chapter 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
what is nutrition?
nutrition includes:
taking in food (or plants making their own food)
b.breaking down large food molecules into smaller molecules so they can be used by the body of digestion.
c.getting rid of (eliminating) undigested food
what is transport?
Transport is taking materials (digested food, oxygen, etc) into the organism (living things) and spreading (circulating) the material (digested food, oxygen,etc.) throughout the organism.
What is respiration?
It is producing energy from breaking down nutrients into simpler, smaller pieces, such as carbon dioxide and water; the energy that is produced is stored in the form (ATP) that can be used for life processes.
What is excretion?
Excretion is the removal (getting rid of)waste (metabolic wastes) produced from life processes.
What is synthesis?
Synthesis includes all the chemical reactions that take place when smaller molecules join together (combine) to form larger molecules.
What is regulation?
It controls and coordination of all life activities by nerves and chemicals in the blood in order to maintain homeostasis.
What is homeostasis?
Homeostasis means a stable or balanced internal environmental.
growth
Increase in size and number of cells in the organism.
Reproduction
producing new individual which is not needed for the survival of each individual.
Locomotion
moving from one place to place
What are organic molecules?
have both carbon and hydrogen. examples sugar, starch, proteins, fats, enzymes, and DNA.
What are inorganic molecules?
Do not have carbon and hydrogen together but can have any element combined with other elements to form inorganic molecules.
cell
the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
How are cells organized?
cell combine to form tissues, tissues combine to form organs, organs combine to form organs systems, and organ systems combine to form the organisms.
cell-tissues-organ-organ systems-organism
What is cell membrane?
it surrounds the cell. It controls (regulates) which materials enter the cell or leaves the cell.It lets wastes leave the cell(waste disposal).
What is nucleus?
It is the control center, it controls all life processes. The nucleus stores genetic information; information in the nucleus directs proteins synthesis of smaller molecules to form proteins.
What are vacuoles?
storage sacs that are inside the cytoplasm. It can store different materials such as food, water, or waste.
What is the mitochondria?
It is called the powerhouse of the cell. It takes place where cellular respiration and contains enzymes that take the energy out of food and produce energy in the form of ATP.
What are ribosomes?
The site of protein synthesis. Some ribosome is attached to membranes and is floating in the cytoplasm
What is chloroplast?
The chloroplast is only in plants (contain Chlorophyll) and can make their own food in the presence of light.
what are cell walls?
They are found in plants cells and not in animal cells. Cells walls support the plant.
How do organelles work togther?
They interact to maintain a balanced internal environment (Homeostasis).
What are proteins in the cell membrane called?
They are called (receptors) recognize and respond to chemical signals. The chemical signals attach to the proteins on the membrane, causing the cell to respond (react).
What is diffusion?
Molecules go from an area of high concentration across a membrane to an area of lower concentration.