdom to species
Linnaeus
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His observations suggested that species shared common ancestors rather than arising separately
Buffon
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His findings suggest that more-complex forms developed from less-complex forms
Edward Darwin
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He suggested that environmental change leads to use or disuse of a structure
Lamarck
54
This system of classification uses latin
True
55
The two-word names include the genus and species of the organism
True
56
Both of the words in the two-word names are written in capital
False
57
The part of earth where life exists is called..
Biosphere
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All water on earth is part of the...
Hydrosphere
59
All geological formations on earth are part of the..
Geosphere
60
All living things on earth are part of the..
Biota
61
It contains most of the genetic information
Nucleus
62
It works as the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
63
It gives the cell its shape and aids in reproduction
Cytoskeleton
64
It packages proteins(among other things)
Golgi apparatus
65
What does biology study?
Life