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Day 2 Hum sys Flashcards

1
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Two types of digestion

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Physical
Chemical

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2
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Digestion with chewing of food in the mouth. Also known as MECHANICAL DIGESTION

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Physical digestion

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3
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Breakdown of large food molecules by ENZYMES

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Chemical digestion

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4
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Throat (PT)

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Pharynx

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5
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Passes food from your throat to your stomach

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Esophagus

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6
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Mixed food and gastric juices

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Chyme

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7
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Contains chyme

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Stomach

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8
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Final place of digestion

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Small intestine

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9
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Finger-like structures

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Villi

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10
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also known as the COLON, water absorption, production of Vit. K, ends in rectum

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Large intestine

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11
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Ending of large intestine

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Rectum

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12
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Passageway in defecation

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Anus

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13
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Largest internal organ in the body that creates BILE (emulsification of fats)

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Liver

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14
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Stores the bile

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Gall bladder

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15
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Secrete enzymes (such as insulin) for final digestion of food

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Pancreas

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16
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Transport blood to other parts of the body

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Circulatory System

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17
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Pumps blood

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Heart

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18
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Bring blood BACK to the heart

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Vein

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19
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Bring blood AWAY from the heart

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Artery

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20
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contains of blood cells (RBC, WBC, Platelets) and plasma

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Blood

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21
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RBC is red because of ___

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hemoglobin

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22
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Protein for blood clotting

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Fibrinogen

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23
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Vitamin for blood clotting

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Vitamin K

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24
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Mineral for blood clotting

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Calcium

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25
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Vitamin needed for RBC production

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Vitamin B12

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26
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Supplies body with oxygen, and release carbon dioxide as waste

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Respiratory system

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27
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Inhale, takes oxygen in

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Inspiration

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28
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Exhale, release Co2 out

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Expiration

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29
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Warms and moisten air, traps dirt

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Nose

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30
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Passageway for both air and food

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Pharynx (Throat)

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31
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Prevents the entrance of food to trachea

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Epiglottis

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32
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Voice box

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Larynx

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33
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This is where vocal chords are found

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Larynx

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34
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Windpipe

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Trachea

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35
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The main organ of the respiratory system

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Lungs

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36
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Regulates body and maintains homeostasis (internal balance) through HORMONES

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Endocrine system

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37
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What organ releases insulin

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Pancreas

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38
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Hormone responsible for love and trust

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Oxytocin

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39
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Union of sex cells (GAMETES) or union of sperm and egg (OVUM) forming ZYGOTE

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Fertilization

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40
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One egg, one sperm

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Identical

41
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Two egg, two sperm

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Fraternal

42
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Sperm and ovum meet inside TEST TUBE

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In vitro fertilization

43
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Sperm and ovum meet inside the BODY

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In vivo fertilization

44
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Controls sensory and motor functions. Memory and emotions.

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Nervous system

45
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Spinal cord and brain

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Nervous system

46
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The basic unit of nervous system

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Neurons

47
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Brain parts

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem

48
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Voluntary activities, largest, intelligences, learning, judgment

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cerebrum

49
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involuntary, balance, coordination

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cerebellum

50
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connects brain and spinal cord, involuntary, life sustaining activities: BREATHING, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing

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brain stem

51
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Responsible for breating

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Medulla Oblongata

52
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Protects and supports body parts. Blood cell production on bone marrows. Calcium and phosphorus storage

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Skeletal system

53
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Bones

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206

54
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Moves limbs and other parts of the body. Moves substances through the body.

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Muscular system

55
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Three types of muscular tissue

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Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle

56
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Muscle for involuntary (found in stomach and intestine)

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Smooth muscle

56
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Muscle for involuntary, found in the heart

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Cardiac muscle

57
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Muscle for voluntary found in our limbs

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Skeletal muscle

58
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Removes metabolic waste from the body

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Excretory system

59
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Main excretory organ, produces urine

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Kidney

60
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Movement of water across the cell membrane

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Osmosis

61
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Water comes inside the cell. SWELL, BRUST, LYSED

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Hypotonic solution

62
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No net movement of water

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Isotonic solution

63
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Water goes outside of the cell. SHRINK, SHIVEL, DEHYDRATED

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Hypertonic solution

64
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Body covering, protects from UV rays.

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Integumentary system

65
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Nail, skin, hair

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Integumentary system

66
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Largest organ in the human body

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Skin

67
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The study of ecosystem

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Ecology

68
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Relationship between living (biotic) things and non-living (abiotic) things

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Ecosystem

69
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Biotic components of ecosystem

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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers

70
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Can make their own food. Example: plants

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Producers or autotrophs

71
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obtain food from another organisms

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Consumers or heterotrophs

72
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Plant eaters

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Herbivores

73
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Feed on other animals

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Carnivores

74
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animals that feed on both plants and animals

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Omnivores

75
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feed on decaying and necrotic matter. example: vultures

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scavengers

76
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Example: bacteria, fungi. Breakdown dead organisms

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Decomposers or saprophytes

77
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Ecological relationship

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competition
predation
symbiosis

78
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Sampaguita and mango tree

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Competition

79
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Kill to eat. Predator and prey

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Predation

80
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Symbiosis

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Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism

81
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symbiosis where both can benefit

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mutualism

82
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symbiosis where there is a parasite and a host

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parasitism

83
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neither harmed nor benefited. orchid and narra tree

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commensalism

84
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study of genes and heredity

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genetics

85
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passing trait from parents to offspring

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heredity

86
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Father of Genetics

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Gregor Mendel

87
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Physical appearance of an organism (Tall, short, straight)

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Phenotype

88
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Genes of a specific character (gg, Gg, HH)

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Genotype

89
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HH, TT, tt

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Homozygous

90
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Hh, Tt

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Heterozygous

91
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It prevents the expression of the other gene/ recessive gene.

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Dominant gene (working gene)

92
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expression masked by the presence of a dominant gene. Will only have PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION IF PRESENT AS A HOMOZYGOUS GENOTYPE

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Recessive gene (Non-working gene)

93
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Similar structure, different functions. Human arm, cat leg, seal flipper, bat wing

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Homologous organs

94
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Similar function, different structure. Butterfly’s wings and bat wings

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Analogous organs

95
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Modification of biological process through HUMAN INTERVENTION

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Biotechnology

96
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or transgenic organism

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Genetic engineering (GMO)

97
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the use of biotechnology to solve environmental problems

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Bioremediation

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