Tissues & Organs

Question 1

What is a tissue?

Answer 1

Group of cells carrying out a common function and have a similar structure

Question 2

What is the function of muscle cells?

Answer 2

They work together to contract and bring about movement.

Question 3

What is the function of glandular tissue?

Answer 3

To produce substances such as enzymes and hormones

Question 4

What is the function of the epidermal tissue In plants?

Answer 4

It covers the plant

Question 5

What does mesophyll tissue do?

Answer 5

Used for photosynthesis

Question 6

What is the function of xylem and phloem tissue?

Answer 6

Transporting substances around the plant

Question 7

What is an Organ?

Answer 7

A collection of tissues working together

Question 8

What types of tissue does the stomach have?

Answer 8

Muscular, to churn food
Glandular, to produce digestive juices
Epithelial, to cover the stoumach

Question 9

What is an organ system

Answer 9

A collection of organs carrying out a similar function.

Question 10

What happens to cells during the development of multicellular organisms?

Answer 10

They differentiate and do different functions

Question 11

What type of cells do glandular tissues contain

Answer 11

Secretory cells

Question 12

What does epithelial tissue do

Answer 12

Covers the outside of your body as well as your internal organs

Question 13

What do mesophyll cells do and how are they adapted to do this

Answer 13

Contain lots of chloroplasts and can carry out photosynthesis

Question 14

What do xylem and phloem tissues do?

Answer 14

Transport things around the plants; they can carry water and dissolved mineral ions and dissolved food from the roots to the leaves

Question 15

What 3 types of tissue does the stomach contain and what do they do within the stomach?

Answer 15

Muscular tissue; churn the food and digestive juices together
Glandular tissue; produce the digestive juices needed to break down food
Epithelial tissue; which covers the inside and the the outside of an organ

Question 16

What 2 important functions does the pancreas have?

Answer 16

Makes hormones to control our blood sugar

It also makes some enzymes that digest our food

Question 17

Which organs have developed for exchange to take place

Answer 17

There is an exchange of gases in the lungs
Digested food moves from the small intestine into the blood
Many different dissolves substances and filtered out of the blood into the kidney tubules some of them move back from the tubules into the blood

Question 18

How can you ensure the concentration gradient remains steep

Answer 18

Many organs have a good blood supply bringing substances in and taking them out

Question 19

What are kidney tubules

Answer 19

A structure in the kidney where substances are reabsorbed back into the blood

Question 20

What is a multicellular organism

Answer 20

One made up of many different cells

Question 21

What is the stomach

Answer 21

An organ

Question 22

List some organs

Answer 22

heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, and small intestines.

Question 23

List some tissues

Answer 23

blood, blood vessels, bones, bone marrow, cartilage, connective tissues, eyes, heart valves, and skin.