CH11-Animal Structure and Function
Across
- 3. the neurons of most animals are bundled together into larger structures called ___
- 9. a blood-like fluid found in animals with open circulatory systems
- 10. bones of an endoskeleton are held together by tough bands of tissue called ___
- 14. tiny vessels in circulatory systems that connect arteries and veins
- 18. an organism that has bacteria or protists living in its gut to break down wood
- 19. what invertebrates use to collect and expel waste
- 20. an organ that aids in digestion and absorbing nutrients
- 25. what kind of digestive system does an animal have if it takes in food and expels undigested waste through the same opening
- 29. special cells that collect information and carry nerve impulses
- 30. animals that eat dead animals
- 31. an animal with a closed circulatory system uses a muscular ___ to pump blood through closed ___
Down
- 1. a branching network of tubes used for respiration
- 2. this system transports nutrients and gases throughout an animal's body
- 4. jellyfish have a ___ skeleton
- 5. this type of digestion uses structures to crush and grind food into small particles
- 6. scissor-like mouth parts that insects use for eating plant material
- 7. this simple nervous system allows an animal to have a limited ability for control and response in its environment
- 8. tiny openings found along the sides of most insects
- 11. veins carry blood toward the heart, while ___ carry blood away from the heart
- 12. animals caught and eaten by other animals
- 13. an animal that feeds on plants
- 15. these structures allow a bird's lungs to receive fresh oxygen when it breathes in and out
- 16. some vertebrates have no lungs and respire completely through their ___
- 17. an organism that cannot move from place to place is described as ___
- 18. fish are vertebrates that have ___ hearts
- 21. if an ___ becomes too hot or too cold, it may move to another location
- 22. these animals obtain energy by filtering microscopic particles from the water
- 23. a muscular organ for mechanical digestion found in earthworms and birds
- 24. threadlike structures that increase the surface area of gills
- 26. skeletal muscles only ___ the skeleton; they never push
- 27. this type of support system also acts as a reserve of important minerals
- 28. a muscle use by mammals to draw air into the lungs