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Flashcards on Animal Physiology
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What is the study of how animals function?
Animal Physiology
What is homeostasis?
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment
What is the process by which food is broken down and nutrients are absorbed?
Digestion
What is the function of the circulatory system?
To transport oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the body
What is the role of the nervous system?
To transmit signals between different parts of the body
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What is the function of the skeletal system?
To provide support, protect internal organs, and allow movement
What is the process by which organisms convert food into energy?
Cellular respiration
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
What is the function of the excretory system?
To remove waste products from the body
What is the process by which plants and animals release water vapor through their leaves or skin?
Transpiration
What is the function of the endocrine system?
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
What is the role of enzymes in digestion?
To break down large molecules into smaller ones
What is the function of the reproductive system?
To produce offspring and ensure the survival of a species
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What is the study of how animals function?
Animal Physiology
Zoology
Evolutionary Biology
Marine Biology
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What is the main function of the respiratory system?
To transport oxygen throughout the body
To regulate body temperature
To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment
To remove waste products from the body
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What is the function of the circulatory system?
To break down food and absorb nutrients
To transmit signals between different parts of the body
To transport oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the body
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
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What is the largest organ in the human body?
The brain
The liver
The skin
The heart
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What is the role of the nervous system?
To transmit signals between different parts of the body
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
To remove waste products from the body
To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment
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What are the building blocks of proteins?
Nucleotides
Amino acids
Monosaccharides
Lipids
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What is the function of the excretory system?
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
To break down large molecules into smaller ones
To remove waste products from the body
To provide support, protect internal organs, and allow movement
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What is the function of the endocrine system?
To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment
To regulate body temperature
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
To break down food and absorb nutrients
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What is the function of the reproductive system?
To produce and release hormones that regulate various bodily functions
To remove waste products from the body
To produce offspring and ensure the survival of a species
To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment
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What is the process by which organisms convert food into energy?
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Metabolism
Digestion
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