Cards | 10 |
Topics | Cerebrum, Cirrus Clouds, Classification of Life, Convection, Exoskeleton, Fats, Medulla, Meteoroids, Species Groups, Stomach |
The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
Classifications of life are too numerous to enumerate, here's an overview of the classifications from broadest to narrowist:
Classification | Contains Related |
---|---|
Kingdom | phyla |
Phylum | classes |
Class | orders |
Order | families |
Family | genera |
Genus | species |
Species | organisms |
Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Examples of heat transfer by convection include water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee.
An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
Like carbohydrates, fats provide energy to the body. The difference is energy from fats tends to be longer burning as opposed to the quick fuel provided by carbohydrates. Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.
Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
A population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.