Honors Bio Life Functions

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Regulation

control and coordination of physiological activities

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Synthesis

forming a complex molecule from simple molecules

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Respiration

release of stored energy from an organic molecule transfer of chemical energy to a more usable form

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Transport

Life function by which organisms absorb and distribute materials needed for life.

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Nutrition

the processes by which living organisms obtain and use those acquired nutrients to sustain biological life.

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Digestion

break down of food into nutrients

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Reproduction

process performed by organisms to repopulate their species

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Locomotion

helps us to move from one place to other

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Homeostasis

the balance of all your life functions

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Metabolism

the sum of all your life functions

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Cells

sequence of levels of structural organization

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Unicellular

composed of one cell, perform life processes without organ systems

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Multicellular

composed of many cells, perform life processes with organ systems

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The factors required to be considered as a living thing

  1. perform metabolic processes

  2. maintain homeostasis

  3. needs energy for cell activities

  4. composed of one or more cells

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What are all the six organelles?

nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, cell membrane, ribosomes, vacuoles

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Nucleus

controls most cell activities and contains DNA

<p>controls most cell activities and contains DNA</p>
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Mitochondria

site of aerobic cellular respiration

<p>site of aerobic cellular respiration</p>
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Chloroplast

site of photosynthesis

<p>site of photosynthesis</p>
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Cell membrane

selectively regulates the passage of materials into and out of the cell

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Ribosome

site of protein synthesis

<p>site of protein synthesis</p>
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Vacuoles

storage of waste, food, and excess water

<p>storage of waste, food, and excess water</p>
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Lysosome

an organelle that helps digest certain materials inside the cell.

<p>an organelle that helps digest certain materials inside the cell.</p>
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Amyloplast

colorless plant plastid that forms and stores starch.

<p>colorless plant plastid that forms and stores starch.</p>
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golgi body

takes in protein, modifies it, and then places it in cells called vesicles

<p><span style="font-family: Google Sans, Roboto, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(189, 193, 198)">takes in protein, modifies it, and then places it in cells called vesicles</span></p>
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endoplasmic reticulum

a network of membranes in a cell through which molecules like proteins move in.

<p>a network of membranes in a cell through which molecules like proteins move in.</p>
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nucleolus

a sphere whose function is to produce and make the cell's ribosomes.

<p>a sphere whose function is to produce and make the cell's ribosomes.</p>
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nuclear envelope

membrane barrier that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm.

<p>  membrane barrier that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm.</p>
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cytoplasm

holds the components of the cell and protects them

<p>holds the components of the cell and protects them</p>
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centriole

help with cell division in animal cells.

<p>help with cell division in animal cells.</p>
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