New Terms #1

Question 1

Alveoli

Answer 1

microscopic, balloon-like sacs lined with capillaries at the end of the smallest bronchioles

Question 2

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 2

bones that attach to the axial skeleton

Question 3

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 3

controls involuntary muscles and glands

Question 4

Autotroph

Answer 4

makes its food from inorganic energy sources

Question 5

Axial Skeleton

Answer 5

bones that support and protect the head, neck, and trunk

Question 6

an area where there’s a consistent environment which is home to a distinct population of living creatures

Answer 6

Biome

Question 7

Bronchi

Answer 7

two branches that lead from the trachea to each lung

Question 8

Bronchioles

Answer 8

smaller tubes after the bronchi

Question 9

Carnivore

Answer 9

meat eater

Question 10

Carrying Capacity

Answer 10

the maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can sustain

Question 11

Central Nervous System

Answer 11

the brain and spinal cord

Question 12

Community

Answer 12

all the different populations in an ecosystem

Question 13

Compact Bone

Answer 13

strong, dense bone found in the diaphysis

Question 14

Consumer

Answer 14

heterotrophs: they consume other organisms for food

Question 15

Decomposer

Answer 15

consume dead matter by secreting enzymes

Question 16

Dermis

Answer 16

second layer of skin tissue

Question 17

Detritivores

Answer 17

feed on dead matter by breaking it into smaller components

Question 18

Diaphysis

Answer 18

shaft of the bone

Question 19

Ecosystem

Answer 19

limited areas of biomes

Question 20

Egg

Answer 20

female reproductive cells, or ova

Question 21

Epidermis

Answer 21

top layer of skin tissue

Question 22

Epiphysis

Answer 22

bulging end of a bone

Question 23

Hemopoiesis

Answer 23

manufactures red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cell

Question 24

Herbivore

Answer 24

plant eater

Question 25

Heterotroph

Answer 25

consumer: consume their food by eating other organisms