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Science Study Guide 1-23-23 Flashcards

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Difference between mechanical and chemical digestion?

A

Mechanical digestion involves physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles while in Chemical Digestion, the stomach and intestines use chemicals to break down food molecules.

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Carnivore…

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Animals that get most energy from eating other animals.

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Are you ready for the test?

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Yes

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Omnivore…

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Animals that will eat both plants and animals to get energy.

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Herbivore…

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Animals that eat mostly plants to get energy.

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Filter Feeders…

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Animals that have structures that are designed to strain tiny algae and protists.

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Termites have ________ in their guts that help them digest wood.

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Protists

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Sponges are ________________.

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Filter Feeders

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What will an ectotherm do to regulate its body temperature?

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Move to warmer or colder areas.

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What does the circulatory system do?

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It pumps blood around the body using the heart and lungs.

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What is the difference between veins and arteries?

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Veins bring blood to the heart. Arteries bring blood away from the heart.

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12
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Fish have…

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Two chambered hearts

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13
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Jellyfish have…

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Hydrostatic Skeletons

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An endoskeleton can be a…

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Reserve for important minerals

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Ligament…

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A tough, flexible band of connective tissue that holds bones together at a joint

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What does it mean to be Sessile?

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You remain in one place throughout your entire life.

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Some vertebrates can breathe through their…

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skin

18
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Endoskeletons support more weight than…

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Exoskeletons

19
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Capillaries…

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A tiny blood vessel connecting an artery and a vein

20
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Diaphragm…

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A motion that draws air into the lungs and forces it back out.

21
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Filaments…

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Increases the area of the gills and helps with gas exchange

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Gizzard…

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A muscular organ that performs grinding and crushing

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Hemolymph…

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White blood-like fluid in and open circulatory system

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Intestines…

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Absorb nutrients into the bloodstream

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Mandibles…

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Lower jawbone of fish and mammals

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Neurons…

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Special cells that collect information and transmit electrical impulses

27
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Spiracles…

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Little tiny openings along insects that allows air to the insects tissue

28
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Tracheae…

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An organ that conducts air toward the lungs

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