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A. Life processes- when we are dealing with life processes, the 1st process we should deal with is
Nutrition.
1.
- obtaining and processing food.
- There are two types of nutrition
a.
1. Self feeders- Example- green plants. They make their own food from simple (inorganic)
materials.
2. They carry out food by
- light- they make something using light.
- Chemosynthesis- carried out by things that live deep in the ocean- using chemicals to make
something.
b.
1. Other feeders- animals. They obtain preformed food from others.
2. They carry out food by
a. Ingest- take the food in
b. Digest- to brake down the food
c. Egest- eliminating unprocessed waste.
2.
- absorb and circulate (distribute)
3.
release of energy from food. (Oxidation- burning of food.)
4.
- removal of processed (metabolic) wastes. What body part has this role? The
kidneys.
5. - root syn- together. Small molecules are put together to form/make larger ones.
6.
- organism increase in size.
7.
- control and coordination- Communication is included.
8.
- production of new individuals. Why was reproduction written last as it has
anything to do with the others? Why did scientists include this?
B. !"
#- all of the life processes- life activities.
C.
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- living organisms must remain in homeostasis. If they don¶t, they are ill or they
are dead.
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- same stationary condition- steady state- organisms need to maintain a
steady state despite an ever-changing internal and external environment. How do we maintain
balance? How does the body know? The
# is most related to this- sweat.
1. Nucleus
2. Cytoplasm
3. Cell Membrane