| Questions | 5 |
| Topics | Atom, Somatic Nervous System, Species, Tendons & Ligaments, Water Cycle |
An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.
Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.