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| ligaments surround; some nonmovable (skull); ball and socket, gliding. hinge |
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| has unique role in ecosystem; may control other species |
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| primarily water absorption, some vitamin production |
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| root nodules; takes atmospheric N and makes available to plants as NH4 |
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| attached to bones for stavility and muscles attached to bonces by - respectively |
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| produce bile; toxin removal; stores glycogen, releases glucose when needed |
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| most desirable soil type; has decating humus to help with tilth |
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| salty aquatic environment; 72% of H20 on planet (oceans contain 97.5%) |
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| promotes sleep, regulates circadian rhythm |
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| takes place in insects and amphibians; part of growth in series to adulthood |
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| cause progression of ice ages/wwarming; eccentric orbit, axis tilt. and wobble |
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| only by pulling in one direction; muscle pairs at least, mat have multiples |
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| muscle origin and insertion |
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| attachment and insertion determines what moves (named by convention) |
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| 2 layers in intestines, 3 layers in stomach (smooth muscles only) |
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| surrounds axon, lipid composition; seeds nerve impulses- Jumps" to nexy gap |
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| symbiotic relationship between fungi and root to provide nutrients to plant |
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| dendrites, cell body, spinal column, and brain, conveys impulse to stimulate response |
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| throughout body, spinal column, and brain, conveys impulse to stimulate response |
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| chemical produced be nerve and secreted into blood to affect specific target |
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| diffuses across synaptic cleft after exocytosis from axon terminus |
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| occupation, what species does |
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| cell that contains neurotransmitter |
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| central nervous system: brain and spinal column |
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| peripheral nervous system: nerve impulse when you prick your finger |
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| modify climate along oceans/ large lakes (Gr.Lakes) |
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| warms coast of England, Ireland |
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| ozone hole, (stratosphere) |
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| O3 destruction - by CFCs, Halons, UV penetrates atmosphere; cause: cancer cataracts, immune problems. |
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| produces insulin (assist glicose into cell) and digestive juices, bicarbonate buffer |
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| smooth muscles mover bolus/chyme through digestive system, start at esophagus |
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| act on another (not one producing it): attracts sexual mate |
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| flow from photosynthesis to sink ( non_photosynthesis cells) = roots growth |
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| williow,poppies,foxglove,aspirin,morphine,digitalis, wood,ore,minerals |
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| poor soils in tropical rainforests |
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| most nutrients held in foliage, cycle rapidly thru decomposition back to plant |
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| is 2.1 children per women, replacement level fertility. |
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