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Homeostatis
balanced internal situation of a cell. It has achieved a balance of internal and external fluids based on temperature, acid/base balance, and the amount and type of critical sunstances
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enzymes
subtances that start or speed up chemical reactions without themselves being changed.
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
contains genetic and heredititary information. This allows cells to replicate.
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Chromosomes
DNA makes up genes which are contained in chromosomes. Choromosomes control the traits that offspring will recieve parents.
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metabolism
biological proesses necessary for life carried on by all living cells
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species
the basic level of classification for all living things
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assimilation
changing nutrients into protoplasm
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nutrition
ingestion - digestion - assimilation
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respiration
combination of processes that release energy from glucouse
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excretion
in humans kidneys, lungs, and skin are involved in excretion.
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mitosis
cell numbers are able to increase when cells divide, this is the cause of mitiosis.
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gametes
gametes combine with each other to form the starting point for new organisms
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invertebraes
90 percent of alife are animals without backbones
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atrium and ventricle
two chambers of the heart that aid in circulating blood throughout the organisms body
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skeletal system
carries the body and protects the organs
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muscular system
enables the body to carry out 40% of body weight
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nervous system
controls movement and provides communication between the individual and its environment
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endocrine system
includes glands that regulate growth blood pressure and other functions
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respiratory system
provides means to inhale air with oxygen and exhale co2
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lymphatic system
assits with bringing oxygen to cells and removing waste from them
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digestive systen
processes and helps distribute nutrients
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excretory system
removes waste from the body
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reproductive system
reproduction
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viruses
viruses are inorganic
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what are our bodies defense systems?
lymph cells, white blood cells, and antibodies
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chromosomes in humans
children form from a fertilized egg that has 23 pairs so 46 chromosomes. half from each parent
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mutation
changes or disruption in the dna coding
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