Biology Concepts Flashcards

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Example of a stimulus

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Something that causes a response in another; e.g., bee stings a baby, baby cries.

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Learned behavior

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Accomplished by watching a member of the same species complete a feat.

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Fight or flight response

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Involves an organism fighting or fleeing in a dangerous situation.

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Homeostasis

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A balance between the organism and its environment to maintain vital functions.

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Mechanisms of homeostasis

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Humans shiver to keep warm in the cold; sweat to cool down in the heat.

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Kingdoms

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Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

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Archaebacteria Cell Type

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Prokaryotic

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Fungi Body Form

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Some unicellular, most multicellular

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Plantae Examples

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Mosses, ferns, flowering plants

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Animalia Nutrition

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Heterotrophic