Mrs Grenc Flashcards
What is a life process?
A series of functions that are essential for maintaining life.
Define movement in the context of life processes.
The ability to move from one place or position to another.
What is respiration?
The release of energy from food molecules/carbohydrates within cells.
What is an example of an organism reacting to an external stimulus?
Eye blinks when something comes close.
Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Aerobic uses oxygen; anaerobic does not use oxygen.
What is the control in life processes?
The ability to control internal conditions.
Give an example of a control process in organisms.
Maintaining constant body temperature.
Define growth in biological terms.
Increase in size (mass or height) and number of cells.
What process do cells undergo to divide?
Mitosis.
What is reproduction?
The production of offspring through the fusion of gametes.
What occurs during fertilization in plants?
It leads to seed formation.
What is excretion?
Removal of waste products from an organism.
Name a waste product excreted via the lungs.
Carbon dioxide.
What is nutrition in the context of life processes?
The process by which organisms obtain food substances.
Fill in the blank: Animals eat plants and/or other animals for _______.
[nutrition]
