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Endocrine and Reprod

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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  
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The Primary function of the reproductive system   to allow the production of offspring which prevents a species from going extinct  
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The advantage of sexually produced offspring   they have a greater variation among other offspring  
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the major organs of the reproductive system   Ovaries and testis  
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Similarities of the reproductive system and the DNA in the nucleus   both pass on genetic traits  
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heredity   the passing of genetic material from generation to the next generation  
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genetic information is stored here   Chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell  
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glands   the major organs of the endocrine system  
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major glands in the endocrine system   Pituitary gland; pineal gland; thyroid gland; thymus; adrenal gland; pancreas; testis; ovary  
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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  
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The hormones released from the endocrine glands......   help regulate all the body systems to maintain homeostasis  
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important functions of the endocrine system   to produce hormones that control growth, increase heart rate, and control blood sugar  
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glands are classified as an organ.....   according to the levels of organization  
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an external stimuli is   a change in the environment outside the human body  
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External stimuli trigger   internal responses within a human.  
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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  
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