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VITAL FUNCTIONS IN LIVING THINGS
SPECIFIC VOCABULARY
Nutrition
Nutrición
[njʊ:'trɪʃən]
Living things take substances they need
to stay alive. These substances are
oxygen, water and food.
Autotrophous
Living beings which live only
inorganic substances and sunlight.
sunlight
Heterotrophous
They need to take
environment.
Autótrofo
with
Heterótrofo
food
from
the
Interacción
Interaction
[ɪntər'ækʃən]
Living things receive information from the
environment and from their own bodies.
And then they react to changes.
changes
Reproduction
Reproducción
[rɪ:prə'dʌkʃən]
Living things reproduce other living
things. So they ensure the survival of their
species.
Asexual reproduction
Reproducción asexual
[
]
In this type of reproduction only one
individual participates in the reproductive
function.
Sexual reproduction
Reproducción sexual
['seksjʊəl]
In
n this type of reproduction two individuals
are involved. The union of special cells
from each individual, produces a new
living thing.
Nutrients
Nutrientes
['nʊ:trɪənts] ['njʊ:trɪənts]
Different
ifferent substances useful for our body:
oxygen, water, mineral salts, glucids,
lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, aminoacids,
vitamins.
Digestive apparatus
The
he organs in your body that digest food.
food
[daɪ'dʒestɪv] [æpə'reɪtəs]
Aparato digestivo
Circulatory apparatus
It carries food to all your body´s cells.
Aparato circulatorio
[´sɜ:kjuleitǤ:ri] [æpə'reɪtəs]
VITAL FUNCTIONS IN LIVING THINGS
Respiratory apparatus
SPECIFIC VOCABULARY
Aparato respiratorio
['respərətǤ:ri] [rɪ'spɪrətrɪ] [æpə'reɪtəs]
[æp
The
he organs which enable you to breathe.
breathe
Excretory apparatus
Aparato excretor
[ik´skri:tǤ:ri] [æpə'reɪtəs]
It ejects the waste material produced by a
body.
Cellular respiration
Respiración celular
It is a chemical reaction in the cells. This
reaction produces energy.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
ATP (trifosfato de adenosine)
( -d n -s n ) (tr -f sfæt )
An important carrier of energy in cells in
the body.
Absorción
Absorption
[əb'zɔ:pʃən]
Some substances can enter in a plant by
absorption through the roots.
Circulation
Circulación
|sɜ:kjʊ’leɪʃən/
The
he movement of the sap in the vessels
and tissues of plants.
Transpiration
Transpiración
[
]
If a plant transpires, it loses water through
its surface.
Stoma
Estoma
It is a very small hole in plants that
permits gases exchange with the
environment
Photosynthesis
Fotosíntesis
[fəʊtəʊ'sɪnθəsəs] [fəʊtəʊ'sɪɪnθəsɪs]
Photosynthesis takes advantage of the
sun´s energy through a chemical reaction.
Chlorophyll
Clorofila
[
]
The green substance in plants, that
allows them to use the energy from the
sun.
Chloroplast [klor -plast]
A organelle of cell which
chlorophyll.
Clopoplasto
contains
VITAL FUNCTIONS IN LIVING THINGS
SPECIFIC VOCABULARY
Obtain information
Obtener información
[əb'teɪn]
From the external or internal environment
like the organs of sense (the receptive
organs).
Process information
Procesar información
['prəʊses]
That is obtained and decide on a
response.
Respond to the information
[rɪ'spɒnd]
Responder a la información
With responsive organs like the muscles,
the bones, the tendons and the glands.
Stimulus
['stɪmjʊləs]
The information
receives.
Estímulo
that
a
living
thing
Response
[rɪ'spɒns]
It´s provoked by stimulus.
Respuesta
Gamete
Gameto
A
cell
connected
with
sexual
reproduction, which is either a male
sperm or a female egg.
Zygote
The cell which is formed when a female
reproductive cell and a male reproductive
repro
cell join.
Cigoto