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Biology (Praxis)
Biology notes from textbook by Raven and Johnson
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/08/2011

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Buffer
Definition
acts as a reservoir for hydrogen ions to add or take away when the pH of the solution is too high or low
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Buffers in human blood
Definition
carbonic acid and bicarbonate
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Homeostasis
Definition
maintenance of the relatively constant internal conditions of organisms
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Homologous
Definition
the similarity between two structures or functions is indicative of a common evolutionary origin (human arm and bird wing)
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Analogous
Definition
structures that are similar in function but different in evolutionary origin (bird wing and butterfly wing)
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Ontogeny
Definition
the development of an organism
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Phylogeny
Definition
the evolutionary history of a species
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