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VOCAB WORDS

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Flagella
A slender Threadlike Structure, a microsphoic whip like appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria to swim.
Cilia
A short, microscopic, harlike cibating structure that provideds movement.
pseudopodia
a temporary protrusion of the surface of an ameboid cell for movement and feeding
circulatory system
the system that circulated blood/lymph throuhg the body,consisting of the heart,blood vessels,blood,lymph,and the lymphatic vessels/glands
Nervous system
the network of nerve cells and fivers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body
Endocrine system
system of glands that produce secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
Cellular homeostasis
ability/tendency of an organis or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes
Nucleus
central/most important part of an object,movement,or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth
sensory organs
senses are physiological capacities of organisms that provide data for perception
prokaryote
microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
eukaryote
an organism consisting of a cell or cells which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
skeletal system
the hard structure that probides a frame for the body of an animal
muscular system
an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles
cellular membrane
a biological membrane that sparates the inteior of all cells from the outside evironment
vascular tissues
tissue in higher plants that constitues the vascualr system, consisting of phloem/xylem,by which water/nutrients conducted through the plant
waste disposal
is the collection,trasport,processing,managing,monitoring of waste materials
excretory system
biological system that removes excess,unecessary materials from an organism,so as to help maintain homeostasis within the organism
water balance
equation can be used to describe the flow of water in and out of a system
pH
a fugyre expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithimic scale on which 7 in neutral
Temperature
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object