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3269523841organisms can beregulators or conformers0
3269524700regulatorsregulate internal environment1
3269525200conformersconform to external environment2
3269525601regulators akaendotherms3
3269525602endotherms akaregulators4
3269526053conformers akaectotherms5
3269526054ectotherms akaconformers6
3269526680regulators maintain relatively constantinternal conditions7
3269527218conformers allow internal conditions tochange with external conditions8
3269527933examples of things animals need to coordinatetemperature blood sugar intracellular waste9
3269528352temperature blood sugar intracellular waste are all things thatanimals need to coordinate10
3269529304temperature blood sugar waste balance intracellular waste are all things that animals need to coordinate in order to maintainhomeostasis11
3269530162examples of regulationadjustment of heat exchange evaporative heat loss behavioral responses fur12
3270873465some animals have behavioral responses like _______________ in order to regulate temperaturehibernation13
3269530744adjustment of heat exchange evaporative heat loss behavioral responses fur are examples ofregulation14
3269539082hibernation and fur are examples ofregulation15
3269540487when organism gets too hot, vesselsconstrict16
3269540769when organism gets too hot, vessels constrict tokeep heat in17
3269540770when organism gets too hot, ____________ are openedsweat glands18
3269542178when organism gets too hot, sweat glands areopened19
3269546621animal systems have evolved to supportmulticellular life20
3269548380to support multicellular life, animal systems had to overcomelimitations of diffusion21
3269548858animals have evolved exchange systems fordistributing nutrients and removing wastes22
3269549464what exchange system was evolved to distribute nutrientscirculatory system23
3269549465circulatory system jobdistribute nutrients24
3269549842what exchange system was evolved to remove wastesexcretory system25
3269551317excretory system jobremove wastes26
3269553412fish in freshwater have toexcrete a lot of water27
3269553413fish in freshwater have to excrete a lot of water because they arehypertonic to environment28
3269553821what kinds of fish excrete a lot of waterfreshwater fish29
3269554422fish in saltwater have toconserve water30
3269555130fish in saltwater have to conserve water, so theyavoid excreting water31
3269555855fish in saltwater have to conserve water because they arehypotonic to environment32
3269556568what kinds of fish avoid excreting watersaltwater fish33
3269556952land organisms need toconserve water34
3269557597land organisms need to conserve water because theylive in dry environment35
3269558017land organisms may also need toconserve salts36
3269558469how do land organisms prevent water lossbody coverings37
3269558470land organisms have body covering toprevent water loss38
3269559094examples of body coverings to prevent water lossshells keratinized skin cells39
3269560009some land organisms are ______________ to prevent water lossnocturnal40
3269560010why are some land organisms nocturnal to prevent water lossno sun41
3269560892we digest carbohydrates intoC H O42
3269560893we digest lipids intoC H O43
3269561466we digest proteins intoC H O N44
3269562202we digest nucleic acids intoCHOPN45
3269562203proteins and nucleic acids create a lot ofnitrogenous waste46
3269562876which macromolecules create a lot of nitrogen wasteproteins and nucleic acids47
3269563255ammonia akaNH348
3269563256NH3 akaammonia49
3269564191ammonia isvery toxic50
3269564743ammonia is very toxic andcarcinogenic51
3269565413carcinogenic means that something cancause cancer52
3269565414can ammonia cause canceryes53
3269565846ammonia is very soluble inwater54
3269565847is ammonia very soluble in wateryes55
3269566673body needs to _______ ammoniadilute56
3269566674body needs to dilute ammonia andget rid of it fast57
3269567964how an organism gets rid of nitrogenous wastes depends onevolution and habitat58
3269568295evolution and habitat determine how an organism gets rid ofnitrogenous wastes59
3269577400how do aquatic animals get rid of nitrogenous wastesjust excrete ammonia60
3269578175to get rid of nitrogenous wastes, aquatic animals justexcrete ammonia61
3269578573what kinds of organisms just excrete ammoniaaquatic animals62
3269579516aquatic animals just excrete ammonia becausethey can afford to lose water63
3269580146how do land animals get rid of nitrogenous wastesexcrete urea in urine64
3269580820to get rid of nitrogenous wastes, land animalsexcrete urea in urine65
3269581271what kinds of organisms excrete urea in urineland animals66
3269584999to get rid of nitrogenous wastes, egg-laying land animalsexcrete uric acid67
3269585558to get rid of nitrogenous bases, land animals excrete urea in urine becausethey need to conserve water68
3269586752how do egg-laying land animals get rid of nitrogenous basesexcrete uric acid69
3269587578to get rid of nitrogenous bases, egglaying land animals excrete uric acid becausethey need to conserve water and protect embryo in egg70
3269592032kinds of nitrogenous wastesammonia urea uric acid71
3269592033ammonia urea uric acid are kinds ofnitrogenous wastes72
3269592677most toxic nitrogenous waste isammonia73
3269593520least toxic nitrogenous waste isuric acid74
3269595938intermediate toxic nitrogenous wasteurea75
3269596777freshwater animals use surplus water todilute ammonia76
3269597459freshwater animals use surplus water to dilute ammonia so they canexcrete it77
3269598903freshwater animals use ________________ to dilute ammonia so they can excrete itsurplus water78
3269599490freshwater animals excrete ammonia as avery dilute urine79
3269600508freshwater animals urine isvery dilute80
3269601055freshwater animals diffuse __________________ continuously through gillsammonia81
3269601056freshwater animals diffuse ammonia _____________ through gillscontinuously82
3269602493freshwater animals diffuse ammonia continuously throughgills83
3269603627why is urea less toxic than ammonialarger and therefore less soluble84
3269604148urea is larger and therefore less soluble, making itless toxic85
32696041492NH2 + CO2 =urea86
3269604607urea is produced in theliver87
3269605083liver in land animals producesurea88
3269605084urea formula2NH2 + CO289
3269605487urea costssome energy to build90
3269606872what organ filters solutes out of blood and reabsorbs useful soluteskidney91
3269609095kidney alsoexcretes waste92
3269609096does kidney also excrete wasteyes93
3269609715urine in land animals is made up byurea salts sugars h2o94
3269610571urea salts sugar h2o make up ______________ in land animalsurine95
3269610572urine in land animals isvery concentrated96
3269611518urine in land animals is very concentrated becauseconcentrated ammonia would be too toxic97
3269612271egglaying land animals dispose of nitrogen ineggs98
3269612926egglaying land animals dispose of nitrogen in eggs, but there isno place to get rid of waste in egg99
3269616248there is no place to get rid of waste in egg, so egglaying land animals need to get rid of nitrogenous bases with anot very soluble molecule100
3269616669uric acid is less toxic than urea because it islarger and therefore less soluble101
3269618253examples of egg laying land animalsbirds reptiles insects102
3269618254uric acid akapolymerized urea103
3269618645polymerized urea akauric acid104
3269620046uric acid precipitatesout of solution105
3269620625uric acid precipitates out of solution, meaning itcomes out as a solid106
3269621074does uric acid precipitate out of solutionyes107
3269621075uric acid comes out as a solid and doesn'thurt embryo in egg108
3269621395does uric acid hurt embryo in eggno109
3269622019white dust in egg is actuallyuric acid110
3269622945uric acid in eggs looks likewhite dust111
3269623532adult egglaying land animals excrete uric acid aswhite paste112
3269624261adult egglaying land animals excrete uric acid as white paste and excrete noliquid waste113
3269624688do adult egglaying land animals excrete liquid wasteno114
3269552166fish in freshwater have toexcrete a lot of water115
3283521383unicellular organisms excretory systemContractile vacuole116
3283525090Examples of a unicellular organismParamecium117
3283527742What kind of organisms have contractile vacuoles as excretory systemUnicellular organisms118
3283531120Phylum platyhelminthes akaFlat worms119
3283531697Flat worms akaPhylum platyhelminthes120
3283533360Phylum annelidas akaRound worms121
3283536884Round worms akaPhylum annelidas122
3283537962Example of a round wormEarthworm123
3283540567Phylum platyhelminthes excretory systemProtnephrindium124
3283543251Protnephrindium in flat wormsLittle excretion tube125
3283545935What kinds of organisms have protnephrindium as excretory systemPhylum platyhelminthes126
3283549412Phylum annelida excretory systemMetanephridia127
3283552832What kinds of organisms have metanephridida as excretory systemPhylum annelidas128
3283554963Metanephridia in round wormsLittle excretion tube129
3283556786Insects excretory systemMalpighian tube130
3283563833What kinds of organisms have Malpighian tube as excretory systemInsects131
3283566219Malpighian tube in insectsLittle excretion tube with diffusion132
3283572021Unfiltered blood enters kidney throughRenal artery133
3283572022_________________ enters kidney through renal arteryUnfiltered blood134
3283572023Filtered blood leaves kidney throughRenal vein135
3283572024_______________ leaves kidney through renal veinFiltered blood136
3283572025filtered blood exits the _________ through the renal veinKidney137
3283572026Urine exits the kidney through theUreter138
3283572027______ exits the kidney through the ureterUrine139
3283575454Ureter drains into theBladder140
3283577452_______ drains into the bladderUreter141
3283579586Urine exits the bladder through theUrethra142
3283582115______ exits the bladder through the urethraUrine143
3283584602Urine exits the ________ through the urethraBladder144
3283586946Four key functions of kidneyFiltration reabsorption secretion excretion145
3283593002Filtration reabsorption secretion excretion are theFour key functions of kidney146
3283594344Kidney has fourKey functions147
3283596889Kidney functions: filtrationKidney filters water and solutes out of blood148
3283600195Kidney functions: reabsorptionKidney selectively reabsorbs needed water and solutes back into blood149
3283607116For reabsorption, kidney usesSelective reabsoprtion150
3283622061Kidney functions: secretionKidney secretes unwanted solutes to bladder151
3283625935Kidney functions: secretion: kidney pumps out unwanted solutes tobladder152
3284867124kidney functions: secretion: kidney pumps out unwanted solutes to urine usingactive transport153
3284870156does kidney secretion require active transportyes154
3284870157kidney functions: excretionkidney excretes concentrated urine to bladder155
3284873219mammals have how many kidneystwo156
3284875833kidneys have how many regionstwo157
3284877732two regions of kidneyrenal cortex and renal medulla158
3284879179renal cortex and renal medulla are thetwo regions of kidney159
3284879180renal cortex akaouter region of kidney160
3284880716outer region of kidney akarenal cortex161
3284882975renal medulla akainner region of kidney162
3284882976inner region of kidney akarenal medulla163
3284885248both renal cortex and renal medulla arepacked with nephrons164
3284887022are renal cortex and renal medulla packed with nephronsyes165
3284887024nephronsfunctional units of kidney166
3284889349there are one million nephrons ineach kidney167
3284890996how many nephorns in each kidneyone million168
3284894611nephrons functionfilter h2o and solutes out of blood169
3284897903nephrons filter out urea and other solutes likesugars and salts170
3284899525blood plasma is filtered intonephron171
3284902204________________ is filtered into nephron at high pressureblood plasma172
3284902205blood plasma is filtered into nephron athigh pressure173
3284920530blood plasma is filtered into nephron at high pressure because it iscoming from arteries (which are built for high pressure pumping of blood)174
3284924415nephrons performselective reabsorption175
3284926168nephrons perform selective reabsorption usingcounter current system176
3284927434kidney interacts withcirculatory system and excretory system177
3284930541does kidney interact with circulatory system and excretory systemyes178
3284944172which part of kidney interacts with circulatory systemglomerulus179
3284944173glomerulusball of capillaries180
3284945994ball of capillaries in nephron akaglomerulus181
3284945995glomerulus is basically acapillary bed182
3284947765which parts of kidney interacts with excretory systemall of nephron183
3284950756all of neprhon interacts withexcretory system184
3284956136parts of nephronbowman's capsule loop of henle proximal tubule descending limb ascending limb distal tubule collecting duct185
3284961166bowman's capsule loop of henle proximal tubule descending limb ascending limb distal tubule collecting duct are theparts of nephron186
3284964648where on nephron is glomerulus locatedbowman's capsule187
3284973323high blood pressure in nephrons forces filter topush h2o and solutes out of blood188
3284976447high blood pressure in nephrons forces filter to push h2o and solutes out of vessel based on theirsize189
3284976448nephron filter filters things out based onsize190
3284978564hypertension causeskidney damage191
3284978565why does hypertension cause kidney damagehigh blood pressure in system becomes super high blood pressure in kidneys192
3284981623does hypertension cause kidney damageyes193
3284983484hco3 akabicarbonate ion194
3284983485bicarbonate ion akahco3195
3284989460in proximal tubule, what is reabsorbed back into bloodNa Cl H2o glucose hco3196
3284994045in proximal tubule, NaCl h2o glucose h2co3 arereabsorbed197
3284996867descending limb is highly permeable toh2o198
3284996942descending limb is not very permeable tosalts199
3284999832is descending limb highly permeable to h2oyes200
3285001131is descending limb highly permeable to saltsno201
3285002906why is descending limb highly permeable to h2olots of aquaporin202
3285004834why is descending limb not very permeable to saltsnot many salt channels203
3285007866in loop of henle, what is reabsorbedh2o204
3285009762ascending limb is not very permeabele toh2o205
3285009763is ascending limb very permeable to h2ono206
3285014448ascending limb is very permeable tosalts207
3285016208ascending limb is very permeable to salts and has lots ofchloride pumps208
3285018845in proximal tubule, Na+ is reabsorbed byactive transport209
3285020654in proximal tubule, Cl- is reabsorbed bydiffusion210
3285022184in ascending limb, Cl- is reabsorbed byactive transport211
3285025057in proximal tubule, Na+ is reabsorbed byactive transport212
3285025059where is Na+ reabsorbed by active transportproximal tubule213
3285027920where is Cl- reabsorbed by active transportascending limb214
3285030101distal tubule akadistal convoluted tubule215
3285031935distal convoluted tubule akadistal tubule216
3285033907distal tubule reabsorbsNa Cl h2o hco3217
3285035519collecting duct reabsorbsh2o218
3285037241through collecting duct, concentrated urine ispassed to bladder219
3285040802through collecting duct, ___________________ is passed to bladderconcentrated urine220
3285040803bladder liningimpermeable lining221
3285042314why is it good that bladder has an impermeable liningfull of waste222
3285045065urine is made up ofall the stuff body doesn't need223
3285067271nephrons use __________ instead of active transport whenever possiblediffusion224
3285068673nephrons use diffusion instead of __________________ whenever possibleactive transport225
3285068740nephrons use diffusion instead of active transportwhenever possible226
3285073030nephrons use diffusion instead of active transport whenever possible tosave energy227
3285077375how do nephrons maximize use of diffusioncounter current system228
3285079996blood in nephrons and blood outside nephrons flow inopposite directions229
3285083425blood in nephrons and blood outside nephrons flow in opposite directions to createconstant diffusion gradient230
3285090776what things are not filtered out of blood at kidneycells and proteins231
3285090777cells and proteins arenot filtered out232
3285094295cells and proteins aren't filtered out becausethey are too big233
3285096581what things are reabsorbed to blood by active transportNa Cl amino acids glucose234
3285098153Na Cl amino acids glucose are reabsorbed to blood byactive transport235
3285100852what things are reabsorbed to blood by diffusionNa Cl h2o236
3285104797Na Cl h2o are reabsorbed to blood bydiffusion237
3285104798what things are excreted by kidneyurea excess h2o excess solutes toxins238
3285107120urea excess h2o excess solutes toxins areexcreted by kidney239
3285109351examples of toxins that kidney would excretedrugs240
3285112265high blood osmolarity levelless water more solute (too many solutes in blood)241
3285115395what things cause high blood osmolaritydehydration sweating salty diet diarrhea242
3285119121dehydration salty diet sweating diarrhea causehigh blood osmolarity243
3285125015to deal with high blood osmolarity, pituitary gland releasesADH244
3285125016ADH akaantidiuretic hormone245
3285126889antidiuretic hormone akaADH246
3285126890ADH makes younot pee247
3285130265to deal with high blood osmolarity, _________________ releases ADHpituitary gland248
3285134225to deal with high blood osmolarity, pituitary gland releases ADH, whichincreases thirst249
3285136471to deal with high blood osmolarity, pituitary gland releases ADH, which increases thirst, whichincreases water consumption250
3285142728to deal with high blood osmolarity, pituitary gland releases ADH, which increases thirst, which increases water consumption, whichdecreases blood osmolarity251
3285144767alcohol inhibitsADH252
3285144768what inhibits ADHalcohol253
3285146700alcohol inhibits ADH, causingexcessive urination254
3285148804alcohol inhibits ADH, causing excessive urination andextreme dehydration255
3285153728low blood osmolarity causeslow blood pressure256
3285153729low blood pressure akalow blood osmolarity257
3285155997to deal with low blood osmolarity, JGA releasesrenin protein258
3285158251JGA akajuxtaglomerular apparatus259
3285160020juxtaglomerular apparatus akaJGA260
3285162085renin protein jobconverts angiotensinogen to angiotensin261
3285163986who converts angiotensinogen to angiotensinrenin protein262
3285198130to deal with low blood osmolarity, JGAn releases renin protein, which converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin, which causesarterioles to constrict263
3285198131angiotensin causesarterioles to constrict264
3285202207to deal with low blood osmolarity, JGAn releases renin protein, which converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin, which causes arterioles to constrict, whichincreases blood pressure265
3285203705anginotensin also triggersrelease of aldosterone266
3285209155anginotensin also triggers release of aldosterone fromadrenal gland267
3285209156adrenal gland ishat of kidney268
3285209283hat of kidney akaadrenal gland269
3285220639to deal with low blood osmolarity, anginotensin triggers release of aldosterone, which increasesreabsorption of NaCl and H2o (in kidneys)270
3285222205aldosterone increasesreabsorption of NaCl and H2o271
3285228479to deal with low blood osmolarity, anginotensin triggers release of aldosterone, which increases reabsorption of Nacl and H2o, which increasesblood osmolarity272
3289856112Does ADH increase thirstYes273
3289856271ADH increasesThirst274
3289856415Descending limb is permeable toH2o275
3289856505Ascending limb is permeable toSalts276
3289865513What triggers release of aldosteroneAngiotensin277
3294285999JGA and renin protein help fixlow blood osmolarity278
3294287797ADH helps withhigh blood osmolarity279
3294302231path of urine in bodykidney ureter bladder urethra280
3294302232kidney ureter bladder urethra akapath of urine in body281
3294305192why is ascending limb not very permeable to h2onot many aquaporins282
3294422809what hormone increases reabsorption of Na Cl H2o?aldosterone283
3294430686name three places counter current takes placefish gills nephron alveoli284
3294430687fish gills nephron alveoli are all home tocounter current systems285

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