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The process by which organisms get food and break it down so it can be used as an energy source for metabolic processes |
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Organisms that make their own food |
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Organisms that do not make their own food; must obtain energy from other organisms |
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Amount of energy neede to raise needed to raise the teperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celcius |
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Throatlike structure which food passes down in paramecium |
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Indication in one side of the ciliate that allows food to enter the cell |
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Digestive chamber with a single opening |
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The inner tube of an earthworm |
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Tube at the back of the mouth that serves as a passageway for both air and food; also called the throat |
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Tube connecting the mouth to the stomach |
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Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food |
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Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place |
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Organ in the digestive system that removes water from the undigested material that passes through it; also called colon |
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Secreted by salivary glands to start chemical digestion |
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Secretes saliva which starts the chemical digestion process |
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Digestive enzyme in saliva which breaks down starch(carbohydrates) |
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Organ that secretes pancreatic juice that neutralozes the pH in the stomach |
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Alternative waves of contractions & relaxations of the muscular walls of the digestive tract |
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Ring of muscle tissue between organs of the alimentary canal that help prevent backflow of food |
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Secreted by glands which breakdown proteins in the stomach |
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Secreted by the pancreas to help in chemical digestion |
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Secreted by liver, stored by gallbladder to use when needed and emulsifies fats |
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Storage for bile which is secreted by the liver |
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