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- 3. Organelle that stores water, nutrients, and waste products in plant cells.
- 4. Functional units of the kidneys where filtration and urine formation occur.
- 6. Organelles responsible for energy production in cells.
- 8. Specialized structures within a cell that perform specific functions.
- 11. Instruments used for magnifying small objects or specimens.
- 14. Tube through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body.
- 15. Chamber on the right side of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs.
- 17. Organ system responsible for coordinating sensory input and motor responses.
- 19. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange takes place.
- 21. Organs that filter waste products from the blood to form urine.
- 24. Tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
- 26. Windpipe; tube connecting the larynx to the lungs.
- 27. Organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.
- 28. Organisms composed of a single cell.
- 31. Organ where food is digested and partially broken down.
- 34. Physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces during digestion is called ______ digestion.
- 36. Multiplying the optical lens and the objective lenses _________. Is a calculation of total _____________ for a microscope.
- 37. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
- 39. The Rigid outer layer that surrounds the cell in plant cells is called the cell _______.
- 42. Organ system responsible for removing waste products from the body.
- 43. Organ that detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs in the body.
- 44. Structures composed of tissues that work together to perform specific functions.
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- 1. Smaller branches of the bronchi within the lungs.
- 2. Waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
- 5. Tubes that branch from the trachea and carry air into the lungs.
- 7. Movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration.
- 8. Main lens closest to the object in a microscope or telescope.
- 9. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- 10. Organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- 12. Organ system responsible for gas exchange in the body.
- 13. Groups of similar cells that perform a specific function.
- 16. Basic structural and functional units of all living organisms.
- 18. Movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane.
- 20. Pair of organs where gas exchange occurs.
- 22. Dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that helps with breathing.
- 23. The _______ intestine is a long, coiled tube where most digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs.
- 25. Changes in the environment detected by sensory receptors.
- 27. Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs between blood and tissues.
- 29. Chamber of the left side of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
- 30. The _____ intestine is the organ where water is absorbed and solid waste is formed.
- 32. Complex eye structure found in insects and some crustaceans.
- 33. Organ that stores urine before it is excreted from the body.
- 35. system Organ system responsible for transporting blood and nutrients throughout the body.
- 38. glands Glands that produce saliva to moisten food and begin the digestion process.
- 40. Gel-like substance inside cells where organelles are suspended.
- 41. Tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.