Mollusks have a soft body and share several characteristics
... forms with elaboratelysculpted and colored shells. In spite of their tremendous diversity, however, they also share a few key characteristics, including a muscular foot, a visceral mass containing internal organs, and a mantle that may or may not secrete a shell of calcium carbonate . ...
... forms with elaboratelysculpted and colored shells. In spite of their tremendous diversity, however, they also share a few key characteristics, including a muscular foot, a visceral mass containing internal organs, and a mantle that may or may not secrete a shell of calcium carbonate . ...
DIVERSITY INL IVINGO RGANISMS
... Now, to understand how some characteristics are decided as being more fundamental than others, let us consider how a stone wall is built. The stones used will have different shapes and sizes. The stones at the top of the wall would not influence the choice of stones that come below them. On the othe ...
... Now, to understand how some characteristics are decided as being more fundamental than others, let us consider how a stone wall is built. The stones used will have different shapes and sizes. The stones at the top of the wall would not influence the choice of stones that come below them. On the othe ...
Chapter 1
... Anatomical position: Terms of relative position are used to describe the location of a part relative to another part. Superior: Needs to be in reference to another part. What does it mean? Inferior: Opposite of superior, what does it mean? Anterior: Means the same as ventral in humans. Where does it ...
... Anatomical position: Terms of relative position are used to describe the location of a part relative to another part. Superior: Needs to be in reference to another part. What does it mean? Inferior: Opposite of superior, what does it mean? Anterior: Means the same as ventral in humans. Where does it ...
Cherstie Meskey 11/26/10 Chemistry Elements of Your Body
... concentration. This is a passive movement, and therefore disrupts our membrane potential. The pumps use active transport to pump the ions back into where they came from, creating a constant cycle of sodium and potassium movement across cell membranes. The pump also uses adenosine tri-phosphate, comm ...
... concentration. This is a passive movement, and therefore disrupts our membrane potential. The pumps use active transport to pump the ions back into where they came from, creating a constant cycle of sodium and potassium movement across cell membranes. The pump also uses adenosine tri-phosphate, comm ...
Introduction to the Human Body
... composition of their environment remained relatively constant. Later, an American physiologist, Walter B. Cannon (1871-1945), suggested the name homeostasis for the relatively constant states maintained by the body. Homeostasis is a key word in modern physiology. It comes from two Greek words - "hom ...
... composition of their environment remained relatively constant. Later, an American physiologist, Walter B. Cannon (1871-1945), suggested the name homeostasis for the relatively constant states maintained by the body. Homeostasis is a key word in modern physiology. It comes from two Greek words - "hom ...
station 1
... Bacteria and fungi are both very important in nutrient recycling. For example, when food starts to rot often you will see fungus grow on it. Think about a rotting orange. The greenish colored organism that grows on a rotting orange is a fungus. It’s job is to decompose or chemically breakdown the o ...
... Bacteria and fungi are both very important in nutrient recycling. For example, when food starts to rot often you will see fungus grow on it. Think about a rotting orange. The greenish colored organism that grows on a rotting orange is a fungus. It’s job is to decompose or chemically breakdown the o ...
Nutrients Carbohydrates
... Water is the one nutrient every living thing must have. Water is so important your body can’t live for more than a few days without it. Every cell in the body requires water to stay alive, and water usually makes up 50% to 75% of a person’s body weight. Water does many jobs in the body: It helps b ...
... Water is the one nutrient every living thing must have. Water is so important your body can’t live for more than a few days without it. Every cell in the body requires water to stay alive, and water usually makes up 50% to 75% of a person’s body weight. Water does many jobs in the body: It helps b ...
BDOL Interactive Chalkboard
... the food, shelter, and other essential resources of that habitat are often used in different ways. A ________________________ is the role or position a species has in its environment—how it meets its specific needs for food and shelter, how and where it survives, and where it reproduces in its envir ...
... the food, shelter, and other essential resources of that habitat are often used in different ways. A ________________________ is the role or position a species has in its environment—how it meets its specific needs for food and shelter, how and where it survives, and where it reproduces in its envir ...
The Human Body
... Closer to the origin of the body part, or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk ...
... Closer to the origin of the body part, or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk ...
Slide 1 - Skyline R2 School
... It is produced when body cells break down food and give off energy ...
... It is produced when body cells break down food and give off energy ...
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
... Inside of stomach lined with epithelial tissue Wall of stomach contains smooth muscle tissue Nervous tissue in stomach controls muscle contraction and gland secretion Connective tissue proper binds all the above tissues together ...
... Inside of stomach lined with epithelial tissue Wall of stomach contains smooth muscle tissue Nervous tissue in stomach controls muscle contraction and gland secretion Connective tissue proper binds all the above tissues together ...
Rotifer - I Love Science
... 8)Reproduction mostly parthenogenetic [an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by a male.] , otherwise sexual and gonochoristic[ reproduction with two distinct sexes]. ...
... 8)Reproduction mostly parthenogenetic [an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by a male.] , otherwise sexual and gonochoristic[ reproduction with two distinct sexes]. ...
Orientation to Human Body Workbook
... The Organisation and General Plan of the Human Body The purpose of this workbook is to introduce you to some fundamental biological principles and terminology that underpin the structure and function of the human body. You will need to learn many new words (terminology) whilst studying biological sc ...
... The Organisation and General Plan of the Human Body The purpose of this workbook is to introduce you to some fundamental biological principles and terminology that underpin the structure and function of the human body. You will need to learn many new words (terminology) whilst studying biological sc ...
Respiratory System Overview
... oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the rest of the body, and returns oxygendepleted blood back to the heart. • Carbon Dioxide is picked up along the way and is also carried back to the heart to be exhaled through the lungs. ...
... oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the rest of the body, and returns oxygendepleted blood back to the heart. • Carbon Dioxide is picked up along the way and is also carried back to the heart to be exhaled through the lungs. ...
Competition It`s a struggle, a fight, two entities opposing each other
... and get to pass on their genes. Their progeny (offspring) will have an increased chance of survival because their parents out-competed their conspecifics. The best competitors have the best fitness, which is a measure of the genes that are passed on to succeeding generations. So the best competitors ...
... and get to pass on their genes. Their progeny (offspring) will have an increased chance of survival because their parents out-competed their conspecifics. The best competitors have the best fitness, which is a measure of the genes that are passed on to succeeding generations. So the best competitors ...
Capturing Energy from the Sun
... -Decomposers: various bacteria and fungi that break down dead material and animal wastes and extract remaining nutrients -Pyramid of Numbers: the concept that numbers of organisms decrease as they progress towards the top of a food chain -Biomass: weight of living things, often expressed as dry weig ...
... -Decomposers: various bacteria and fungi that break down dead material and animal wastes and extract remaining nutrients -Pyramid of Numbers: the concept that numbers of organisms decrease as they progress towards the top of a food chain -Biomass: weight of living things, often expressed as dry weig ...
CHAPTER 15
... recently been disturbed, because this is where their seeds can germinate easily. They cannot cope with the constant mowing of the lawn. The cold of the Arctic, the disturbance of ground and the mowing of a lawn are all examples of environmental factors. Environmental factors affect living organisms ...
... recently been disturbed, because this is where their seeds can germinate easily. They cannot cope with the constant mowing of the lawn. The cold of the Arctic, the disturbance of ground and the mowing of a lawn are all examples of environmental factors. Environmental factors affect living organisms ...
Invertebrates I: Sponges, Jellyfish, and Worms
... ____________________ symmetry means that they can be divided into equal halves by any plane along the length of the organism. ...
... ____________________ symmetry means that they can be divided into equal halves by any plane along the length of the organism. ...