Apologia Marine Essay

1. Definitionsa. Metabolism- The process by whichc a spiritedness existence takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to defy itself, develop and grow.b. Photosynthesis-the process by which an organism uses the energy from the sun to produce its own foodc. Autotrophs- organisms that ar able to produce their own foodd. Heterotrophs- organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it from former(a) organismse. respiration the process by which food is converted into usable energy for life functionsf. homeostasis the tendency of living organisms to control or regulate changes in their interior milieug. diffusion the movement of molecules from an area of broad(prenominal) concentration to an area of low concentrationh. osmosis the diffusion of water across a selectively pervious membranei. osmoconformer and organisms that allows its internal concentration of salts to change in order to match the external concentration of salts in the surrounding waterj. Osmo re gulator an organism that regulates its internal concentration of saltsk. Poikilotherm- an organism whose trunk temperature changes with its surrounding environmentl. ectotherm an organism whose body temperature is controlled by its surrounding environmentm. homeotherm- an animal that maintains a controlled internal body temperature using its own heating and cooling of mechanismsn. Endotherm- an animal whose internal body temperature is a result of internal sources of heato. a sexual reproduction reproduction accomplished by a single organismp. sexual reproduction reproduction that involves the union of gametes from two organisms a male and a female q. binomial nomenclature identifying an organism by a genus and species name2. carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids3. oxygen levels would be lower at darkness than during the day4. no, they must feed on extra material made by photos synthesizing plants5. no, both groups containing organisms uniform that6. population 7. water will travel through osmosis to the outside8. the body fluids would change. There would be more concentration ofdissolved substances in the body9. no. They could have spry blood if their environment is warm10. yes11. no12. the plant from the cutting13. the cell with 24 chromosomes14. the cell with 12 chromosomes15. yes