Homeostasis
What is homeostasis?
The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment.
What is the eyepiece?
This is the part of the microscope you look through, which contains the ocular lens.
What is a cell?
This is the universal building block of all living things.
What is growth and development?
This characteristic of life involves increasing in size and becoming more complex over time.
What do you need to be able to see most cells
A microscope
how do you maintain homeostasis?
a control center, and an effector to keep the body's internal environment stable.
When carrying a microscope, you should always hold it by these two parts.
the arm and base
What is unicellular?
only a single cell.
What is response to environment?
The way that an organism reacts to a stimulus.
What is growth
Ability to grow larger and stronger, becoming adult size
What is happening when you sweat?
When you get too hot, your body does this to cool you down.
What is the diaphragm?
This disc-shaped part beneath the stage adjusts the amount of light that passes through the specimen.
Is a virus Living or non living?
a virus is not a living thing, even though it can reproduce inside a living cell.
A caterpillar turning into a butterfly is an example of this characteristic of life.
development or a life cycle
What is the stage?
This supports the slide being viewed
how do you feel when your in homeostasis
Good
What is total magnification?
This is the magnifying power of the objective lens times the magnifying power of the eyepiece.
Are seeds living?
yes
What is evolution?
This characteristic is how an organism adapts to survive and reproduce in its environment.
Name the adjustment knobs and what they do.
The coarse adjustment knobs moves the stage in large movements, the fine adjustment knobs moves the stage in smaller movements
What happens when homeostasis is disrupted?
Temperature changes, Changes in blood pressure and heart rate, Alterations in blood sugar levels, and Immune system imbalances.
What is the fine adjustment knob?
This knob is used for making minor adjustments to sharpen the focus of your image.
What is reproduction?
This is the process in which a species produces an offspring
do all organisms grow?
Yes
What is a single cell organism?
Can only be seen by a microscope