bio - [6] organisms response to changes in their environment

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[14.1] survival and response
Describe the sequence of events i...,
What is a stimulus 2,
What is a receptor 3
13  cards
[14.2] plant growth factors
What is tropism 1,
What type of geotropism and in wh...,
What is iaa 3
6  cards
[14.3] a reflex arc
What are the 2 major divisions of...,
What is the cns made up of 2,
What is the pns made up of 3
15  cards
[14.4] (1/2) receptors: the pacinian corpuscle
What are features of sensory rece...,
How does a receptor act as a tran...,
Where are pacinian corpuscles fou...
7  cards
[14.4] (2/2) receptors working together in the eye
How do rod and cone cells act as ...,
What pigments are found in the me...,
How is a generator potential prod...
14  cards
[14.5] control of heart rate
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
What are the 2 subdivisions of th...,
What does the sympathetic nervous...
26  cards
[15.1] neurones and nervous coordination
What are the 2 main forms of coor...,
Describe features of the hormonal...,
Describe features of the nervous ...
15  cards
[15.2-3] the nerve impulse, passage of an action potential
What can a nerve impulse be defin...,
What is resting potential 2,
Describe the charges found in the...
11  cards
[15.4] speed of the nerve impulses
What 3 factors affect the speed a...,
How does the myelin sheath affect...,
How does the diameter of the axon...
14  cards
[15.5-6] synapses: structure, function, and transmission
What is a synapse 1,
What are all the features of the ...,
What are the names given to the t...
13  cards
[15.7] structure of a skeletal muscle
What are the 3 types of muscles i...,
Describe cardiac muscle 2,
Describe smooth muscle 3
24  cards
[15.8] contraction of skeletal muscle
What type of force does muscle co...,
What does antagonistic action mean 2,
What evidence is there for the sl...
9  cards
[16.1] principles of homeostasis
What is homeostasis 1,
What factors are maintained by ho...,
What is the significance of an op...
13  cards
[16.2] feedback mechanisms
What is positive feedback 1,
What is an example of purposeful ...,
Describe positive feedback in ter...
12  cards
[16.3] hormones, regulation of blood glucose concentration
What are hormones 1,
What determines whether or not a ...,
What 3 hormones are involved in r...
21  cards
[16.4] diabetes and its control
What is diabetes 1,
What are the 2 types of diabetes 2,
What causes type 1 diabetes 3
10  cards
[16.5] control of blood water potential - structure of nephron
What is osmoregulation 1,
What does blood plasma contain 6 2,
Where does urea come from 3
26  cards
[16.6] role of the nephron in osmoregulation
Describe the stages the nephron c...,
How is glomerular filtrate formed...,
What molecules can leave blood in...
20  cards
[16.7] the role of hormones in osmoregulation
How is homeostatic control of osm...,
What might cause blood to have a ...,
How is lower water potential dete...
13  cards

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