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1
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Role of axon?

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Carries impulses away from the cell body

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Neuron part that receives signals

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Dendrites

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What brain structure overseas heart rate and breathing?

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Brain stem

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coordination and balance are from what brain region?

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cerabellum

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Which part of the brain stores memories

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the hippocampus

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The gap where neurons communicate by releasing chemicals Is…

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Synapse

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7
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Which lobe is visual processing?

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Occipital lobe

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variable measured name?

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dependent

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variable manipulated in experiment?

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independent variable

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how do keystone species affect their ecosystems?

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They control populations of other species and uphold biodiversity.

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what abiotic factor could influence species distribution in the seregeti?

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rain

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12
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range in species found within ecosystem is…

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diversity

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13
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scientific term for an areas living components?

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biotic components

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all individuals of one species in an area is…

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population

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difference between food webs and food chains is that…

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food webs are more complex

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what does resilience mean for an ecosystem?

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ability to resist disturbances

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inference definition

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a conclusion based on evidence

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where does the dependent variable go on the graph?

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y axis

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Peripheral Nervous System

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sending information from different areas of your body back to your brain,

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Central Nervous System

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controls how we think, learn, move, and feel.

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Dendrites

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to receive information from other neurons, called pre-synaptic neurons,

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Myelin Sheath

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allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells

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Axon

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carry electrical impulses that are the means of communication within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body.

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Axon Terminals

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the ends of axons which transmit messages to other cells via use of neurotransmitters at synapses

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Nerve impulse

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an electrical signal that travels along a nerve fiber- transmits a record of sensation

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Depolarization

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the cell undergoes a shift in electric charge distribution- less negative charge inside the cell compared to the outside

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Synapse

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one neuron sends a message to a target neuron—another cell.

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Brain Stem

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breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, and the nerves and muscles used in seeing, hearing, walking, talking, and eating.

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Cerebellum

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controls balance for walking and standing

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Cerebrum

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initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature

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Hypothalamus

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to keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis.

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Amygdala

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center for emotions

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Hippocampus

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responsible for your memory and learning.

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Occipital Lobe

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visual perception

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Temporal Lobe

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managing your emotions,

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Parietal Lobe

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touch, taste, and temperature.

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Frontal Lobe

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social skills, and helps you understand and control how you talk, behave and interact with others.

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Neurotransmitter

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carry chemical signals (“messages”) from one neuron (nerve cell) to the next target cell.

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Brain Learning Pathways

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the connections in our brain

40
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mortality factor

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environmentall factors

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niche

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the position of a species within an ecosystem,

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biomass

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the mass of living biological organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a given time.

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abiotic factor

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a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

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biome

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an area classified according to the species that live in that location.

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primary consumer

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animals that eat plants

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secondary consumers

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meat eaters

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trophic cascade

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powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems

48
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trophic level

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a level or a position in a food chain, a food web, or an ecological pyramid.

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