Term | Definition |
Many plants reproduce in this way | Asexual Reproduction; When these plants produce offspring, a new plant that is identical to the parent plant is produced |
The Primary function of the reproductive system | to allow the production of offspring which prevents a species from going extinct |
The advantage of sexually produced offspring | they have a greater variation among other offspring |
the major organs of the reproductive system | Ovaries and testis |
Similarities of the reproductive system and the DNA in the nucleus | both pass on genetic traits |
heredity | the passing of genetic material from generation to the next generation |
genetic information is stored here | Chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell |
glands | the major organs of the endocrine system |
major glands in the endocrine system | Pituitary gland; pineal gland; thyroid gland; thymus; adrenal gland; pancreas; testis; ovary |
what do the endocrine glands from the endocrine system do? | secrete chemical messengers called hormones; these hormones are released and carried in the blood and travel throughout the entire body to target cells |
The hormones released from the endocrine glands...... | help regulate all the body systems to maintain homeostasis |
important functions of the endocrine system | to produce hormones that control growth, increase heart rate, and control blood sugar |
glands are classified as an organ..... | according to the levels of organization |
an external stimuli is | a change in the environment outside the human body |
External stimuli trigger | internal responses within a human. |
examples of internal responses in a human resulting from external stimuli | cold weather causes us to shiver to create body heat; our arm gets hit hard by a baseball and a bruise in our skin appears; a student screams loudly and your body reacts with increased breathing, increased heart rate, and tensed muscles |