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Force/Motion/Homeost
7.7B/7.13AB Homeostasis+Organism Force/Motio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| STIMULUS | Action or condition that provokes a response. |
| RESPONSE | Change in a system resulting from a stimulus. |
| HOMEOSTASIS | Tendency of an organism or cell to maintain a balanced state so as to maintain health and function. |
| PATHOGEN | Microorganism or virus that can cause disease. |
| FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT | Short-term physiological changes in response to stress that prepare the body for intense activity to avoid harm. |
| TROPISM | Turning or bending movement of living organisms toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light, gravity, touch, water, etc. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | Response of a plant to grow toward or away from light. |
| GRAVITROPISM/ GEOTROPISM | Plant’s growth in response to the force exerted upon it by gravity. |
| FORCE | Push or pull that can change the motion of an object. |
| MOTION | Change in an object's position with respect to time & in comparison to the position of other objects used as reference points. |
| GERMINATION | Process by which a plant grows from a seed, a.k.a. seedling emergence. |
| VACUOLE | Organelle in cell cytoplasm; functions to store water, nutrients, & wastes; 1 large central unit in plant cells, several small units in animal cells. |
| TURGOR PRESSURE | Force of water molecules against the cell wall that allows plants to stand up straight; "turg = swollen." |
| TROPISM | Turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus, e.g. gravity, light, water, touch, heat, etc. |
| PHOTOTROPISM | Orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward or away from the source of light; "photo = light." |
| HYDROTROPISM | Growth or turning of plant roots toward or away from moisture; "hydro = water." |
| GEOTROPISM/ GRAVITROPISM | Plant’s growth in response to the force exerted upon it by gravity; "geo = earth" & "gravi = gravity." |
| WILT | Become limp or droopy due to heat, loss of water, or disease. |
| TURGID | State of plant cells when their vacuoles are filled with water, causing the plant leaves to stand upright; "turg = swollen." |
| BLOOD | Liquid that circulates through the body carrying nutrients, oxygen, & waste products. |
| HEART | Muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system. |
| BLOOD VESSELS | Structures that carry blood through the tissues & organs in a body; veins & arteries. |
| CIRCULATION | Movement around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system; "circ = ring." |
| BLOOD PRESSURE | Pressure of blood in the circulatory system; measured for diagnosis due to close relation to the force & rate of the heartbeat. |