GEN BIO 2

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capable of producing their own food using inorganic sources or sunlight

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Autotrophs

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rely on consuming organic matter from other organisms to meet their nutritional needs

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heterotrophs

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any of the group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms That have developed muscles and hence mobility

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Animals (Heterotrophs)

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can be found on land, in the water, in the air, and even in other organisms. They are capable of converting sunlight or inorganic substances into usable energy through processes like photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

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Plants (autotroph)

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Eat plants

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Herbivores

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Eats meat

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Carnivores

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All eaters

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Omnivores

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Eats detritus

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Detritivores

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Feeds on host’s nutrients

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Parasites

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Feeds on dead and decaying animals

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Saprophytes

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Obtain food by filtering out organic matter or minute organisms from a current of water

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Filter feeders

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transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other essential substances throughout the body.

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The Circulatory System

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responsible for breaking down food into nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body for energy, growth, and repair.

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The Digestive System

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substances that provide a source of energy and materials for growth and repair of the body.

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Nutrients

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the complex process of turning the food you eat into nutrients,

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Digestion

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connects all the cells, tissues, and organs of the body

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The Circulatory System

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the process when air is taken in and out of the body

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Breathing

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The delivery of oxygen to the cell and elimination of carbon dioxide and the release of energy

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Respiration

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The principal respiratory organs

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Lungs

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What animals have that allows them to breathe under water

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Gills

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monitor and respond to the internal changes, as well as external changes in order to maintain homeostasis

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The Nervous System

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The primary organ of the nervous system, which interprets signals from the environment, communicates, and coordinates body processes.

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Brain

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responsible for the movements you make

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Skeletal Muscles

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Partly controls the skeletal muscles that are attached to the bones

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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a collective term used to represent the sex organs

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gonads

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produced by the testes and ovaries

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gametes (Sex cells)

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All life on earth is directly and indirectly dependent on _________

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plants

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Plants use specialized tissue, called ___________________ to transport water, nutrients, and the products of photosynthesis all over to the different parts of the plants.

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vascular tissues

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responsible for the transport of water and dissolved ions from the roots upwards through the plant

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Xylem

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transports sugars, amino acids, and some ions all through out the plant

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Phloem

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Leaves have __________ that can capture and process light energy in the process called photosynthesis.

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chlorophyll

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The _______ absorb inorganic nutrients and water from the soil

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roots

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The _______ transport materials between the roots to the parts of the plants

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stem

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Its function is to open and shut the small opening called stomata in between it.

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guard cells

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To allow water vapor and other gases to pass into in or out of the leaf when necessary, the ___________ contains guard cells.

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lower epidermis

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the growing or moving their stems, leaves, and roots toward or away from the stimulus.

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Tropism

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Plants response to light

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Phototropism

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Plants response to gravity

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Geotropism

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Plants response to touch

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Thigmotropism

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Plants response to water

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Hydrotropism

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________ are found in the region where the leaf connects to the stem and enables tropism.

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motor cells

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a male sperm-producing gametophyte

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pollen

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female sex cells are contained within ________

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plant ovules

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something that has equal proportions, steadiness, or evenness

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balance or equilibrium

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the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment.

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homeostasis

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respond to change or stimuli to keep the system in its optimum condition.

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feedback loops

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has an ability to amplify itself.

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positive feedback

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In most cases, _________ is harmful, when used in a limited fashion, contributes to normal function.

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positive feedback

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the effectors of a process support the stimulus, increasing the production of the other product. A Feedback loop that amplifies the starting signal.

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positive feedback

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hormone that stimulates uterine contraction

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oxytocin

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the processes of maintaining internal balance or equilibrium.

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Homeostasis

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the body must be kept at a constant temperature of ______

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37 °C.

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Thermoregulation

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Body Temperature

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Glucoregulation

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Sugar levels

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Osmoregulation

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Water and ion levels

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Body temperature is monitored and controlled by temperature receptors in the _________

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skin and brain.

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The thermoregulatory center in the brain is the gland called the _________

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hypothalamus.

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the homeostatic responses if the external temperature drops

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Shivering, Vasoconstriction

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the homeostatic responses if the external temperature increases

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Sweating, Vasodilation

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The narrowing of blood vessels

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vasoconstriction

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The widening of blood vessels

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Vasodilation

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When cold, blood vessels narrow to limit the passage of blood and thus conserving a certain amount of heat which results in the turning pale in color.

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vasoconstriction

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During high-temperature, blood vessels dilate, allowing more blood to flow to release heat inside the body resulting in the flushing red in color.

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Vasodilation

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The human body is about 60-70% of ________

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water

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Loss of too much water in the body and can damage cells and organ failure.

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Dehydration

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the organ that filter waste products from the blood and control water balance in the body.

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Kidneys

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a type of sugar used by the body to provide energy.

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Glucose

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Blood glucose levels are monitored and controlled by the _________

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pancreas

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released when blood glucose levels are high

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Insulin

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released when blood glucose levels are low

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Glucagon

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One who's body temperature vary with the environment

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Cold Blooded

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another term for cold-blooded

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Ectotherm

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One who's body is capable of maintaining homeostasis despite the environment

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Warm Blooded

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another term for warm-blooded

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Endotherm

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tissues that causes primary growth (lengthening of plants)

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Apical Meristems

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Occurs at the tips of shoots and roots

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Apical Meristems

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Produces leaves and flowers

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Apical Meristems

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Causes secondary growth (widening of plants)

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Lateral Meristems

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occurs at the cambium

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Lateral Meristems

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produces barks on trees

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Lateral Meristems

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found in the epidermis that is waxy, transparent, prevents water loss

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Cuticle

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packaging tissue, storage, gaseous exchange, osmosis

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Parenchyma

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support, strength, flexible walls, can photosynthesize

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Collenchyma

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strength and rigidity,

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Sclerenchyma