True Or False Flashcards
The root tip produces a slimy substance that decomposes rock to make room for the root.
False
Bark includes phloem and the xylem.
False
All flowers have both male and female reproductive parts
False
A long-day plant would bloom at Christmas
False
By keeping a tulip bulb in the dark, one can force it to bloom off-season
False
A pollen grain contains a single sperm cell
False
Spongy bone is soft and spongy an is found in the long shaft of the bone.
False
Spongy bone is filled with red bone marrow where blood cells are formed.
True
Your skin is the largest organ of your body.
True
Unbroken skin is bacteria-proof.
True
Skin has 3 layers. Epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous
False
Cells you can see as your skin are all dead.
True
Both hair and finger nails are made of dead, keratin filled cells.
True
Only males have Adam’s apples, females do not.
False
A person with type O blood can be given any type of blood.
False
Worn out red blood cells are removed by the spleen and liver.
True
Blood is 60% plasma
True
Inhaling is the active part of breathing
True
The majority of digestion occurs in the small intestine.
True
If you cannot eat breakfast, at least take vitamins to give you energy.
False
Peristalsis occurs only in the esophagus and the stomach.
False
The purpose of mucus secreted by the stomach is to keep foods lubricated; to slide easily.
False
Having big ears would help you hear better.
True
Each individual touch receptor is capable of sending several different messages: hot, cold, pain, ect.
False
Each persons lens has a specific, unchanging shape that controls whether that person is near or far sighted.
False
The release of histamine in the non-specific defense is part of the temperature response.
False
