Biology 20 EXAM PACKAGE DEAL WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

Salivary glands - Secretes starch digesting enzymes Liver - Manufactures bile that that facilitates digestion of fats Gall bladder - Stores bile till needed Pancreas - Manufactures enzymes to digest macromolecules; secretes bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid that enters small intestine Mout...

Neutrophils - White blood Cell (granulocyte), sphirical, multilobed nuceli, granulated, 10-14 um Basophils - White Blood Cell (granulocyte), sphirical, lobed nuclei, irregularly shaped, release histamine, promotes blood flow to injury, granulated, 10-12 um, nucleus fills whole cell Eosinophils - ...

circulatory system - transport of gases, sugars, and fluids throughout the body digestive system - breaks ingested materials into small chemical units lymphatic system - returns interstitial fluid into the blood respiratory system - exchanges gases between the environment and the body excretory ...

Dynamic equilibrium - Constant change within an ecosystem in which the components can adjust to the changes without disturbing the ecosystem Biosphere - The narrow zone around earth that harbours life What is the biosphere composed of? - The lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere Biotic - Livi...

Photon - A packet of light Chlorophyll - The light- absorbing green colored pigment that begins the process of photosynthesis Chloroplast - A membrane- bound organelle in green plants and algal cells that carries out photosynthesis Stroma - The protein- rich semiliquid material in the interior o...

Tropic level - A category of living things defined by how it gains its energy; the first trophic level contains autotrophs, and each higher level contains heterotrophs Autotroph - An organism that uses the suns energy and raw materials to make its own food Heterotroph - An organism that feeds on ...

Biomes - Grassland, desert, rainforest, temperate deciduos forest, shrubland, coniferous forest, tundra Bioaccumulation - Increased concentration of toxins at higher levels of the food chain Pyramid of numbers - Tells you the number of organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem Infiltration...

Chemicals of Life - 1) Vitamins and Minerals 2) Carbohydrates 3) Proteins 4) Lipids 5) Nucleic Acids What are Carbohydrates? - A molecule that is composed of sugar units that contain hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. What are the functions of a Carbohydrate? - -primary energy sou...

Biosphere - Area of Earth in which life exists Modern Ecology - a greater understanding of all actions that occur between organisms and their environment ex. ring necked pheasant and broken glass habitat - native environment where an organism lives and grows Species - individual organism that c...