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Unit 3: Homeostasis

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Term	Definition
Equilibrium	state of balance/any unchanging condition or state of a system resulting from the balance of internal or external stimulus and the organism's response
Tropism	The growth of a plant toward of away from a stimulus such as light or gravity
Homeostasis	The maintenance of stable internal conditions of an organism/state of equilibrium
Geotropism	plant's response to gravity
Feedback Mechanism	The response of an organism to a stimulus that causes an additional response
phototropism	plant's response to light
Thigmotropism	a plant's response to touch
Stimulus	A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react
Transpiration	the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to stomata (tiny openings) on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.
turgor pressure	Water pressure against a cell wall of a plant cell (firm leaf/wilted leaf)
Stability	the kind of equilibrium of a body so that if changed or disturbed by a stimulus it returns to it's former position or state of being
Response	a reaction or behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus

organism's	state of balance/any unchanging condition or state of a system resulting from the balance of internal or external stimulus and the _____ response	1	1	true
Tropism	Definition: The growth of a plant toward of away from a stimulus such as light or gravity	2	0	false
internal	The maintenance of stable _____ conditions of an organism/state of equilibrium	3	1	true
response	plant's _____ to gravity	4	1	true
causes	The response of an organism to a stimulus that _____ an additional response	5	1	true
phototropism	Definition: plant's response to light	6	0	true
Thigmotropism	Definition: a plant's response to touch	7	0	false
Stimulus	Definition: A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react	8	0	false
Transpiration	Definition: the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to stomata (tiny openings) on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.	9	0	false
turgor pressure	Definition: Water pressure against a cell wall of a plant cell (firm leaf/wilted leaf)	10	0	false
Stability	Definition: the kind of equilibrium of a body so that if changed or disturbed by a stimulus it returns to it's former position or state of being	11	0	false
Response	Definition: a reaction or behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus	12	0	false