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Fatima Mora
2025-3-SCI221-05
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS HOMEOSTASIS? | A TERM THAT BREAKS DOWN INTO HOMEO (SAME) PLUS STATUS (STANDING STILL) WHICH MEANS MAINTAINING INTERNAL STABILITY. |
| MEANING FOR DNA? | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID |
| FLUID MOSAIC | ITS THE STRUCTURE AND THE FUNCTION OF THE CELL MEMBRANE. |
| CELL MEMBRANE | MAINTAINS A HOMEOSTASIS & FACILITATING VARIOUS CELLULAR PROCESSES. |
| WHAT IS SKIN? | IT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE HUMAN BODY, COVERING THE ENTIRE EXTERNAL SURFACE. |
| BONE MASS | BONE MASS IS THE AMOUNT OF MINERAL PRESENT IN OUR BONES. |
| SKELETAL STRUCTURE | IT IS THE BODYS INTERNAL FRAMEWORK THAT PROVIDES ITS SUPPORT AND SHAPE. WITHOUT IT, WE'D FALL. |
| WHAT IS MYOSIN & ACTIN? | MYOSIN & ACTIN IS THE TWO TYPES OF PROTEIN FILAMENTS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO CAUSE MUSCLE CONTRACTION. |
| MYOSIN & ACTIN STRUCTURE | MYOSIN FILAMENTS ARE THICK AND ARE MADE OF MANY MYOSIN MOLECULES, EACH WITH A TAIL AND A HEAD. |
| WHAT ARE ENZYMES? | ENZYMES ARE THE PROTEINS THAT ACT AS CATALYSTS,SPEEDING UP CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN LIVING ORGANISMS. |