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Physiology week 1-7
Question | Answer |
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What is homeostasis? | A state of balance of the body systemsthat the body needs to survive. |
What is the feedback loop? | When the output of a system are routed back as input as part of a chain of cause and effect that forms a circuit or loop. |
What are the four major groups of organic substances? | Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and related molecules. |
What are the three groups of carbohydrates? | Monosccharides ( simple sugars), disacharrides ( double sugars) and polysacharrides ( complex sugars). |
A measurable difference in concentration from one area to another. | A concentration gradient. |
Movement of water through a semipermeable membrane. | Osmosis |
Where does trsncription take place? | The nucleus |
Where does translation take place? | The cytoplasm |
The process of organizing and distributing nuclear DNA during cell division. | Mitosis |
Four phases of mitosis | Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telaphase |