Biology Class 10: Life Processes

Vocabulary flashcards defining key biological terms and life processes from the Chapter 01 lecture notes.

Life processes

All the processes which together perform the maintenance job and are essential for sustaining life, such as nutrition, respiration, transportation, and excretion.

Metabolism

The collective term for various biochemical reactions that take place inside living organisms which are essential to perform metabolic activities.

Cells

The tiny structural and functional units that make up all living organisms.

Protoplasm

Commonly called living matter and cell organelles that make up cells.

Nutrition

The life process of obtaining and utilising nutrients.

Respiration

The life process of obtaining and utilising energy.

Excretion

The life process involved in the elimination of body wastes.

Reproduction

The life process of producing young ones.

Control and coordination

The life process involving the response to stimulus.

Autotrophic Nutrition

The mode of nutrition in plants.

Heterotrophic Nutrition

The mode of nutrition in animals such as Amoeba and Humans.

Diffusion

The process by which unicellular organisms take in food, exchange gases, and expel wastes because their entire surface is in contact with the environment.

Ascent of sap

A process associated with the transportation of materials in plants.

Translocation

A process involving the movement of materials in plants as part of transportation.

Nephron

A specific component or functional unit mentioned in relation to human excretion.

Haemodialysis

A medical procedure or process associated with human excretion.

Movement and locomotion

The acts of changing position or place, identified as characteristic features of living organisms.