Use Chapter 1 in your textbook to do these Pre-Workshop Activities.
Activity A
Briefly define each of the following. Use your own words first; then find a definition from your text. Try to give an example for each term.
- Anatomy
- Atom
- Differentiation
- Excretion
- Growth
- Homeostasis
- Metabolism
- Molecule
- Negative Feedback
- Organ
- Organ System
- Organelle
- Organism
- Physiology
- Positive Feedback
- Responsiveness
- Receptor
- Tissue
Activity B
Fill in the blanks
- An organism is made up of __________________ like the Digestive System which are made of _____________ (an example of which is _______________).
- All matter is composed of small particles called ___________ which bond together to form _____________ such as H2O.
- A liver cell has no distinguishing features when it first divides, but it soon _________________ to have all of the specialized features and functions of mature liver cells.
- All cells have structures inside them (such as the nucleus) which have special functions that are essential to the life of the cell. These “little organs” are called _______________.
- ______________ is the tendency of a living organism to maintain certain constantly fluctuating properties
within a narrow acceptable range.
- All living things consume food, break it down, and then use the pieces to build new cells (and tissues, organs, etc.). This whole process is called _______________.
- A group of cells having a common structure and performing the same function is called a _______________.