Unit VIII - Plants and Animals Flashcards
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asexual reproduction
producing offspring without sperm and egg (only one parent)
cell
the smallest unit of life (most basic building block of life)
cellular respiration
chemical reaction cells used to make energy
circulation
movement of blood through the body (transports nutrients and wastes)
digestion
the breakdown of food into nutrients and wast
ectothermic
unable to maintain own body temperature (cold-blooded)
endothermic
able to maintain own body temperature (warm-blooded)
excretion
the elimination of wastes, e.g., urine or sweat, from the body
external fertilization
reproduction which involves sperm fertilizing egg cells outside of the body
eukaryotic
having cells which contain a nucleus
evolution
the change in a population over many generations
function
the action that’s carried out by a particular structure in the body
heterotrophic
unable to make its own food
homeostasis
the process of keeping internal body conditions constant (equilibrium)
hormones
molecules produced by the endocrine system to coordinate body functions in response to changes in the environment
internal fertilization
reproduction involving sperm fertilizing an egg in the female
locomotion
the act of moving from one place to another
motile
able to move
nutrients
molecules used by the body as an energy source
organ
a structure in the body made of many different kinds of tissue
organ system
different organs that work together to accomplish a function
organism
a living thing made up of many organ systems working together
photosynthesis
the chemical reaction plants use to make their own food
physical characteristics
external and internal observable traits of an animal’s body