Nutrition and Transport
Transport involves the movement of what?
Nutrients
Nutrition breaks down ________ to produce _______.
Breaks down FOOD to produce NUTRIENTS
What does synthesis mean?
To make something big from small parts.
The function of regulation is to maintain what?
Homeostasis
Is reproduction necessary for the survival of an individual?
No.
Give one example of excretion.
Going to the restroom
What part of the cell acts as a gatekeeper during transport?
Cell Wall
Growth involves an increase in size or an increase in the number of _________ of an organism.
Cells.
What happens to a living thing that does not excrete?
It will die
Transport involves moving nutrients to where?
In what organelle does the cell make energy?
In the Mitochondria
What is an example of Regulation in humans when it is cold outside?
Shivering or Goosebumps
What happens to a species if they do not successfully reproduce?
The species dies out
True or False: Excretion only takes place in humans
FALSE. Every living thing excretes.
In the example of humans eating food, nutrition takes place in these three areas:
Mouth, Stomach, and Intestines
An example of synthesis is combining Amino Acids to create what?
Protein.
Panting
Give an example of a human cell that grows rather than increasing in number.
Nerve Cells
Explain Excretion in cells
Getting rid of the waste products within the cell