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Biology Term 2

QuestionAnswer
Digestive Juices Acids that break down swallowed food, makes nutrients avalible
Peristalsis Involuntary muscle contraction that propels food to stomach
Lower Esophageal Sphincter What food passes through at the end of esophagus, which relaxes and lets food in stomach
Villi Finger-like projections that increase SA
SA Surface area, more of it means more surfaces for nutrients to absorb in bloodstream
Adipose tissue Connective tissue (ex. fat droplets)
Atom Combo of protons, neutrons, electrons, fundamental particle of matte
Blood Connective tissue (ex. red blood cells)
Bone Connective tissue, holds body together (skeleton)
Cartilage Connective tissue, holds body together at the end of bones
Cellular differentiation Unspecialized cell turns into specialized cell
Colony Organised group of unicellular organisms
Connective tissue Holds body together/protects from infections
Cuticle Protective layer on plant surface (non-cellular)
Epidermis Surface layer of plant/animal cells, protects organism from environment
Epithelial tissue Cells lining internal/external surfaces (blood vessels, airways, digestive organs
Fibrous connective tissue Connective tissue holding body together (ex. Tendon forming)
Loose connective tissue Connective tissue holding body together, under skin
Meristem Area of plant tissue where cells divide to form new tissues (tips of roots/stems)
Mitosis Nuclear division, maintains parental number of chromosomes for daughter cells (basis of bodily growth and asexual reproduction in some eukaryotes)
Multicellular Organism w/ more than one cell
Muscle Tissue Tissue made of muscle fibres that contract at stimulation
Nervous tissue Tissue containing cells specialized for transmission of nerve impulses
Neuron Nerve cell
Organ Group of different tissue types that work together to perform certain functions
Root hair Tube-like outgrowth of a root epidermal cell that increases root’s SA, absorbs water/nutrients
Specialization Having special features linking to a specific purpose
Specialized cell Cell w/ features suited to its purpose
Stem cell Unspecialized cell that can transform into different specialized differentiated cells
System Group of organs working to carry out a function
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