metroc system and life processes Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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define volume

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The amount of space something occupies

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2
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define mess

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amount of matter in an object

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3
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define temperature

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how fast air molecules move

hot=fast
cold=slow

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4
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what’s The unit of measure for length

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meter

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5
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what’s the unit of measure for volume

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liter

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6
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what’s the unit of measure for mass

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Gram

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7
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what’s the unit of measurement for temperature

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Celsius

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8
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what are tools used to measure length

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ruler and meter stick

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9
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what are the tools to measure volume

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beaker graduated cylinder and flask

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10
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what’s the tools used to measure mass

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triple beam balance

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11
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where are the tools used to measure temperature

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Thermometer

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12
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what’s the equation for Fahrenheit

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1.8°C +32

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13
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what’s the equation for Kelvin

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K equals degrees Celsius +273

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14
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what is on the metric latter

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kilo hecto Deka Basic unit Deci centi milli Micro nano

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15
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what’s the description and importance of synthesis

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description: producing complex substances from simple ones importance: growth and repair sells

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16
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description importance of transport

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description: absorption and circulation of materials throughout and organism
importance: nutrients, Oxygen, water, and ways throughout the cell body

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description of importance of respiration (C6H12O2+O2 - CO2+H20+energy)

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description: chemical reactions that release energy for life activities
importance: all organisms make energy

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what’s the description importance of regulation

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description: controls and coordinates all activities
importance: maintain balance by responding to a stimulus (Change in the environment)

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what’s the description and importance of reproduction

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description: making more organisms important: not necessary for the individual but needed for the survival of the species

20
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description and importance of execration

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description: removal of waste produced importance: examples are C02, H2O, urine

21
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what is the description and importance of nutrition

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description: organisms obtain found and process it importance: ingestion digestion and egestion

22
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The description and importance of growth

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description: increase in size and number of cells importance: development of an organism

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description and importance of metabolism

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description: all chemical processes that occur in an organism importance: utilizing nutritional substances for the process of respiration

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description and importance of homeostasis

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description: maintaining a stable internal balance importance: regulation needed for an organism

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define length
distance between two points
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what is photosynthesis
The process of capturing sunlight and transforming this light energy into chemical energy
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autotroph
able to make food from inorganic compound
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what's a pigment
any substance that absorbs light
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what's CChlorophyll
most abundant pigment in plants used for photosynthesis
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what cell respiration
process in which the chemical bonds of food molecules are converted into usable energy for organisms
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what's the heterotroph
cannot make their own food must consume it
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what is the site of cell respiration and plant and animal sells
The mitochondria
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what are the two types of respiration
aerobic and anaerobic