Cells and Diffusion Flashcards
(31 cards)
What are the 7 life processes?
Movement Respiration Sensitivity Nutrition Excretion Reproduction Growth (Mrs. Nerg)
What life process means organism s can travel from place to place?
Movement
What does the life process of movement mean?
That organisms can travel from place to place
What life process means that organisms can detect and respond to changes in their environment?
Sensitivity
What life process means that organisms can release energy from food?
Respiration
What life process means that organisms can get permanently larger in size?
Growth
What life process means that organisms can produce offspring?
Reproduction
Which life process means that organisms can remove waste products?
Excretion
What life process means that organisms can acquire and process food?
Nutrition
What does the life process of sensitivity mean?
To be able to detect and respond to changes in the environment
What does the life process of growth mean?
To have a permanent increase in size
What does the life process of reproduction mean?
To be able to produce offspring
What does the life process of excretion mean?
To be able to remove waste products
What does the life process of nutrition mean?
To be able to acquire and process food
What are some of the major organs in the body?
Brain Lungs Heart Stomach Liver Kidneys Large intestine Small intestine Skin Bone
What is the brain?
An organ that coordinates the body
What are the lungs?
An organ that allows animals to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
What is the heart?
An organ that pumps blood around the body
What is the stomach?
An organ responsible for breaking food down so the body can absorb the nutrients
What is the liver?
An organ that produces bile which helps digest food
What are the kidneys?
An organ that filters the blood to produce urine.
What is the large intestine?
An organ which absorbs water from food so it can be expelled from the body
What is the small intestine?
An organ that absorbs digested nutrients into the blood
What is the skin?
An organ that covers our body to protect the other organs and keep them together
