Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Science Vocabulary 5

Science Words To Learn

TermDefinition
Calories- A unit that is used to measure energy.
Chemosynthesis The synthesis of organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals, typically in the absence of sunlight.
Energy Energy is a property of matter and space, objects and fields, it can be transferred between objects and can also be converted in form.
Ingestion The process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
Absorption The process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.
Bulimia An emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.
Anorexia Lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).
Digestion The process of digesting food.
Peristalsis The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.
Cellulose An insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibres such as cotton, it is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.
Capillary Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
Villi Any of the finger like or thread like projections from the surface of certain membranous structures, typically serving to increase surface area and facilitate the passage of fluid or nutrients.
Roughage Fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.
Egestion (of a cell or organism) excrete (waste matter)
Chyme The pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food.
Constipation A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened faeces.
Body mass index An approximate measure of whether someone is over- or underweight, calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by the square of their height in metres.
Autotroph An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
Emulsification Make into or become an emulsion.
Heterotroph An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Created by: 1011018
Popular Biology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards