Zoology Flashcards

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1
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Animals are heterotrophic:

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Do not produce their own food

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2
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Animal cells do not have

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Cell walls or plastids

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3
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Animals are always able to reproduce…

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sexually

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4
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animal symmetry:

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Radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry

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5
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Tissue

A

groups of certain cell types

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6
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Types of Tissue (Mecan BBC)

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Muscle tissue, Epithelial tissue, Connective tissue, adipose tissue, Nerve tissue, Bone tissue, Blood tissue, Cartilage

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Muscle Tissue:

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Smooth Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, and cardiac Muscle

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8
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Smooth Muscle

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Walls of internal organs and does involuntary movement

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9
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Skeletal Muscle

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Functions for voluntary movement

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10
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Cardiac Muscle

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Forms the walls of the heart and give it strength and electrical properties (The skill of beating rhythmically). Its cells interlock with each other, keeping the muscle fibers from ripping during strong contractions.

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Epithelial Tissue

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Skin. and lines the interior of organs and lines intestine.

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Connecctive Tissue

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Covers and holds tissue and organs together (ligament as apposed to muscle) not muscle, stationary

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Adipose tissue

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Found beneath the skin and around organs providing cushioning, insulation and fat storage

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Nerve Tissue

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Carries electrical and chemical impulses to and from organs and libs

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Bone Tissue

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Skeleton (support, and protection for internal organs

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16
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Blood tissue

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Plasma. Carries oxygen and nutrients and wastes to and from cells, fights infection, and clots

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Cartilage tissue

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Reduces friction between bones and supports and connects them

18
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Tissues make up…

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Organs

19
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Organs make up…

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Systems

20
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Musculoskeletal System

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Supports the body and gives it the ability to move (Joints, ligaments, cartilage, muscle (Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac), and bones)

21
Q

Human body has this many BONES

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206

22
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Bones:

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Provides protection, structure, stores calcium and phosphates and produces red blood cells

23
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Water has a high…

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Heat capacity