Unit 7 Quiz Flashcards
What are the characteristics of all living things?
- All living things are made of cells
- All living things maintain homeostasis
- All living things grow and develop
- All living things have DNA
- All living things have cellular respiration
- All living things reproduce
- All living things can adapt to their environment
- All living things change over time.
What is Lytic Virus Cycle
It is a shorter cycle in which a virus enters a cell; it replicates, assembles, destroys cell (lysis), and new viruses spread.
What is Lysogenic Virus Cycle
It is a longer cycle in which a virus enters the cell, remains inside of the cell(months, years, decades) recombines with cell’s DNA, and once activated by a stressor it will enter the lytic virus cycle.
What is a negative feedback loop?
Reduces the effect of a change, helps maintain stability (if you are cold, add heat. If you are hot, loose heat)
What is a positive feedback loop?
Amplify the initial change, until a certain outcome is achieved (childbirth)
Which two systems aid in Nutrient Absorption and Transport?
Circulatory and Digestive
Esophagus
Is a tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
Stomach
breaks down food using digestive enzymes.
Villi
absorbs nutrients from digested food.
Small Intestine
Breaks down macromolecules
Large Intestine
Restoration of water and elimination of waste.
Liver
Breaks down harmful substances
Kidneys
Filters excess water
Heart
Pumps blood
Arteries
Moves blood away from heart
Veins
Bring blood back
Capilllaries
Transports nutrients and oxygen to cells.
What is the role of liver in Nutrient Absorption and transport
Produces bile to break down fats and it breaks down harmful substances.
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction
Asexual: One parent has genetically identical offsprings.
Sexual: Two parents produce genetically different offspring.
What systems work together in sexual reproduction
reproductive and Endocrine
Zygote
Sperm + egg
Gonads
Reproductive organs that reproduce gamete cells.
Estrogen and Progesterone
Regulates female reproductive development and function
Testosterone
Regulates male reproductive development