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Prokaryotes - Answer: are single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus or other
membrane-bound organelles
The prokaryotes group consists of the kingdoms - Answer: Archaea and Bacteria
(sometimes called Archaebacteria or extreme bacteria)
Archaea - Answer: often (but not always) live in extreme places where life is not
expected to be found, such as around hot water vents deep in the ocean.
Bacteria - Answer: are microorganisms that are typically encountered by humans, such
as E. Coli. Their cell walls also include peptidoglycan.
Eukaryotes - Answer: can be single-celled, but they can also be multicellular.
The Eukaryote group consists of the kingdoms: - Answer: Animal, Plant, Fungi, and
Protist
The organization of life - Answer: atoms>molecules>cells>tissue>organ>organ
system>organism
Integumentary System - Answer: protects the internal parts of the body from foreign
matter, regulates body temperature, and gets rid of some wastes such as water and salt
through perspiration. > SKIN
Skeletal System - Answer: protects the organs, gives the body structure and support,
works with the muscular system for movement, and stores essential minerals like
calcium > BONES
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, Muscular system - Answer: moves body parts working with the skeletal system (ex: leg)
or materials (ex: food via intestine, blood via heart) > MUSCLE
Nervous System - Answer: detects and processes information and activates body
responses to that information > BRAIN
Reproductive System - Answer: creates gametes (male: sperm, female: eggs) and
facilitates creating offspring > OVARIES
Cardiovascular /
Circulatory System - Answer: transports material (ex: oxygen) throughout the body
>HEART
Digestive System - Answer: breaks down food that is eaten through physical and
chemical reactions, then either absorbs it (small intestine) or passes it from the body
(rectum) > STOMACH
Endocrine System - Answer: produces hormones that are used by other parts of the
body to regulate, react, or grow > PITUITARY GLAND
Lymphatic/Immune System - Answer: protects body from disease and infection and
removes excess water from around the organs > WHITE BLOOD CELLS
Respiratory System - Answer: brings oxygen into the bloodstream and releases carbon
dioxide from the bloodstream > LUNGS
Urinary/Excretory system - Answer: controls water balance and removes wastes from
the bloodstream > KIDNEYS
Plants cells have (but animal cells do not): - Answer: chloroplast, Large Central
Vacuole, Cell Wall
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