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Which of the following is NOT considered a necessary life function?
Homeostasis is essential for normal body functioning.
True
What is the primary function of metabolism?
Production of energy
___ provides for metabolic reactions and makes up 60-80% of body weight.
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Match the survival needs with their descriptions:
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Which of the following components directly contributes to maintaining homeostasis?
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Study Notes
Necessary Life Functions
- Maintain Boundaries: Essential for distinguishing the internal environment from the external; skin and membranes serve as barriers.
- Movement: Encompasses both locomotion of the organism and the transport of substances within the body.
- Responsiveness: The ability to detect and respond to changes in the environment.
- Digestion: Process of breaking down food for nutrient absorption and delivering these nutrients to cells.
- Metabolism: Refers to chemical reactions within the body, crucial for energy production and the synthesis of body structures.
- Excretion: The removal of waste products generated from metabolic processes.
- Reproduction: Involves producing new cells for growth and tissue repair, and creating future generations.
- Growth: Characterized by an increase in the size and number of cells.
Survival Needs
- Nutrients: Include carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals; necessary for energy production and cellular structure.
- Oxygen: Vital for driving chemical reactions essential for survival.
- Water: Constitutes 60-80% of body weight; essential for metabolic reactions and overall physiological function.
- Stable Body Temperature: A necessary parameter for maintaining enzymatic and physiological processes.
- Atmospheric Pressure: Pressure must be appropriate to facilitate breathing and gas exchange.
Homeostasis
- Definition: Maintenance of a stable internal environment; achieves equilibrium despite external changes.
- Importance: Critical for normal bodily functions and sustaining life.
- Homeostatic Imbalance: Disruption of homeostasis can lead to disease or dysfunction in bodily systems.
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Description
Explore the essential functions that sustain life, such as metabolism, responsiveness, and reproduction. This quiz covers concepts from biology regarding how living organisms maintain boundaries and perform vital processes. Test your knowledge of these fundamental life characteristics.
