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Body systems cells first semester material
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9th Grade
01/27/2014

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Nutrition
Definition
Take materials from its external environment and change them into forms it can use.
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Nutrients
Definition
Substances needed for energy, growth, repair/maintenance
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Transport
Definition
Substances enter and leave the cell and become distributed within the cells
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Respiration
Definition
Releasing chemical energy
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Excretion
Definition
Removal of wastes
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Homeostasis
Definition
Maintaining a constant, stable, internal environment
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Homeostasis Example- Sweating
Definition
It evaporates which draws heat out of body.
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Homeostasis Example- Shivering
Definition
Release a hormone that increases our metabolism which helps us generate heat.
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Metabolism
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All the chemical reactions occurring in the cells of an organism.
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Total Magnification=
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eyepiece(10)X Objective lens(4, 10, 40)
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Preparing a Wet Mount Slide
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1- Put a drop of H2O on the slide 2- Place object in H2O 3- Hold coverslip at 45 degree angle 4- Slowly lower onto slide
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Staining Specimens
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1- Place a drop of stain at edge of coverslip 2- Touch paper towel at opposite end to draw stain under
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Staining specimens allows _______________________________
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certain cell parts to become more visible
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Compound Microscope
Definition
1- Put slide on stage 2- Focus on low power with coarse adjustment know 3-CENTER SLIDE 4- switch to high focus using fine adjustment knob
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Why do you use the fine adjustment know on high power?
Definition
If you use the coarse adjustment knob it will cause the slide to crash into the slide
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Electron Microscope
Definition
Uses electron beams instead of light- Magnifies images 250,000X
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Electrophonesis
Definition
Separate substances with an electrical charge
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Chromatography
Definition
Technique used to separate substances based on their chemical or physical properties Ex- plant pigment
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Ultracentifuge
Definition
Separates cell parts according to their densities
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Cell Theory
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1- All things are made of cells 2- Cells carry on life activities 3- All cells come from preexisting cells
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Nucleus
Definition
Contains hereditary material (DNA)
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Cell Membrane
Definition
2 layer structure made of lipids and proteins that controls the passage of materials
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Cell Wall
Definition
Rigid structure that gives cell strength, shape, and protects it (Plant only)
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Fluid filled canals used for transporting materials throughout a cell, intracellular transport
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Ribosomes
Definition
Site of protein synthesis
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Lysosomes
Definition
Contain digestive enzymes that helps digest food, breakdown old cell parts, and fights disease, breakdown of food, bacteria
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Mitochondria
Definition
Site of cellular and aerobic respiration, releases energy
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Centrioles
Definition
Involved in mitosis, cylindrical shaped found near nucleus (Animal only)
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Vacuoles
Definition
Fluid filled, used to store food and wastes. Plants have a central/ large vacuole
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Chloroplasts
Definition
Contain green pigment in chlorophyll, site of photosynthesis (Plants only)
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Structures smallest to largest
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Organelles-->Cells-->Tissues-->Organs-->Systems-->Multicellular Organism
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Diffusion
Definition
Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low (with concentration gradient)
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Osmosis
Definition
Diffusion of water across a membrane (with concentration gradient)
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Passive Transport
Definition
Materials move across cell membrane without using energy (with concentration gradient)
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Active Transport
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Materials move across cell membrane by using energy (against concentration gradient)
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Phagocytosis
Definition
Solid particles are in taken by a vesicle (active transport)
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Living things are classified based on similarities in:
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1- Structures 2- Genetics 3- Embryos
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Classification Categories
Definition
Kingdom-->Phylum--->Class-->Order-->Family-->Genus-->Species
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Genus? Species? Lynx rufus
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Lynx=Genus rufus=species ****Genus is always capital species is lower case
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Dichotomous Key
Definition
Series of pair statements that describe their presence or absence of certain characteristics
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pH Scale
Definition
<-|-------|-------|->
1-acid 7-neutral 14-base
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Indicators
Definition
Substances that changes color to indicate pH
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Indicator- Benidect's
Definition
Blue--> Orange (orange=glucose)
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Indicator- Iodine
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Orange-->Black (Black=Starch)
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Indicator- Bromthymol Blue
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Blue-->Yellow (Yellow=CO2)
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Organic Compounds
Definition
Contains both Hydrogen and Carbon C6H12O6
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Inorganic Compounds
Definition
Does not contain both Hydrogen and Carbon NaCl H2O CO2
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Sugars end in ose, hydrogen to oxygen ratio is 2:1, C6H12O6 C12H24O11
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Monosaccharaides
Definition
1 sugar, smallest, simplest (simple sugars), glucose, fructose
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Disaccharides
Definition
2 sugars, formed by joining 2 monosaccharaides, maltose, sucrose
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Polysaccharides
Definition
3+ sugars, most complex, made of many simple sugars
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Dehydration Synthesis
Definition
2 molecules are bonded together by removing a water molecule
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c6h12o6+c6h12o6-->c12h24o11+h2o
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Dehydration synthesis
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Hydrolysis
Definition
Molecules broken apart by adding water, complex to simple form
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c12h24o11+h2o-->c6h12o6+c6h12o6
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Hydrolysis
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Lipids
Definition
Fats, oils, waxes, serve as a reserve for energy supply, made of glycerol and fatty acids
Glycerol+3fatty acids-->lipid+3h20 (DS)
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Proteins
Definition
Composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, amino acids are building blocks, peptides and dipeptide bonds aa+aa-->dip+h2o
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Enzymes
Definition
Protein substances that are necessary for most of the chemical reactions that occur in living things, organic catalyst
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Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
Definition
Temperature, pH, enzyme/substrate concentration
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Process of changing light energy to chemical energy, storing od energy CO2+H2O-->C6H12O6+O2
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Autotrophs
Definition
Make their own food (plants, bacteria, some protists)
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Heterotrophs
Definition
Get organic food from the environment (animals, fungi)
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Grana
Definition
Where the light reaction occurs
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Stroma
Definition
Where the dark reaction occurs
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Light Reactions
Definition
Photochemical Reaction (happens first), light energy splits water (photolysis)
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Dark Reactions
Definition
Carbon Fixation Reactions (happens second)PGAL-->Glucose
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What factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Definition
Light Intensity, Temperature, Water and Mineral Availability, CO2 Concentration
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Stomates
Definition
Tiny openings in the leaves, take in CO2 release O2 and H2O, guard cells protect and control openings and closings
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co2+h20-->Glucose+o2
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Photosynthesis
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Glucose+o2-->co2+h2o+36ATP
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Aerobic Respiration
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Glucose-->Lactic Acid+2ATP
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Anaerobic Respiration (Muscle)
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Glucose--> Alcohol+co2+2ATP
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Anaerobic Respiration (Yeast)
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Anaerobic Respiration
Definition
Does not require oxygen, Fermentation
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Aerobic Respiration
Definition
Requires oxygen
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Cellular Respiration
Definition
Process of releasing energy from food, autotrophs and heterotrophs, h20+ATP-->ADP+P+energy
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Mechanical Digestion
Definition
Changes physical shape of food, increases surface area exposed to digestive enzymes
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Chemical Digestion
Definition
Digestive enzymes breakdown food into their building blocks so they can diffuse into cells
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Mouth
Definition
Mechanical and chemical digestion, breakdown of starch begins
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Epiglottis
Definition
Flap the prevents food from entering the trachea
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Peristalsis
Definition
Involuntary muscular contractions that force food through the digestive track
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Stomach
Definition
Mechanical and chemical digestion, (hcl pepsin chyme) Gastric juices, breakdown of proteins
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Small Intestine
Definition
Where most digestion occurs, contains villi
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Small Intestine Juices
Definition
Amylase-Starch, Protease-Protein, Trypsin-Protein, Lipase-Lipids
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Villi
Definition
In the small intestine to increase surface size to allow more absorbtion to occur
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Organ that makes Bile
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Liver
Term
organ that stores Bile
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Gall Bladder
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Intestinal Juices
Definition
Carbohydrates-->Simple Sugars, Proteins-->Amino Acids, Lipids--> Fatty Acids and Glycerol
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Large Intestine
Definition
No digestion occurs here, reabsorbs water from undigested materials
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Circulatory System
Definition
Transports materials to and from all parts of the organism, has 3 parts: Fluid, pump, tubes
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Arteries
Definition
Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, thick walls to stand pressure
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Veins
Definition
Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
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Capillaries
Definition
Tiny vessels where blood and cells exchange materials
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Septum
Definition
Wall that separates left and rights sides of heart to prevent oxygenated blood from mixing with deoxygenated
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Pulmonary Circulation
Definition
Pathway of blood between heart and lungs, o2 added co2 removed
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Systemic Circulation
Definition
Pathway of o2 blood between heart and rest of body
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Coronary Arteries
Definition
Blood that supplies the heart cells with nutrients and oxygen
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Red Blood Cells
Definition
Carry oxygen, contains hemoglobin in the cytoplasm, no nucleus, made in bone marrow
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White Blood Cells
Definition
Protect the body from disease harming organisms, contain nucleus, made in bone marrow and lymphatic tissue
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Platelets
Definition
Small, round blood fragments that trigger the blood clotting process
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Gas Exchange in Protists
Definition
Cell membrane is in direct contact with water, o2 diffuses in co2 diffuses out
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Transport in Protist
Definition
Cells are in direct contact with environment, diffusion and active transport move materials in and out of cell
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Diaphragm
Definition
Muscle below lungs, involuntary, contracted=inhale relaxed=exhale
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Breathing
Definition
Diaphragm and ribs change the air pressure, lungs are elastic not a muscle
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Breathing Rate
Definition
Controlled in the Medulla, increase co2, increase in rate
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Neurons
Definition
Nerve cells that send impulses from one part of the body to another
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Impulses
Definition
Message carried by nerve cells
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Stimulus
Definition
Any changes in the external/ internal environment (temp, light, sound, food)
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Receptors
Definition
Sense organs, structure s that detect a stimulus (ears, nose, eyes, hands)
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Response
Definition
Reaction to a stimulus
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Effectors
Definition
Carry out the response, muscles-contract, glands-secrete chemicals
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Synapse
Definition
Gap between neurons where impulse travels
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Neurotransmitter
Definition
Chemical releases into synapse that relays messages to adjacent neurons
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Cerebrums Functions
Definition
Center of thought, memory, and learning, initiates all voluntary movements
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Cerebellums Functions
Definition
Coordinates all motor activities (voluntary), maintains the bodys balance
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Medullas Functions
Definition
Controls all involuntary activities: breathing, heart beat/pressure, peristalsis
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Reflex Arc
Definition
Receptors-->Sensory Neurons-->Interneurons--> Motor Neurons-->Effectors
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Golgi Bodies
Definition
Synthesize, package, and secrete
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