Biology

flowering plants that produce seeds

angiosperms
plants that do not produce flowers, but do make seeds

gymniosperms
type of dinoflagellate, produces great quantities of nerve poisons toxic to fish

red tide
rockweeds, gulfweed, kelp

phylum phaeophyta
responsible for growth and repair of plants

meristamatic tissue
spore bearing vascular plants

ferns, horsetails, club mosses (not cycads)
mosses and liverworts

nonvascular plants
organisms that obtain nutrients from dead organisms

saprophytes
smallest chloryphll containing plants

algae
type of tissue that covers and lines all the body parts

epithelial tissue
body system carries materials to and from the cells

circulatory system
protects the body from disease

immune system
rids the body of waste

excretory system
supplies the body tissue with oxygen and removes excess carbon dioxide

respiratory system
breaks down food into a form that can be absorbed by the blood stream

digestive system
coordinates the activities of the body

nervouse system
helps regulate certain activities of the body by secreting hormones

endocrine system
prevents the body from drying out and provides a protective barrier

integumentary system
gives support and rigidity to the body

skeletal system
provides the body with the ability to move

muscular system
is responsible for the continuation of the human race

reproductive system

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Biology First Quarter 9 week exam abeka(NOT ALL QUESTIONS!!! MOST, NOT ALL)

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2012-10-22T02:07:49Z

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