Nutrition and Transport
Transport involves the movement of what?
Nutrients/Materials
What is the other name for energy? (It is a three letter word)
ATP
Regulation helps organisms __________ to changes in its external or internal environment.
Respond
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? (Steady state)
Homeostasis
Is reproduction necessary for the survival of an individual?
No.
Give one example of excretion.
Going to the restroom (the body removing metabolic waste, not unprocessed foods), cells removing chemical waste
What is the three processes of nutrition?
Ingestion, Digestion, Egestion
There are two systems that are responsible for regulation, name at least 1.
Nervous system and endocrine system
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?
Cells
Aerobic respiration occurs in the cell with the use of _________. Anaerobic occurs without the use of __________.
Oxygen
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.
How does our body internally regulate the sugar in our body?
The pancreases releases insulin to lower blood sugar levels
Give an example of how an organism grows
They become bigger and more mature over time, their size increases, etc
Explain Excretion in cells
Getting rid of the waste products within the cell