Nature of Science
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What is biochemistry?
The chemical processes related to living organisms.
What is homeostasis?
maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment.
what is the name of the system where plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars ?
Photosynthesis
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamonds
What are monosaccharides?
any of the class of sugars
what is negative feedback?
Keeping variables within a narrow limit by producing a reaction opposite the disturbance.
What is the fluid that is outside the cells ?
Internal Environment
Which is the main gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What are polysaccharides?
what does the control center do?
Compares input from sensor, to the set point, and sends out commands.
the collections of organs which together perform a function for the body?
Body systems
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Isaac Newton
What constitute the group lipid?
Fats, oils, waxes and phospholipids form a large group called lipids.
what is Positive Feedback?
The direction of the response is the same as the direction of the disturbance.
What causes an effect/response
effector
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid.
What are the types of lipids?
Simple lipids, compound lipids and derived lipids
what type of homeostasis can reduce controlled variable fluctuations.
what is Behavioral Adaptations
The path from integrating center to effector
Efferent Pathway