Biologist Terms of Life Functions in an Organism Flashcards
1
Q
Rest
A
quiescence
sleep, torpor, hibernation, dormancy, conserving energy
2
Q
What’s going on
A
sensation
of internal and external environment
3
Q
Get the good stuff in
A
nutrition
includes absorption, transport, autotrophs too
4
Q
Get energy
A
respiration
Breathing, and of course cellular respiration
5
Q
Get bad stuff out
A
excretion
mainly CO2, urea in urine, feces
6
Q
Make new stuff
A
synthesis
of biomolecules, organelles
7
Q
Grow up
A
growth
(More cells) development (specialization of cells), repair
8
Q
Move around
A
locomotion
animals move, some microbes
9
Q
Control everything
A
regulation
molecular, cellular, organ and organism levels
10
Q
Make offspring?
A
reproduction
of cells for growth and repair, and of the whole organism
