Water ralations Flashcards

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Water regulation by plants

A

to gain water:
Grow or redirect roots

To not loose water:
Avoid droughts (ephemerals- only grow during rainy season and die when drought starts)

Reduce leaves to avoid evaporation

Live where there’s more water (under ground and nurse plants)

Waxy and though leaves

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2
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Animal adaptation

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Increase uptake:
Drinking water(if you have acces)
Use fog
Metabolic water (glucose oxidation)

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3
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Osmoregulation

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Regulation of solute balance and the Gail/loss of water

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4
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Osmosis

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Water moves from areas of higher concentrationn to lower areas of concentration

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5
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isosmotic organisms

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Body fluid of organisms contains same concetration of water and solutes as enviroments

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HypOsmotic organimss

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Body fluids contain higher concentrations of water (and lower in solutes) than environment (marine fish)

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HypErosmotic organims

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Body fluids of organims contains lower concetration of water(and higher solutes) than enviroment (freshwater fish)

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