Biology unit 1 - dead or alive Flashcards
(28 cards)
7 processes of life
MRS GREN
M
Movement
R
Reproduction
S
Sensitivity
G
Growth
R
Respiration
E
Excretion
N
Nutrition
3 body systems
Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive
Circulatory system organs
Heart and blood vessels
Function of Circulatory system
pump blood around your body
Digestive system organs
Stomach and intestines
Function of digestive system
break down food and absorb nutrition
Respiratory system organs
lungs
Function of respiratory systems
Take oxygen form the air
Label an animal cell
Cell membrane, nucleus, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria
Function of cell membrane
Allow chemicals in and out
Function of nucleus
Control the cell and contains DNA
Function of the Cytoplasm
Where all chemical reactions take place
Function of Mitochondria
Power house - give the cell energy from food
What is Diffusion
Particals moving from a high concentration to a low concentration
What is Active transport
Partials moving from a low concentration to a high concentration using energy
Why do cells divide
To make new cells for Growth and Repair.
Function of red blood cell
carries oxygen around the body