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Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔process by which |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
organisms maintain a relatively stable internal
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environment
Receptor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔body structure that
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monitors changes in a controlled condition and sends
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input to a control center
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Stimulus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a signal to which an
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organism responds |\
control center - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔processes the
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signal and sends instructions
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Effector - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an organ or cell that
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acts in response to a stimulus.
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negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A primary
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mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
physiological variable that is being monitored triggers a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
response that counteracts the initial fluctuation.
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,positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Feedback that
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tends to magnify a process or increase its output until a
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climatic event occurs. |\ |\
An example of negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Controlling body temperature |\ |\
An example of positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A mother breastfeeding
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An example of homeostasis imbalance - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Diabetes |\
What is an SSRI? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Selective
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Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor; an example of this is
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Serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter. |\ |\ |\ |\
organic compounds - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Compounds
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that contain carbon
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inorganic compounds - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Compounds that do not contain carbon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Examples of organic compounds - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids |\ |\ |\ |\
examples of inorganic compounds - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔water, salts, acids, bases |\ |\ |\
Properties of water - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔High heat
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capacity, high heat of vaporization, polar solvent,
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reactivity, cushion |\
Acid - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A substance that increases
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the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution (H+)
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Base - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A substance that
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decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution
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(OH-)
As a liquid, how does water serve as a function in the
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body? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Transportation,
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lubrication, cushioning, and excretes wastses. |\ |\ |\ |\
What kind of a solvent is water? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔universal solvent - polar |\ |\ |\