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| Destructive; Decomposition (going from complex to simple); energy producing |
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| Act to speed up chemical reactions; usually made of proteins; do not change themselves |
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| water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure, minerals |
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| Sensing and reacting to internal or external changes |
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| Increase in size by absorption, not accretion |
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| Production of offspring or self (sexual/asexual) "like produces like" |
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| Construction;synthesis (going from simpler to complex); requires energy |
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| Changing of food substances into forms that can be absorbed and used by cells |
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| Passage of digestive products into bodily fluids with soluble end products |
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| Movement of substances in bodily fluids |
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| Deals with the structure of body parts |
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| Deals with the function of body parts |
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| 10 Characteristics of Life |
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| Movement, Responsiveness, Growth, Reproduction, Respiration, Digestion, Absorption, Circulation, Assimilation, Excretion |
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| Changes in body position or motion of internal parts |
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| All of the chemical changes that occur within the body |
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| Changing of substances into chemically different forms |
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| Removal of metabolic wastes |
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| Obtaining oxygen; using oxygen to release energy from foods; removing gaseous wastes |
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| to survive, the conditions within its body must remain stable, within a range - "steady state" |
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| Brings change back into normal range |
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| accelerates or increases the change |
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| Matter is composed of ... |
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| Atoms chemically bond to form ... |
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| ... contain groups of molecules |
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| ..., which are composed of organelles, are the fundamental units of structure and function of the body |
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| Groups of cells organize into ... |
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| Tissues are organized into ... |
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| Organs are arranged into ... |
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| Organ systems constitute the ... |
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| Towards the front/belly (AKA ventral) |
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| Towards the back (AKA Dorsal) |
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| Closer to the point of origin or attachment |
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| Further from the point of origin |
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| Further from the body surface |
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| Divides the body into right and left parts |
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| Divides the body into front and back parts |
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| Divides the body into top and bottom |
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| Contains the lungs, heart, and esophagus |
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| Contains the liver, stomach, small and large intestines, kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, and spleen |
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| Contains the urinary bladder, rectum, in females the uterus and ovaries, in males the prostate gland |
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| Protective covering; helps lose to conserve body heat; includes skin, hair, and sweat glands |
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| Skeletal and Muscular Systems |
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| Provide support and movement, as well as protection |
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| Nervous and Endocrine Systems |
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| Regulate cells, glands, and muscles; fast-acting (nervous system): via impulses from the brain, spinal cord, or nerves; slow-acting: via hormones in the blood from the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and pancreas |
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| Transports O2, CO2, nutrients, hormones, and wastes; includes the heart and blood vessels |
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| Supplies oxygen, eliminates carbon dioxide; includes lungs and diaphragm |
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| Breaks down food and absorbs the needed nutrients into the blood |
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| excretory function, removes nitrogen wastes and regulates pH (acid/base) and water balance; includes the kidneys and urinary bladder |
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| Produces sex cells (gametes) and makes possible growth and maturation of new offspring; in males, includes penis and testes; in females, includes the mammary glands, vagina, uterus, and ovaries |
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| Lymphatic and Immune Systems |
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| Drains excess fluid from outside the heart driven circulation back into blood vessels, defends against foreign materials, includes bacteria and viruses |
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| Liver, kidneys, small and large intestines |
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| Stomach, kidneys small and large intestines, spleen |
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| Small and large intestines, urinary bladder, appendix, uterus and ovaries in females |
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| Small and large intestines, urinary bladder, uterus and ovaries in females |
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