Terms - Animal forms and functions

Question 1

Tissues

Answer 1

groups of cells that have similar structures and functions together as a unit
- there are 4 types: Epithelial, Connective, nervous, and muscle

Question 2

Negative feedback

Answer 2

bringing conditions back to their normal or homeostatic function

Question 3

Positive feedback

Answer 3

an action that intensifies a condition so that it is driven. further beyond its normal limits
ex: labor contraction, lactation, or sexual orgasms

Question 4

Respiration

Answer 4

Movement of gases in and out; ca also mean cellular respiration in which ATP is produced in the mitochondria

Question 5

Thermoregulation

Answer 5

control of exchange of heat with the environment

Question 6

epithelial tissue

Answer 6

skin or internal organ covering

Question 7

connective tissue

Answer 7

bone, cartilage, blood,

Question 8

ectotherms/poikilotherms/cold-blooded

Answer 8

obtain body heat from the environment
- include invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and fish

Question 9

endotherms/homeotherms/warm-blooded

Answer 9

generate their own body heat and have much higher basal metabolic rate then ectotherms

Question 10

what are the regulatory mechanisms

Answer 10

Evaporation, metabolism, and surface area

Question 11

Evaporation

Answer 11

body heat is removed as liquid evaporates (endergonic process)

Question 12

metabolism

Answer 12

muscle contraction and other metabolic activities generate heat