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Regents Living Environment Vocab

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  • heterotroph
    does not produce their own food
    only survives on meat
    produce their own food
    only survives on water
  • decomposers...
    eat only plants
    try to escape the predator
    break down dead plants and animals
    what parasite steals from
  • Define mutation
    change in the weather
    change in the weight of an organism
    change in the DNA sequence
    change in the color of an organism
  • Define overproduction
    not enough offspring are created
    just enough offspring and everyone survives
    too many offspring are created and not all can survive
  • genetics
    how genes & traits are passed from a generation to the next
    how species eat and digest food
    how species adapt to their environment
    how species look over time
  • define offspring
    the male parent or organism
    none of the above
    the female parent or organism
    new organisms resulting from reproduction
  • immune systems...
    gas exchange (oxygen & carbon dioxide)
    digest and absorb nutrients
    used for fast communication between cells
    protects body from viruses and bacteria
  • define antibodies
    proteins that don't protect when unwanted substance enters
    helps autotrophs live
    proteins that protect when an unwanted substance enters
    medicine that doctors give to fight infections
  • autotrophs
    does not produce their own food
    only survives on meat
    produce their own food
    only survives on water
  • predators....
    are hunted
    hunt and eat prey
    steal nutrients from a host
    eat only plants
  • A "clone" is....
    half identical to the parent organism
    not identical to the parent organism
    a fourth identical to the parent organism
    genetically identical to the parent organism
  • What female structure produces eggs?
    Ovaries
    Fallopian tubes
    Placenta
    Uterus
  • regulation or conservation means that...
    there is a limit to the amount of change
    there is a limit to the amount of plants and animals
    there is a limit to the amount of hunting
    there is a limit to the amount of money
  • chloroplasts are...
    the site of photosynthesis
    energy that is released
    all chemical reactions in an organism
  • herbivores
    organism that mostly feeds on plants and animals
    organisms that produce their own food
    organism that does not eat plants
    organism that mostly feeds on plants
  • composts...
    is the amount of food or space available
    consist of sunlight, wood, foods
    protect habitats
    decompose naturally and then use as fertilizer
  • nervous system
    protects body from viruses and bacteria
    used for fast communication between cells
    used for fast communication between cells
    digest and absorb nutrients
  • pesticides...
    poison that kills all insects but isn't passed to consumers
    poison that kills animals and is passed to consumers
    poison that kills all insects and then passed to consumers
  • carnivores
    organism that mostly feeds on plants
    organisms that eats only fish
    organisms that produce their own food
    organism that mostly feeds on meat or flesh of animals
  • digestive systems...
    used for fast communication between cells
    gas exchange (oxygen & carbon dioxide)
    protects the body from viruses
    break down foods and absorb nutrients
  • respiratory systems...
    used for fast communication between cells
    gas exchange (oxygen & carbon dioxide)
    protects the body from viruses and bacteria
    digest and absorb nutrients
  • fetus
    unborn baby that grows inside of a womb
    a child older than 3
    a baby who is 1 month old
    a baby that is just born
  • fertilization means...
    putting oxygen into water
    before the egg and sperm meet
    when the egg and sperm form together
  • evolution means...
    staying the same
    change over time; change in the frequency of selected genes
    change over a short time
  • Natural selection is...
    how species stay the same
    evolution and how organisms adapt to survive
    deforestation and how forests are removed to build
    none of the above
  • The excretory system...
    keeps nutrients in the body (kidneys, skin, lungs)
    hormones are sent through the blood to target cell/organ
    used for fast communication between cells
    removes waster from body (kidneys, skin, lungs)
  • Define ecological
    all of the above
    science of living organisms and their digestive system
    science of living organisms and their environment
    science of living organisms and their reproductive systems
  • What male structure produces sperm?
    Bladder
    Epididymis
    Testis
    Vas deferens
  • define inherited
    passing of genetic info from child to parent
    passing of genetic info only from autotroph to heterotroph
    passing of genetic info only from autotroph to autotroph
    passing of genetic info from parent to child
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