Exam Flashcards
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Term for stigma, style, and ovary
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Pistil
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The protective outer layer of a leaf
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Epidermis
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Type of fruit with peas and peanuts
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Legume
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The part of the root that absorbs
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Root hairs
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Non flowering plants, reproduced by seeds not covered
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Gymnosperms
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Kelp, diatom are classified as what
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Algae
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This system protects body from bacteria
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Immune system
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Body system that has glands that produce hormones
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Endocrine system
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Glands that produce Epinephrine
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Adrenal glands
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Produced by Thyroid, regulates metabolism
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Thyroxine
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The dividing process of bacteria
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Binary Fission
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Type of disease that lacks essential nutrition
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Deficiency disease
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Parallel veins, flower petals in groups of three, fibrous root system
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Monocot
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Group of cells that work together to accomplish task of organ
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Tissue
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Protein that allows blood to transport oxygen
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Hemoglobin
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Another word for skeletal muscle
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striated muscle
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What does CNS stand for?
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Central Nervous System
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What are the two parts of the Central Nervous System?
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Brain and spinal cord
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Part of brain that controls memory and consciousness
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Cerebrum
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Light sensitive layer of eye, turns light into nerve impulses.
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Retina
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Organ in skin, help regulate body temperature
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Sweat glands
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Enzyme that controls blood pressure, produced by kidneys
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Renin
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Primary organ of digestion
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Small intestine
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Arteries that supply heart with blood
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Pulmonary arteries
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Liquid portion of blood
Plasma
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Tube where liquid waste is expelled from bladder
Urethra
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Naturalist who gave us classification system
Carolus Linnaeus
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Thick sheet of muscle that functions in respiratory system
Diaphragm
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Chemical factor of the body
Liver
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Plant's response to substances
Tropism
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Primary function of fruit to plant
To scatter seeds
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A seed still able to germinate
Viable
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Coiled tube in ear
Cochlea
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Lower part of brain, controls balance and coordinates voluntary muscle activity
Cerebellum
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Formed when capillaries merge. They become veins
Venules
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Form when arteries branch deep into the body
Arterioles
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Stores surplus blood cells
Spleen
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A special iron-containing blood protein which binds easily to oxygen and gives blood its color
Hemoglobin
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A thick sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
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Internal tissue that enables stems and roots to grow in diameter
Cambium tissue
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"Moss like plants" include mosses and liverworts
Bryophytes
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Socket where the rounded of a bone fits into a hollow socket in another bone.
Shoulder joints and hip joints
Ball-and-socket joints
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Bulge at the end of a bone shaft (diaphysis)
Epiphysis
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Catalysts produced by living cells
Enzymes
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The transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma portion of pistil
Pollination
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Center of woody stem, function mostly as water storage cells
Pith
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The process whereby a plant's chloroplasts captures the radiant energy of sunlight and converts it into chemical energy of food
Photosynthesis
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Transports food manufactured on the leaves downward
Phloem
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Attaches the blade to the stem and contains vascular tissues that conduct substances between the blade and stem
Petiole
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Produces melatonin
Pineal gland
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Outer covering of a monocot stem, helps support the plant
Rind
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Located at tip of root, provides a covering
Root cap
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Outer most layer of the eye, provides protection and supports frame for the interior portions of eye.
Sclera
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3 fluid filled tubes in the inner ear, help with balance.
Semicircular canals
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Small leaf-like or scale-like structures that helped cover the leaf when it was developing.
Stipule
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Microscopic thin-walled structures which make up the tissues of the lungs
Alveoli
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Make up a protein
Amino acids
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Produce seeds covered by fruit
Angiosperms
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Long extension which relays nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons
Axon
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Short, branched extension of the cell that receives nerve impulses from other neurons and conducts them to cell body
Dendrite
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A taut membrane stretched across the ear canal like the surface of a drum.
Ear drum
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Disorders which occur as a result of malfunctions of the endocrine system
Hormonal diseases
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Diseases that occur during development and are present at birth.
Congenital diseases
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Produces adrenaline (epinephrine)
Adrenal glands
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Produce insulin and glucagon
Islets of Langerhans
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Determined the rate at which food is changed into energy
Thyroxine
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"Master gland" affects other endocrine glands
Pituitary gland
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The removal of waste substances from the body
Excretion
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Clean body of waste and remove those wastes and are most important excretory organs
Kidneys
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Working units that make up kidneys, a microscopic network of blood vessels and renal tubules where blood is filtered and purified liquids are absorbed
Nephrons
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Increases blood pressure, released by kidneys
Renin
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An artificial kidney uses this process
Dialysis
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Helps regulate body temperature
Sweat glands
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An oil that water proofs your skin and ensures that it remains soft and flexible
Sebum
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Main pigment responsible for skin color
Melanin
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Layers of skin
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous
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The part of the skin that is exposed
Epidermis
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This system, known as skin, covers outside of body
Integumentary system
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Two thick-walled lower chambers of heart
Ventricles
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The thick vertical wall divides left atrium and left ventricle from the right atrium and right ventricle
Septum
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Transports blood from heart to the lungs
Pulmonary artery
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The body's largest veins
Venae cavae
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Body's largest artery
Aorta
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Cancerous tumors
Malignant
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Tiny blood vessels that link arteries and veins
Capillaries
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A condition of resistance to a particular pathogen
Immunity
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An asexual process in which one cell splits into two new cells each one being a new bacterium
Binary fission
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A non cancerous tumor
Benign
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A condition when the cells grow out of control
Cancer
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Diseases caused by malfunctions of the immune system
Immunological diseases
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Disease in which tissues and organs gradually lose their ability to function properly
Degenerative disease
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A type of nutritional disease caused by lack of an essential nutrients
Deficiency disease
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Result when the immune system attacks the body
Autoimmune disease
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Diseases resulting from genetic or inherited characteristics
Genetic disease
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Disease in which tissues and organs gradually lose their ability to function properly
Degenerative disease
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A type of nutritional disease caused by lack of an essential nutrients
Deficiency disease
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Result when the immune system attacks the body
Autoimmune disease
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Diseases resulting from genetic or inherited characteristics
Genetic disease
