16 Questions
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to long-term patterns of temperature, precipitation, and other elements.
What is the term for the different categories of tissues in organisms?
Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
What is the function of homeostasis?
Maintaining internal stability and a constant environment for cells
What are the trophic levels in a food chain?
Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers
Where is bile produced and stored?
Produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Where does most digestion occur?
Small intestine
What causes the gasses to move from lungs to blood and vice versa?
Difference in partial pressures
What future structures begin forming during gastrulation?
Germ layers
What are the different trophic levels in a food chain?
Primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows a linear flow of energy, while a food web represents multiple interconnected food chains
What regulates the ovarian cycle?
Hormones released by the pituitary gland
What are the levels of biological organization from cell to organism?
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Where is bile produced and stored?
Produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Where does most absorption occur?
Small intestine
What is the major function of the pharynx?
To serve as a passageway for air and food
How is the surface area of the intestinal lining increased to maximize absorption?
By the presence of villi, microvilli, and circular folds
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