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physiology

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study of: functions that make up living things, their mechanisms, and their regulation

2
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what are the major molecules in animals?

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carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids

3
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what elements make up the majority of the molecules in animals?

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hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon

4
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what percentage of body weight is made of water?

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55-65%

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phenotype

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one’s morphology; appearance (includes physiology and behavior)
product of one’s genotype and evolution

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genotype

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product of evolution
acts through natural selection and other evolutionary processes
can result in multiple phenotypes

7
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phenotypic plasticity

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the ability of a phenotype to change in response to environmental conditions
typically occurs during development

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adaptation

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changes in a population over evolutionary time from natural selection that improves the survivability or reproductive fitness of the species

9
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homeostasis

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maintenance of constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment
is NOT an equilibrium

10
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what are the regulatory systems of the body?

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nervous system and endocrine system

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what are the regulatory mechanisms?

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feedback (positive and negative)
feed forward action
acclimatization

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negative feedback

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regulatory mechanism where a step late in the pathway causes a decrease in the activity of a step earlier in the pathway to reduce the flow through it
most used mechanism
maintains homeostasis

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postive feedback

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regulatory mechanism where a step late in the pathway causes an increase in activity of step earlier in the pathway to increase the flow through it
occurs until the endpoint is reached

14
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feed-forward action

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anticipates a change in a regulated variable and improves the speed of the homeostatic response

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acclimatization

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adjustment in physiological functions in response to natural changes in the environment
involves multiple factors
is typically reversible

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acclimation

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adjustment in responses to one factor
caused by an artificial change in the environment
laboratory phenomenon