Science Quiz on Human Body Systems
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katelynneller on May 21, 2011
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study this and the Exploring the Pyramids WS
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 digestive | breaks down food and absorbes nutrients |
| respiratory | takes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide |
| circulatory | transports materials to and from cells |
| reproductive | enables organims to produce offspring |
| nervous | detects information from the environment and controls body functions |
| muscular | enables movement of the body and internal organs |
| excretory | removes waste from the body |
| endocrine | controls many body processes by means of chemicals |
| skeletal | supports and protects the body |
| immune | defends against pathogens |
| integumentary | skin covers and protects the body |
| energy pyramid | amount of energy that moves from 1 feeding level to another |
| 10 percent | How much of the energy from one level of an energy pyramid transferred to the next, higher level? |
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