metroc system and life processes Flashcards
define volume
The amount of space something occupies
define mess
amount of matter in an object
define temperature
how fast air molecules move
hot=fast
cold=slow
what’s The unit of measure for length
meter
what’s the unit of measure for volume
liter
what’s the unit of measure for mass
Gram
what’s the unit of measurement for temperature
Celsius
what are tools used to measure length
ruler and meter stick
what are the tools to measure volume
beaker graduated cylinder and flask
what’s the tools used to measure mass
triple beam balance
where are the tools used to measure temperature
Thermometer
what’s the equation for Fahrenheit
1.8°C +32
what’s the equation for Kelvin
K equals degrees Celsius +273
what is on the metric latter
kilo hecto Deka Basic unit Deci centi milli Micro nano
what’s the description and importance of synthesis
description: producing complex substances from simple ones importance: growth and repair sells
description importance of transport
description: absorption and circulation of materials throughout and organism
importance: nutrients, Oxygen, water, and ways throughout the cell body
description of importance of respiration (C6H12O2+O2 - CO2+H20+energy)
description: chemical reactions that release energy for life activities
importance: all organisms make energy
what’s the description importance of regulation
description: controls and coordinates all activities
importance: maintain balance by responding to a stimulus (Change in the environment)
what’s the description and importance of reproduction
description: making more organisms important: not necessary for the individual but needed for the survival of the species
description and importance of execration
description: removal of waste produced importance: examples are C02, H2O, urine
what is the description and importance of nutrition
description: organisms obtain found and process it importance: ingestion digestion and egestion
The description and importance of growth
description: increase in size and number of cells importance: development of an organism
description and importance of metabolism
description: all chemical processes that occur in an organism importance: utilizing nutritional substances for the process of respiration
description and importance of homeostasis
description: maintaining a stable internal balance importance: regulation needed for an organism
define length
distance between two points
what is photosynthesis
The process of capturing sunlight and transforming this light energy into chemical energy
autotroph
able to make food from inorganic compound
what’s a pigment
any substance that absorbs light
what’s CChlorophyll
most abundant pigment in plants used for photosynthesis
what cell respiration
process in which the chemical bonds of food molecules are converted into usable energy for organisms
what’s the heterotroph
cannot make their own food must consume it
what is the site of cell respiration and plant and animal sells
The mitochondria
what are the two types of respiration
aerobic and anaerobic
