Excretion
The process where substances are filtered under high pressure
Ultrafiltration
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, lowers blood glucose concentration.
insulin
The function of the gall bladder
storage of bile
Principal source of energy input to biological systems
the Sun
Name the enzyme that makes the mRNA strand
RNA Polymerase
What is the name of the process where excess amino acids are broken down and the organ where it happens
Deamination and Liver
What 2 things happen to help us see far away objects
Ciliary muscles relax
Suspensory ligaments pulled tight
The result of a diet lacking iron
reduced number of red blood cells
Term that describes the number of different species living in an area
biodiversity
Correct combination of pair of bases in DNA
A-T and C-G
What is reabsorbed by active transport in the nephron
Sodium ions and glucose
A fatty layer that speeds up nerve impulse transmission
Blood vessel that transports blood away from the kidney
Renal vein
Gases that contribute to an enhanced greenhouse effect
carbon dioxide and methane
Name the energy currency of the cell
ATP
Main chemical elements present in proteins
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
A chemical that helps electrical impulses cross a synapse
Neurotransmitters
A blood vessel–related response of the human body to overheating
vasodilation of arterioles
Source of pollution that causes eutrophication
sewage
A use of yeast in biotechnology
anaerobic respiration to make bread
What 3 events happen when you are dehydrated
More ADH released, collecting duct becomes permeable, urine concentrated as water reabsorbed
What two things happen to make a pupil constrict
Circular muscles contract
Radial muscles relax
Process by which oxygen molecules move from the alveoli into red blood cells
Diffusion
Process that uses carbon dioxide in the carbon cycle
photosynthesis
Name 2 words Ms. Joanna hates more than any other
amount and nutrients