Biology Unit 3

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The movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration
Osmosis
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When a cell is full of water
Turgid
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When a cell is lacking water
Flaccid
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The movement of dissolved substances from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
Active transport
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What guard cells control the size of
Stomata
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The upper part of the body
Thorax
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The lower part of the body
Abdomen
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Breathing in and out
Ventilation
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Found in the lungs for gas exchange
Alveoli
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Increases the surface area inside of small intestine
Villi
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The process from taking glucose from the gut and from the kidneys
Active transport
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We need active transport to stop us from...
Starving
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Tubes that transport food in a plant
Phloem
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Tubes that transport water and dissolved minerals
Xylem
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The process by which water is lost from a plant
Transpiration
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The upper chambers of the heart
Atrium
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The lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles
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Blood vessel containing valaves
Veins
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Liquid that carries everything in the blood
Plasma
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Artificial blood substitute, e.g. salt solution
Saline
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These help keep arteries open when fatty deposits block them
Stents
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The maintenance of a constant internal environment
Homeostasis
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How many things are controlled by homestasis
Six
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What occurs when you're too hot
Vasodilation
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What occurs when you're too cold
Vasoconstriction
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The organ that removes urea, adjusts ions and water content
Kidneys
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The filtration units in kidneys
Nephrons
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First process of a nephron
Ultrafiltration
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Second process of a nephron
Reabsorption
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Third process of a nephron
Release waste
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Machines used to filter blood when kidneys fail
Dialysis machine
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What the pancreas releases when blood glucose level is too high
Insulin
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What the pancreas secretes when blood glucose level is too low
Glucagon
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How many ways humans reduce land for plants and other animals
Four
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Made by the anaerobic fermentation of sugar
Ethanol
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70% of biogas is made from this
Methane
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The name of the fungus that is the main source for mycoprotein
Fusarium
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When a cell is full of water

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Turgid

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When a cell is lacking water

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The movement of dissolved substances from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration

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What guard cells control the size of

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