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1
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mitosis

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vision of the cells nucleus

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2
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asexual

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single-parent, parts split off to form a new organism, quick and easy

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3
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sexual

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to cells from two different parents join

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4
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crossing over

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exchanging portions of chromatids

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5
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why is meiosis responsible for genetic diverse city

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because it produces four different genetically different cells

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6
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what is the end product of meiosis

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four haploid daughter cells

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7
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haploid

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Single set of genes

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8
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diploid

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both sets of homolog is chromosomes

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9
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what is a gamete, what is the male and female

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sex cell, sperm, egg

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10
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if an organisms diploid number is 18 it’s haploid number is

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nine

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11
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name the four bases found in DNA

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nitrogenous , cytosine, thigh mean

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12
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for bases found an RNA

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A U , C, G

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13
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what else is found in a nuclear tide of DNA

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deoxyribose, phosphate, nitrogen

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14
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what sugar is found in RNA

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glucose

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15
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phenotype

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physical characteristics of an organism

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16
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karyotype

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set of photographs of chromosomes group and ordered pairs

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17
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homozygous

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two identical alleles

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18
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heterozygous

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two different alleles

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19
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transcription

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DNA is copied into RNA

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20
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translation

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decoding of mRNA

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21
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incomplete dominance

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One allele is not completely dominant over another

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22
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nondisjunction

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homolog is chromosomes fail to separate

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23
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autosomes

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nonsex chromosomes

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24
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what do you jeans contain instructions for

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traits

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25
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incomplete dominance example

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Red and white flowers

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26
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if your blood type was a day what could you get blood from, B, AB, O

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b-b, o
ab- a, b, ab, o
o- o

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27
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meiosis

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chromosomes cut in half

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28
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female pedigree

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open circle

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29
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male pedigree

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open square

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30
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marriage

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line

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31
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affected female

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closed circle

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32
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affected male

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closed square

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33
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47XX+21

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Down syndrome

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34
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46XY

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normal male

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35
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cladogram

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evolutionary relationships of organisms

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36
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geologic time scale

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evolutionary time

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37
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Rick layers age

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oldest on top newest on bottom

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38
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geographic isolation, how does it effect evolution

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two organisms separated physically by barrier

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39
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convolution

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two different species involve from changes

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40
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convergent evolution

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unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities from environment

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41
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adaptive radiation

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single species of a group evolves into different species

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42
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adaptation

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inherited characteristics that increase chance of survival

43
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gene pool

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combined genetic information of all members in a particular population

44
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natural selection

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better suited organisms survive

45
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artificial selection

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selection of humans breeding

46
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species

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similar organism that can breed and produce offspring

47
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relative dating

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comparing placement to other fossils

48
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radioactive dating

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based on remaining amount of isotopes

49
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index fossil

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distinctive fossil used to compare relative age of fossils

50
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how old is the earth

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4.5 billion years

51
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what did the skull lab show

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evolution over time

52
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human DNa and chimpanzee dna

53
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survival of the fittest

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the organisms who adapt survive

54
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Lamarcks ideas on change

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selective use

55
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Darwins discoveries about finches

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different on different islands

56
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homeostasis

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organisms maintain a stable internal environment

57
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autonomic nervous system

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automatic impulses

58
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cerebrum

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voluntary actions

59
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cerebellum

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body movements

60
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sensory neurons

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nerve to spinal cord

61
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Moter neurons

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brain and spinal cords to muscles

62
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interneurons

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sensory and motor neurons

63
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neurotransmitters

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transfer neurons across synapse

64
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synapse

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impulse to another cells

65
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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

66
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components of blood

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air blood and cells

67
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plasma

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straw colored fluid, 55% of blood

68
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what happens to white blood cells during infection

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engulf foreign cells, fight

69
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what blood cells are most numerous

70
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lymphatic system

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collects lost blood and returns to circulatory system

71
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lymph

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lost fluid

72
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flow of blood

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left aria, ventricles, right atria

73
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aorta

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brings oxygen rich blood to body

74
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how does oxygen get to blood

75
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hemoglobin

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iron proteins from blood to muscles

76
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veins vs arteries

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artery- large to tissues and veins

veins- blood to heart

77
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capillaries

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smallest blood vessels

78
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diaphragm

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increases chest volume

79
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trachea

80
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bronchioles

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trachea to lungs

81
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alveoli

82
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larynx

83
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lung

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how we breathe

84
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why does trachea have cartilage rings

85
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hormones

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produced in one part that effects another

86
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how does the endocrine system maintain homeostasis

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feedback mechanisms

87
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nephron

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blood filtering unit in kidney

88
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filtrate

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gets bad stuff out of blood

89
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dialysis

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filters blood for you

90
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why is water lost from body

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pee, sweat, breathing

91
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endocrine system made of

92
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pituitary gland

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regulates body functions and controls actions

93
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two functions of pancreas

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hold glucose in blood stable

94
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what happens when insulin isn’t produced

95
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adrenal glands

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deal with stress, hats okay kidney

96
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thyroid gland

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regulates metabolism, trachea

97
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digestive system

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mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, small intestine, large intestine,

98
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villi

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increases surface area in stomach

99
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liver help in digestion

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produces enzymes

100
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large intestine

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takes extra water

101
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chemical digestion

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breaks down food with enzymes

102
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mechanical digestion

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physically breaks down food

103
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amylase

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enzyme in saliva, breaks chemical bonds

104
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proteins

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carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen

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