Tissues, organs and the organism
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List the organ systems and give one organ for each.
Musculoskeletal – bone; circulatory – heart; respiratory – lung; digestive – stomach; excretory – kidney; nervous – brain; sensory – eye; reproductive – ovary/testis.
2
Write the function of each of the four tissues in one sentence.
Epithelial – covers and protects; connective – binds, transports, supports; muscle – movement; nervous – conducts signals and controls.
3
Name 4 organs in the abdominal cavity.
Stomach, liver, gallbladder, small intestine (and most of the large intestine).
4
Why can one cell not do the job of an organ or an organism? (Use humans.)
The human body performs very many tasks that one cell cannot; cells are specialised and work together.
5
Name the systems involved in running and their roles.
Nervous – control; musculoskeletal – movement; respiratory – oxygen; circulatory – transport; sweating – keeps temperature steady.