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Levels of Organization Microscope Lab Follow-up Questions
Correct Information from the Lab:
Organ systems we
looked at
Functions of those organ systems
Organs we looked at
in these systems
Reproductive system
Produces male and female sex cells
Flower, Testes
Respiratory system
Permits the exchange of gases in the body
Lung
Circulatory system
Lymphatic system
Digestive system
Nervous system
Transports oxygen, wastes, and digested food throughout the
body
Returns extra fluid to the circulatory system and filters out
harmful materials like bacteria
Receives, transports, breaks down, and absorbs food throughout
the body
Conducts messages throughout the body to aid in coordination of
body functions
Heart
Lymph node
Stomach
Cerebrum
Integumentary system
Protects the body
Fat
Endocrine system
Regulates various body functions
Thyroid gland
Muscular system
Supports the body and enables it to move
Skeletal muscle
Skeletal system
Protects and supports the body
Bone
Excretory system
Removes liquid and solid wastes from the body
Kidney
Shoot system
Root system
Provides support for plant, exchanges gases, produces sugar, and
transports materials around the plant
Anchors the plant to the ground, stores nutrients, and absorbs
water & minerals from the soil
Leaf, stem
Root
Questions:
1. List the six levels of organization in order from simplest (a) to most complex (f).
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. _________________________________________
e. _________________________________________
f. _________________________________________
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2. In animals, the respiratory system is responsible for exchanging gases with the
environment. What organ system of a plant has the same function?
3. In plants, the shoot system is responsible for transporting materials between
different organs in the body. What organ system in an animal has the same
function?
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4. The digestive system breaks food into simpler substances for cells to use. One of
these simpler substances is called an amino acid. Amino acids are hooked together
to make proteins. What organelle would you expect to find a lot of in a cell that
was doing this?
__________________ 5. The nervous system senses changes in the environment and allows the organism to
adapt. What organelle does this for bacteria and archaea cells?
__________________ 6. The circulatory system transports materials around the body through a series of
tubes (veins and arteries). Name 2 organelles, shaped like tubes, that transport
materials around a cell.
__________________ 7. The lymphatic system helps destroy harmful bacteria. What organelle would it
need to do this job?
__________________ 8. The integumentary system is mostly made up of your skin. This forms a flexible
barrier between the inside and outside of your body. What organelle does this
same job for the cell?
__________________ 9. Glands within the endocrine system control body processes by making and
releasing hormones. In order for these hormones to do their job they need to be
packaged and shipped to other parts of the body. What organelle would it need to
do this job?
__________________ 10. The muscular system helps animals move. Name 2 organelles that help cells move.
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11. In order to do its job of helping an animal move, the muscle cells require a lot of
energy (ATP). What organelle would it need a lot of to provide this energy?
__________________ 12. The shoot system of a plant provides support for the body and gives the plant its
overall shape. What organelle does this for the cells of a plant?
__________________ 13. The leaves of a plant are responsible for making the sugar that feeds the rest of the
plant. What organelle would it need to do this job?
__________________ 14. The root system of a plant absorbs and stores water for the plant to use later. What
organelle would it need to do this job?
__________________ 15. We looked at many different body parts of mammals like pigs, cows, humans, and
monkeys. What is the name given to the period of development that these
organisms go through inside their mother’s placenta?
__________________ 16. We looked at a few different parts of plants, like flowers, stems, cones, and leaves.
What is the name given to the period of development that these organisms go
through inside a seed?
__________________ 17. What is the name given to the event that starts the periods of development talked
about in questions 15 and 16?
18. We focused mainly on the organs and organ systems of plants and animals in this lab. Why didn’t we look
at any bacteria or archaea organs or organ systems?
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19. The skeletal system and the cell wall have very similar functions. Explain why you would not find cell
walls in the bone cells of the skeletal system.
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20. Were the cells you looked at in this lab stem cells or specialized cells? How can you tell?
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