History Flashcards
1
Q
Who provided definitions for the difference between living and non-living?
A
Claude Bernard
2
Q
What criteria must be met for something to be living?
A
Spend metabolic energy to maintain constancy
3
Q
Who was the first to define homeostasis?
A
Walter Cannon
4
Q
What is homeostasis?
A
Maintaining a constant internal environment
5
Q
What is physiology?
A
The function of anatomical parts in an organism
6
Q
What are the 5 disciplines of physiology?
A
Integrative, mechanistic, evolutionary, comparative, environmental
7
Q
How is a phenotype changed?
A
Change the genotype or change the environment so that it changes gene expression
