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hormone
produced by plants and animals to change another part of the plant or cell.
Unicellular
Only has one cell.
Multicellular
has more than one cell.
Autotrophic
makes food from small molecules using an energy source. For example light in photosynthesis.
Heterotrophic
Gets food from eating and digesting the tissues of other organisms.
saprophytically
gets food by digesting the tissues of other organisms outside the body and digested food.
chordata
the different classes of animals.
Vertibrates
an animal with a backbone.
invertibrates
an animal without a backbone.
Oviparous
animals that lay eggs.
viviparous
animals that produce live young.
homeotherms
animals that are warm blooded.
poikilotherms
animals that are cold blooded.
infertile
cannot produce young.
fertile
can produce young.
hybrids
animals that cross breed but are still fertile.
dominant allele
an allele with power over the recessive allele.
recessive allele
an allele that doesn't have power over the dominant allele.
mutation
changing how something works.
Biomass
the total mass in living organisms.
consumer
an animal, because it consumes other organisms.
herbivore
an animal that eats plants.
carnivore
an animal that eats other animals.
omnivore
an animal that eats plants and animals.
predator
an animal that hunts other animals.
prey
an animal that is being hunted.
producer
an organism that produces its own food. For example plants.
trophic level
a level in the food chain.
parasites
they are animals that eat other animals that are a lot bigger than they are and both animals stay alive. For example Fleas.
Mutualists
animals that help the animal that they are living with and they both benefit from it. For example cleaner fish.
auxins
they are produced by plants and cause cell elongation.
gibberellins
a hormone produced by a plant to make food for the plant.
pollutants
materials that are put in the atamostphere that harms it.
osmoregulation
when you control the water levels arond the body.
thermoregulation
when you control the temperature around the body.
stimuli
when we detect the changes in our surroundings.
neurons
carry impulses to your brain or your spinal cord.
impulses
an electrical signal caused by stimulus.
insulin
a hormone that lowers the glucose levels.
glucagon
a hormone that increases the glucose levels.
drug
a chemical substance that has an effect on how the body functions.
pathogen
a micro-organism that causes disease.
infectious
a disease that is caught from an infected person.
vector
a disease that is spread by contact. For example malaria in mosquitos.
antiseptic
a substance that is used to stop the spread of pathogens.
antibiotic
a substance that is used to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.
