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biology
19 cards·by Brooke_Campbell
flagella
a long lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells
cilia
short, hairlike, rhythmically beating organelles on the surface of certain cells that
provide mobility, as in protozoans, or move fluids and
pseudopodia
temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
circulatory system
the system of organs and tissues, including the heart, blood, blood vessels, lymph,
lymphatic vessels and glands, involved in circulating bl
nervous system
the system of neurons, neurochemicals, and allied structures involved in receiving sensory
stimuli, generating and coordinating responses, a
endocrine system
the system of neurons, neurochemicals, and allied structures involved in receiving sensory
stimuli, generating and coordinating responses, a
cellular homeostasis
in a organism
nucleus
a central or fundamental part or thing around which others are grouped; core
sensory organs
any of the faculties by which the mind receives information about the external world or about
the state of the body. In addition to the five
prokaryotes
any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not
enclosed in a nucleus. Bacteria and archaeans
eukaryotes
any organism with a fundamental cell type containing a distinct membrane-bound nucleus
skeletal systems
any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
muscular system
the bodily system that is composed of skeletal,muscle tissues, and function in movement of
the body or of materials through the body
cellular membrane
the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
vascular tissues
plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels that in the higher plants forms the system
(vas′cular sys`tem) by which sap is conveyed through
Excretory system
is a possive biology system that removes excess
water balance
equation can be used to describe the flow of the water in and out of the system
pH
is a measure of the acidityor bascity of anaqueous solution
tempature
is a numerical measure of hot or cold