New Terms #1 Flashcards
Alveoli
microscopic, balloon-like sacs lined with capillaries at the end of the smallest bronchioles
Appendicular Skeleton
bones that attach to the axial skeleton
Autonomic Nervous System
controls involuntary muscles and glands
Autotroph
makes its food from inorganic energy sources
Axial Skeleton
bones that support and protect the head, neck, and trunk
an area where there’s a consistent environment which is home to a distinct population of living creatures
Biome
Bronchi
two branches that lead from the trachea to each lung
Bronchioles
smaller tubes after the bronchi
Carnivore
meat eater
Carrying Capacity
the maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can sustain
Central Nervous System
the brain and spinal cord
Community
all the different populations in an ecosystem
Compact Bone
strong, dense bone found in the diaphysis
Consumer
heterotrophs: they consume other organisms for food
Decomposer
consume dead matter by secreting enzymes
Dermis
second layer of skin tissue
Detritivores
feed on dead matter by breaking it into smaller components
Diaphysis
shaft of the bone
Ecosystem
limited areas of biomes
Egg
female reproductive cells, or ova
Epidermis
top layer of skin tissue
Epiphysis
bulging end of a bone
Hemopoiesis
manufactures red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cell
Herbivore
plant eater
Heterotroph
consumer: consume their food by eating other organisms
