Life Functions

Which is the best example of nutrition in heterotrophs?

• Photosynthesis

• A plant creating its own food (nutrients)

• Ingesting food, breaking down food (digesting), absorbing the nutrients from the food, then egesting any unusable materials

• Sunlight + Water + Carbon Dioxide --> Oxygen + Sugar

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Plants create their own nutrition (food), which means they are considered...

• Herbivores

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Carnivores

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Which of the terms listed is not one of the Life Functions from MR. STRaNGER?

• Regulation

• Regurgitation

• Respiration

• Reproduction

Releasing energy for an organism from digested food (nutrients) is known as which of the following?

• Excretion

• Digestion

• Synthesis

• Respiration

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After your food has been digested into nutrients, the nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to the many cells/tissues of the body. What life function does this best describe?

• Transport

• Synthesis

• Regulation

• Growth

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During the life function of transport, the nutrients/materials first need to be _______________ before they can be transported.

• Removed

• Excreted

• Synthesized

• Absorbed

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The removal of waste for an organism is best known as which life function?

• Growth

• Excretion

• Regulation

• Nutrition

The nervous system and endocrine system work together to control and coordinate an organism's life activities. The life function they are performing is known as which of the following?

• Regulation

• Reanimation

• Regradation

• Recondition

Which body system uses hormones to help regulate the body's life functions?

• Nervous System

• Digestive System

• Endocrine System

• Circulatory System

Which life function is NOT necessary for an individual's survival, but is essential for the survival of a species?

• Regulation

• Respiration

• Reanimation

• Reproduction

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