Apologia Marine Biology Module 2 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Brigand
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A robber or bandit
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Metabolism
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The process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop and grow
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which an organism uses the energy from the sun to produce its own food
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Autotrophs
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Organisms that are able to produce their own food
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Heterotrophs
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Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it from other organisms
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Respiration
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The process by which food is converted into useable energy for life functions
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Homeostasis
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The tendency of living organisms to control or regulate changes in their internal environment
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Diffusion
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The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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Osmosis
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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
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Osmoconformer
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An organism that allows its internal concentration of salts to change in order to match the external concentration of salts in the surrounding water
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Poikilotherm
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An organism whose body temperature changes with its surrouding environment
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Ectotherm
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An organism whose body temperature is controlled by its surrounding environment
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Homeotherm
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An animal that maintains a controlled internal body temperature using its own heating and cooling mechanisms
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Endotherm
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An animal whose internal body temperature is a result of internal sources of heat
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Asexual reproduction
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Reproduction accomplished by a single organism
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Sexual reproduction
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Reproduction that involves the union of gametes from two organisms: a male and a female
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Binomial nomenclature
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Identifying an organism by its genus and species name
